Lesson 191 比較表現③ーas 〜 as … をバランスよく使う

Opening

Roza
▶︎ Akino Roza here.

David
▶︎ And I’m David Evans. Let’s not be picky about food. Food is food.

Dialogue

① I barely passed.【 barely の意味 】
👉さあ、barely という副詞が出てきましたね。
「かろうじて」- ギリギリ感あふれる表現です。

② Passing is passing.【 tautology とは 】
👉ころがトートロジー(同語反復)というわけですね。
基本は、A=A と言っているだけなので、情報量はゼロなんですけれどね。
人の言葉って不思議なものですね。そこに、extra な意味が加わるわけです。

③ Com on, take the win.【 take the win の意味 】
👉 take the win – 達成した成果や勝利に満足する、といったフレーズです。

Pronunciation Polish

Today’s Sentence：My score was’t as high as his.

David
▶︎ All right, it’s time for today’s “Pronunciation Polish.
Let’s jump right in with today’s phrase.
・My score wasn’t as high as his.
・My score wasn’t as high as his.

All right. We have a couple of points to zoom in on.
First up is the schwa sound from “my,” becomes “my.”
my score, my score

All right.
Next up, let’s join “wasn’t” and “as.”
wasn’t as, wasn’t as
wasn’t as high

Next up, we have some weakened sounds – the “h” and “s” in “his.”
All right.
as his, as his
wasn’t as high as

All right.
Let’s put it all together.
・My score wasn’t as high as his.
・My score wasn’t as high as his.

All right.
Are you getting more natural with them?
I think so.
Good job!

Ending

Onishi
▶︎ Hey, David.

David
▶︎ Yeah,

Onishi
▶︎ Why do you care so much about bed sheets?

David
▶︎ Why?
Ah, Sensei, bed sheets are the beginning and ending of every day.
You want to do it right.

Onishi
▶︎ All right.

Roza
▶︎ Yeah, it’s really important to sleep on high-quality bed sheets.
How do you not know this, Sensei?

Words and Phrases

① tautology
👉同語反復・類語重複

これで、Lesson 191 は終了。