英会話タイムトライアル 「7月DAY10」
7月10日(金)
I'll tell you about my family. I'm an only child. I don't have any brothers or sisters. Actually, my grandmother was a big part of my childhood. And my grandmother lives with us in Hong Kong now. I see.
Let's talk about your commute to school. How did you go to school?
So, I went on the school bus. It was a big yellow school bus.
Oh yeah, it's a typical American school bus.
Did you ever take the school bus in Hong Kong?
No, I didn't. Actually, I took the public bus. It was a double-decker bus. And I always sat at the very front of the second floor.
So, how long did it take to go to school?
Well, 20 or 30 minutes. It depended on the traffic in downtown Hong Kong. Okay, Steve, let's talk about school lunch. What did you have for lunch?
Usually, my mom made a lunch for me. In Japan, they say bento. Do they have a word like bento in Hong Kong?
Actually, it comes from bento. We call it bientan.
Really?
Yeah.
Did you bring a bientan to school?
Yeah, yeah, I did.
Really?
Yeah.
What was inside your bento?
A lot. For example, pork meat…,
I see.
Rice sometimes, fried rice, or tofu.
Did you have any dim sum? How do you say dim sum in Japanese?
It's tenshin or yum cha.
Did you have dim sum in your bento?
No, that's too difficult to make. What did you do after school in the U.S.?
Well, after school, I usually played sports. I played baseball, tennis, how about you? Is there any after school in Hong Kong? Because you finish school around 6 p.m.
Yes, we do have after school activities, and basketball.
So, on your basketball team, was there a seniority system like senpai, kouhai system?
Well, there's a word for senpai and kohai, but we treat everyone the same.
- commute to school /kəˈmjuːt tə skuːl/ 通学する、通学
- school bus /skuːl bʌs/ スクールバス
- typical /ˈtɪpɪkəl/ 典型的な
- public bus /ˈpʌblɪk bʌs/ 路線バス
- double-decker bus /ˌdʌbəl ˈdɛkər bʌs/ 二階建てバス
- at the very front /ət ðə ˈvɛri frʌnt/ 一番前に
- depend on /dɪˈpɛnd ɑːn/ ～による、～次第である
- traffic /ˈtræfɪk/ 交通状況
- downtown /ˈdaʊntaʊn/ 市街地、中心街
- make a lunch /meɪk ə lʌntʃ/ 昼食（弁当）を作る
- come from /kʌm frəm/ ～に由来する
- fried rice /fraɪd raɪs/ チャーハン
- dim sum /dɪm ˈsʌm/ 点心
- after-school activities /ˈæftər skuːl ækˈtɪvətiz/ 放課後活動
- seniority system /ˌsiːniˈɔːrəti ˈsɪstəm/ 年功序列・上下関係の制度
- treat everyone the same /triːt ˈɛvriˌwʌn ðə seɪm/ みんなを平等に接する
I went on the school bus.
→ 通常は I went to school on the school bus. または I took the school bus. の方が自然です。
my mom made a lunch for me
→ 会話ではよく言いますが、英語としては
- my mom made lunch for me（昼食を作ってくれた）
- my mom made me a lunch（私にお弁当を作ってくれた）
- my mom packed me a lunch（お弁当を持たせてくれた）
の方が自然です。
pork meat
→ ネイティブは通常 pork と言います。
- pork
- beef
- chicken
には通常 meat を付けません。
Is there any after school in Hong Kong?
→ やや不自然です。
おそらく音声は
- Do you have after-school activities in Hong Kong?
または
- Is there anything like after-school activities in Hong Kong?
だった可能性があります。
Yes, we do have after school activities, and basketball.
→
after-school activities と after-school にハイフンが入るのが一般的です（名詞の前で形容詞として使う場合）。
Commute
通常は職場への通勤に使われますが、
- commute to school
- school commute
のように「通学」にも使われます。
一方、日常会話では
- How did you get to school?
の方がさらに自然です。
double-decker bus
イギリスや香港では非常によく使われる単語です。
例えば、
- I always sat upstairs.
- I liked sitting in the front seat on the top deck.
などと言うこともできます。
ちなみに the second floor より the upper deck や the top deck の方が、二階建てバスについて話すときはより自然な言い方です。
treat everyone the same
これは覚えておくと便利な表現です。
How did you go to school?
Well, usually I went to school by bicycle. But sometimes my parents drove me to school.
Oh, I see. How long did it take?
It took about 10 minutes, but there was a hill. So going to school took about 15 minutes.
Okay, I see. And how about the school lunch? What did you have for lunch?
I always had a nice Japanese lunch at school. I miss those lunches.
Okay. What did you do after school?
After school, I was a member of the broadcast club, and we practiced broadcasting.
All right, got it. Thank you for telling me about your school.
Sure, nice talking to you.
英会話タイムトライアル 「7月DAY9」
7月9日(木)
So, try to repeat each phrase after me.
How did you go to school?
I biked to school.
What did you have for lunch at school?
I had the school lunch.
Was there a seniority system at your school?
I biked to school.
I took the school bus to school.
I walked to school.
Door to door, it took about 30 minutes.
Door to door, it took about 35 minutes.
Door to door, it took about 45 minutes.
After school, I played sports.
What did you do after school?
After school, I had music lessons.
After school, I had soccer practice. Practices?
After school, I played with my friends.
The older members of the club were nice.
