Lesson 237 時系列を表す表現

Opening

Roza
▶︎ Hey, everyone. Akino Roza here.

David
▶︎ And I’m David Evans. I think it’s because there is an ice cream shop next door.

Dialogue

① 〜, how did you become so fluent in English?【 fluent の意味 】
👉 fluent – 「堪能な、流暢に」話せる、という単語。覚えてくださいね。

② 〜, it’s useful for learning practical expressions.【 practical の意味 】
👉 practical – これは「実用的な」という形容詞

Pronunciation Polish

Today’s Sentence：Before I forget, how did you become so fluent in English?

David
▶︎ OK, everyone. Before we forget, let’s polish our pronunciation.
Here’s today’s sentence.
・Before I forget, how did you become so fluent in English?
・Before I forget, how did you become so fluent in English?

All right.
We have three areas to focus on today.
So let’s take a look.
First up, let’s join “before I.”
Sounds like this –
before I, before I
before I forget

“Forget” the “t” sound at the end will disappear.
before I forget

Next up, “did” plus “you” sounds like “did you.”
did you
how did you

Great work.
Next let’s take three words, and
make one large chunk.
fluent in English, fluent in English
how did you become so fluent in English?

All right.
Let’s do the whole thing.
・Before I forget, how did you become so fluent in English?
・Before I forget, how did you become so fluent in English?

All right.
Someone may ask you this question some day.
How will you answer?

Ending

Roza
▶︎ Hey, Sensei, before I forget, don’t you have an anouncement for us?

Onishi
▶︎ Exactly.

Roza
▶︎ Be sure to check it out, guys.

David
▶︎ That’s right. We’re moving to FM, it’s the same time.
We’ll see you then.

Words and Phrases

① put the car into gear
👉車のギアを入れる

これで、Lesson 237 は終了。