Podcasts about m well

Today's episode is inspired by a book that I recently finished reading, ‘The Principles of Training' by Warwick Schiller. He has 12 different principles about training your horse, but they're actually applicable across the board - just like good movement! The specific training we're discussing today is what it looks like to create a tool before you need to use it.In today's episode, I talk about creating the tools before you need them and how to go about building emotional resilience and communication. Similar to horses, humans need to create tools that will lead to effective communication and emotional regulation. Essentially, we need to have these tools established BEFORE we use them.In this episode, I cover:The importance of asking honest questions + why we first need to do this when the stakes are ‘low'Why breathing is a powerful tool to help us regulate our nervous systems in stressful situations + simple techniques to tryTaking a deliberate, intentional pause before responding in a high-stress, high-emotion situationHow body awareness and grounding can help during tense and ‘heated' momentsMake sure to hit subscribe/follow so you never miss an episode!Find the complete show notes here: https://terryndrieling.com/building-emotional-resilience-and-communicationConnect with Terryn:Follow on Instagram @terryn.drielingCheck out my websiteSend me an email at terryn@terryndrieling.comResources & Links:The Principles of Training by Warwick Schiller [affiliate link]M Well the Podcast with Ashley Machado: Three Breathing Exercises to Help with StressJoin the waitlist for the Good Movement CollectiveGood Movement music by: Aaron EspePodcast produced by: Jill Carr PodcastingSome links referenced above are affiliate links, which means I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support!Mentioned in this episode:Join the Good Movement Collective!Good Movement Collective

In this episode of the Inspiration Nation podcast, Ryan Boniface and Jose Noya delve into the challenges of time management and personal motivation, drawing on a thought-provoking quote from James Clear. Clear's insight—that our complaints about lacking time often mask a deeper issue of insufficient energy or genuine interest—resonates deeply with both hosts. They explore the significance of prioritizing self-care and identifying true passions to enhance productivity. Jose emphasizes the importance of tackling tasks you're excited about, comparing it to a child's eagerness for Christmas morning, while Ryan shares his personal struggles with procrastination and how it affects his daily routine.A standout quote from the episode is, "When I'm well-rested and working on something I am genuinely excited about, finding time is rarely a problem." This idea underscores the importance of aligning tasks with personal interests to overcome time management hurdles. The hosts also touch on practical strategies, such as using Covey's Time Management Matrix to prioritize tasks effectively. They remind listeners that maintaining a balance between urgent, important tasks and enjoyable activities can lead to a more fulfilling and productive life.Don't forget to like, subscribe, and leave a review for the podcast. Follow Inspiration Nation on Twitter @ListenToIN for updates and discussions.

You are God's beloved! In this message, guest speaker, Rev. Helen Trowbridge, shares who we are in Christ and what that calls us to do.

i asked a forest for permission to record it and got a response from a treeTRANSCRIPTION OF EPISODE (bell and breath)  (Wind in forest soundscape) Today's episode is a fictional conversation between a tree and myself. It came to me while I was doing a consent and reciprocity exercise in a forest… like this one. (Recited slowly and thoughtfully)  Me (M): Forest, are you ok if I record  you today for my podcast? Female voice (F): It's nice of you to ask.  (silence) F: What's a podcast?  M: Ah, well, they're stories told through recorded sound that humans listen to.  F Hum. We communicate through our mycorrhizal networks and symbiotic relationships with other living beings. For example, we regularly exchange nutrients through fungal mycelium. What kind of story do you want to tell your community?  M: I'm preparing an episode about listening to life in a forest - in this forest - and I wanted to ask for your consent before recording these sounds and sharing them.  F: ok. Everyone is welcome to visit our home, as long as they are respectful and do no harm. M: Thank you. I would also like to make a gesture of reciprocity to the forest, like an offering of food or maybe a song. (Silence) F: or maybe leaving us alone? But good food and song are always welcome. f: Where did you learn about consent and reciprocity? M I learned it from a course I took at UBC called facing human wrongs. One of the exercises during this course was to make contact with the land before entering and asking for safe passage… F: What do you mean by safe passage? Safe passage for whom?  M: Right. Let me explain. We learned that there are some human communities who still understand that there is no dualistic distinction between objects and subjects, or humans and nature.  