How was work? How was work? How how how?????????? ( 何それhow どのように?) Was it good? busy? boring? fun Oh, good. Very good. (仕事どうだったってことか。ふ〜) (そして詳細)It was kinda busy, but I've finished one project. So now I can focus on next task. (そして聞き返す)How was yours? Blablablabla (ほっ!ご機嫌)
今日のチョコッレート英会話 How is / was ........? ........はどお/どおだった?
答えるときはIt was 形容詞.
It was wonderful, great, pretty good, fun, beautiful, ok, not bad, not so good, bad, really bad, terrible, awful
今日のチョコッレート英会話 : Hey, Have you ever been to the Government?
: (なんだそれ?) what? what?
: You know the big club near the King station? Have you ever been?
:(なんか友達言ってたな)No, I've never been, but I heard it's a great place from my friend. Have you?
: Yeah, It's awesome. I had so much fun last time I was there. We should go there sometime.
; (僕もついにクラブデビュー) Sounds great!
: How was your weekend?
: Ummm Good! I went to Niagara falls.
: Wow that's great! It must be cold now. Last time when I went there, I had to wear warm jacket, winter hat and gloves. But it's always beautiful. I love going there.
: うん うん nod nod smile smile し〜〜〜ん
Excuse, I'm looking for DEVELOP Language Institute.
(チャンス☆僕チンの行ってるスクールだ)
Oh, it is on Bloor st. and near the Spadina station
.
You can use the entrance 360 which is next to the Shoppers and also across from the supermarket Metro.
And take the elevator to the 3rd floor. The room number is 306.
Thank you very much.
No problem. Actually I'm a student at that school. (レッスンで学んだことが使えた☆)
今日のチョコッレート英会話
It's on Bloor st. (Bloor Stにあります)
It's next to the shoppers. (Shoppersの隣です)
It's across from the Metro.(Metroの向かえです)
It's on the corner of Spadina and Bloor. (SpadinaとBloorの角です)
It's in front of the library. (Libraryの前です)
It's behind the library. (Libraryの後ろです)
It's between the theater and the Japanese restaurant. (TheaterとJapaneserestaurantの間です)
: Good morning, owl.
: Oh, morning. : Hey! We decided to build a study room for children in India. Don't you remember???
: I do. I've just dragged myself out of my bed. I'll be awake in a minute.
: (while they are building the study room)
It seems a lot harder than we thought. Oh, it's already half past 10.
: Hey! Hey! Wake up!! What are you thinking? we've got to finish it before the winter comes.
: I got an idea. I work in the morning and you work at night.
: Deal!!
1. 無理やりベッドから出たんだ。
I dragged myself out of my bed.
こんなふうにも使える。どんな意味になるかしら?
I dragged myself to do my homework.
2.すぐに
in a minute
soonと同じ感覚です。
3. 思ったよりすごく大変
It seems a lot harder than we thought
4. 10時半
half past 10
5. What are you thinking? :何考えてんの?
このシチュエーションでは勉強部屋をがんばって作っている最中に寝てしまったに対する怒りの文句です。
6. we've got to finish it: 終わらせなければならない
have to / mustと同じ感覚です。
7. deal
ビジネス取引の時によく'It's a deal:これで取引はまとまった’使われる表現です。
これをカジュアルにdealで締めくくることもできます。
僕が朝担当で 君が夜担当⇒deal!!
: I'm looking for a new coffee cup.
: What happened to the other one?
: That is way smaller I like bigger and more colorful one.
: How about this one? This is bigger and more colorful. And look! It got this cool ladybug on the handle.
: Wow ! This is cool. Let me see. ................ NOOOOooooo It's too heavy.
1. 「あれはどうなったの?」という表現
What happened to ..............?
2. 「...........よりもすっごく小さい」という表現
・ここで使われるwayはa lot という意味。
・A is ____er (than B) : AはBより_____だ
3. A is more ______ than B: AはBより____だ
*基本的に___に入る形容詞の母音の数でerかmoreが決まります。
母音が3個以上入ると→more beautiful, more complicated, more reasonable
イレギュラーなものもあるので気をつけてね。
4. 「これはどお?」と相手に提案する表現
How about .......................?
5. 「ある、ついてる」あたかも物がゲットしているかのようなイメージ。
It got this cool ladybug on the handle.
「このカップの取ってにはクールなてんとう虫ついてるよてんとうむし」
: Tats What's the matter?? Are you ok? You don't look well.
