ラジオ英会話～ハートでつかめ！英語の極意～（195）
1月20日(金)
Let's go straight into it!
What will the two people do tomorrow?
Pick up the man's parents.
Clean up the room.
Buy some food and drink.
coming over
What are we going to serve?
put
What doese Casper want to do?
Drink some lemonade with honey.
Change his look.
Get a new dresser.
come down with...
shabby..
They really are.
Which of the following is true?
The woman has a aresident's card.
Mr. Emori sent a postcard to the woman.
The woman won't go to the imigration office by taxi.
official looking....
resident's card
Can't we... ?
in person
taka a day off
go by bus or taxi if you are in a hurry
I have no choice
What did the two people do with the furniture they ordered?
They measured it.
They moved it into the bed room.
They lefted it where is was for the time being.
measure
bigger than I remembered
set it up
just leave it there
had better.. , or
I'm putting on weight.
Eating a lot of chocolate right after lunch explains that.
You need to cut down on calories.
Do some exercise and eat less snacks.
explain something
exercise
cut down on
put on weight
Hi, I'm Barbara. Nice to meet you.
It's nice to finally see you in person.
My wife has told me a lot about you.
It's nice to see you
It's nice to finally see you
Do you workout everyday?
Not everyday. I play tennis once a week and go to the gym twice a week.
So that's what I have time for.
How about you?
ラジオ英会話～ハートでつかめ！英語の極意～（194）
1月19日(木)
We’d better get going or we’ll be late for our program.
Actually, Roza. I have a dental appointment.
So, yeah! We’d better get going indeed.
I hope there’s enough room in the bedroom?
Caspar! The furniture you ordered is here.
Okay. Whoa, this dresser looks bigger than I remembered.
I hope there’s enough room in the bedroom?
I measured it, so it should be fine.
measure 測る
Anyway, we don’t have time to set it up, so let’s just leave it here for now.
time to set it up どういう時間かの説明＋＝＞ to set it up
set it up それを設置する
Right. We’d better get going, or we’ll be late for our dental appointment.
Yes. We’ll sort out the dresser when we get back.
sort out 解決する
when we get back
「私たちが戻る」それが話の前提 =実際に起こっているものとして
現在形 get back
Good. Let’s go.
Grammar and Vocabulary
The furniture you ordered is here.
We’d better get going.
had better ～したほうがいい 強い切迫感
Feel English
I hope there’s enough room in the bedroom.
room 不可算 部屋 ではなく ＞スペース・空間
スペースが区切られ数えられる＞countable
time 時間
漠然と「時間」 uncountable
We don’t have time to set it up now.
Time is money.
Do you have time to talk?
何かを行う 期間・回数・機会
＞＞具体的な時間幅が感じられる＝countable
It took me a long time to get there.
How many times have I told you that?
Did you have a good time at the party?
材料の「ガラス」uncountable
This is made of glass.
製品「グラス」「メガネ」countable
These are champagne glasses.
I always wear glasses.
材料としての「紙」は決まった形がない＞uncountable
Can you put more paper in the printer?
This story is in all the papers.
a paper on ～ ～に関する論文
divorce papers 離婚届 など具体的な形＞加算名詞
I did a lot of work today.
Let’s get down to work.
after work
before work
The complete works of Shakespeare
This is one of Mozart’s earliest works.
漠然と「仕事」=
形がないのでuncountable
仕事の結晶「作品」
= countable
PRACTICE
Ta-da! Practice time has come again.
Today we’re focusing on these unusual words which change their meaning depending on whether they’re used in a countable way or an uncountable way. So let’s look at a lot of examples here.
Here we go!
You guys did some great work!
Expressions in Action
I wish I could spend more time with you.
Red wine should be served in a large glass.
ワイングラス countable
You say, “Red wine should be served in a large glass.” Right?
Yeah!
Why’s that?
Well, you know, in order to enjoy the full aroma and flavor of the red wine, it needs to be exposed to the air. So you need a large glass and you never fill it close to the top.
