Opening
David
▶︎ I don’t spend enough time on gold courses to see that.
What’s up with that?
Roza
▶︎ This is Akino Roza.
David
▶︎ And I’m David Evans.
Dialogue
① That shot landed pretty close to the pin.【 land と close to 〜 の意味 】
👉 land これは「着地する」という表現ですね。そして、close to 〜「〜の近く」というわけです。
② Relax, I’m just saying you’re improving.【 improve の意味 】
👉さあ、improve という単語がまず出てきましたね。これは、「良くなる、上達する」という動詞。
③ You used to slice every shot. 【 slice の説明 】
👉そして、slice という単語が出てきました。ゴルフをやられる方なら、すぐお分かりかと思いますが、
ゴルフで「ボールをスライスさせる」ということです。利き手方向に。例えば右利きなら、右へ大きく
曲げてしまうことを指しています。
④ Wow, thanks for the reminder.【reminder の意味 】
👉 reminder – これは「remind させてくれるもの」つまり「思い出せてくれるもの」。
⑤ Maybe I should start commenting on your putting. 【 ゴルフ用語 putting 】
👉 putting はもちろん「パッティング」のことですね。これもゴルフ用語です。
⑥ Let’s see you make this next one. 【 make のニュアンス 】
👉 さあ、make this next one – この make は「成功する」という意味合いで使っています。
make は、「力を入れて作り上げる」という達成の感覚があるわけです。それが、「成功する」
というニュアンスにつながっているわけです。
Pronunciation Polish
Today’s Sentence：What’s that supposed to mean?
Roza
▶︎ OK, are you guys ready to practice your pronunciation?
I am.
Today’s phrase is …
・What’s that supposed to mean?
・What’s that supposed to mean?
Today we’ll be focusing on the pronunciation of “that”
and the combined sounds of “supposed to.”
So let’s start with “that.”
Repeat after me.
that, that
what’s that, what’s that
Great work.
Let’s move on to “supposed to.”
supponsed to, supposed to
supposed to mean, supposed to mean
・What’s that supposed to mean?
・What’s that supposed to mean?
OK.
I hope you’re really feeling the rhythm.
Are you ready to make it a little bit faster?
Let’s go!
・What’s that supposed to mean?
And now for natural speed.
・What’s that supposed to mean?
One more time.
・What’s that supposed to mean?
Excellent work!
Keep on practicing,
and you’ll get it perfectly.
Ending
David
▶︎ Oh, Sensei, all right.
I gave up. I just have to know. It’s eating me up.
Why are these oak trees filled with acorns?
Onishi
▶︎ The answer is acorn woodpeckers.
David
▶︎ Woodpeckers!
Onishi
▶︎ They embed acorns in tree trunks.
David
▶︎ I was gonna say “squirrels.”
But I was off.
Roza
▶︎ I would have never thought of that.
Onishi
▶︎ That’s so interesting. Yeah, you have to see it yourself.
Words and Phrases
① eat me up
👉(私を)苦しめる、悩ませる
② embed
👉埋め込む
これで、Lesson 106 は終了。
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