Opening
Roza
▶︎ Hey, everyone. This is Akino Roza.
David
▶︎ And I’m David Evans. Let’s get started.
Dialogue
① Are you going?【 未来の予定も表す進行形 】
👉さあ、Are you going? 進行形ですが、これは未来の予定を表していますね。
② Ms. Stranvinsky takes music very seriously.【 seriously の意味 】
👉 seriously – これは「真剣に」という副詞です。
③ She has a no-nonsense approach to teaching the piano.【 no-nonsense の意味 】
👉 no-nonsense これは「直接的な、実践向きの」というフレーズ。
Practice
Roza
▶︎ All right, everyone. Are you ready to practice? Using these multiple-word adjectives
is really fun in your conversations. So I encourange you to really practice these
on your own as well. Are you ready to get started?
・a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
Keep that flow.
・a no-nonsense approach
David
▶︎ Great. Let’s keep going with som “conscious” words.
・cost-conscious
・fashion-conscious
・health-conscious
・calorie-conscious
Roza
▶︎ OK. Now let’s use “free” combinations.
・gluten-free
・calorie-free
・sugar-free
David
▶︎ All right. And for these last ones, remember. Even though
the number is greater than one, there’s no “-s” here.
OK?
・my 26-year-old son
・a 25-meter pool
・a five-year contract
David
▶︎ Unlock your potential.
Roza
▶︎ Repetition is the key.
Roza & David
▶︎ Great work.
Ending
Onishi
▶︎ Hey, David. Can you stand a three-hour wait for a restaurant?
David
▶︎ Oh, no! Forget about it!
That’s like skipping an entrie meal.
Onishi
▶︎ Oh, yeah. How about you, Roza?
Roza
▶︎ I think my max would be an hour and a half. Unless maybe I went to really a far place
and really wanted to eat there, in which cases, maximium two hours.
Words and Phrases
① multiple-word
👉複合表現
② forget about it
👉とんでもない、嫌なこった
これで、Lesson 204 は終了。
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