ラジオ英会話～ハートでつかめ！英語の極意～（193）
1月18日(水)
How do you get home from the studio, by bus, by taxi?
Well, either by bus or by taxi if I'm in a hurry.
You need to go to the imigration office in person.
the post card said
It said you need to go to the in person.
According to this, you need to go to the imigration office in person.
According to this, 指定は前に
I got this official looking postcard yesterday.
offfical looking
Let's see.
It said you need to go and renew your resident's card
resident's card
Can't I do it online?
According to this, you need to go to the imigration office in person.
Then I probably have to take a day off from work.
take a day off
It's easy to get there from the station.
You can go there by bus or by taxi if you are in a hurry.
Oh well. I guess I have no choise.
You need to go to the imigration office in person.
You can write your answers in pen or pencil.
pen / pencil uncountable => 方法が意識されているため
I went to school in Tokyo.
go to school => uncountable
There are many shcools in Tokyo.
by => 手段
You can go by car.
You can go by bus.
You can go by train.
not a chicken => chicken 鶏肉
I ate chicken for dinner.
I ate lamb for dinner.
I ate fish for dinner.
So we are going to continue our practice of countable and uncountable nouns.
It's very interesting. Don't you think? And today it's also interesting because we are looking at words which are normally countable but can be used uncountable.
So let's look at some of these. Here we go.
You can write your answers in pen or pencil.
OK. Normally we have one pen, two pens, ten pencils.
Lend me your pencil. Normally these words would be coutable, but look at this.
Definitely not by cars, by buses, by trains.
Uncountable.
At last I get to see you in person.
at last
get to see
=> get to （ようやく）できるようになる・機会を得る
We went to the top of the mountain by helicopter.
I ate lamb at the new Indian restaurant last night.
That is rather slippery of you.
What's all this about?
The silence of lamb...
I think you mean the silence of the Lambs.
slippery => sneaky
ラジオ英会話～ハートでつかめ！英語の極意～（192）
1月17日(火)
I think I’m coming down with something.
We’d better get started quickly.
I want to change some furniture in the bedroom.
Achoo!
Caspar, did you catch a cold?
Ah, I think I’m coming down with something.
come down with 病気に罹る
Drink some hot tea with honey and lemon.
Honey is really good for you.
Yeah, I know.
By the way, Alexis, I was thinking we should make some changes this year.
What do you mean?
I want to change some furniture in the bedroom.
Well, it’s time you got a new dresser for your clothes.
Those plastic boxes are pretty shabby.
shabby みすぼらしい
They really are.
So, what’s the image of shabby?
For me, it’s kind of like ガタガタしている
For me, it’s like, you know, used to be good but now it looks really old and used.
Our text book is just as good for you as honey.
Check it out.
Drink some hot tea with honey and lemon.
Honey is really good for you.
不可算名詞
honeyは形がない
lemonはスライスされたり搾られたり、形がない
It’s time you got a new dresser for your clothes.
get got got => got 過去形 仮定法過去
I want to change some furniture in the bedroom.
furniture >uncountable
家具には決まった形がない,比較的大きめのもの
chair, desk, dresser も家具 furniture の一つ>決まった形はない
Money talks.
Money isn’t everything.
I don’t have much money.
Fruit is a great source of vitamins.
There’s a lot of food on the table.
I spend a lot of money on food.
I’d like to give you some advice.
Information is the key to success.
Advice / information 役立つ知識 というぼんやりとした概念だから
That’s too much information.
言わないで
Let me give you a piece of advice.
a glass of water
a cup of coffee
a spoonful of sugar
a piece of + furniture /fruit / information / paper
PRACTICE
Okay, guys. It’s PRACTICE time again. Today we’re focusing on some difficult words that many learners often think countable. But in fact they’re usually uncountable.
Here we go!
Money talks.
Money isn’t everything.
I don’t have much money.
Continuing on!
Fruit is a great source of vitamins.
There’s a lot of food on the table.
I spend a lot of money on food.
Here’s one which many learners get wrong and say “advices.”
I’d like to give you some advice.
