ラジオ英会話 ハートでつかめ！英語の極意（7）
4月8日(火)
Travel around the world? For me, travel around Shikoku sounds a lot better.
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We have enough savings to live on for a while.
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Takuma, I have something important to tell you.
Uh, oh. Sounds serious.
It is. I’ve decided to quit the Kelly King Show.
Quit? But you’ve been the show’s host for years now.
I know, but I don’t want to depend on that show forever.
What are you going to do instead?
Travel around the world.
That sounds expensive.
Don’t worry. We have enough savings to live on for a while.
Are you sure about this?
Yes. It’s my dream.
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- I have something important to tell you.
- But you’ve been the show’s host for years now.
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We have enough savings to live on for a while.
Live on
He was on his tiptoes looking around.
On his tiptoes
On one’s knees
On one’s back
On one’s stomach
I don’t want to depend on that show forever.
依存/頼る
Rely on
Count on
He was being rude on purpose.
On purpose
On inpulse
Based on
On one’s own 一人で。独力で
支える：on
We’re on a very tight budget.
We’re on a very tight schedule.
This car runs on electricity.
Great job.
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On pursose
Depend on
On my own
I wasn’t late on purpose. I swear. I was depending on my friend driving me, but he got sick. I had to come here on my own. I really sorry.
on purpose /ɒn ˈpɜːrpəs/ : わざと、意図的に
depending on /dɪˈpendɪŋ ɒn/ : ～に頼って、～を当てにして
on my own /ɒn maɪ əʊn/ : 自分で、一人で
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Okay, everyone. Are you ready to polish your pronunciation? Great. Let’s get into it.
Here’s our sentence today.
We have enough savings to live on for a while.
Today we’ll focus on linking and there are two points for today.
Live on / lɪv ɒn/>/ lɪvɒn/
Next is
For a /fər ə/ /fərə/
live on for a while / lɪ ɒn/ /fərə waɪl/
Alright. Now let’s use those both in our full sentence. Here we go.
We have enough savings to live on for a while.
/wiː/ /hævɪˈnʌf/ /ˈseɪvɪŋz/ /tuː lɪvɒn/ /fərə waɪl/
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Sounds serious. /saʊndz ˈsɪəriəs/ : 深刻そうだね。
decided /dɪˈsaɪdɪd/ : 決めた (decide の過去形)
quit /kwɪt/ : 辞める
host /hoʊst/ : ホスト、司会者
for years /fər jɪərz/ : 何年も
now /naʊ/ : 今
depend on /dɪˈpend ɒn/ : ～に頼る、～を当てにする
forever /fərˈevər/ : 永遠に
What are you going to do? /wɒt ər juː ˈɡoʊɪŋ tuː duː/ : あなたは何をするつもりですか？
instead /ɪnˈsted/ : その代わりに。
That sounds expensive. /ðæt saʊndz ɪkˈspensɪv/ : それは高くつきそうだね。
We have enough savings /wiː hæv ɪˈnʌf ˈseɪvɪŋz/ : 私たちは十分な貯蓄がある。
to live on for a while /tuː lɪv ɒn fər ə waɪl/ : しばらくの間生活していくために
ラジオ英会話 ハートでつかめ！英語の極意（6）
4月7日(月)
I didn’t understand a word. I just heard muscle.
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I kept pressure on my opponent.
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Hey there Wrestling fans. We’re here with the champion Lady X.
Lady X, congratulations on your victory today.
Thanks Rudy.
You don’t look very satisfied with your win. What’s on your mind?
It was a tough match. I made some mistakes, but I kept pressure on my opponent and managed to come out the winner.
You almost lost the upper hand a few times there.
I know. I really had to concentrate on keeping her at bay.
Your opponent a lot bigger than you.
True. I maybe smaller, but I’m strong.
Clearly.
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- You almost lost the upper hand a few times there.
*lost the upper hand /lɒst ði ˈʌpər hænd/ : 優位を失った / 主導権を失う。 - Your opponent a lot bigger than you.
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I kept pressure on my opponent.
This decision will have a significant impact on our future.