The rivers, the mountains, the trees, the other animals and, you know, the forests themselves are experienced as conscious entities who were much older relatives and who, like human beings, required engagements based on trust, respect, consent, reciprocity and accountability. F: I can relate to that: trust, respect, consent, reciprocity and accountability. These are part of some of our system of values of forests but there is so many humans don't know about trees and forests, our culture and our relations. M: We also learned that asking permission and making an offering of reciprocity was a way of entering into a relational experience between living beings, as opposed to, say, consuming an object, owning a property or enjoying a benefit.  F: and… how can I say this… how do you think that you can enter into a relational experience with a forest simply by asking permission? (silence)  M: Well, to be honest, I don't know. F I agree, human, that you don't know, at least, you don't know yet, but maybe you will one day? F: Do keep listening and thanks for the visit.  * CREDITS This is my second attempt at a two person play (the other is e111 traps). With thanks to Kelly Langgard for playing the role of tree and helping me give it shape. Thanks also for editing advice from Sabrina Mathews, Azul Carolina Duque and Flora Aldridge. This episode was created while I was in residence during the summer of 2023 at the Centre de production DAÏMÔN in Gatineau Québec as part of the fourth edition of Radio-Hull 28 days of programming from September 7 to October 4 2023 showcasing local artistic practices.  With thanks to the Centre de production DAÏMÔN production team: Manon, Coco, Philippe and Simon and DAÏMÔN's funders and partners.  I am grateful and accountable to the earth and the human labour that provided me with the privilege of producing this episode. (including all the toxic materials and extractive processes behind the computers, recorders, transportation and infrastructure that make this podcast possible). My gesture of reciprocity for this episode is to Toronto Arts Foundation.  *END NOTES FOR ALL EPISODESHere is a link for more information on season 5. Please note that, in parallel with the production of the conscient podcast and it's francophone counterpart, balado conscient, I publish a Substack newsletter called ‘a calm presence' which are 'short, practical essays for those frightened by the ecological crisis'. To subscribe (free of charge) see https://acalmpresence.substack.com. You'll also find a podcast version of each a calm presence posting on Substack or one your favorite podcast player.Also. please note that a complete transcript of conscient podcast and balado conscient episodes from season 1 to 4 is available on the web version of this site (not available on podcast apps) here: https://conscient-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes.Your feedback is always welcome at claude@conscient.ca and/or on conscient podcast social media: Facebook, X, Instagram or Linkedin. I am grateful and accountable to the earth and the human labour that provided me with the privilege of producing this podcast, including the toxic materials and extractive processes behind the computers, recorders, transportation systems and infrastructure that made this production possible. Claude SchryerLatest update on April 2, 2024

M: Hi Artūrs, thank you for coming! Could you please briefly describe what Magebit is about, how you started Magebit, which is your main company, your main business, what you do and how it all started?A: Yes, hi Miķelis! My name is Artūrs, long time ago, I used to be a programmer, and I programmed for E-commerce. Together with my colleague Kristaps, co-founder Kristaps, we made Magebit, we did the programming ourselves. Then it was not enough, we needed more hands on the deck, we started hiring additional people, additional positions became vacant, we offered additional services. And now it's been 8 years already. Now we have close to hundred employees, all working from here, Riga. M: You said that pretty much all of your employees are based here in Riga yet your clients are mostly from outside of Latvia. A: Yes, our client portfolio is a global one. We have many clients from Latvia, many from the USA, the the Middle East, some from South America, Australia, and various places. Yet our mega market is mainly Europe, all of Europe and also the USA. About our employees – it's mainly people from Latvia yet during the last couple of years, especially during the last year, we are working on providing 24/7 support, and it's easier to do if people work across multiple time zones, that's why we also have an employee from Taiwan so that we can have this big time difference and we could provide close to 24/7 support without introducing night shifts. M: OK that probably means that for your E-commerce clients this 24/7 support is rather critical. A: It could be critical but it's not that they necessarily need it all the time, it's not like all the sites we have built come crashing down all the time; yet the moment our client runs a campaign, let's say a campaign in a different time zone when it's daytime for them and nighttime for us then if something happens, it just makes sense that they need somebody to solve things. And it's great that with campaigns, you can plans things ahead of time so that 24/7 support would be available, and that people would be working non-stop, monitoring the site. Yet at the same time some clients have very busy sites and every hour costs a lot for them, therefore, they simply need a reliable service that maybe doesn't react immediatelybut let's say