ボキャブライダー(1217) 4月15日(月 | amnn1のブログ

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やり直し英語^^
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ボキャブライダー(1217)
4月15日(月)

【喜んで】happy, pleasure, readily, jump at

That's the spirit!

 


happy
[ˈhæpi]

幸せな・喜んで

be happy to ... 喜んで~する

I'd be happy to handle this job. =I'm happy to...


pleasure
[ˈplɛʒər]
楽しみ・喜び

You'd like me to play piano at your wedding? 

-My pleasure. => With pleasure. 

 

It would be my pleasure to handle this job.

I'd be happly to handle this job.
 

 
readily
[ˈrɛdəli]
快く・たやすく/ 難なく

The client readily accepted our first offer.

 


jump at
[ʤʌmp] [æt]

飛びつく
I jumped at the chance to meet Sakurada Hirori for dinner.

 

jump at +

chance

opportunity

invitation

proposal

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1021)
4月12日(金)

【気が合う】get along, click, compatible, rapport

 


【気が合う】
get along
[ɡɛt][əˈlɔŋ]
普段から仲のいい状態

Do you get along with your roommate?

 

Hiyori and I get along.


click
[klɪk]
意気投合する・

We clicked immediately and three weeks later, we were married.

 

Hiyori and I clicked.

clicked with 

compatible
[kəmˈpætəbəl]
相性がいい・気が合っている

I still haven't found someone I'm compatible with.

rapport
[ræˈpɔr]

信頼し合う関係・心が通うこと

Dr. Riviera has an excellent rapport with this patient.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ボキャブライダー(1216)
4月11日(木)

【つなぐ】hook up, connection, directly, bridge

 


hook up
[hʊk][ʌp]
つなぐ・接続する・特別な目的のためにある

Can I hook up a smartphoe to my TV.


hook up ... to.

 

We should hook up for lunch sometime.

get together for lunch

connection
[kəˈnɛkʃən]

つながり・接続・ 関係 connect 接続する

I made a connection with my new roommate right away.

 

 
directly
[dəˈrɛktli]
直接に・まっすぐに ・direct まっすぐの

This line takes you directly to Chinatown.


bridge
[brɪʤ]
橋を架ける・間を埋める・架け橋

Bridging the gap between supply and demand is challenge.

 

bridge the gap between A and B

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1215)
4月10日(水)

【冗談】joke, get, chuckle, punchline

 


joke
[ʤoʊk]

冗談・軽口を言う・とんでもなく不十分な

I always get stressed out when someone askes me to tell a joke.


 
get
[ɡɛt]
理解する・わかる

Do you get it? Seven ate nine.

 

 


chuckle
[ˈʧʌkəl]
クスクス笑う・クスクス笑い

My boss always chucle at his own jokes.
Hiyori's joke alwasy give me a chuckle.



punchline
[ˈpʌnʧˌlaɪn]
話の落ち

So the joke is over? That was the punch line?

 

Relax. It's my first surgery too.
No, I'm just joking. ...Why don't you get my jokes?

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ボキャブライダー(1214)
4月9日(火)

【sureが付く単語】ensure, surely, assurance, surefire

 

ensure
[ɛnˈʃʊr]
確かにする・確実にする/保証する・確保する

The government has to ensure that every child has opportunities to learn.

 

ensure procut quality

surely
[ˈʃʊrli]
確実に・間違いなく・きっと

You'll surely fail if you don't turn in your paper.

 

Of course = Surely

 

Surely you can't be serious... まさか・・・


assurance
[əˈʃʊrəns]
保証・確認・地震

You have my assurance that you'll get your money back.

 

assure 断言する・保証する



surefire 
[ʃʊr][ˈfaɪər]
確実な・必ずうまくいく

There is only one surefire way to lose waight, eat less and exercise more.

 

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1213)
4月8日(月)

【こころの中】soul, spiritual , fundamental, clarity

 

soul
[soʊl]

魂・精神・感受性 <> body 

Do you think plants have a soul?


spiritual
[ˈspɪrɪʧəwəl]

精神的な・霊的な

You don't need to be religious to be spiritual. 
 

mental 心

emotional 感情に関する・感情的な

spiritual 魂や・霊的な者に関する・宗教的な


fundamental
[ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl]

根源的な・基本的な
The movie raises fundamental questions about who we are.

 

funcamental human rights



clarity
[ˈkrəti]
明確な・明晰さ

Watching the ducks in the pond I had a moment of clarity.

 

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Thank you. Alright everybody, up next is our last song for the night. 
You know, it's a spiritual song for me. I put my whole soul into every word.

Hit it! ... someday ...I wan't to be a human.

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ボキャブライダー(1019)
4月5日(金)

【入社】starting salary, assign, ID, shadow

 


starting salary
[ˈstɑrtɪŋ] 
[ˈsæləri]

初任給
I took the job because it had a great starting salary.

starting picher

starting point

assign
[əˈsaɪn]

配属・任命する
I got assigned to the Vocab Rider team.

 

assign to ...

get assigned to

be assigned to


ID
[ɪd]

本人証明書・社員証

Carry your ID with you at all times.


shadow
[ˈʃæˌdoʊ]

経験者のそばで学ぶ

For new employees it's helpful to shadow someone with experience.

