Opening
Onishi
▶︎ Hey, David. Basketball is a very popular sport in the United States, right?
David
▶︎ Oh, yeah. That’s right. It’s in the top three along with the American footbal and
baseball, I think.
Roza
▶︎ This is Akino Roza.
David
▶︎ And I’m David Evans.
Dialogue
① We didn’t see too much of the city.【 too much of the city の否定に注意！ 】
👉 we didn’t と too much of the city が使われて、
too much of the city が否定されているわけですね。「あまり見ていない」ということに
なります。
② We went straight to the basketball arena.【arena の意味 】
👉そして、area – これは「競技場」というわけですね。
③ 〜 but he gets hyped up about basketball.【 get hyped up の意味 】
👉 get hyped up – これは「非常に興奮する」というフレーズ。
覚えておきましょう。
Pronunciation Polish
Today’s sentences ：It was a close game.
Roza
▶︎ All right, guys.
Well, it’s getting close to the end of the program.
But before we wrap things up, it’s time for the “Pronuncation Polish.”
Are you ready?
Here’s today’s phrase.
・It was a close game.
Today’s sentence is short and sweet.
We all have two points – linking and the / / sound in “it.”
Both of these, you have practiced a lot.
So get into it.
Repeat after me.
it, it
was a, was a
it was a, it was a
Great work so far.
Let’s do the whole sentence.
・It was a close game.
・It was a close game.
All right.
A little faster now.
・It was a close game.
・It was a close game.
Excellent work.
Now notice the pronunciation of the word “game.”
It’s not “ゲーム.” It’s “game.”
All right.
Let’s try one more time.
・It was a close game.
Wow.
You’re doing absolutely, fantastic!
And if it wasn’t perfect, don’t worry about it.
Keep on practicing, and you’ll get there.
Ending
Onishi
▶︎ Hey, David.
You’ve played basketball because you are so tall?
David
▶︎ No. But congratualtions, Sensei.
You are now the 10, 000th person to ask me that question.
Roza
▶︎ Sensei, you can’t stereo-type like that.
Just because David is tall, doesn’t mean he plays basketball.
Roza
▶︎ Of course, he plays volleyball.
David
▶︎ Wait, wait, wait…
Words and Phrases
① Just because 〜, doesn’t mean …..
👉〜だからといって … というわけではない。
これで、Lesson 164 は終了。
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