Lesson 144 発言パターン　依頼④ー依頼への流れ２

Opening

Roza
▶︎ Akino Roza here.

David
▶︎ And I’m David Evans. Yeah, man, I’m getting hungry.

Roza
▶︎

Dialogue

① 〜, could you save me a seat near the front?【 動詞 save のニュアンス 】
👉save という動詞が出て来ましたね。ここでは、「取っておく、確保する」という意味で使われています
けれども、この動詞のイメージは「そのままにしておくと、失われてしまうものを助ける」そうしたイメージ
を持っている単語なんですね。ですから、「そのままにしておくと、消えてしまう席を確保する」
save の使い方を覚えておきましょう。

② I skipped breatfast this morning and I’m starving.【 skip の意味と決まり文句 】
👉skip – これは「飛ばす」という意味で使われていますね。そして、I’m starving.「私は、腹ペコです。」
– 決まり文句です。

③ I’ll guard it with my life.【 動詞 guard の意味 】
👉guard – これは「守る」という動詞。

Pronunciation Polish

Today’s Sentence：Could you save me a seat near the front? I’d appreciate it.

Roza
▶︎ Hey, guys. If you practice the pronunciation with me, I’d be grateful.
Today’s phrase is …
・Could you save me a seat near the front? I’d appreciate it.
・Could you save me a seat near the front? I’d appreciate it.

There’s quite a few points to cover today.
First, we’ll go over the pronunciation of “could you” and then “front.”
The /fr/ sound and the weakened /t/ – “front” as well as the linking
between “I’d appreciate it.”
Let’s go through them.
Repeat after me.
could you, could you
could you save me a seat

Great work.
Now let’s try “front.”
front
near the front

Put it together.
could you save a seat near the front

OK.
Great work.
Now let’s practice “I’d appreciate it.”
Connect all together just like that.
I’d appreciate it.
I’d appreciate it.

Let’s put them both together.
・Could you save me a seat near the front? I’d appreicate it.

Now let’s do natural speed.
・Could you save me a seat near the front? I’d appreciate it.
・Could you save me a seat near the front? I’d appreciate it.

Wow!
That was a lot.
But you did so well.
I’m really proud of you!

Ending

Onishi
▶︎ Hey, David. I’ll be there in about five minutes.
Could you order me a steak?

David
▶︎ Ah, ah, ah. Steak? Ah, sure. Yeah, how would you like it done?

Onishi
▶︎ Yeah, medium-rare, please.

David
▶︎ Oh, nice choice. All right, I gotcha.

Roza
▶︎ And Sensei, remember.
If you are late, I’m gonna eat that steak.

Words and Phrases

① I’d be much obliged.
👉そうしていただけると幸いです。※やや古風な表現

これで、Lesson 144 は終了。