within an hour's time and can fix stuff or at least help. M: E-commerce is a very broad concept; it could be both a small e-commerce shop or a large multi-million online store. Who is Magebit's client? Who do you work with? A: We mainly work with midsize companies and up. Even though at the beginning we were working with the smallest of companies, as we grew also grew the size of our clients; now even our processes and everything else is completely incompatible with small companies whose main concern is the cost aspect - if you have just started out, the cost aspect is very important to you. Even when improving your conversion rate by just few percent and if it's costing you a fortune, it just simply doesn't make sense, especially if your client base is not that big to earn back your investment within the nearest future. That's why our main focus here at Magebit is mid-markets with established businesses that want to develop and maintain their internet shops, and also big companies that need something very complicated or they just need the same old 24/7 support or a nice, fixed ongoing team of people that will be able to build, to develop in a the long term, let's say for some five years. M: Well, let's just say that between a mid-size company in Latvia and a mid-size company in the USA, there's a huge difference. What's a mid-size company, according to you? A: I would say there's no revenue like this or number of employees like that; it's more about whether the company is ready to invest in their internet shop or maybe they just want the internet shop to be there but don't want us to be changing anything. Because if the company isn't ready to invest or maybe it's not even to their advantage at the time to invest in the development of their internet shop, then most likely it's not even our client. It also costs us money to maintain such idle clients, and yes, such ROI would not reflect positively at either end. At the same time, if a small start-up with funding of sorts with big ideas, willing to make a quality product, would get our attention even if they weren't a mid-size or established company, they could be our client because they are ready to invest and we are ready to make working, professional product that they could use to accelerate their growth. We don't have a certain industry or country or turnover defined. We are more interested in the company's view on the online environment, their readiness to invest, and how serious they are about it. Is it like “you go and do whatever, we don't even care to know,” or they have more of a “hands-on” approach - here we have a budget of sorts, we have this vision, we have these goals - then we can work them. M: If we could divide companies into these three major groups - really small E-commerce companies, mid-size and bigger companies - could you give specific advice to these three groups, what to avoid at each stage when you are just starting and its only your hobby when you have had your first turnover of sorts, and you are trying to have a bigger store, and you want to grow it into a serious business? A: During the first phases, let's say during the first two categories that you mentioned, the cash flow is really important so that the company would be able just to exist because there will be bumps along the road. And also, one should focus on fast implementation, nothing too complicated, and no big processes. Difference between a smaller and a bigger company - if you are a small company, if you decide to pivot today, let's say you go from socks to hats, there's no big damage if you change things up and continue with something that works for you. At the same time, if you are a big company like us right now with around a hundred employees like we have now; if we said one day that enough was enough, from now on, we were making mobile apps, yet our work structure was totally different, there would be huge collateral damage, people wouldn't be happy; we would have to totally rework all the processes. So, yes, one thing to consider is cash flow; the other is your focus - either you focus on making a quick buck I definitely do not suggest doing this because it usually doesn't work. In my experience, for as long as I am making something, I need to make sure that I have passion for what I do, I have some knowledge, yet there will never be enough knowledge, but at the same time, if you have the passion then acquiring the lacking knowledge will not be a burden, it will be a lot simpler. I also think it will feel a bit nicer to solve these problems if the sphere in which you are operating or which is close to or liked by you, or you are just simply curious about the sphere. When speaking about bigger companies, it is important to do the quality jobs right away since big companies also may want to focus on quick implementation but it might happen that you have a big customer base, and you might be trying to continuously implement things that do not entirely work. Let's say for 5% of users, the new features do not work, and all the time, returning customers are facing the same problem over and over again in various places; the customer becomes frustrated, and might start looking for a new place to go. Therefore, to companies, the quality matters, maybe the 1% bigger conversion rate or 1% fewer problems for specific iPhone users, iPhone 12 users to eliminate the problem, it may mean a lot to them in terms of customer experience