Opening
Onishi
▶︎ Hey, Roza, how’s your “ankle” today?
Roza
▶︎ Oh, you know my uncle?
Onishi
▶︎ Ah 〜, sorry. Ankle.
Roza
▶︎ My ankle is doing just fine. Thank you.
Onishi
▶︎ It is. Can you pronounce “uncle” and “ankle”?
David
▶︎ Oh, yeah. No problem. “Uncle” is your relative, and “ankle” is next between your leg and foot.
Roza
▶︎ Hey, everyone.
David
▶︎ And I’m David Evans.
Dialogue
① Casper, how’s your ankle today?【 ankle と uncle の発音の違い 】
👉さあ、発音をしっかりと聞いてくださいましたか。 ankle でしたね。
② By the way, I think Umi said good morning in ….【 おなじみの by the way 】
👉さあ、by the way「ところで」という意味ですね。おなじみです。
③ Or maybe she’s a fan of the state in the US.【 決まり文句 a fan of 〜 】
👉 she’s a fan of 〜 というフレーズが出てきましたね。
「〜のファンです」という決まり文句です。覚えておきましょう。
④ Funny.【 皮肉を込めた表現 】
👉この funny – これは多分に「嫌味」で言っているんですね。
皮肉が入っています。「はい、はい。面白いですね」僕（大西先生）が言われるやつです。
⑤ Casper, you’re pretty good at walking with a cane now.【 カジュアルな pretty 】
👉さあ、pretty good 「かなりいい」という話ですね。
くだけた、カジュアルな「かなり」それが、pretty。
👉そして cane. これは「杖」です。覚えておいてくださいね。
Pronunciation Polish
David
▶︎ All right, everyone. Great work so far.
And here we are finally at “Pronunciation Polish.”
Let’s take a look at today’s sentence.
・It’s getting better little by little.
・it’s getting better little by little.
Now, right. today’s a fun one, see?
I speak American Engish, and in American English
this “t” in the middle of a word like “getting,” or “better,” or “little,
we change this into a “d” sound to make it smooth and easier to say.
So let’s focus on each of these examples, master them and practice together.
Here we go!
getting, getting
All right. Good work.
Now …
better, better
Very nice.
Next up is …
little, little
It’s a little tough with that “l” sound, but do your best.
little
All right.
Now let’s put these together.
getting better, getting better
little by little, little by little
Excellent! All right?
Now put it all together.
・It’s getting better little by little.
・It’s getting better little by little.
Oh, Fantastic!
So are you!
Ending
Onishi
▶︎ I’ll stand by you no matter what!
David
▶︎ Sensei, thank you so much.
That means so much to me.
Onishi
▶︎ What are you talking about? I’m just practicing.
David
▶︎ Ah 〜！ Not again!
Roza
▶︎ Sensei! Your “I’m practicing”s are getting more difficult to catch little by little.
Onishi
▶︎ All right. Little by little.
Words and Phrases
① side by side
👉並んで、協力して
これで、Lesson 29 は終了。
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