英会話タイムトライアル 「2月DAY3」
2月4日(水)
送別会
Going away party
<>farewell party
Thank you for coming to my going away party.
There is a going away party for Sam.
歓迎会
A party to welcome + …
There’s a party to welcome the new teacher tonight.
飲み会
Go out for drinks
<>drinking party
I’m going out for drinks with some people from work tonight.
some people from work
co-workers/colleagues
ホームパーティー
Get together
There’s a get together at …’s house.
There’s a get together at Jenny’s house on Friday.
There was a get together at Steve’s house last weekend.
仮面舞踏会
Masquerade party
Welcome to the masquerade party.
Thank you for inviting me to this masquerade party.
This is a first for me.
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going away party /ˈɡoʊɪŋ əˈweɪ ˈpɑːrti/ 送別会の定番表現
farewell party /ˌfɛrˈwɛl ˈpɑːrti/ ややフォーマル
a party to welcome ~ /ə ˈpɑːrti tuː ˈwɛlkəm/ 歓迎会（説明的）
go out for drinks /ɡoʊ aʊt fər drɪŋks/ 自然な「飲みに行く」
get together /ɡɛt təˈɡɛðər/ カジュアルな集まり
masquerade party /ˌmæskəˈreɪd ˈpɑːrti/ 仮面舞踏会
This is a first for me /ðɪs ɪz ə fɜːrst fər miː/ 初体験です
co-workers（/ˌkoʊˈwɜːrkərz/）
→ 同じ職場の人（一般的）colleagues（/ˈkɑːliːɡz/）
→ ややフォーマル・専門職寄りsome people from work
→ 一番やわらかく自然（会話向き）
英会話タイムトライアル 「2月DAY2」
2月3日(火)
The theme for this month is events like festivals, parties.
The key expression to learn is “Let’s.”
Let’s
Let’s get …
Let’s get a drink.
Let’s get a snack.
Let’s get some air.
Get some air
Let’s take a break outside.
Let’s get …
Okay, there’s one more you’ll hear at the party.
歓談する？
How do you say みんなと歓談しましょう in English?
Let’s mingle!
That’s right, but Jenny,
みんなと歓談しましょう in Japanese sounds very formal.
But in English, mingle is more like 皆さんと楽しく交流しましょう.
Say hi to…
Let’s say hi to Steve.
Let’s say hi to Jenny’s mom.
Hi! I’m a friend of Steve’s. I’m Jenny.
a friend of + 人’s が定型
Hi! I’m a friend of Steve’s. I’m Jenny.
Hi! I’m a friend of Steve’s mom. I’m Jenny.
Okay Jenny, we’ll meet each other for the first time at the party. Here we go.
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Hi! You must be Steve?
Yes, I’m Steve, and you are…?
Hi! I’m a friend of your mom. I’m Jenny.
Jenny! I’ve heard a lot about you. You are a famous singer.
Oh, that’s nice of you to say.
Well, it’s nice to finally meet you.
It’s nice to meet you, too.
It’s a nice party. Let’s get a drink.
Sounds good.
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- meet each other for the first time /miːt iːʧ ˈʌðər/ 初対面
- You must be Steve /juː mʌst biː/ ～ですよね？（推測）
- and you are…? /ənd ju ɑːr/ 名前を促す
- a friend of your mom /ə frɛnd əv jʊr mɑːm/ ～の友達
- I’ve heard a lot about you /hɜːrd ə lɑːt/ よく聞いています
- That’s nice of you to say /naɪs əv juː/ そう言ってくれてありがとう
- nice to finally meet you /ˈfaɪnəli/ やっと会えた
- Let’s get a drink /ɡɛt ə drɪŋk/ 飲み物を取りに行こう
- Sounds good /saʊndz gʊd/ いいね／賛成
a friend of + 人’s が定型
<- a friend of Tom’s (friends)
my / your / her + 人 の場合
’s は不要
a friend of my brother
a friend of her teacher
a friend of your mom
Hi! + I’m a friend of … I’m ….
- Let’s /lɛts/ 提案「～しよう」
- Let’s get ～ /ɡɛt/ 取りに行く・軽くする
- a drink / a snack /drɪŋk/ /snæk/ 具体的な1つ
- some air /səm ɛr/ 抽象名詞 → some
- take a break /teɪk ə breɪk/ 休憩する
- outside /ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/ 外で
- mingle /ˈmɪŋɡəl/ 楽しく交流する
- say hi to ～ /seɪ haɪ tuː/ ～に挨拶する
- a friend of ～’s /ə frɛnd əv/ 「～の友達」所有表現
英会話タイムトライアル 「2月DAY1」
2月2日(月)
Let’s start a new month of Eikaiwa Time Trial.
Challenge yourself around the world.
And this month we’re going to Brazil.
And this month, there’s something special in Brazil. Right, Jenny?
That’s right. There’s a huge carnival.
Join the carnival buzz in Brazil.
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So we have some phrases, about parties and special events.
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Brazil /brəˈzɪl/ 「ブラジル」
something special /ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈspɛʃəl/ 「特別なもの」
huge carnival /hjuːʤ ˈkɑːrnɪvəl/ 「巨大なカーニバル」
Join the buzz /ʤɔɪn ðə bʌz/ 「熱気に参加する」
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Brazil /brəˈzɪl/
How do you say in English? /brəˈzɪl/
Here’s the sentence.
I’ve never been to Brazil.
I’ve been to Brazil.
What brought you to Brazil?
bring + 人 + to + 場所
What brought you to Japan?
What brought you to Sapporo?
Brazilian /brəˈzɪliən/
My brother-in-law is Brazilian.
Is this Brazilian music?
When is Brazil’s carnival?
When is the Brazilian carnival?
Brazil’s carnival = Brazilian carnival
I rally want to experience Brazil’s carnival.
Today, we talked about Brazil.
Brazil is such an interesting and fun country.
- I’ve never been to ~ /aɪv ˈnɛvər bɪn tuː/ 「〜に行ったことがない」
- Brazil /brəˈzɪl/ ブラジル
- What brought you to ~? /wʌt brɔːt juː tuː/ 「何がきっかけで〜に来たのですか？」
- Brazilian /brəˈzɪliən/ ブラジル人の／ブラジルの
- brother-in-law /ˈbrʌðər ɪn lɔː/ 義理の兄・弟
- carnival /ˈkɑːrnɪvəl/ カーニバル
- experience /ɪkˈspɪəriəns/ 体験する