and in general. Let's say there's a checkout problem, checkout for a sock shop doesn't work and there are five people, and none of them have been on the device before - all in all you don't really lose any money. But if you are Amazon and 0.5% of your users experience problems, then it's a really big volume that turns into potentially lost sales. Then it makes sense for you to be spending a lot of money on solving this complicated, specific problem. M: You mentioned Amazon - in your experience how much you would suggest focusing on the big, existing platforms that come with their own rules, own audience, and own dictatorship or rather focus on building and developing one's own E-commerce platform? A: Neither one is just good or bad; those are different sales channels. It depends on the product, on the company's vision of how they want to develop. Let's say you have this Riga brand - if you want to, if your company's vision now is to make mass sales of mugs with that inscription, Amazone might be a very good choice, because they have this huge customer pool and potentially it's rather simple to ship everything, sell on a trustworthy platform. Yet if you wish to build a brand directly for a consumer, then it makes sense to make your own site that you can develop, where you build loyalty, where you make a different shopping experience for the buyer. It's not like buying a new TV set and then just adding a mug to your shopping cart. It's that I specifically want your mug, I want your brand. M: I think it's a good subject matter that you just touched upon about a brand in an E-commerce environment because in recent years, two big directions have developed. One is that you are building your brand in E-commerce in the long term. The other is the so-called performance-based when through ads that might be louder, more specific, and more shrieking, you get faster sales results but most of the time it happens at the expense of the fact that your brand isn't developing as elegantly and smartly as before. How do you see this balance between these two things, between building your brand in the long term and these ad materials yielding quick sales results? A: It's similar to what I said before about making a quick buck - I never thought it was an entirely good strategy. You might play around with a couple of emotional triggers, trying to get more sales in a while, building that initial customer base. But it all takes away from a more distant, bigger goal. The client should feel safe, but if a client makes a purchase and right after that thinks to himself - sh*t, I was emotionally blackmailed into buying because it said ‘only one left' and ‘15 people looking at this product. And then it starts impacting your brand, they might not want to buy from you the next time if they are not on your website and if they don't have these emotional triggers anymore. So, in the long term I would certainly suggest focusing on results, building your brand, and building customer loyalty. If you are making those E-commerce shops, there's a difference whether you are just offering a bare minimum warranty or you are going the extra mile. In my experience, the extra mile is always more pleasant, those customers will be more likely to return, maybe it won't bring in extra money at that point, it might actually create loss because there would be more refunds, but in the long run, those customers will actually come back because they know that when buying at Amazone the refund term is this, but if they come to buy at my site where I can offer them absolutely more, where I can build a better experience for them, the refund policy is something entirely different. M: That's a good point you mentioned that a brand in an E-commerce environment is not only about colors and logos and how it all looks, but what promises a customer receives, how long is delivery, and what's the return policy. What else besides these things are points to consider that make a brand a strong brand in E-commerce beyond just purely visual image? A: All experience, all experience from the moment I decided to google your brand to the moment I throw that product out in the garbage bin and everything in between. It can be a live chat where they answer all your questions or shipping, or maybe a post office delivers your package, and it's damaged and wrapped in a plastic bubble wrap, or the package is nicely delivered by a courier, the package isn't damaged, and then you open the package, and it is a whole unboxing experience. Look at Apple, there are so many products that fall into a premium pricing category because the experience they offer is great. The moment a person steps into their store, everything is clean, and nice and then they go home and open the package, and that unboxing is a continuation of the experience at the store. People to whom it is important, they will notice and they will appreciate it. M: Switching from the big Magebit E-commerce business that is your main trade, I know that you also have a number of side projects, hobby projects that you work on in your spare time. A: A hobby, a side project - that describes it pretty well. M: At the beginning of this year, you launched a project by the name of Eloking. A: Yes, I did. M: Could you please briefly describe what it's about? A: Yes, sure! For the longest time, I was looking for ways to get more involved with the export industry. Computer games have always