Effect on
Influence on
Emphasis on
Get on one’s nerves. をイライラさせる
I had to concentrate on keeping her at bay.
Concentrate on
Focus on
I’m working on it.
zero in on.
- zero in on. /ˈzɪəroʊ ɪn ɒn/ : ～に焦点を絞る、～を的確に捉える。/ 特定の対象や問題に注意を集中させること
David, could you give us an example of zero in on?
-Oh sure. A common example is,
Let’s zero in on answer.
Zero in on the problem.
It means laser beam focus
- laser beam focus. / ˈleɪzər biːm ˈfoʊkəs/ :レーザービームのように焦点を絞るという意味です。 / 非常に高い精度で一点に集中する
She hung up on me.
- 「hang up on someone」誰かとの電話中に、その相手の許可なく、または相手がまだ話している途中で電話を切ること
Cheat on
On one’s mind
Don’t be so hard on him.
This decision will have a significant impact on our future.
I had to concentrate on keeping her at bay.
She hung up on me.
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Wok on
effect on
I need help with this project. I’ve been working on it for days but I’m no closer to finishing. It’s having an effect on my sleep.
*I’m no closer to finishing: 全く進展がなく、完了に近づいていない
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Alright guys, are you ready for the pronunciation polish?
Today’s phares is ,
I had to concentrate on keeping her at bay.
In today’s phrase, we’ll be practicing three points.
So the first one is, had to. The d and t are combined hadto
The next phrase is, concentrate on. You hear the connection of concentrateon.
The last point is at bay. The t and b combined together in one sound. Atbay.
Let’s practice.
- Had to /hæd tuː/ : ～しなければならなかった /hæd tuː/
- Concentrate on /ˈkɒnsəntreɪt ɒn/ : ～に集中する /ˈkɒnsəntreɪt ɒn/
- At bay /æt beɪ/ : 寄せ付けない、阻止する /æt beɪ/
I had to concentrate on keeping her at bay.
I hadto concentrateon keeping her atbay.
How was that? Do you feel good?
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Yeah, it’s surprising you know so many things.
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What’s on your mind? /wɒts ɒn jɔːr maɪnd/ : 何を考えているのですか？
tough match /tʌf mætʃ/ : 厳しい試合 / 困難な試合。
kept pressure on /kept ˈpreʃər ɒn/ : プレッシャーをかけ続けた / 相手を圧迫し続けた。
managed to come out the winner /ˈmænɪdʒd tuː kʌm aʊt ðə ˈwɪnər/ : なんとか勝つことができた / 困難を乗り越えて勝利した。
lost the upper hand /lɒst ði ˈʌpər hænd/ : 優位を失った / 有利な立場を失った。
had to concentrate on /hæd tuː ˈkɒnsəntreɪt ɒn/ : ～に集中しなければならなかった / 特定の事に集中する必要があった。
keeping her at bay /kiːpɪŋ hɜːr æt beɪ/ : 彼女を寄せ付けないようにする / 相手を近づけないようにする。
ラジオ英会話 ハートでつかめ！英語の極意（5）
4月4日(金)
It’s Friday. You know what that means?
It’s time to review.
That’s right, everyone. Friday is review day. So, let’s get together and have a great time.
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What does the man want to know something about?
Newcomers at work.
His future.
Some recent news.
The sign says
Most welcome
want to know + something + about my future
About my career <> carrier
Your palm
You are about to become
Which of the following is true?
Casper had a busy day.
Alexis wants to have coffee.
Casper picked up his shirt at the cleaners.
Have a good day at work
Kind of busy
I tried to wash it out
Put this on
Shrunk
Looks like + it’s time for a diet
Get it done
Take it to the cleaners
What does Ethan suggest to Miho?
Practicing English together.
Meeting in Koenji sometime.
Contacting Koenji station.
Grab a seat
Self-introduction
Sound strict
Live around here
On the Chuo line in Koenji
Add me to your contacts
We can get together sometime
Why is Masami in Australia?
Because she is on vacation.
Because she lives there.
Because she is there on business with Sota.
Am I dreaming?
It that Masami?
I was about to ask you the same thing
Have our own business
On vacation on a tour
What a coincidence
It’s a small world
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It’s quite a walk, isn’t it?
