2008年7月19日

徹底トレーニング英会話2008年07月19日(土)

毎日練習しないと英語が錆びついてしまいますよ。
Neglecting your daily practice makes your English rusty.

【Let's Listen and Fill in the Blanks!】
○You really play the piano well.
===> You really play the piano well.
○Thanks. When I was a kid, I hated piano practice.
===> Thanks. When I was a kid, I hated piano practice.
△Did your parents ***** *** ** practice?
===> Did your parents force you to practice?
○Yes. But now I'm really glad that they did.
===> Yes. But now I'm really glad that they did.

【Let's Listen and Write!】
△How do you keep your lone so healthy?
===> How do you keep your lawn so healthy?
△Mine is overtaking by wids.
===> Mine is overtaken by weeds.
△I guess I should tend to more carefully.
===> I guess I should attend to it more carefully.

芝生をいい状態に保つときは「healthy」を使うんですね。

weed 雑草
Ill weeds grow apace. 憎まれっ子世にはばかる。

△Don't scrub those cups with steel wall!
===> Don't scrub those cups with steel wool!
○They're made of plastic.
===> They're made of plastic.
△You're going to scrutch them up.
===> You're going to scratch them up.

scrub こする
scratch 傷がつく、ひっかく
まぎらわしいです。「rub」がこするとか消しゴムの意味なのでそこから連想しましょう。

【Let's Listen and Answer!】
○OK, everybody. Welcome to Martial Arts Fitness.
===> OK, everybody. Welcome to Martial Arts Fitness.
△As I'm sure you heard when you signed the pre session, will be doing something I like to call hybrid exercise that I've developed myself.
===> As I'm sure you heard when you signed up for the session, we'll be doing something I like to call a hybrid exercise that I've developed myself.
×Welcome by elements of kanfoo, thai chi and the other side.
===> We'll combine elements of kung fu, tai chi and jazzercise.
△It's a three-months course, and we'll adventually work up to some very bigger exercises.
===> It's a three-month course, and we'll eventually work up to some very vigorous exercises.
×But since this is a first day, we'll start at a basic stretching and like exercise with teens.
===> But since this is our first day, we'll start off with some basic stretching and light exercise routines.
△If you'll already, then, let's get started.
===> If you're all ready, then, let's get started.

まったくダメですね。ところどころ意味はわかるんですが、聞き取りがサッパリです。もう一度やり直しましょう。とにかく話の流れをつかむこと。1文1文がきちんと文法的に正しいことをチェックすること。今は単に聞こえる単語を書いているだけなので、全然ものになっていません。

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