Lesson 181 名詞＋過去分詞・動詞 -ing形・to 不定詞

Opening

Roza
▶︎ Hey, everyone. This is Akino Roza. Did you guys have a nice weekend?

David
▶︎ I know I did. Hi, everyone. I’m David Evans.

Dialogue

① Did you have a nice break?【 have a break の意味 】
👉さあ、ここで have a break というフレーズが出てきました。
「休み・休暇を取る」という話ですね。

② I saw something about that time capsule online.【 副詞の位置 】
👉さあ、online という単語がありますが、もちろんこれは副詞の働きをしているんですね。
「私は見ました、オンラインで」と言っているわけです。
※なぜ副詞だとわかるかと言えば、もちろん「位置」なんですね。
saw something about that time capsule という動詞句、その後にあるから、その説明となる
– すなわち「副詞」となるわけです。

Practice

David
▶︎ All right. It’s time for today’s practice. The focus today is on the 説明ルール.
Explanations come after. 名詞 first. All right?

Roza
▶︎ Let’s begin.
※ the article, the article …
・The article posted on that site is fake news.
One more time.
・The article posted on that site is fake news.

David
▶︎ All right. Let’s use that pattern for our next one.
※ the dog barking outside, the dog barking outside …
・The dog barking outside is my neighbor’s.
One more time.
・The dog barking outside is my neighbor’s.

Roza▶︎
※ her decision to quit her job, her decision to quit her job …
・She regretted her decision to quit her job.
・She regretted her decision to quit her job.

David
▶︎ Unlock your potential.

Roza
▶︎ Repetition is the key.

Roza & David
▶︎ Great work.

Ending

Onishi
▶︎ Hey, guys. We need to be very careful about fake news nowadays, right?

Roza
▶︎ Speaking of news, I heard something about this famous comedian, who’s retiring soon.
His name was Onishi ….

David
▶︎ Umm?

Onishi
▶︎ Hey, that’s fake news. I’m not a comedian.

David
▶︎ Oh, wait! So are you retiring?

Onishi
▶︎ Nope!

Words and Phrases

① chirp
👉(鳥や虫が)鳴く
– the insects chirping outside「外で鳴いている虫たち」

これで、Lesson 181 は終了。