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1212)
4月4日(木)

【作る】manufacture, construction, artificial, byproduct

 

manufacture
[ˌmænjəˈfækʧər]
製造する・製造

What does this factory manufacture?



construction
[kənˈstrʌkʃən]
建設・構築

The construction of the Sagrada Familia began in 1882.


artificial
[ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl]
人工の・見せかけの・わざとらしい

The sliber medalist's smile looked artificial to me.


artificial intelligence

artificial flavor

artificial turf



byproduct
[ˈbaɪpdəkt]

副産物

Experts say that social media has many byproducts including  fake news.

 

a byproduct of ..

byproducts of ...

 

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ボキャブライダー(1211)
4月3日(水)

【ロマンチック】romantic, ambience, kiss, sunset

 

romantic
[rˈmæntɪk]
ロマンチックな

I wish my husband were more romantic. He never does anything special for me.

 


ambience
[ˈæmbiəns]
場の雰囲気
= atmosphere

When I got on one knee to propose, a police siren ruined the ambience.



kiss
[kɪs]
キス・キスをする

I had my first kisss while this song was playing.

 

give ... a kiss

kiss + someone

 


sunset
[ˈsʌnˌsɛt]

日没・夕日・夕焼け

The rich changing colors of the sunset created an amazing ambience.


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Stop. Question. Why did Snow White wake up when the prince kissed her?

You can't just get caught up in the ambience. I need a scientiffic explanation.

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1210)
4月2日(火)

【あらかじめやること】preparation, rehearse, previously, groundwork

 

preparation
[ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃən]
準備・支度/ 予習

The wedding preparations were more complicated than I'd expected.



rehearse
[riˈhɜrs]
稽古する・リハーサルをする

I've been rehearsing my marriage proposal in my head for weeks.


previously
[ˈpriviəsli]
以前に

Mr. Ellis had previously said there wouldn't be a final exam.


groundwork
[ˈɡraʊnˌdwɜrk]
基礎・土台・根回し

Shibusawa Eiich helped lay the groundwork for the modern Japanese economy.

 

lay the grondwork for の土台をつくる・根回しする

 

 

ボキャブライダー(1209)
4月1日(月)

 

【始めたばかり】startup, newbie, inexperienced, embark

 

startup
[ˈstɑrˌtʌp]
始めたばかりの・新来車者・新興企業
=> Start up 起動する・立ち上げる
How do startups get funding?

 


newbie
[ˈnuˌbi]
初心者・新入り
=beginner 

I'm still a newbie so I've got lots to learn.


inexperienced
[ɪnɪkˈspɪriənst]
経験のない・経験の浅い <>experienced

Sasaki, he has enormorous potentioal but he's still inexperienced.


embark
[ɛmˈbɑrk]
乗り出す・着手する

I decided to move to Brazil and embark on a new life.

 

embark on...

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Yep, it's a startup. Here's my card.

You know, I'm still pretty unexperienced so I think it's ummm.. 

 

 

 

 

英会話タイムトライアル「4月DAY1」
4月1日(月)

We're heading towords Hawaii first.

Hawaii is a great place to visit and have English conversations.

 

 

お茶はいかがですか?

Whould you like some tea?

 

お願いします。

Yes, please.

 

コーヒーはいかがですか?

Would you like some coffee?

 

いえ、結構です。

No thanks. <= No thank you.

 

~にします。

I'll have ...
May I have...?

 

I'll have that cake.
May I have
that cake?

 

私も同じにします。

I'll have the same.

I'll also have that ...

 

とりあえず

for now

 

I'lll have some coffe for now.

 

I'll have some water for now.

 

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So everyone. Get on board. And let's practice speaking together!

 

 

 

 

ラジオ英会話 ハートでつかめ!英語の極意(1)
4月1日(月)

 

Hi everyone. This is Akino Rosa. To our new listners, Welcome. To those joining us from last year,  welcome back. This is going to be anothere exciting year of Rajio-Eikaiwa. Are you ready?

Hi everyone. I'm David Evans. It's so great to have you all here. I can't wait to see what we have in store. Let's do our best.

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  • To do your best is important.

Bob, do you remember that watercolor I painted?

The one with the white horse?

Yes, I entered it in an art contest. And won second place.

Really? Congratulations. I knew it was special when I saw it.

To tell you the truth, I wasn't very confidnet. But I did my best.

I know you did. To do your best is important and other people can see that.

I want to keep painting more.

You should. I look forward to your next painting, Sally.

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Grammar and vocabulary

  • Do you remember that watercolor I painted?
  • and other people can see that.

Target forms

  • To do your best is important.

Practice

To do your best ..

 

To do your best is important.

 

To relax is important.

To forgive is difficult.

To learn a new skill is challenging.

 

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Okay everyone. It's time to practice. Today we practice two infinitives. The key is to make them nice and short. Don't stress "to". So for exaple, to relax. Let's try to relax. Keep that in mind.

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Let's put it together.
Great rhythm.

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Unlock your potential. Repetition is the key! Great work.

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Grammar in action

  • To prepar is essential.  > very important
  • To make mistakes is natural.
  • To take noteduring meetings is normal.

 

We hope you guys had a fun first lesson! We're going to have a fanstastic time guys. Practice makes perfect. Don't give up, keep at it. And let's have a great year.