Lesson 136 説明ルール② 文修飾

Opening

Roza
▶︎ Hey, everyone. This is Akino Roza.

David
▶︎ And I’m David Evans. Well, I like these stories better than his corny jokes.

Roza
▶︎ Oh, god! Ah 〜.

Dialogue

① Bill, did you hear that 〜？【「聞いている？知っている？」という決まり文句 】
👉さあ、did you hear 〜？「聞いている？知っている？」という決まり文句ですね。
覚えておきましょう。

② Are you OK with that? 【 丸ごと覚えるべき便利な表現 】
👉 Are you OK with 〜？これは、もう丸ごと覚えてしまって差し支えのない便利さを持った表現
ですね。with – これは「そのことと一緒にいてOKですか」と言っているわけです。

③ How do you know?【 プロセスをたずねる how 】
👉さあ、ここの how – プロセスをたずねる wh語でしたね。

Practice

David
▶︎ All right, everyone. It’s time for today’s practice. We’ll be using the 説明ルール.
So please put the explanation at the end. All right? Let’s practice.

Roza
▶︎ Repeat after us, everyone.
※ we had lunch – at the mall
・We had lunch at the mall.
・We had lunch on the second floor.

David
▶︎ Great work. Le’s keep going.
※ I work out – in the morning
・I work out in the morning.
・I work out for an hour.

Roza
▶︎ OK. Here’s the next one.
※ I can’t focus – with you looking at me
・I can’t focus with you looking at me.

David
▶︎ OK. One more.
※ I’m in the car – heading to the airport
・I’m in the car, heading to the airport.
Unlock your potential.

Roza
▶︎ Repetition is the key.

Roza & David
▶︎ Great work.

Ending

Onishi
▶︎ Hey, guys. Do you have any rituals?

David
▶︎ Oh, for me, Sunday is “laundry day,” and folding the laundry after it’s clean.
That’s my ritual. It’s ver precise, it’s always the same, and it clears my mind and spirit,

Onishi
▶︎ How about you, Roza?

Roza
▶︎ Well, I have a morning ritual, which consists of going out and taking care of horses.

Words and Phrases

① corny jokes
👉つまらないジョーク
② ritual
👉儀式

これで、Lesson 136 は終了。