Let me give you a piece of advice.
So in this case, a piece is the counter for the advice.
I love your new furniture.
Do you think that money is the root of all evil?
root根・根源
the root of all evil
I am ichiman yen.
What do you mean?
Money is talking.
Well, time is money. So, I guess we’d better call it a day, huh!
ラジオ英会話～ハートでつかめ！英語の極意～（191）
1月16日(月)
I have a few bottles of red wine.
Oh, that’s great, because some friends are coming over for dinner this evening.
So, please give them to me now.
We need some olive oil and onions.
Kelly, my parents are coming over for dinner on Sunday.
Come over
This coming Sunday? We have to clean up the apartment.
I’ll help. Let’s go shopping tomorrow.
What are we going to serve?
～するつもり
I was thinking of Italian food.
We need some olive oil and onions.
Don’t put in too much onion. You usually use too much.
Okay. And a few bottles of red wine.
I didn’t know your parents liked wine.
They drink wine every weekend.
We have to clean up the apartment.
clean up
up > 完全に・すっかり
drink up 飲み干す
eat up 残さず食べる
現在形「広く一般的な内容」習慣的に
You usually use too much.
They drink wine every weekend.
可算名詞・不可算名詞
We need some olive oil and onions.
My dad has some beer at dinner.
My dad has some wine at dinner.
My dad has some cheese at dinner.
My dad has some bread at dinner.
All we need is love.
All we need is peace.
All we need is happiness.
不可算名詞
beer, wine ＞ liquid あるいは gas＞＞ 形はない
cheese / bread にも決まった形がない
love 抽象的
We don’t have much rain here.
不可算名詞
数を基調とする a, an, many, a few などは使えない
量を表す、Much, a little を使う
数・料 両用の
A lot of, lots of, plenty of
Some
Water boils at 100℃.
We need water to live.
Time flies.
Don’t put in too much onion.
＝＞onion 不可算
数えられる丸のままではなく、刻まれ、形をなくしている
Today we’re focusing on the difference between countable and uncountable nouns. Basically, if there’s a specific shape, it’s countable. And if there’s no shape, it’s uncountable. Let’s look at lots of examples together. Here we go.
All of these have no specific shape, so uncountable!
And our last example which is from the dialogue
Happiness is not always easy to find.
There’s some white wine in the fridge.
Help yourself.
I don’t want Chris to help himself to the wines in the fridge.
Why not?
He will drink it all.
Well, only if it’s good wine. So you don’t have to worry.
Eh! He’s choosy.
ラジオ英会話～ハートでつかめ！英語の極意～（190）
1月13日(金)
What day did you say it was, Roza?
What does Mr. Smith what to do?
Play Brahms’ Third Symphony.
Join the Vienna Philharmonic.
Go to Vienna.
You of all people... あなたこそが
How is the alien speaking English?
He learned every language in the universe.
He’s using a translator.
The woman taught him English.
Which of the following is true?
The woman hasn’t been to the restaurant in a long time.
Deepak is thinking about closing his restaurant.
The woman will help him find a new place.
What other two people doing?
They’re looking at the stars.
They’re reading a book about Galileo.
They’re thinking of getting a new telescope.
viewing ....
Jupiter's moons through it
How can I improve my English?
Learning a language takes time.
I think it’s a good idea to listen to Radio Eikaiwa every day.
They say persistence pays off.
Boss, it’s already 5:30.
Okay. Let’s call it a day.
It takes only 15 minutes to get to the hotel by taxi.
I think we can make it in time.
When did you feel that it’s true that persistence pays off?
Well, when I was at Uni., I wanted to join the university table tennis team. But when I went to the trial, I failed. And the second trial, I failed. But the third time, I beat those guys and I got chosen to represent the university. So, for me, persistence paid off.
Hm Hmm. How about you, Roza?
For me, actually it was when I was starting to do Nihongami. I would do Nihongami once a week, every week for over 2 years. And finally, it started to look nice.