been close to my heart, I grew up on Counter-Strike and similar games. And then I simply came up with the idea of Eloking since I was interested in that, it was my hobby, I really wanted to go into coding myself again. That's how it got started, I wanted to make a sort of Uber for E-sports where you can get yourself a professional, an E-sports coach within a couple of clicks who would help you to get better at the game of your choice or maybe help you win the N-Season awards by getting your ratings up. M: If I understand it correctly, it's a platform where coaches meet players who want to pump up their ratings at a specific game. A: Yes, but they are not necessarily just coaches, they are mostly professional gamers from all over the world. You just simply choose the game, let's say, League of Legends, and you choose a service - maybe you want to get a higher rank because the season is coming to a close and you want to receive N-Season Awards. Or you may choose a two-hour coaching with a specific champion because you want to learn how to play better. And it is a similar concept to Uber, which is a marketplace with lots of people who are doing it anyway. We provide customers with a simple calculator, they make an order, they get directly connected with the respective person and they themselves make it all happen. It was my take on things that I wanted to slip into export while simultaneously doing business. M: You started at the beginning of this year, now almost 12 months have passed by. What are the initial results, and what have you been able to achieve so far? A: After some three months, we spent actively drawing and planning, and also, we were able to recruit an investor from the USA. We launched everything in January, and we had ads running immediately while simultaneously launching three games. M: What were your plans and approach, and how you got your message across once you launched the project, which became available then? Did you have paid ads or used some other channels so that people could find out about you? A: At first, we launched the platform itself and then we onboarded our people who could fulfill the orders. I knew somebody who worked with Google ads then after doing market research, finding out the keywords and competitors, I sent all the information to this company so that they would design Google ads specifically for us and we would get some clients. Plus, we did an SAT-based retargeting for those who already had visited our page, and almost right away, we started working on some SEO. SEO is a long-term thing and still up to this date, even though we have had some success, it's not our main driver. M: What is your main driver? A: At this point - paid ads. It's OK, yet we have a huge client retention rate in this sphere; this email marketing is really important to us, and experience is important to us, also good reviews. Yes, and it actually makes sense for us to lose some money on the first purchase if that buyer comes back to us like three more times. M: I saw that when keying in Eloking into Google browser right after your page, a link to Trustpilot comes up. Is that something you have built intentionally? What were you after? A: Yes, it was done intentionally since this type of service comes from a grey area - some people think it's great, they buy it, and then some other people kind of condemn it because they think it damages competitive integrity. Our idea was that we didn't want to convince everybody that that's the thing to do now. We were more about the fact that this type of community is already available, and we wanted to improve it since most of the sites and competitors offer a rather bad experience, refunds were practically non-existent, and clients often times got screwed over. Our approach was that we wanted to make something good. The reviews help us to get clients that had been screwed over or their experience hadn't been smooth on other platforms. The client comes to us, we talk to them on a live chat, they love everything, they look us up on Trustpilot, everything is perfect, super and they become our clients, long-term clients, and we get to work with them. M: Did you make a specific point asking people for references? Or what's your procedure why a person would want to leave a review? A: At first, we activated a Trustpilot feature where they send an automatic email to our clients asking for a review yet many people were too lazy to do that or didn't want to do that - I have made my order, I am done, thank you! What we did then was we asked those who service the orders to ask the clients to leave a review and they would get some sort of bonus for that. Also, they shouldn't necessarily convince the clients to leave only 5-star reviews or else. We encourage the boosters and coaches to leave reviews. They benefit from that. For example, they are having their coaching session and they are doing their thing and then at the end of the call they might say: “Hey, I really enjoyed our session together! I would really appreciate it if you could leave a review and mention my name!” That is more effective that any kind of email. M: How do you find these service providers, how you onboard them, how you verify them? A: The process is actually a rather complicated and long one but the fact is that this industry has a life of its own and it's not like we can hardly find anybody who would like to work with us. We just simply made a ‘Jobs' page. We had already been in contact with the initial base. But the moment we launched ads, the clients who searched for us could find us; the same way our coaches found us or people searching for jobs. And there are more of them than we have a demand for actually. At the moment we have some 4-5 K people on stand-by who would love to come and work. We haven't even gotten back to them yet saying that we would like to work with them, they have just applied. And the moment we will see that we need help with a specific region, specific game then we will get back to a specific group of people. M: Why are you interested in E-sports? Do you see it as a category that will develop within the next years or it's more of a personal hobby of yours? A: It is a personal hobby and I have been involved with that already since my school years, I have seen it all developing, I know what Counter-Strike or League of Legends were like 15 plus years ago and what it's like now; you can't really compare the two. The prize pools they have, the overflowing arenas. It's all becoming more and more popular also in Europe - it might seem that Counter-Strike is just a little game. Yet there's a major tournament being organized, huge arenas filled. The president of France announced that they are hosting a Counter-Strike tournament, and that shows that it ‘ain't no silly little game no mo'. The same with Candy Crash - a seemingly little game yet it's an enormous business actually. M: You have many ideas, you have your main business, you have Eloking, you have Star Registration. How do you filter your ideas, how you choose where to invest yourself for the next three months or which ones you just write down or let pass by altogether? A: Well, one of the aspects I always consider is time. Right now, I have a super idea, and most likely I won't even touch it because I don't have the time for that. Because Magebit alone is more than just 9 to 5 for me because the schedule there just doesn't fit the bill, but that's my primary job, and I have to be involved there on a full-time basis as a minimum. The stars and the Eloking, that's something to do after work, in my spare time - that's why in my side businesses, I always have a person who can deal with things and solve them. For example, in Star Registration, I have a co-founder Kristaps, and I have another co-founder, also called Artūrs, with whom we work together. The other Artūrs is in charge of the day-to-day operations, and then Kristaps and I, take turns jumping in - at one point, one of us works on SEO, then the other at some other time; then next time, we jump into something else. And it's not an ongoing full-time job, it really is a side project for us as it should be. M: In Magebit and in your other projects, your main audience is clients outside of Latvia; even though your office is here, your base is here, you work from here. What are the main arguments, how do you sell yourself and Latvia when you speak to people outside? Why would it be worth their while to cooperate with a company here, in Latvia? What are the values and benefits of working and building a business in this region? A: It depends on what we are selling. If we are selling Magebit services B2B, we lead with the fact that we have something like Eastern European pricing for Northern European quality. And it's a great combo, plus we are in Europe, which means we have laws and other things developed. Our prices are not as high since we are not in Sweden, for example, where the cost of living is higher. And if we are trying to sell B2C, for example, with Star Registration, the customers there don't really care where you do the shipping, all they care about is whether they can get the product fast, whether it's of good quality and whether their whole experience is good. If you can ensure those three then in general, it doesn't really matter whether your LLC is registered in Romania, Latvia, or the USA. M: What awaits Magebit in the future, where do you see yourselves within the next two, four, or five years? How are you going to develop? A: We want to grow into big clients that are searching us out themselves. Right now, we have a lot of word by mouth, and we have a lot of mid-size clients coming in the door, and we work with them. And then time to time, we have some Fortune 500 companies and some big brands to work with. And we would like to keep that balance between mid-size and big clients, yet we would also like to have more of the big clients. And also, we would like to work with some more complicated implementations since dealing with the big clients isn't always as pleasant as they usually have very limited brand guidelines on how everything should look, what fonts can be used, etc. Yet, in terms of technology, they often have an interesting approach since they have many sub-companies and related companies on very many levels. Then they need to observe compliance with integrating other systems. I would like to have the best of both worlds where we work with mid-size entrepreneurs who want to invest in their development where we can express ourselves with visual design; also, I want to work with big companies who, first of all, have a great brand, great case study, and secondly that pose a technological challenge to our best programmers. M: This type of challenge always helps to maintain some level of hunger. Thank you for coming and for your time! A: Yes, thank you!

