Sound Change
Unit 13
[t] が [l]のように発音される場合
look it up それを調べる
Look it up.は「ルック・イット・アップ」のように発音するのではなく、lookの語尾のkとitの語頭のiｍ語尾のtとupの語頭のuがつながります。
この時、itのtがlのように発音され「ルッキッラ」のように聞こえます。
例文
- Pick it up. それを拾いなさい。
- I’ll check it out. 調べておきます。
- I’ll think it over. それについてよく考えます。
- Take it easy. 落ち着いて。
- Take it off. それを脱ぎなさい。
- Let’s look it up on the Internet. それをインターネットで調べてみよう。
- Put it on the desk. それを机の上に置きなさい。
- Turn it off. スイッチを切りなさい。
- Turn it on. スイッチを入れなさい。
- Drink it up. それを飲み干しなさい。
会話練習
先の例文を使った会話練習。
Come on! Drink it up!
- - - Hey! Take it easy on me, will you?
No! Come on! I said, "Drink it up".
- - - Oh, my goodness. [Gulp!]
Awesome! Hey! What's that ... on the floor?
- - - It looks like a smart phone.
Pick it up and put it on the table.
- - - OK, I'll check it out.
Whose phone is that?
- - - No Idea. I'll just turn it off and hand this to the bartender.
ジェスチャーをつけて、感情をこめてやるとより効果的！
解説
本文とは外れますが、「eyeとcolor」の組み合わせがいろいろ出てきたので復習の意味も込めて掲載します。
pink eye： 流行性結膜炎 a disease that caused the skin around the eyes to swell and become red, and can easily be given to someone else.
black eye：目の周りの黒あざ darkness of the skin around your eye, because you have been hit.
red eye：夜間飛行機 an airplane with passengers on it that flies at night.
green eye ：しっとの目
white eye：メジロ
dark eye：黒い瞳 （白目はwhite (of the eye)、青い瞳はblue eye）
brown eye：肛門
eagle eye：鋭い目
CNNニュース”Worse Yet to Come"より文意語ディクテーション
こちらの「Worse Yet to Come」の動画です。
課題１
The [ ] of typhoons is a serious business,
and [ ] the [ ] is [ ] to public safety,
as CNN's Ivan Watson now [ ] from Hong Kong.
The [ ] and [ ] of a super-typhoon.
In September 2018, super-typhoon Mangkhut [ ] into the city of Hong Kong,
with wind [ ] of up to [ ] kilometers, or [ ] miles, per hour.
The damage was [ ]ing, but [ ],
this coastal city suffered no [ ].
回答１
The science of typhoons is a serious business,
and tracking the threat is critical to public safety,
as CNN's Ivan Watson now reports from Hong Kong.
The power and fury of a super-typhoon.
In September 2018, super-typhoon Mangkhut slammed into the city of Hong Kong,
with wind gusts of up to 223 kilometers, or 138 miles, per hour.
The damage was staggering, but fortunately,
this coastal city suffered no fatalities.
解説１
science：「科学」という意味もあるが、もともとは「知る」という意味
fury：激しい
slam：激突する（もともとは「ドアを強く閉める」という意味）
gust：突風
stagger：（人を）呆然とさせる
coastal：海岸沿いの
fatality：死者。fateが運命という意味でそこからの派生。
課題２
Powerful tropical storms are a [ ] of [ ] here.
This [ ] station is Hong Kong's first line of [ ] against [ ] weather.
[ ] on the city's tallest mountain, it [ ] the skies,
[ ] [ ] up to [ ] kilometers away.
This is [ ] the radar station [ ] [ ] on the [ ].
And normally, if I wasn't here, this [ ] antenna dish would be [ ] quickly,
[ ] a [ ]-degree rotation [ ] under [ ] seconds.
回答２
Powerful tropical storms are a fact of life here.
This radar station is Hong Kong's first line of defense against extreme weather.
Perched on the city's tallest mountain, it sweeps the skies,
detecting precipitation up to 500 kilometers away.
This is what the radar station looks like on the inside.
And normally, if I wasn't here, this giant antenna dish would be spinning quickly,
completing a 360-degree rotation in under 40 seconds.
解説２
a fact of life：避けられない運命
defence：deで「自分より離れた」ところにfenceを建てるので「防御」という意味
Perched：木に止まっているような様
sweep：掃く
precipitation：降水 上から降ってくるもの
on the inside：insideだけどonが使われている。実際に中に入っている様子を表現。
in under 40 seconds：40秒に満たない
暗唱トレーニング
This is what
the radar station looks like
on the inside.
And normally,
if I wasn't here,
this giant antenna dish
would be spinning quickly,
completing a 360-degree rotation
in under 40 seconds.
1行ずつジェスチャーをいれて状況浮かべながら声に出してみる。
英語の歌に挑戦〜Zootopiaより「Try Everything」の2番
Shakira - Try Everything (From "Zootopia") [Official Music Video]
このOfficial Videoの1分39秒あたりから2番になります。
文意語ディクテーション
[ ] how far you've [ ]
You [ ] your [ ] with [ ]
Baby you've [ ] enough [ ] a deep [ ]
Don't [ ] yourself up
Don't [ ] to [ ] so fast
Sometimes we [ ] last but we [ ] our [ ]
回答
Look how far you've come
You filled your heart with love
Baby you've done enough take a deep breath
Don't beat yourself up
Don't need to run so fast
Sometimes we come last but we did our best
歌の練習
Look how far you've come
You filled your heart with love
Baby you've done enough
take a deep breath
Don't beat yourself up
Don't need to run so fast
Sometimes we come last but we did our best
上記大きいフォントで赤いところを「強く」アクセントをおいて同じテンポで音読の練習。
その調子で歌ってみましょう。
