一期一会で一喜一憂

ほんとうに英語力をアップさせたいなら、毎日練習しましょう。
If you really want to improve your English skills, practice every day.

【今日のスキット】
Mike:
○Good morning, Liz. You're up early. What are you having?
===> Good morning, Liz. You're up early. What are you having?

Liz:
△One egg, a little food in salad, a little toast and a little milk.
===> One egg, a little fruit and salad, a little toast and a little milk.

Mike:
△A little of beach.
===> A little of each.
△That sounds like a reasonable way to diet -- nothing extreme ought to complicated.
===> That sounds like a reasonable way to diet -- nothing extreme or too complicated.

complicated　複雑な
後ろに続くのが形容詞であることに気づけば「to」ではなくて「too」なのがわかります。

Liz:
△Yes. No special diet tell it formulas or gimics.
===> Yes. No special dietary formulas or gimmicks.
△I'm just going to eat less and exercise more. Let's ride a bikes again today.
===> I'm just going to eat less and exercise more. Let's ride our bikes again today.

gimmick　工夫

Mike:
△OK. Oh, that will remind me. Wait a second. I'll be right back.
===> OK. Oh, that reminds me. Wait a second. I'll be right back.

Liz:
○What are you doing with my blue dress?
===> What are you doing with my blue dress?

Mike:
○I'm hanging it right here in the living room.
===> I'm hanging it right here in the living room.
△It's visible from everywhere. Just it remind you to stay on your diet.
===> It's visible from everywhere. Just a reminder to stay on your diet.

Liz:
○Great idea. Every time I see it, I'll have a little incentive not to snack!
===> Great idea. Every time I see it, I'll have a little incentive not to snack!

incentive　刺激、動機
snack　間食

【Let's Listen and Write!】
(1) 仕事の帰りに卵を買ってくるのを忘れないでね。
○Here's a reminder to buy some eggs on the way from work.
===> Here's a reminder to buy some eggs on the way from work.

(2) コンサートのことを思い出すように来週君に電話しようか？
△Shall I call you next week as a reminder of at the concert.
===> Shall I call you next week as a reminder about the concert.

(3) そのメモを見て彼に電話しなくてはいけないことを思い出した。
○The memo served as a reminder that I had to call him.
===> The memo served as a reminder that I had to call him.