 HEBREWS11 In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways,  2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe.In the past God spoke  A) Through The Forefathers  - Luke 24:27, 44  /  John 1:45 / Rms 3:2 / Acts 28:23B) Through The Prophets  - Luke 16:31 /  John 5:39C) At Many Times, And In Various Ways – Manna, Rock And Various ManifestationsThe Various Ways Include The Multitude Of Foreshadows And Types Including The Feasts, The Offerings, The Rituals, The Tabernacle And All Of Its Furnishings, The Priestly Garments, Signs And Wonders, The Bronze Serpent, The Stories Of Gideon, Jehoshaphat, Esther, David & many others...But Today God Is Speaking To Us By His Son!He who has ears hear, let him hear, what the Spirit says...He's saying  Listen to Jesus!Support the showThanks for joining us!

The cast journeys to the lost kingdom of Khazad-Dûm to review the legendary king of the dwarves, Durin VI. We are joined by none more fitting than Markus Hammond of The Durin Show podcast! In our open topic, we compare the strengths and weaknesses between building well-rounded lists and skewed lists in competitive play.  Time Stamps:  Markus' Introduction - 00:36  Durin, King of Khazad-Dûm - 04:05  Army Lists - 21:49 Well-rounded vs Skewed Lists - 42:52 Credits:  Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Music: Nomadic Sunset by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Music: Battle of the Creek by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Wednesday, September 15th: Nick, Randy, and Dave talk about trailers for Matrix Resurrections, Star Trek Picard, Hawkeye, Spider-Man 2 on PS5, and Aquaman King of Atlantis, as well as the new D&D setting from Tracy & Laura Hickman and more! Then they talk comics for the week including Primordial #1, Maw #1, Harley Quinn Animated... Read more » The post 347: I Wish M Well appeared first on Rogues Gallery Comics + Games, Round Rock, TX.

S Kájou jsme se podívaly různé skupiny lidí, od dětí, školáků až po zaměstnance firem na home office a probraly jsme, jak na ně digitální prostředí a potřeba být neustále online působí a především to, jak ovlivňuje mezilidské vztahy i naši produktivitu. 

Simon joins Callum for an in-depth look at his career from Norwich city to St Mirren and Motherwell. Some great tales about Grant Holt and co.

Jak ve firmě nastavit a udržet digitální well-being a jak správně nastavit digitální komunikaci uvnitř firmy? O tom jsme si povídali s Karolínou Presovou, zakladatelkou projektu Replug me, ve kterém s kolegy pomáhá najít správný balanc ve využívání digitálních technologií.

Download MP3 ８月の４週間は、恒例の「超濃縮！やさしい英語会話」です。この12年間に配信した359本の「やさしい英語会話」よりエピソードを厳選し、毎回４本分を濃縮してお届けします。ナチュラルスピードの会話をスクリプトとともにお楽しみください。今回は"Human Relations Can Be Hard"というテーマで、嘘や噂など、人間関係にまつわるエピソードを集めました。 　 *** Script *** やさしい英語会話 (337) When's a Person Lying? W: Hi, Michael. How was your day? M: Umm, good… Uh… why are you staring at me so much, Sarah? W: I just took a phycology lecture on how to tell if a person is lying or not. I wanted to try to tell if YOU are lying to me, so I was studying your behavior and tone of voice. M: But I wouldn’t lie about saying my day is fine. That would be silly. W: How would I know if you’re telling the truth? Did you know that the average person hears 10 to 200 lies in just one day? M: Wow, we hear 10 to 200 lies per day? I guess if you include TV commercials and stuff, it’s believable. Hey, I have an idea. How about we play a game? I’ll tell you three things about me, and YOU have to figure out which of the three things is a lie. W: OK! That’s a great idea. I’ll use the information from what I learned today in the lecture so that I can see through your lies. M: OK, let’s begin. The first fact is that I like to study biology… (W: Hmm.) M: The second fact is that I love ice cream. (W: Hmm, your face.) M: The last fact about me is that I love dogs. W: Hmm: You love biology… ice cream… or dogs… From what I learned, I think that… all three facts are lies, because you were lacking in expression, and you looked very bored when you were talking. Also, your feet were facing the exit. These are all big signs that show someone is not telling the truth. M: Actually… they were all true! W: