Lesson 109 発言パターン さらに説明を求める①

Opening

Roza
▶︎ Akino Roza here.

David
▶︎ And I’m David Evans. No, no, no, that’s really cool. (?) It’s great.
I love it!

David
▶︎ That’s perfect.

Roza
▶︎ Yeah, but at night!

Dialogue

① You really take good care of that care. 【 take good care of 〜 の意味 】
👉さあ、take good care of というフレーズが出てきました。「〜の手入れをしっかりする、
しっかり面倒を見る」というフレーズです。

② It holds a lot of memories for me, …【 holds のニュアンス 】
👉さあ、holds a lot of memories というフレーズが出てきましたね。hold この動詞は、「ものを離さず
持ち続ける」という感触の動詞です。しっかり持っている状態を続ける、ということですね。

③ It was the first car my late wife and I bought together.【 ここでの late の意味 】
👉さあ、late wife という表現が出てきました。late – これは「亡くなった」という意味です。

Pronunciation Polish

Today’s Sentence：I try to keep it in great condition.

David
▶︎ OK, everybody. It’s time for today’s “Pronunciation Polish.”
So let’s jump in.
Here’s today’s phrase.
・I try to keep it in great condition.
・I try to keep it in great condition.

OK.
We have a couple of main areas to focus on today.
So let’s make it short and sweet.
First up, we have the /tr/ sound in “try.”
Let’s really focus on that sound, OK?
tr, tr
try, try

All right. Good.
Next up, we have the schwa sound in “to.”
to
I try to, I try to

Next up, “keep it in”
Let’s say like this.
keep it in, keep it in

And we’ll drop the /t/ sound in “great.”
great condition, great condition

There you go!
All the pieces are in place.
Let’s put it together.
・I try to keep it in great condition.
・I try to keep it in great condition.

All right.
Natural speed.
Here we go!
・I try to keep it in great condition.
・I try to keep it in great condition.

All right.
Great work with today’s practice, everyone.
You’ll be getting better day by day.

Ending

Onishi
▶︎ Hey, guys. Is there anything you take good care of because it holds a lot of memories?

Roza
▶︎ Well, I don’t know about memories, but I really take care of my copper sink.

Onishi
▶︎ Sink?

Roza
▶︎ Yeah, it’s made of pure copper, and it requires certain care.
But I love it so much.

Onishi
▶︎ How about you, David?

David
▶︎ I have things with lots of memories.
And I have things that I try to keep in good condition.
But that’s a tough one. Do you have anything like that?

Onishi
▶︎ NO!

Words and Phrases

① copper
👉銅

これで、Lesson 109 は終了。