ラジオ英会話 ハートでつかめ!英語の極意 (22)
5月5日(火)
But you gotta be careful with herbs, they take over the garden. Oh, yeah.
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• be careful with /bi **ˈkerfəl wɪð/（米）, bi **ˈkeəfʊl wɪð/（英）/ ～に気をつける
• herbs /hɜːrbz/（米）, /hɜːbz/（英）/ ハーブ類
• take over /teɪk **ˈoʊvər/（米）, /teɪk **ˈəʊvə/（英）/ 支配する・占領する
• garden /ˈɡɑːrdn/（米）, /ˈɡɑːdn/（英）/ 庭
Oh, did you?
Good morning, Mr. Yamamoto. I saw you working in your garden yesterday. It looked so relaxing.
Oh, did you? Yeah, I enjoy spending a little time there every afternoon.
The tulips seem to be blooming nicely. Are they new this season?
Thank you. I planted a few new ones.
They brighten the whole street. Your yard always inspires me to try harder with mine.
That's kind of you to say.
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- I saw you working in your garden yesterday.
- Your yard always inspires me to try harder with mine.
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• working in your garden /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ ɪn jɔːr ˈɡɑːrdn/ 庭で作業している
• relaxing /rɪˈlæksɪŋ/ リラックスした、くつろいだ
• spend time /spend taɪm/ 時間を過ごす
• every afternoon /ˈevri ˌæftərˈnuːn/ 毎日午後に
• blooming /ˈbluːmɪŋ/ 開花している
• nicely /ˈnaɪsli/ うまく、きれいに
• this season /ðɪs ˈsiːzn/ 今シーズン
• planted /ˈplæntɪd/ 植えた
• brighten /ˈbraɪtn/ 明るくする
• inspire /ɪnˈspaɪər/ 刺激する、やる気を起こさせる
• try harder /traɪ ˈhɑːrdər/ もっと頑張る
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I saw you working in your garden yesterday.
-Oh, did you?
I can give you a ride to the station if you want.
Oh, can you? That helps a lot.
I've already talked to the client about the schedule.
Oh, have you? That's great!
Sarah is joining your team next month.
Oh, is she? That's great!
I tried hard, but I just couldn't meet the deadline.
Couldn't meet the deadline?
I tried hard, but I just couldn't meet the deadline.
So you missed the deadline?
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• see + 人 + doing /siː ˈpɜːrsn ˈduːɪŋ/ 人が〜しているのを見る
• give someone a ride /ɡɪv ˈsʌmwʌn ə raɪd/ 〜を車で送る
• if you want /ɪf juː wɑːnt/ よければ
• talk to someone about /tɔːk tuː ˈsʌmwʌn əˈbaʊt/ 〜について話す
• client /ˈklaɪənt/ 顧客
• schedule /ˈskedʒuːl/（米）, /ˈʃedjuːl/（英）予定
• join a team /dʒɔɪn ə tiːm/ チームに加わる
• next month /nekst mʌnθ/ 来月
• try hard /traɪ hɑːrd/ 一生懸命やる
• meet the deadline /miːt ðə ˈdedlaɪn/ 締め切りに間に合う
• miss the deadline /mɪs ðə ˈdedlaɪn/ 締め切りに間に合わない
• Oh, did you? /oʊ dɪd juː/（フラップTなし）驚き・確認の相づち
• Oh, can you? /oʊ kən juː/（弱形 /kən/）軽い驚き
• Oh, have you? /oʊ həv juː/（弱形 /həv/）確認・興味
• Oh, is she? /oʊ ɪz ʃiː/ 驚き・新情報への反応
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City
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I'm going to Hamamatsu next week.
- Oh, are you? I've been there a few times. It's a beautiful city. How long will you be there?
