Opening
Roza
▶︎ This is Akino Roza.
David
▶︎ And I’m David Evans.
Dialogue
① He’ll be back next Friday.【 be back の意味 】
👉 be back「戻る」という表現。覚えておきましょう。
② Well, Jessica isn’t here either, …【 not 〜 either の意味 】
👉 isn’t here either というフレーズが出てきましたね。not 〜 either「〜も … ではない」
の決まり文句です。
③ He’s sort of a mysterious person, isn’t he?【 sort of, kind of の意味 】
👉ここでは sort of というフレーズが出てきました。これは、kind of と同じようなフレーズで、
「どことなく、ちょっと」という表現です。
Pronunciation Polish
Today’s Sentence:He’s sort of a mysterious person, isn’t he?
Roza
▶︎ OK, guys. It’s almost time to end the lesson.
Having said that, we still have to practice our pronunciation.
You ready?
Here’s today’s phrase.
・He’s sort of a mysterious person, isn’t he?
・He’s sort of a mysterious person, isn’t he?
All right.
In today’s phrase we have quite a few points to cover.
So let’s get right into them.
Listen carefully, and repeat after me.
sort of, sort of
sort of a, sort of a
he’s sort of a ,he’s sort of a
Excellent work, you’re getting it.
Now let’s try “isn’t he.”
The /h/ is very, very weak.
isn’t he, isn’t he
All right.
Let’s go for the full sentence.
・He’s sort of a mysterious person, isn’t he?
・He’s sort of a mysterious person, isn’t he?
Ready for the full speed?
Here we go!
・He’s sort of a mysterious person, isn’t he?
If you didn’t get it this time, keep on practicing,
and you’ll get there.
Ending
David
▶︎ That’s right. Have fun, and do your best.
Words and Phrases
① That said, …
👉そう言ったうえで
これで、Lesson 226 は終了。

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