Lesson 33 会話原則　理解ー謝罪は明瞭に

2026年5月20日

Opening

David
▶︎ Oh, I’m with you there. It’s always nice to go out as a couple
even after you’ve been married for a long time.

Onish
▶︎ Oh, exactly. That’s right.

Roza
▶︎ I love birthday dinners. This is Akino Roza.

David
▶︎ And I’m David Evans.

Dialogue

① I’ve been looking forward to this evening all week.【 現在完了進行形のニュアンス】
👉さあ、I’ve been looking forward to 〜 have been ＋動詞ing 形の現在完了進行形が
出てきましたね。「今に至るまでずっと〜している」という形。楽しみだったんですね。

② Did you pick it up?【 pick のニュアンス】
👉さあ、Did you pick 〜と言って、pick という動詞が使われていましたね。
pick は「つまむ」そこから「選ぶ」という意味で使われています。

③ Let’s enjoy dinner and celebrate properly.【 properly の意味】
👉properly という単語が出てきましたね。「適切に、ちゃんと」という副詞です。

Pronunciation Polish

Today’s Sentence：I’ve been looking forward to this evening all week.

David
▶︎ All right, everyone. So sorry to keep you waiting,
but now we are here, the “Pronunciation Polish.”
So let’s jump right in.
Here’s today’s phrase.
・I’ve been looking forward to this evening all week.
・I’ve been looking forward to this evening all week.

All right.
Can you hear maybe what we will focus on today?
Let’s check them out.
First up, “I’ve.”
This “ve” sound is very weak.
We have “been” with the schwa sound and “looking” together.
When we put them together, you can hear the change.
I’ve been looking, I’ve been looking

Very nice.
Now we have lots of linking and joining words together.
Let’s start with “forward to.”
forward to

Next up, “this evening.”
this evening
this evening all
this evening all week

looking forward to this evening all week

All right.
We’re all ready to put it all together.
Here we go!
・I’ve been looking forward to this evening all week.
・I’ve been looking forward to this evening all week.

All right.
You’re doing great.
Let’s try natural speed, try to keep up.
Here we go!
・I’ve been looking forward to this evening all week.
・I’ve been looking forward to this evening all week.

All right, everyone.
You did a great job today.
Keep practicing, and you’ll get better little by little.