: Can you tell? I'm getting a cold. I might have a fever.
: Oh, that's not good. You should take this medicine.
: Thank you. But I don't want to be better until next week.
: Why? What do you mean?
: I have a date that I'm not interested.
: Evil.
1. 「どうしたの?」などの相手を気遣う表現
What's the matter? Are you ok? What happened?
2. 「分かる?」という表現
Can you tell? I'm getting a cold. I might have a fever.
「分かる?風邪ひきそう、もしかしたら熱あるかも。」
:I'm dying for Sushi.
: Me too. Why don't we go for Sushi tonight?
: Sounds perfect. Where do you wanna go?
: How about Ma☆☆?
: No. The service is pretty shitty and slow. What about Sushi D on College?
: I've never been there, but we can try.
1. I'm dying for 〜
「死ぬほど〜したい・〜をすごく必要としている」
2. Why don't we 原型? / How about (名詞 / Ving) ? / What about (名詞/ Ving)?
「〜しない? / 〜したら? / 〜はどお?」
*提案をするときに使う表現です。
: Tats What's the matter?? Are you ok? You don't look well.
: Can you tell? I'm getting a cold. I might have a fever.
: Oh, that's not good. You should take this medicine.
: Thank you. But I don't want to be better until next week.
: Why? What do you mean?
: I have a date that I'm not interested.
: Evil.
1. 「どうしたの?」などの相手を気遣う表現
What's the matter? Are you ok? What happened?
2. 「分かる?」という表現
Can you tell? I'm getting a cold. I might have a fever.
「分かる?風邪ひきそう、もしかしたら熱あるかも。」
今日のチョッコレート英会話
: I'm so lazy these days. I just wanna keep sleeping.
: That's ok, but I like a guy who is passionate, excited and charming. Like this guy on the $100 bill.
: Kidding me?? He is fat and bold dude. Look at his smile.
: He is cool. He invented couple of stuffs, established the first public library in US. And I like his philosophy.
: Ok, ok I understand. You know what? I invented one thing that keeps you sleep for 14hours and I'm fat.
: So what? You don't get it.
例えばI like himとかHe is cool.と表現するより
He is cool . He is passionate, excited and charming.と表現するほうがより具体的ですよね。この具体的に表現することが英語のキーです。それによって聞き手も言葉を返しやすく、お話が続けやすくなります。
It's on Bloor st. (Bloor Stにあります)
It's next to the shoppers. (Shoppersの隣です)
It's across from the Metro.(Metroの向かえです)
It's on the corner of Spadina and Bloor. (SpadinaとBloorの角です)
It's in front of the library. (Libraryの前です)
It's behind the library. (Libraryの後ろです)
It's between the theater and the Japanese restaurant. (TheaterとJapaneserestaurantの間です)
今日のチョコッレート英会話
: Here is the cafe I was talking about the other day.
: Nice paintings, aren't they?
: I like the Coffee man with the whisk. He's like a cowboy on the big truck.
: I like the Mahican apple. He looks cool.
: These are awesome!!
: Can't wait to get in. wait!! It is closed.
今日のチョコッレート英会話
: I can't stand my boss. He drives me nuts.
: How? Is he annoying?
: He just makes me mad. And what he says doesn't make any sense.
: That's too bad. My boss is pretty cool. He let me take some time off and he is really understanding.
: That sounds nice.Are you guys hiring now?
1. can't stand
嫌いhateより更に強い意味を表します。
2. drive me nuts
nuts単独で「馬鹿とか,いかれてる」というかなり汚い表現になります。
drive me nutsで「イライラさせる、腹がたって仕方ない」という表現です。
きれいな言葉ではないので使う場所・人には気をつけましょう。
3. annoying
「イライラさせる、うっとうしい」
4. make me mad
怒らせる、腹をたてさせる
make+人+形容詞 「〜にさせる」
make+人+動詞の原型「人に〜させる(強制的)」
ex) He makes me cook ;彼料理させるのよ
彼は私がやりたくないのに料理させる
5. what he says doesn't make any sense.
彼の言うことまったく理解/納得できない
6, let me take some time off
休ませてくれる
letもmakeと同じ「させる」ですが英語の意味合いは大きく違うので気をつけましょう。
let+人+動詞の原型「人に〜させる(許可)」
ex) He let me use his computer:「彼コンピュータ使わせてくれた」
彼は私にコンピューターを使うことを許可した