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• be going to /bi ˈɡoʊɪŋ tuː/（米）, /bi ˈɡəʊɪŋ tuː/（英） ～する予定
• Hamamatsu /ˌhɑːməˈmætsuː/ 浜松
• next week /nekst wiːk/ 来週
• Oh, are you? /oʊ ɑːr juː/（弱形 /ərju/） 驚き・確認の相づち
• have been (there) /hæv bɪn ðer/（米）, /hæv biːn ðeə/（英） （そこに）行ったことがある
• a few times /ə fjuː taɪmz/ 数回
• beautiful city /ˈbjuːtɪfəl ˈsɪti/ 美しい街
• how long /haʊ lɔːŋ/（米）, /haʊ lɒŋ/（英） どのくらいの期間
• will you be /wɪl juː biː/ ～の予定ですか
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Hey guys, are you ready for the pronunciation practice? Let's begin. Today's phrase is, oh, did you? Yeah, I enjoy spending a little time there every afternoon. Oh, did you? Yeah, I enjoy spending a little time there every afternoon. Today's practice phrase is a little bit long, but the points are quite simple. So let's go over them. The first part is the rising intonation of, did you? Repeat after me. Did you? Did you? Oh, did you? Great. Now, we'll link spending a, spending a, and also there every, there every spending a little time there every afternoon. Yeah, I enjoy spending a little time there every afternoon. Great. Now, are you ready for the full thing altogether? Let's go. Oh, did you? Yeah, I enjoy spending a little time there every afternoon. OK, you ready for natural speed? Oh, did you? Yeah, I enjoy spending a little time there every afternoon. Great work, everyone. I'm proud of you.
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• “spending a” → /ˈspenɪŋə/ のように /d/ が弱くなり脱落気味（フラップ＋弱化）
• “did you” → /ˈdɪdʒu/（連結・同化）で非常に聞き取りにくいポイント
• “there every” → /ðerˈevri/（リエゾン）
• “a little” → /ə ˈlɪɾl/（フラップT：リドルっぽく聞こえる）
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Hey David, have you been to Hamamatsu?
To be honest, only really in passing. I've been near the station, but what I saw was beautiful.
Oh yeah, and that place is famous for unagi, right?
Yeah.
So you mean you passed through it on the Shinkansen?
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• have you been to ~ /hæv juː bɪn tuː/ ～に行ったことある？
• to be honest /tə bi ˈɑːnɪst/（米）, /tə bi ˈɒnɪst/（英） 正直に言うと
• in passing /ɪn ˈpæsɪŋ/ ついでに・ちらっと
• only really in passing /ˈoʊnli ˈrɪəli ɪn ˈpæsɪŋ/ ほんの軽く立ち寄った程度
• near the station /nɪr ðə ˈsteɪʃn/ 駅の近くで
• what I saw /wʌt aɪ sɔː/ 自分が見たもの・印象
• famous for /ˈfeɪməs fɔːr/ ～で有名
• unagi /uːˈnɑːɡi/ うなぎ
• passed through /pæst θruː/ 通り抜けた
• Shinkansen /ˈʃɪŋkænˌsen/ 新幹線
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ラジオ英会話 ハートでつかめ!英語の極意 (21)
5月4日(月)
May you have a lovely lesson today. Oh, nice one, Rosa. Hey, everyone. All right, may we get started.
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• May you have ~ /meɪ juː hæv/ ～でありますように（祈願・フォーマル）
• a lovely lesson /ə ˈlʌvli ˈlɛsən/ すてきなレッスン
• nice one /naɪs wʌn/ いいね／うまいね（カジュアルな称賛）
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Hey, Jess, guess what happened in math class today?
What? Tell me.
Mr. Clark dropped his notes and they scattered everywhere.
Really? That must have been embarrassing. And then what happened?
I helped him pick them up and he smiled and thanked me.
Oh, I see. So you were the hero of the day.
Not really, but it felt good.
You're sweet, Ethan.
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- Guess what happened in math class today?
- That must have been embarrassing.
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Guess what happened in math class today?
- What? Tell me.