-Ew, yeah. I’m thirsty. I want to buy some water from this vending machine. Oops, it looks like only takes coins. I don’t have any coins on me. Do you?
What’s up?
-I think I dropped my wallet on the train. I remember taking it out at the ticket gate in Shibuya station. I’m going to call lost and found. Hopefully they have it.
On + 公共の乗り物
David, you know, I always have trouble buying coffee from a vending machine with my card. It’s so time consuming.
I know how you feel. Sometimes, I try to pay and the button stops blinking before I can’t. I have to start all over again.
- quite a walk /kwaɪt ə wɔːk/: かなり長い距離の散歩、結構な距離。
- thirsty /ˈθɜːrsti/: 喉が渇いた。
- vending machine /ˈvɛndɪŋ məˈʃiːn/: 自動販売機。
- on me /ɒn miː/: 持ち合わせている。
- What's up? /wʌts ʌp/: どうしたの？
- drop /drɒp/: 落とす。
- wallet /ˈwɒlɪt/: 財布。
- ticket gate /ˈtɪkɪt ɡeɪt/: 改札。
- lost and found /lɒst ænd faʊnd/: 遺失物取扱所。
- hopefully /ˈhoʊpfəli/: 願わくば、できれば。
- time consuming /taɪm kənˈsuːmɪŋ/: 時間のかかる。
- blinking /ˈblɪŋkɪŋ/: 点滅する。
- start all over again /stɑːrt ɔːl ˈoʊvər əˈɡɛn/: 最初からやり直す。
ラジオ英会話 ハートでつかめ！英語の極意（4）
4月3日(木)
Ah, jealousy.
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I’m here on business with Sota.
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Am I dreaming? Is that Masami?
Who said my name?
Wait. Tom?
Masami, it is you. What are you doing in Australia?
I was about to ask you the same thing. I’m here on business with Sota.
Sota and you are working for the same company?
We have our own business. Sota is my partner now.
Why are you here, Tom?
I’m on a vacation on a tour. I’ve always wanted to visit Australia.
What a coincidence!
It’s a small world.
Really small.
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be about to
I’ve always wanted to visit Australia. /aɪv ˈɔːlweɪz ˈwɒntɪd tuː ˈvɪzɪt əˈstreɪliə/ : ずっと…と思っていたんだ。
What a coincidence! /wɒt ə koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ : なんて偶然！
It’s a small world. /ɪts ə smɔːl wɜːrld/ : 世間は狭いね。
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- What are you doing in Australia?
- Who said my name?
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I’m here on business with Sota.
On ->on stage
I’m on vacation.
vacation /veɪˈkeɪʃən/ : 休暇、旅行
on leave 休暇で
on sick leave
on maternity leave
on a diet
on duty 勤務中で
on fire
on sale
on strike
What are they playing on the radio now?
Talk on the phone
appear on the TV
develop apps on the computer
Play music on the piano
Let’s meet up on Sunday.
The TV is on
The light is on.
Turn … on
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On Saturday
On sale
On TV
Hey Dad, can we go to the mall on Saturday? I need new shoes and they’re on sale. I saw an ad on TV.
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Okay guys, it’s time to polish. Today’s phrase is,
I’m on a tour.
I'm on a tour. /aɪm ɒn ə tʊr/
We have two main points in today’s phrase.
The first is linking.
I’m on a ->I’mona /aɪmɒnə tʊr/
The second point is T pronunciation.
tour /tʊr/
Excellent. Let’s try together.
I’m on a tour. -> I’mona tour. /aɪmɒnə tʊr/
Alright. Let’s put a rhythm to it.
/aɪmɒnə tʊr/
One more time with natural speed.
/aɪmɒnə tʊr/
Excellent work guys. I love your pregress.
Keep going.
Tour and ticket /tʊr ænd ˈtɪkɪt/
That’s right. Which is why it’s so important to not think about English in Japanese, but as English.
tour /tʊr /
ticket /ˈtɪkɪt/
not think about A in B, but as B : AをBで考えるのではなく、Bとして考える。
ラジオ英会話 ハートでつかめ！英語の極意（3）
4月2日(水)
On
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I live on the Chuo line.
