Lesson 103 創造を表す動詞③ ー make の目的語説明型

Opening

Roza
▶︎ Akino Roza here.

David
▶︎ And I’m David Evans.

Dialogue

① Life in Tokyo can make you a little stressed.【 ここでの you の意味するもの 】
👉さあ、ここで make you a little stressed の you –
これは「あなた」という個人を指しているわけではなくて、「一般の人々」を意味した you です。

② I have to go out for a bit …【 for a bit の意味 】
👉for a bit – これは「短い時間の間」というわけです。

Pronunciation Polish

David
▶︎ All right, everyone. It’s time for today’s “Pronunciation Polish.”
First, here’s today’s phrase.
・Life in Tokyo can make you a little stressed.
・Life in Tokyo can make you a little stressed.

Lots of little points to focus in on today.
Let’s start with “life in.”
Let’s link these, OK?
life in, life in

Great. Next is “you.” “You” becomes “you.”
make you, make you

Next, we have “little.” The two “t”s are in the middle.
little – It’s a “d” sound. Yeah?
little, little

All right.
And one more for us.
The “str” pronunciation.
str, str
stressed
a little stressed

All right.
Now let’s put these together and make the full sentece.
・Life in Tokyo can make you a little stressed.
・Life in Tokyo can make you a little stressed.

All right!
Great work today!

Ending

Onishi
▶︎ Hey, guys. I’m so surprised to hear your “Hi” in today’s practical usage.
That was so welcoming.

Roza
▶︎ Yeah. We always say it is important to speak English with feeling behind it.
That was what you felt.

David
▶︎Well, I just hope you feel welcome here.

Words and Phrases

① make it known that 〜
👉〜を公表する

これで、Lesson 103 は終了。