2013年12月17日火曜日

今週のワンポイント英会話 第554回

Tiresome.= Fatiguing.

うんざりする。

Standing on the train for a long period of time is tiresome.

動画はこちらhttp://youtu.be/kuHGFGbkLfs

〜ニューヨーク英語学院〜

2013年12月15日日曜日

Newspaper and drink

My newspaper didn't come this morning. No big thing but an hour later my 75 years old newspaper guy popped in my office with my paper. He said that his bicycle had a flat tire so he was late. He then said to make it up to he would take me out drinking.  I wonder.....
 In America if my paper was late, would the paper boy take me out drinking?

〜Tim〜

make it up to : 埋め合わせをする, お詫びに〜する
pop : 突然現れる

2013年12月13日金曜日

On a cold afternoon

I was standing on the corner on a cold afternoon handing out fliers, when an elder gentleman said to me in English " It's cold isn't it?" I replied that it was and then he said to me in Japanese, "GOKURO SAMA".  Smiles.

~Tim~

2013年12月10日火曜日

2013年12月3日火曜日

今週のワンポイント英会話 第552回

Ace./To ace.=The best. / To win or score high on a test.

第一人者。/圧倒する、満点を取る。

Tanaka is the ace pitcher for the Eagles.
You can't be ace, if you are lost in space.
/ I aced my test.

動画で詳しく
http://youtu.be/n1kwQuit_j8