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Hi Ethan. Can I join you?
Sure, Miho. Grab a seat.
Thanks. You know, I really enjoyed your self-introduction today. Your English is so easy to understand.
Thank you. My parents keep on telling me to speak clearly.
They sound strict.
They are sometimes.
So, Ethan, do you live around here?
Actually, I live on Chuo line in Koenji.
Oh, I love Koenji.
Really? Add me to your contacts and we can get together in Koenji sometime.
Cool.
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David, what the difference between grab a seat and take a seat?
Take a seat is very formal. It’s like 着席. So grab a seat is much more casual. It’s more appropriate here.
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- Self-introduction
- Contacts 連絡先
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- My parents keep on telling me to speak clearly. *tell -> to do
- They sound strict. *they = strict
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I live on the Chuo line.
I met him on my way home.
On + way / boarder
I’m on good terms with my neighbors.
Terms:関係・間柄
Am I on the right truck?
My parents keep on telling me to speak clearly.
Keep on + …を続ける(継続)
->keep on, walk on, talk on, continue on, from now on これからずっと, life goes on, Let’s move on to the next topic.
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On good terms with
Keep on
Continue on
I’m on good terms with all of my co-workers except for one. He keeps on talking over me during meetings. If he continues on like that, I’m going to file a complaint.
- on good terms with /ɒn ɡʊd tɜːmz wɪð/ : ～と仲が良い、～と良好な関係である。（人との関係が良い状態を表す表現です。）
- except for /ɪkˈsɛpt fɔːr/ : ～を除いて、～以外は。（何かを除外する場合に使います。）
- talk over /ˈtɔːk ˈoʊvər/ : （人の話に）割り込む、遮る。（人が話している途中で話し始めることを意味します。）
- keep on /kiːp ɒn/ : ～し続ける。（ある行動を持続することを表します。）
- file a complaint /faɪl ə kəmˈpleɪnt/ : 苦情を申し立てる。（正式に不満や不服を伝える行為です。）
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Okay, it’s time for today’s pronunciation polish. Are you ready?
First, let’s take a look at today’s sentence.
My parents keep on telling me to speak clearly.
Alright, there are two focus points. So let’s zoom in. First is keep on. Let’s link these sounds. Okay?
Keep on telling.
Keepon
Next is speak clearly. These two words have the same sound. So, let’s link them.
Speakclearly
All right. Good job so far. Now let’s try them in the sentence.
My parents keep on telling me to speak clearly.
My parents keepon telling me to speakclearly.
Fantastic work today. Don’t worry if you can’t master it at first. Just practicing and you’ll get there.
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Well, I guess that's your plan for the diet.
Good luck out there.
ラジオ英会話 ハートでつかめ！英語の極意（2）
4月1日(火)
Uh-oh, I guess it’s time for a diet.
Yeah, why do you still have clothes from your elementary school?
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On
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You have a coffee stain on your shirt.
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Alexis, Umi, I’m home.
Hi Casper. Did you have a good day at work?
It was kind of busy, actually.
Casper, you have a coffee stain on your shirt.
I know I tried to wash it out in the restroom.
You need to take it to the cleaners.
I wanted to get it done tonight, but the cleaners are going to close soon.
Anyway, you should change clothes.
Here, put this on.
Uh, has this shirt shrunk?
Looks like it’s time for a diet.
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- You need to take it to the cleaners.
- I wanted to get it done tonight,
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You have a coffee stain on your shirt.
Do you have a pen on you? 身につけて
->on + a handkerchief, a tissue, money
Try on this shirt. 試着してみて
->Can I try it on?
Put money on my card.
Spend money on a computer.
He gave a speech on lions.
->about lions <> on lions ピンポイント・専門性・厳密性
I often take a nap on the train.
->get on the bus, get on the plane, get on that ship
->get in the taxi (狭い乗り物->乗り込む-> in
On hearing the news, he jumped for joy.
