Touchstone 2 Unit 7 (仲宗根)
Away for the weekend
週末に出かける Go away for weekend means to go on a short trip for the weekend.
At the beach
海にいる
Cold
寒い I don't want to live in a place that's too cold.
Come and join us
一緒にくる、一緒においでよ I'm having a party tonight. Come and join us!
Come over
おいで Come over to my place.
Nice and sunny
日和、快晴 In Hawaii, the weather is usually nice and sunny.
Perfect
理想的な、最高 It was a perfect day.
Raining
雨が降っている It's raining now so we have to cancel our softball game.
Ski resort
スキーリゾート I heard there's a nice ski resort in Naeba.
Snowing
雪が降っている It's snowing now. Isn't it beautiful?
Do (aerobics, karate, weight training)
エアロビクス、空手、ウエートトレーニングをする
Go (biking, bowling, running)
サイクリング、ボウリング (をし) 、ランニングに行く
Play (basketball, football, volleyball)
バスケットボール、アメフト、バレーボールをする Use play with all ball sports, except bowling.
Right now
今、たった今 I'm busy right now so I'll help you later on.
Semester
学期
Hard
一生懸命 Kano studies English very hard.
Study
勉強する
Take (a class)
授業を受ける
These days
この頃、現在 These days you don't see too many people using ガラケー cell phones.
That's cool
格好いい!
Pretty well
うまくいっている How's your English class going? Pretty well. I'm getting A's on my discussions.
That's too bad
残念だ I got 5/10 on my Database test. Oh, really? That's too bad.
That's nice
いいね I'm going to Hawaii this summer. Yeah? That's nice.
Blogging
ブログをやっている
That's great
それはすばらしい
Sleeping well
よく寝てる Have you been sleeping well? No, not really.
Course
講座、授業 I'm taking a scuba-diving course in Okinawa.
Exergaming
テレビゲームで運動すること Have you ever tried exergaming?
Give it a try
やってみる You'll never know if you can do something unless you give it a try.
Shape (stay in shape)
健康(を保つこと)How do you stay in shape?
Special equipment
特別装置、機器、道具
Virtual
仮想の With exergaming, you can play tennis with a virtual tennis player.
Feedback
フィードバック (感想,意見,反応) 進行するためのフィードバック. For example, I always give you feedback (comments) on your discussions.
Progress
上達、進歩、進行する You've been making good progress in your English
Personal trainer
個人トレーナー、パーソナルトレーナー At Rizap you probably can get a personal trainer.
Score
点数、得点、点 Did you get a good score on your test?
Variety
多種、バラエティー In Tokyo there is a wide variety of restaurants.
Fee
料金、手数料
Pros
良い点
Cons
悪い点
Shy
恥ずかしがる Don't be shy about speaking English.
Humid
むしむしする、湿度の高い Okinawa is very hot and humid in the summer.
Motivating
やる気にさせる Getting good scores is a motivating thing.
Agree
同意する
Basic
基本的な You only need basic equipment to exercise.
Respond
返事する (answer より堅い表現)
React
反応する
Review
復習する You should review your notes a week or so before your tests.
Keep a conversation going
会話を続ける Haruna, Aiko, and Moka are good at keeping a conversation going.