Opening
Roza
▶︎ Hey, guys. This is Akino Roza. It’s getting warmer and warmer.
So let’s heat up your English practice.
David
▶︎ That’s right. Hi, everyone. I’m David Evans. We’re ready to turn up the heat.
Let’s get going.
Dialogue
① So, this is it, Jessica.【 this is it のニュアンス 】
👉 this is it という表現が出てきましたね。「まさに、これです。」「いよいよです。」という表現
ですが、「私たちが求めている場所・私たちが求めている内容」は、「これだ」、そうした
ニュアンスで、ここでは使われていますね。
② We have finally arrived at the spot.【 finally と arrive at のニュアンス 】
👉そして、finally arrived at – finally「とうとう、ようやくですね」という意味合いをもっています。
▶︎そして arrived at「到着 する」という出来事が at 以降の地点で起こった、というわけです。
③ Let’s proceed then.【 proceed の意味 】
👉 proceed「進む」という動詞ですね。
④ We’ll find out soon, won’t we?【 付加疑問文の構造 】
👉さあ、ここでは will を使った疑問文ですね。
we’ll の疑問文ですので、will we? – そして、肯定・否定を入れ替えるため、won’t we?
となるわけです。
⑤ Whatever it is, I hope it’s interesting.【 譲歩を表す whatever 】
👉 whatever it is – 「それは何であれ」という譲歩の表現ですね。
whatever「何でも」という表現です。
Pronunciation Polish
David
▶︎ All right, everyone. Welcome to today’s “Pronunciation Polish.”
First, let’s start with today’s sentence. Here we go!
・As ready as I’ll ever be.
・As ready as I’ll ever be.
All right. This is usually spoken as one large chunk when speaking.
So making the pronunciation smooth is key.
Let’s zoom in on two areas.
First is “as.”
The “a” in “as” becomes much shorter, sounds like /ə/.
as ready as, as ready as
Try to remember in a chunk.
So it comes naturally.
Let’s go one more time.
as ready as, as ready as
“as I’ll ever be” also becomes linked and smooth.
as I’ll ever be, as I’ll ever be
All right. Now let’s try it all together.
・As ready as I’ll ever be.
・As ready as I’ll ever be.
All right.
So remember when using this phrase, it’s the same way as “yes.”
So master it and you can use it in the same way.
Great work, today.
Ending
Roza
▶︎Thanks for keeping up with all the lessons so far.
You’re doing fantastic. Keep up the good work.
David
▶︎ That’s right. You’re doing great. So keep at it.
Words and Phrases
① prove him wrong
👉目的語説明型：him ＝ wrong だと prove
これで、Lesson 61 は終了。
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