Lesson 42 前置詞 to ② ー 距離は必須ではない

Opening

Roza
▶︎ Akino Roza here.

David
▶︎ And I’m David Evans. Well, I love さば.

Dialogue

① We think there may be a large structure down there.【 may be の意味と発音 】
👉 there may be これは「〜かもしれない」という、だいたい 50% の可能性を示す使い方ですね。
👉そして、ここに出てきた sturcture という単語。発音が難しいので、お二人にやってもらいましょう。
Roza ▶︎ structure, structure
David ▶︎ structure, structure
しっかりと練習しておきましょう。

② Oh, are you treasure hunters?【 treasure hunter の意味 】
👉 treasure hunter 「財宝を探す探検家」のことですね。

③ You may use my submarine. 【 ここの may の使い方 】
👉 you may use – これは「許可」の may です。

④ Professor Peacock and I will make our way there soon. 【 make our way there の意味 】
👉 make our way there – これは「そこに向かって進む」ということ。

Pronunciation Polish

Roza
▶︎ OK, everyone. It’s time to practice our pronuncation.
Today’s sentence is …
・Please keep this to yourself.
・Please keep this to yourself.

Today’s sentence is short, and you all already know what we’re gonna focus on.
We’ll focus on the /ə/ sound of “to” and “yourself.”
So listen carefully – to, your. Repeat.
to, to
your, your, yourself

Great. Let’s practice some more.
to yourself, to yourself
Please keep to this
to yourself

Now full sentence at normal speed.
・Please keep this to yourself.
・Please keep this to yourself.

Excellent work.
Please don’t keep your English to yourself.
Show it to the world.

Ending

Onishi
▶︎ Hey, guys. Do you prefer automatical transmissions to manual ones?

David
▶︎ Oh, no, no, no. I’m a manual transmission guy all the way.
I love to feel connected to the car and the road. Yeah, I love it.

Onishi
▶︎ How about you, Roza?

Roza
▶︎ I’m actually about to start learning how to drive manual.
So I don’t know which one I prefer, but I have a feeling it gonna be fun.

Words and Phrases

① keep to the agreement
👉合意を遵守する

これで、Lesson 42 は終了。