一期一会で一喜一憂

どんなに忙しくても、1、2分の練習ができないということはありません。
You are never too busy to do a minute or two of practice.

【Let's Listen and Fill in the Blanks!】
○Will dinner be ready soon?
===> Will dinner be ready soon?
○Yes, in another 20 minutes or so.
===> Yes, in another 20 minutes or so.
△I hope so. The guest will be here in minute.
===> I hope so. The guests will be here any minute.
○Don't worry about a thing.
===> Don't worry about a thing.

「20分かそこら」の「or so」って表現、もう覚えましたね。

【Let's Listen and Write!】
○Hi, I'm calling about your ad in the paper.
===> Hi, I'm calling about your ad in the paper.
○You said you had an apartment for rent.
===> You said you had an apartment for rent.
○Is it still vacant?
===> Is it still vacant?

△Listen to that sounds your car is making.
===> Listen to that sound your car is making.
○It's nothing to worry about.
===> It's nothing to worry about.
△But you should have a look at.
===> But you should have it looked at.

have it looked at　見てもらう
ここは難しかったです。最初は「have a look that」に聞こえました。「looked at」は「ルックダット」みたいな感じ。「it」はほとんど聞こえません。

【Let's Listen and Answer!】
×I really admire the sack the any volunteer to help *** every Sunday at the look elder cares free, Sarah.
===> I really admire the fact that you volunteer to help out every Sunday at the local elder care facility, Sarah.

volunteer　自ら進んで?する
「volunteer」って、動詞もあるんですね。
「help out」の「out」、聞き取りもできなかったけど、意味もいまいちです。「help at the facility」と「help out at the facility」、どう違うんでしょう？手伝いに行くことを強調してるんでしょうか？

△I want to still a little volunteer work when I was in college.
===> I once did a little volunteer work when I was in college.
×We went to how much show ** Thanksgiving and how to serve meal to people who could for * traditional turkey dinner.
===> We went to a homeless shelter on Thanksgiving and helped serve meals to people who couldn't afford a traditional turkey dinner.

う?む。「homeless shlter」が「how much show」に聞こえてしまう。

△It was one of the most satisfy thing I've ever done.
===> It was one of the most satisfying things I've ever done.