2008年8月 1日

徹底トレーニング英会話2008年08月01日(金)

途中であきらめてはいけません。
Don't give up halfway.

【Let's Read Out Loud!】
(1) Kids
△Hi, I'm home. Why are the kids playing outside on supervised?
===> Hi, I'm home. Why are the kids playing outside unsupervised?
○You sholud be watching them.
===> You sholud be watching them.
○But there you are drinking beer and watching sports on TV!
===> But there you are drinking beer and watching sports on TV!
△That seems pretty ill responsible.
===> That seems pretty irresponsible.

irresponsible 無責任な
やっぱり「l」と「r」の区別ができません。

(2) Old Watch
△I found this old watch in a draw last year.
===> I found this old watch in a drawer last year.
○It once belonged to my grandfather.
===> It once belonged to my grandfather.
△It had been ******* ** at draw for about 30 years.
===> It had been sitting in that drawer for about 30 years.
○So I had it professionally cleaned and tuned up.
===> So I had it professionally cleaned and tuned up.
○Now it runs perfectly.
===> Now it runs perfectly.

drawer 引き出し
引き出しの中に「ある」ことを表現するのに「sit」を使っています。座るという動作ではなく、存在、状態を表しています。

(3) Mess
○Every time I visit you, I end up cleaning your place.
===> Every time I visit you, I end up cleaning your place.
○Your apartment is such a mess that I can't help it.
===> Your apartment is such a mess that I can't help it.
○When was the last time you cleaned it up?
===> When was the last time you cleaned it up?
△I'm going to make a weekly schedule of household choice for you.
===> I'm going to make a weekly schedule of household chores for you.
×I hope you far way, at least partly.
===> I hope you'll follow it, at least partly.

mess 散らかっていること
chore 雑用、ちょっとした仕事

(4) Stamp
○Let me see that envelope before you throw it away.
===> Let me see that envelope before you throw it away.
○That's a very interesting stamp.
===> That's a very interesting stamp.
○You don't mind if I take it, do you? I collect them, you know.
===> You don't mind if I take it, do you? I collect them, you know.
△This will make a nice edition to my collection.
===> This will make a nice addition to my collection.

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