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英語を最短で話せるようになるためのたった1つの方法と「英語ビジネス」の被害

英語を最短で話せるようになるためのたった1つの方法 世間では、様々な英語学習教材が流通している。 「聞くだけで話せるようになる」ことを謳っている教材や、単語帳や文法書などもそのうちの一つだ。 そのどれもが、英語を学習する上で役に立つことは間違…

Friends S1:EP21

per se (adv.) - It is not a zoo per se. (ただの動物園じゃないんだ) by or of itself: It is not a pretty town per se, but it is where my family comes from, so I like it.

How to improve your English speaking skill without having conversations with English speakers.

Jason流Shadowing(実験) はじめに 昨今、英語力・英会話力上達のための方法論ばかりが独り歩きしており、何をやったら良いのかわからない人が急増中 英語のスピーキング力向上(発音矯正も含む)という目的において、最大効率、最大効果をもたらす方法を自…

Bento Box 2019-05-12

Bento Box 2019/05/12

About a conversation with my english teacher

Friends S1:EP19

1. embargo (n.) an order to temporarily stop something, especially trading or giving information: They have put an embargo on imports of clothing. The police asked for a news embargo while they tried to find the kidnapper. 2. make one's to…

How to improve my English skills

Friends S1:EP18

1. run low on (pv.) run low (on something) to near the end of a supply of something. We are running low on salt. It's time to buy more. The car is running low on gas. 2. go for something/somone to choose something or someone: Offered the c…

I'm not satisfied with my life.

Reported speech (English Grammar)

Whenever we report speech, we usually change the verb ‘one step backwards’. Present continuous becomes past continuous: Here’s a list of tense changes from direct to reported speech: Present Simple → Past Simple Direct Speech: I eat a lot …

Friends S1:EP17

1. There's not much we can do! Um...unless I use yours. これ以上何も出来ることはないわ! ん〜 あなたの(保険を)使う事以外にね。Unless = except if で覚える。「B unless A = Aで"無い"限り、Bである」

Friends S1:EP15

1. stop by (pv.) to go into a place for a short time when you are going somewhere else: He stopped by the office to drop off a copy of the contract. Why don't you stop by on your way to the meeting? 2. unless (conj.) I just don't have a lo…

Friends S1:EP13

1. You just barge in here barge in (phv.) to walk into a room quickly, without beinginvited: I wish he'd knock instead of just barging in. She barged in on me when I was in the bathroom. Suddenly two men barged in to the room. 2. open weav…

English pronunciation

Friends S1-EP12

1. He made a move on me. make a move on (one) To attempt to attract one romantically. The term is usually used negatively. Ew, that guy made a move on you? He'slike twice your age.

The Science Behind Why Music Makes Us Feel So Good

www.lifehack.org 1. Our coming of age is marked by a personal soundtrack 2. attest (v.) to show something or to say or prove that something is true: Thousands of people came out onto the streets to attest their support for the democratic o…

What are you doing? (What is your job?)

2:20 - We would like to hire those who can speak English and are intereseted in working at our company.

About Improving speaking skill (my opinion)

I've been studying English for almost 10 years since I was a freshman in an University. Recently, I realized that the most important thing to improve speaking skill is to understand the English used and spoken in the specific situations an…

About family food in Japan

Everyone has a favorite so-called "mother's taste" dish. For me, it is Mapodofu.Mapodofu is a chinese spicy dish made of been curd with green onions, minced beef and some chinese flavorings. This is not a Japanese dish, but I love this so …

Breasts: The Real Reason Men Love Them

www.huffingtonpost.com 1. staple (n.) a basic food, or a main product or material: Because of the storm, most stores were low on staples such as bread and milk.Scandals are a newspaper staple. 2. curvaceous (adj.) A curvaceous woman has a …

Friends S1:EP9

1. I was wondering do you think it would be possible if I got a hundread-dollar advance on my salary? a) spoken used to ask someone politely to help you I was wondering if I could borrow your car?b) used to ask someone politely if they wou…

Talking about my career 1

I was not able to continue to capitalize on that as well as I used to be.

Friends S1:EP8

1. vague (adj.) not clearly stated, described, or explained, or not clearly seen or felt: She had a vague feeling that something had gone terribly wrong.I have only a vague memory of the house where I lived as a child. 2. Do you know what …

Friends S1:EP7

1. The weirdest place would have to be the foot of the bed. Basically Rachel is being depicted as a terribly boring person who has only had a really boring sex life. Her sex life up until that point consisted, apparently, of sex in a bed w…

Talking about Eigonodo

The oppsite word of "concrete" that I would like to say in the audio was "abstract"

Talking about my English

Talk to myself with words that I don't often use. Preposterous - completely unreasonable and ridiculous; not to be believed: Necessarily - (esp. in negatives) in all cases; as an expected result:(negatives = negative sentences) Not necessa…

Friends S1:EP6

1. be out of my league(高嶺の花みたいなニュアンス) someone or something is too good or expensive for someone to have: She was the most beautiful girl in school, and I knew she was out of my league. (Definition of “someone/something is ou…

Friends S1:EP5

You weren't there! (あなたはそこにいなかったじゃない!→助けてくれなかったじゃない!) sudsthe mass of small bubbles that forms on the surface of a liquid, esp. on water mixed with soap That ought to do it.(上手くいったみたい) It's a com…

Talking about a teacher at Cambly

Day4: Cyber Monday

Cyber Monday Today, when I saw CNN, the topic was about Cyber Monday, which is the biggest period for selling and buying some stuff in the U.S. Whey do I know this? Because I was a one of the companies to sell stuff in the U.S. during this…