ラジオ英会話～ハートでつかめ！英語の極意～（189）
1月12日(木)
It was a Dutch person that invented the telescope.
check out my new telescope 望遠鏡
check out 注目する
I’m viewing the planet Jupiter.
Look, you can see some of Jupiter’s moons through it.
We have to thank Galileo for inventing the telescope, right?
incredible
I read that it was a Dutch person that invented the telescope.
I always thought it was Galileo that invented it.
So did I, until I read about it.
What are you looking at?
Look, you can see some of Jupiter’s moons through it.
see 視野に入ってくる
Jupiter has 80 moons.
(惑星の)衛星
It was a Dutch person that invented the telescope.
＜＜ A Dutch person invented the telescope.
Mary broke the kitchen window yesterday.
It was Mary that broke the kitchen window yesterday.
It was the kitchen window that Mary broke yesterday.
It was yesterday that Mary broke the kitchen window.
we’re going to focus on the use of “it” when it’s used to emphasize the most important information that follows. So it bang. The most important information. So let’s have a look at some examples.
And remember. It is English that you should be thinking in.
Of course, we can say, “Mary broke the kitchen window yesterday.” But we want to pinpoint and emphasize who it was. So… It was MARY that broke the kitchen window yesterday.
So, with that emphasis, try after me! It was Mary that broke the kitchen window yesterday.
Now let’s do an example where the “kitchen window” is the main point here, right? So we wanna emphasize the kitchen window. It goes like this. It was the kitchen window that Mary broke yesterday.
You see how changing the location makes it emphasized? Let’s try one more time. It was the kitchen window that Mary broke yesterday.
Great. And the last one. We want to focus on “when this happened.” So, Mary broke the window yesterday. But now we want to emphasize that. So, It was yesterday that Mary broke the kitchen window.
It was Patrick that sent flowers to Michelle.
It was flowers that Patrick sent to Michelle.
It was Michelle that Patrick sent flowers to.
It was Chris that made these cookies.
That’s right. I made them for you, guys.
Yes. And it’s always you sensei that eats them.
ラジオ英会話～ハートでつかめ！英語の極意～（188）
1月11日(水)
if it’s connected to…
It’s difficult to have a restaurant in this area.
it’s you!
You really like Indian food, don’t you?
in particular
It’s surprising that you came here so often.
I wonder why.
Not very good, I’m afraid.
not + very good
I can find vacant properties in the city.
I’ve been thinking about that.
Let me help you.
let + me + help you
It’s difficult to have a restaurant in this area.
It’s surprising that you come here so often.
It’s up to you if / whether you take this job.
It’s still not clear where he stayed that night.
It’s tough working with him 24/7.
I think it strange to put pineapple on a pizza.
pineapple
Today, we’re focusing on “it.” Now the main thing here is to catch the rhythm because it is always followed by something which explains “it.” Catch that rhythm and away we go!
It’s obvious that she was lying.
lie lying
I think it fitting to have a party for Kevin’s retirement.
Do you like pizza?
Yes. I love pizza but definitely not with pineapple on it.
But I love Gorgonzola pizza with honey.
ラジオ英会話～ハートでつかめ！英語の極意～（187）
What's that?
It's a universal translator.
How can you speak English?
any language
in the universe
through this device
far above your level
obviously
It takes...
your earth
translator
give you a ride
first ride home
Our technology far above your level.
far above
very fast
We can give you a first ride home.
give + you + a first ride
What's that?
It's a universal translator.
It's a wine bottle opener.
It's a grater.
I'm really sorry.
It won't happen again.
It's a fine day today.
It's 5 o'clock now.
It's dark here.
Let's call it a day.
You can make it if you try hard.
That's it!
I got it.
It takes only 15 minutes from here to your earth.
It's hepful to compare with that.
that ... pointing to something outside
while it is the opposite. It is receiver. It's reciving from something outside.
Now these all receive the situation, right? So keep that in mind.
We saw a shooting star.
It was magical.
It's hot and humid today.
Do you make a wish when you see a shooting star?
Yeah I think it's kind of a tradition to do that so. I go along with it.