Lesson 133 気づく、わかるを表す動詞ー realize, recognize, notice

Opening

Roza
▶︎ Akino Roza here.

David
▶︎ And I’m David Evans.

Dialogue

① I recognized you at once.【 at once の意味 】
👉 at once「すぐに」というフレーズですね。

② You’re the world champion.【 the のニュアンス 】
👉そして、the world champion – 一人しかいない champion ですから、the が
ついているわけです。

③ Well, I watch it sometimes.【 watch のニュアンス 】
👉さあ、watch it と「プロレスを見る」- 動いているものを見る、という時には
注視を意味する watch が使われる、というわけですね。

④ We come from all walks of life.【 all walks of life の意味 】
👉さあ、ここで all walks of life という表現が出てきました。
さまざまな背景をもつ、人々に関して使われるフレーズです。

Pronunciation Polish

David
▶︎ OK, it’s time to wrap things up today with the “Pronunciation Polish.”
So here’s today’s phrase.
・I didn’t realize I had so many fans from various backgrounds.
・I didn’t realize I had so many fans from various backgrounds.

Not too many points to focus on today.
It’s just a long sentence. So let’s take a look.
First up is “didn’t.”
The “t” sound will disappear.
didn’t, didn’t
I didn’t

Next, let’s link up “realize” and “I.”
realize I, realize I
I didn’t realze I

Great! That’s a nice chunk.

Next up is “from” becoms “from,” “from.”
from various backgrounds

All right.
So we have a start, and a middle, and a finish.
Let’s build them in order to create the full sentence.
Here we go!
I didn’t realize I
had so many fans
I didn’t realize I had so many fans
・I didn’t realize I had so many fans from various backgrounds.

Phew!
It’s hard to do in just one breath.
Great work today.

Ending

Roza
▶︎ That’s right, guys. Just keep going, and don’t get discouraged.

David
▶︎ That’s right. Having the experience of putting it into your own words
is a big part of learning. So keep trying and keep thinking new ways
to express yourself.

Words and Phrases

① undergo renovation
👉大規模な改装・リフォームをする

これで、Lesson 133 は終了。