Lesson 198 比較表現を使ったフレーズ②

Opening

Roza
▶︎ Yeah, also the ”ちょっと話があるんだけど.” Akino Roza here.

David
▶︎ I promise you that’s not limited to Japanese. I’m David Evans.

Dialogue

① Please, have a seat.【 have a seat の意味 】
👉 have a seat – まとめて覚えておきましょう。

② So, what’s this about, Professor?【 反射的に言うのは難しい表現 】
👉 What’s this about? という表現が出てきましたね。
なかなか反射的にこういう文は作れないので、丸ごと覚えておきましょう。

③ We don’t have the budget.【 budget の意味 】
👉 budget という単語が出てきましたね。「予算」というわけです。

④ I’ll use my personal funds.【 fund の意味 】
👉 fund これは「資金」というわけです。

⑤ Yes, I’ll contact Dr. Higashi this time.【 contact の意味 】
👉 contact 「連絡する」重要動詞ですよ。

Pronunciation Polish

Today’s Sentence：It would cost at least 80,000 pounds to do it.

Roza
▶︎ OK, guys. Don’t try to end this lesson on your own
without doing some “Pronunciation Polish.”
Are you ready for today’s sentence? Here it is.
・It would cost at least 80,000 pounds to do it.
・It would cost at least 80,000 pounds to do it.

OK. Today we have a lot of disappearing “t”s and “d”
and a little bit of linking.
So let’s get ready for it.
Repeat after me.
it, it
it would, it would
it would cost at least, it would cost at least
it would cost at least 80,000 pounds, it would cost at least 80,000 pounds
to do it, to do it

All right.
Full sentence now.
・It would cost at least 80,000 pounds to do it.

One more time.
・It would cost at least 80,000 pounds to do it.

How did you do?
If you found it difficult, don’t worry about it.
Just keep on practicing, and you’ll get there in no time.

Ending

Onsihi
▶︎ Hey, David.
One hundred kg table ? Made of marble or something?

David
▶︎ Oh, maybe marble or some thick hard wood?
I don’t know. I mean I’m pretty strong. I think I could lift it on my own.
I’ll try. Oh, my back!

Roza
▶︎ That is how David hurt his back.

Words and Phrases

① at worst
👉最悪でもその程度

これで、Lesson 198 は終了。