Lesson 121 知覚を表す動詞①ー look, watch

Opening

Roza
▶︎ Hey, everyone. This is Akino Roza. You know guys,
look at this realistically, I think it’s about time we start the lesson.

David
▶︎ Hi, everyone. I’m David Evans. I agree.

Dialogue

① I can’t go into business with you.【 go into business の意味 】
👉 go into business – これは「ビジネスを始める」、というわけです。

② Wow, you’re a hard sell, Barbara.【 hard sell の意味 】
👉 hard sell – このフレーズは、「説得しづらい人」を表しています。

③ Trust me, ….【 前置きの trust me 】
👉さあ、trust me 「信じてください」というわけですね。
日本語では、「真面目な話ですが」という前置きに相当しますかね。

⑥ 〜, we’re better off as friends than as business partners.【 better off の意味 】
👉そして、better off – これは「より良い状態で」というフレーズ。

Pronunciation Polish

David
▶︎ All right, everyone. Welcome to today’s “Pronunciation Poish.”
Let’s take a look at today’s phrase.
・Let’s look at this realistically.
・Let’s look at this realistically.

All right.
First, we’ll link “look” and “at.”
look at, look at

Next, listen to the “t” sound in “at.”
It’s very weak, almost silent.
look at, look at
look at this
look at this realistically

All right,
Let’s put it the whole sentence together.
・Let’s look at this realistically.
・Let’s look at this realistically.

All right.
Great work today.

Ending

Onishi
▶︎ Hey, David.
Do you often watch cooking tutorials on the net?

David
▶︎ Oh, yeah, actually I get most of my inspiration from them,
and then I try the recipe once or twice. After I’ve done that,
it’s time to make it on your own, and experiment, customize, things like that.
Roza, do you use them?

Roza
▶︎ I don’t cook.

David
▶︎ Well, in that case ….

Onishi
▶︎ In that case, what?

Words and Phrases

① get distracted
👉気が散る

これで、Lesson 121 は終了。