Lesson 81 移動を表す動詞 ⑩ ー drive

Opening

Roza
▶︎ Hey, everyone. This is Akino Roza. Ah 〜.
This heat drives me crazy!

David
▶︎ Me too. I(m with you on that one, Roza.
Hi, everyone. I’m David Evans.

Dialogue

① I think I am.【 I am の意味 】
👉さあ、I think I am. – もちろん、I am hurt. の意味で、I am と言っているわけですね。

② Your ankle seems to be twisted. 【 seems to の意味 】
👉 seems to 「〜のように見える、思える」というフレーズ。

Pronunciation Polish

David
▶︎ All right, everyone. Welcome back to our “Pronunciation Polish.”
First, let’s take a look at today’s phrase.
・These bad sidewalks drive me crazy.
・These bad sidewalks drive me crazy.

We have consonant puls “r,” – drive with “dr,” and crazy with “cr.”
First up is drive.
Here we go!
dr, dir
drive, dirve

Sounding good!
Now let’s try the “cr” in crazy.
cr, cr
crazy, crazy

Let’s put them together.
drive me, drive me

All right. Now let’s put it together for the whole sentence.
・These bad sidewalks drive me crazy.
・These bad sidewalks drive me crazy.

Fantastic work.
Keep practicing, and it’ll be better before you know.

Ending

Onishi
▶︎ You know, my heart is driven by passion for better Engish education.

David
▶︎ I can feel that passion coming through.

Roza
▶︎ You know, my heart is driven by passion for teasing Onishi Sensei.

Daive
▶︎ I can feel it coming through.

Words and Phrases

① tease
👉からかう

これで、Lesson 81 は終了。