Lesson 21 会話原則　協調ー興味を示せ①

2026年5月4日

Do you remember that you once challenged me to a game?

Opening

Roza
▶︎ Hey, everyone. This is Akino Roza. May you have a lovely lesson today.

David
▶︎ Oh, nice one, Roza. Hi, everyone. I’m David Evans.
All right. May we get started?

Dialogue

① 〜 and they scattered everywhere.【 scatter の意味】
👉 さあ、scatter という動詞が出てきましたね。これは「散らばる」という意味。
しっかりと覚えておきましょう。

② And then what happened? 【 then が表すニュアンス】
👉 and then – 「そして、それから」ということですね。then は「視線が移る」ことを表す副詞です。
「そして、それから」という「視線」の移行を表しているわけですよ。

③ So you were the hero of the day.【 the hero of the day の意味】
👉さあ、the hero of the day というフレーズが出てきました。これは「今日のヒーロー」。
時々使われる表現ですね。

④ Ha, not really, but it felt good.【 定型句 Not really. 】
👉 not really 「それほどではない」という定型句。しっかりと覚えましょう、

⑤ You’re sweet, Ethan.【 you’re sweet の意味 】
👉 you’re sweet, – これは「優しいですね」という表現。覚えておきましょう。

Pronunciation Polish

Today’s Sentence： I helped him pick them up.

David
▶︎ All right, everyone. It’s time for today’s “Pronunciation Polish.”
I challenge you to a match
Here’s today’s phrase.
・I helped him pick them up.
・I helped him pick them up.

All right.
We have a couple of things to do polish this up
First up, let’s look at “him.”
The /h/ sound will disappear,
and we have the schwa sound.
him, him
helped him, helped him

All right.
Next up is “pick.”
The /k/ sound at the end of “pick” will disappear.
pcik, pick

Next we have “them” plus “up.”
Let’s joing those sounds together.
We have a little schwa sound and
the /p/ in “up” will disappear.
them up, them up
pick them up, pick them up
・I helped him pick them up.
・I helped him pick them up.

All right.
It’s a little rhythmical.
So it might be fun to practice.
All right.
Let’s go at natural speed.
・I helped him pick them up.
・I helped him pick them up.

All right.
How did you do?
That was a great challenge, everyone.
You did a good job.