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Really? → 本当に？（やや標準・驚き）
For real? → マジで？（かなりカジュアル）
Never. → まさか／ありえない（強い否定・驚き）
Yeah? → それで？／本当？（軽い相づち・促し）
Hmm → うーん（考え中・反応保留）
And then? → それで？（続きを促す）
and? → それで？（かなり軽い）
go on → 続けて（やや丁寧）
what then? → それでどうなった？（ややフォーマル寄り）
Then what? → それで？（一番自然・よく使う）
Please continue → 続けてください（丁寧・やや硬い）
Go ahead → どうぞ続けて（自然）
Oh, I see. → ああ、なるほど
Right. → なるほど／そうだね（軽い同意）
OK. → わかった／いいよ
Uh-huh. → うんうん（相づち）
Sure. → いいよ／もちろん
Sure thing. → もちろんだよ（ややフレンドリー）
That sounds interesting. → 面白そうだね
That sounds great. → それいいね／最高だね
Way to go!
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- Challenge to a match -- My grandma plays online games and beats teenagers every day. - Challenge to a match. For real? I had no idea! That's so cool! Maybe I'll challenge her to a match sometime. I'm pretty good, you know.
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• challenge someone to a match /ˈʧælɪnʤ sʌmwʌn tuː ə mætʃ/ 試合を申し込む（競技・ゲームで）
• play online games /pleɪ ˈɑːnlaɪn ɡeɪmz/ オンラインゲームをする
• beat teenagers /biːt ˈtiːnˌeɪʤərz/ ティーンエイジャーに勝つ
• every day /ˈɛvri deɪ/ 毎日（頻度）
• For real? /fər rɪəl/ 本当に？マジで？（カジュアル）
• I had no idea /aɪ hæd noʊ aɪˈdiːə/ 全く知らなかった
• That's so cool /ðæts soʊ kuːl/ それすごいね／かっこいいね
• sometime /ˈsʌmtaɪm/ いつか（未来のある時）※sometimesとの違い重要
• I'm pretty good /aɪm ˈprɪti ɡʊd/ けっこう上手い／なかなかできる
• you know /juː noʊ/ ほらね／言っとくけど（軽い強調）
- Challenge to a match
→ Challenge her to a match（目的語が必要）
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All right, everyone, it's time for today's pronunciation polish. I challenge you to a match. Here's today's phrase.
I helped him pick them up. I helped him pick them up.
All right, we have a couple of things to do to polish this up. First off, let's look at him. That sound, the h sound will disappear, and we have the schwa sound, him, him. Helped him, helped him. All right, next up is pick. The k sound at the end disappears. Pick. Next, we have them plus up. Let's join those sounds together. We have a little schwa sound, and the p in up will disappear. Them up, them up. Pick them up. Pick them up.
I helped him pick them up. I helped him pick them up.
All right, it's a little rhythmical, so it might be fun to practice. All right, let's go with natural speed.
I helped him pick them up. I helped him pick them up.
All right, how did you do? That was a great challenge, everyone. You did a good job.
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Hey, David, do you remember that you once challenged me to a game?
Yes, I remember, and I have never felt so humbled.
What game was that?
Um, there was a video game, and I didn't stand a chance.
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• challenge someone to a game /ˈʧælɪnʤ sʌmwʌn tuː ə ɡeɪm/ ～にゲームで勝負を挑む
• do you remember ~? /duː juː rɪˈmɛmbər/ ～覚えてる？
• once /wʌns/ 以前に、一度
• feel humbled /fiːl ˈhʌmbəld/ 打ちのめされる／自分の実力を思い知る
• What game was it? /wʌt ɡeɪm wʌz ɪt/ 何のゲームだった？
• stand a chance /stænd ə ʧæns/ 勝ち目がある
• not stand a chance /nɑːt stænd ə ʧæns/ 全く勝ち目がない
• video game /ˈvɪdioʊ ɡeɪm/ ビデオゲーム