Where do you live near?

I was talking to two guys and I asked them where they lived near. One guy said he lived near the local police station. The other guy said he lives near Family Mart. Since there a over a thousand Family Marts,  go figure.

~Tim~

今週のワンポイント英会話 第607回 〜Don't sweat the small stuff.〜

Don't sweat the small stuff.=Don't worry about small problems.

些細なことにこだわらない。

Don't worry about the small stuff and it's all small stuff.

動画はこちら→

http://youtu.be/AE-LVtOd5kA

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今週のワンポイント英会話 第606回 〜To get a handle on something.〜

To get a handle on something.=To control.

管理する。

My sons are partying too much, so they better get a handle on their lives.

動画はこちら→
http://youtu.be/NrOzYSiOiqg

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Good lesson before .....

You might remember the blog in which I told you about the young couple who were getting engaged. They came to my office last night. I asked them what they hoped for in the future.
 His reply was that he wanted to have her love forever. She said that she wanted a lot of money. He of course was shocked but it was a good lesson. We have a saying in America.

' Think before you leap.'

~Tim~

My idiot sons.

Last night at midnight I received a call from two my sons who were both very drunk. They were singing happy birthday to you f____king Viet Cong. Cool but my birthday was awhile ago......     It's very difficult having idiots for sons.

~Tim~

I.D.

I was installing Skype into my pc and I decided to use the name of my dog as I.D. I was shocked to find out from Skype that someone else in the world is using my dog's name as an I.D. for Skype.

~Tim~ 

今週のワンポイント英会話 第605回 〜To settle someone down.〜

To settle someone down.　=To calm someone down.

落ちつかせる。

My secretary sometimes becomes very upset, it takes me a long time to settle her down.


http://youtu.be/8iNOxj7DdBc

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今週のワンポイント英会話 第604回 〜Hand in glove.〜

Hand in glove.= To work closely together.

緊密に連携して。

When assessing a new student, my secretary and I work hand in glove.

動画はこちら→
http://youtu.be/R0_tP3qDXmw