2007-09-29

Bowling Alley

Vocabulary from the SA Class:

bowling alley: ボーリング場
  • There is a new bowling alley in my town called Lucky Strike Bowling Lanes.
Valentine's Day (バレンタインデー)
  • I bought my wife some flowers on Valentine's Day.
Valentine (バレンタインの相手)
  • I asked Sarah to be my Valentine when we were in elementary school.
Valentine's Day card (バレンタイン・カード)
  • Bobby didn't get any Valentine's Day cards this year. Poor Bobby!
gummed flap (封筒の折りぶたの裏側は糊付けされている)
  • Many people in the States lick the gummed flap on an envelope.
chalk (チョーク)
  • Bart Simpson wrote "I will be quiet in class" with chalk. (チョークで書いた)
    • a piece of chalk 1本のチョーク
    • three pieces of chalk 3本のチョーク

Kayaking

Vocabulary from the SA Class:
  • kayak: (名詞)カヤック
  • kayaking:(動詞)カヤックに乗る[で行く・で旅する]
Previously I was asked about camping on the Oshika Peninsula - one of my favorite places in Miyagi and one of the best sea kayaking destinations in Japan. [Link]
  • sailboat:(名)ヨット、帆船
  • sailing:(自他動)航海する、航行する、出帆する、帆走する
Hayama Sailing College offers a fun way to meet people and enjoy sailing. [Link]
  • rowboat:(名)漕ぎ舟、漕艇
  • rowing:(自動)ボートを漕ぐ、船を漕ぐ
  • canoe:(名)カヌー
  • canoing:(自動)カヌーをこぐ
  • heavy:(形)重い、激しい many kilograms or pounds
I hurt my back when moving the heavy gray steel filing cabinet in my office.
  • Showa Era: 昭和時代 (1926-1989) The reign of the Emperor Hirohito (1950s to the 1970s)
  • heavy → lose one's appetite: 胃もたれ

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2007-09-28

Unpredictable

Vocabulary from the IK Class:

Unpredictable: 予測できない
  1. The major topic of a conversation in Seattle is always about the weather because it is so unpredictable. (シアトルで会話の主なトピックになるのは常に天気の話しで、それは何でかって言うとかなり予想しにくいものだから。)
  2. The earthquake was an unpredictable natural disaster.(地震は予測できない自然災害だった。)
  3. The phrase "When the wind blows" also connotes pinning one's hopes on unpredictable events.(「風が吹けば……」には、「あてにならない期待をする」という意味もある。)
  4. I wasted the whole afternoon. The delivery guys are so unpredictable.(午後を無駄にしちゃったわ。配達の人たちって本当にいい加減なんだから。)
  5. My husband is so unpredictable. (husband 夫、so とても)
  6. The yen-dollar rate is unpredictable. (yen-dollar rate 円対ドルの相場)
Of course...: 当たり前
  1. Of course I would like to see the movie, but today it is impossible. (もちろん映画を見たいけれど、今日は無理だ。)
  2. "I can't get this tape recorder to work. No wonder! The pause button is pressed down."このテープレコーダー、動かないわ。当たり前だよ。ポーズボタンを押してるんだもん。
platypus: カモノハシ
Dialogs & Sentences from the IK Class:

A: If I visited your house, do you have a place to park or would I have to park on the street?
B: Well, we only have enough space for one car, so you'd have to park on the street.
  • 駐車場: parking lot 数台分 parking space 一台分
My shop rents two park spaces for our customers.
  • At Kounandai Station:
A: Which bus goes to Ichinomiya?
A: Which bus is the Ichinomiya-bound bus?
A: At which platform can I catch the Ikebukuro-bound train?
  • 何曜日 what day
A: What day is today?
B: It is Monday.

A: What day is today?
B: It is Labor Day.

A: What day is today?
B: It is your birthday.
  • 何日 what date
A: What is the date today?
B: It is September 28th.
  • お昼寝
A: Were you taking a nap in the car?
B: Well, I was just on the verge of falling asleep. // I was just about to fall asleep.

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