On …ing : ～するとすぐに
->as soon as
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Money on you
On the train
Do you have any money on you? I thought I had my wallet, but it’s gone. I might have dropped it on the train.
might have /maɪt hæv/: ～したかもしれない（過去の推測）
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Alright everyone, are you ready to polish your pronounciation?
Today’s phrase is, Do you have a pen on you?
Do you have a pen on you?
Today again, we’ll be focusing on linking. There are two spots of linking here.
Havea + penon
Now together, haveapenon
Do you have a pen on
>haveapenon
Okay, now let’s do it all together.
Do you have a pen on you? Do you have a pen on you?
Excellent work. If you couldn't do it perfectly, don't worry. We'll try again tomorrow.
Do you have a pen on you? Do you have a pen ?
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kind of /kaɪnd əv/: ちょっと、まあまあ（程度を表す）
coffee stain /ˈkɔːfi steɪn/: コーヒーの染み
shirt /ʃɜːrt/: シャツ
tried to /traɪd tə/: ～しようとした
wash it out /wɑːʃ ɪt aʊt/: それを洗い落とす
restroom /ˈrɛstruːm/: トイレ、化粧室
take it to the cleaners /teɪk ɪt tə ðə ˈkliːnərz/: それをクリーニングに出す
get it done /ɡɛt ɪt dʌn/: それを済ませる
change clothes /tʃeɪndz kloʊðz/: 着替える
put this on /pʊt ðɪs ɒn/: これを着る
shrunk /ʃrʌŋk/: shrink（縮む）の過去分詞
looks like /lʊks laɪk/: ～みたいだ
on hearing /ɒn ˈhɪərɪŋ/: ～を聞いて（～するとすぐに、というニュアンス）
for joy /fər dʒɔɪ/: 喜びのあまり、嬉しくて
ラジオ英会話 ハートでつかめ！英語の極意（1）
3月31日(月)
We are so excited to have you with us for Radio-Eikaiwa.
I’m so excited to be here with you for another fantastic year. Let’s do great things together.
About
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Can you tell me something about my future?
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Hello, are you a palm reader?
That’s what the sign says.
I’ve never been to a palm reader before.
I hear that daily. Newcomers are most welcome. Please, have a seat.
Thank you. Can you tell me something about my future?
Sure. What is it about your future you want to know?
I want to know about my career.
Let’s see your palm. Hmmm… you are about to become famous.
Really?
Trust me, I know.
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- That’s what the sign says.
<> What does the sign say? - I want to know about my career.
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Can you tell me something about my future?
*About ぼんやりした周り <> around
- I gained about five kilos last year.
About time: そろそろ～する時間
Be about to: ～しそう
- There’s something mysterious about him. 雰囲気
- Technology has brought about many changes in our lives.
- Bring about : 引き起こす
- Get about: 噂・情報などが広まる
- come about: 生じる
- Exercise isn’t just about losing weight.
What … is all about …: ～が関連するすべて＝＞の本質。まさに～するということ。
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- I gained about five kilos last year.
- Exercise isn’t just about losing weight.
I gained about five kilos last year, and I started working out to lose some weight. But soon I realized that exercise isn’t just about losing weight. I feel refreshed and much healthier than before.
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Alright everyone, welcome to pronunciation polish. In this section, we’ll focus on one sentence and look at different polish points. Let’s just jump right in.
Here’s today’s sentence.
Today’s focus is on linking. We have two words gained about. Let’s link the sound.
>> gainedabout
All right. Let’s try together.
>> gainedabout
Okay, let’s put that into the full sentence.
I gained about five kilos last year.
All right, very good job. Now you’re one step close to sounding like a native speaker.
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We are going to have so much fun with this new pronunciation corner. I’m excited.
Me too.
What about other parts?
They’re good too.
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What is it about your future you want to know?
What do you want to know?
What + is it about your future + you want to know?
-I want to know about my career.
ｰｰｰ
- palm reader /pɑːm ˈriːdər/: 手相占い師。
- I hear that daily. /aɪ hɪər ðæt ˈdeɪli/: それは毎日聞きますよ。
- Newcomers are most welcome. /ˈnjuːkʌmərz ɑːr moʊst ˈwɛlkəm/: 初めての方も大歓迎です。