Jenny, tell me, tell me about the older member of the club.
The older members of the club gave me some good advice.
Oh, that's a good.
The older members of the club were very strict.
Tomorrow, let's have a conversation about schooling. I'm looking forward to natural conversations with you.
How did you go to school?
Well, usually I went to school by bicycle. But sometimes my parents drove me to school.
How long did it take?
It took about 10 minutes, but there was a hill. So going to school took about 15 minutes.
• go to school /ɡoʊ tə skuːl/ 学校へ通う、学校へ行く
• bike to school /baɪk tə skuːl/ 自転車で学校へ通う
• have ... for lunch /hæv ... fər ˈlʌntʃ/ 昼食に～を食べる
• school lunch /skuːl ˈlʌntʃ/ 学校給食
• seniority system /ˌsiːniˈɔːrəti ˈsɪstəm/ 年功序列・先輩後輩制度
• door to door /dɔːr tə ˈdɔːr/ 家を出てから目的地に着くまで、ドア・ツー・ドアで
• play sports /pleɪ spɔːrts/ スポーツをする
• music lesson /ˈmjuːzɪk ˈlesən/ 音楽のレッスン（通常は music lessons と複数形で使うことが多い）
• soccer practice /ˈsɑːkər ˈpræktɪs/ サッカーの練習（不可算的に扱われることが多い）
• play with my friends /pleɪ wɪð maɪ frendz/ 友達と遊ぶ
• older members /ˈoʊldər ˈmembərz/ 年上のメンバー、先輩
• give someone advice /ɡɪv ˌsʌmwʌn ədˈvaɪs/ （人）に助言する（advice は不可算名詞）
• strict /strɪkt/ 厳しい
• look forward to ... /lʊk ˈfɔːrwərd tə/ ～を楽しみにする
• by bicycle /baɪ ˈbaɪsɪkəl/ 自転車で（by bike も非常によく使う）
• drive someone to school /draɪv ˌsʌmwʌn tə skuːl/ （人）を車で学校へ送る
• there was a hill /ðer wəz ə hɪl/ 坂があった
英会話タイムトライアル 「7月DAY8」
7月8日(水)
The older players
the younger players
The older players helped the younger players.
The veteran players helped the rookie players.
The veteran players helped the younger players.
teach the basics to
The older players teach the basics to the younger players.
The younger players stretched together.
The older players are called senpai.
the older members of the club
the younger members of the club
club
broadcast club
team
tennis team
The older members of the club were nice.
Seniority system
Seniority
Was there a seniority system at your school?
There wasn't a seniority system on our team.
Our team didn't have a seniority system.
The older players helped the younger players.
The older players teach the basics to younger players.
The younger players stretched together.
The older players are called senpai.
The older members of the club
The older members of the club were nice.
Was there a seniority system at your school?
There wasn't a seniority system on our team.
- older players /ˈoʊldər ˈpleɪərz/（年上・上級生の選手、先輩）
- younger players /ˈjʌŋɡər ˈpleɪərz/（年下・下級生の選手、後輩）
- veteran player /ˈvɛtərən ˈpleɪər/（ベテラン選手）
- rookie player /ˈrʊki ˈpleɪər/（新人選手）
- teach the basics to ... /tiːtʃ ðə ˈbeɪsɪks tə/（～に基本を教える）
- stretch together /strɛtʃ təˈɡɛðər/（一緒にストレッチをする）
- club /klʌb/（部活）
- broadcast club /ˈbrɔːdkæst klʌb/（放送部）
- team /tiːm/（チーム）
- tennis team /ˈtɛnɪs tiːm/（テニス部、テニスチーム）
- seniority system /ˌsiːniˈɔːrəti ˈsɪstəm/（先輩後輩制度）
- seniority /ˌsiːniˈɔːrəti/（年功・先任・先輩であること）
英会話タイムトライアル 「7月DAY7」
7月7日(火)
What did you have for lunch at school?
School lunch
I had the school lunch.
I miss the Japanese school lunch.
Tell me about school lunch in Hong Kong.
My mom made a bento for me.
My bento had fish, rice, and vegetables in it.
Have … in in
It has cheese in it.
Transfer schools
Have you ever transferred schools?
a few times
I transferred schools a few times.
I transferred schools when I was 10 years old.
Because my dad was transferred from Tokyo to Osaka.
What did you have for lunch at school?
School lunch
I had the school lunch.
I miss the Japanese school lunch.
Tell me about school lunch in Hong Kong.
My mom made a bento for me.
My bento had fish, rice, and vegetables in it.
Have … in in
It has cheese in it.
Transfer schools
Have you ever transferred schools?
a few times
I transferred schools a few times.
I transferred schools when I was 10 years old.
Because my dad was transferred from Tokyo to Osaka.
英会話タイムトライアル 「7月DAY6」
7月6日(月)
How did you go to school?
I biked to school.
I went to school by bicycle.
I went to school by bike.
My parents drove me to school.
? to the school NG
How long did it take?
It took about 15 minutes.
It only took five minutes.
?took only OK
Door to door.
Door to door, it took about 30 minutes.
? It took about thirty minutes from my house to my school.
After school.
What did you do after school?
After school I played sports.
I was on the basketball team. *on... team
Basketball team, volleyball team, tennis team. 運動系
The broadcast club, the newspaper club. 文化系？
Cram school.
Japanese cram school
After school, I went to a Japanese cram school.