Lesson 202 形容詞による修飾② 形容詞フレーズ

Opening

Roza
▶︎ Hey, everyone. Akino Roza here.

David
▶︎ And I’m David Evans. Now it’s like you found the Fountain of Youth.

Onishi
▶︎ Mmm, yes, that’s right.

Dialogue

① It’s definitely harad work.【 definitely の意味 】
👉さあ、definitely「間違いなく、絶対に」。会話に勢いを添える副詞です。

② All my students are bright and hardworking.【 bright のニュアンス 】
👉さあ、この bright という単語。これは「聡明」と訳しておきましたけれども、子供にも使える
「賢い」という意味合いの単語なんですね。もともと、この単語は「明るい」ということを意味している
ので、それが「賢さ」につながっているわけです。

③ Yeah, who knows?【 who knows? の意味 】
👉 who knows?「誰が知っているのですか。誰も分かりせん。」というフレーズ。

Practice

David
▶︎ All right. It’s time for today’s practice, everyone. Today we’ll link
some adjectives togehter using conjunctions. It’s a two-for-one feeling.
Remember them as a chunk. We have conjunctions like and, but, though,
albeit. There’s many different flavors.
So let’s practice them together.

Roza
▶︎ All right. Repeat after us.
※ long and difficult
・It was long and difficult journey.

David
▶︎ Great work. Let’s keep going.
※ long, though easy
・It was a long, though easy test.
Let’s try “albeit” now.
・It was a long, albeit easy test.

Roza
▶︎ OK. And one more.
※ bright and hardworking
All together
・All my students are bright and hardworking.

David
▶︎ Unlock your potential.

Roza
▶︎ Repetition is the key.

Roza & David
▶︎ Great work.

Ending

Onishi
▶︎ Hey, guys. “There is no quick and easy to lose weight.”
True, right?

David
▶︎ No. If it’s quick, it won’t be easy. And if it’s easy, it won’t be quick.

Roza
▶︎ Well, the important thing is to be happy in the body that you’re in.
Sensei, you are perfect and beautiful as you are.

Onishi
▶︎ I know.

Words and Phrases

① the Fountain of Youth
👉青春の泉
-古代ギリシャから中世の大航海時代まで伝わる伝説上の泉で、その水を飲めば
若さを取り戻せるとされる。

これで、Lesson 202 は終了。