What? That’s impossible! According to the professor, these signs mean that you are lying, or you are not interested in the conversation. M: Of… of course… Um, I’m, I’m… interested in this conversation! I… I like you… Um, I like listening to your conversation! W: Now, I can DEFINITELY tell you are lying. (Written by Pearline Kusunoki) やさしい英語会話 (308) Gossip W: Yo, how's it going? M: Still not done with that term paper yet. W: No, not that. I mean how did it go between you and Makino the other day? M: What? What do you mean? W: I saw you two walking your bikes together last night. You were both talking in hushed voices. M: When was that? Like, on the way home by the pond? W: Yep! You guys never even spoke in class, then suddenly I'd see you like that. Got me thinking all sorts of things! M: Things like what?! W: Oh, you know: My little fantasy, where you guys are secretly a couple, because you don't want other people to gossip behind your backs. M: But… W: Hold it! Now that we're on this topic, I need to ask you if you like Makino! I've been shipping you for the past couple of weeks now, just so you know. But I'm not going to tell you more than that. You gotta tell me, right now! M: OK, OK. Calm down. This is a bit too creepy for me to absorb that quickly. (pause) She's good to talk with. That's it. W: What do you mean "that's it"? What else can you say about her? M: I… uh…. W: Oh, come on, give me something to work with. What do you think of her looks? Do you like how the moon shined on her face last night? What did you two talk about, anyway? I need answers! M: Just…..please give me a second. Hey, how did you find us last night? W: Ah, that. I was…er….on my way home too. M: With whom? Are you with Taku again? W: Oh, oh. Look at the time, it flies… so fast. Gotta go and finish my term paper too! (Written by Bea Jianne Roque) やさしい英語会話 (300) Gestures Are Different in Different Cultures W: Hey, why do Japanese make a peace sign when they're taking pictures? It looks strange to me. M: Ha ha. I guess most people just think it's cute. And some people, especially girls, use it to show their face smaller. W: Wow, they don't know it means "Victory in war"? And if they show the peace sign with the back of their hand, it means "Damn you!" M: Hmm… Actually, they know. But "Praying for peace" is a stronger image in Japan. We take it for granted, but I think we should avoid doing it so much in foreign countries, because the meanings of gestures are different from country to country. W: Exactly. Hey, I know a good Hawaiian gesture, called "Shaka Brother," or "Hang Loose" which can be used for a lot of our feelings, such as "Hello," "How are you," "Good luck," "Thank you," and "I love you." M: Wow, sounds really useful! W: Yeah, the former American president, Obama, also used this sign differently depending on the situation. For he was born in Hawaii. M: I see… Hey, look over there. Is that Tom coming this way? W: Yeah. Let's have a chat with him. (Showing her palm to Tom) M: Ah! Why are you keeping him at a distance!!!? (Written by Wakana Kanada) やさしい英語会話 (275) Meeting People Can Be Nerve-wracking M: Hey, Alex, do you think I should I wear this blue tie or the green? W: Neither. They don't match. Hey, how aren't you ready yet? I thought guys were supposed to get ready BEFORE girls. M: Well, I don't know what's happening tonight. I don't know who we're meeting with, or where we're meeting them, and I don't know how formal it's supposed to be. I'm trying to dress appropriately, so don't rush me! W: Awww, are you nervous? That's adorable. M: Let me concentrate! ... Okay, I think I look good. W: Awesome! So, can we go now? M: Uhh.. Yeah, I guess… W: That doesn't sound very confident. M: Yeah, it's just, it sounds like there's going to be a big group of people. W: It's only a couple of drinks. M: Yeah, but what if they don't want me to be a part of their group? Or, what if I can't talk to them? W: You'll be fine! When you see them just smile and wave. Practice with me. M: (Through gritted teeth) Is this good? W: Uhhh… you look like you're teaching the Joker to dance to Single Ladies. Okay, then, you're a charming guy, just talk like you do with me. Except about politics: avoid talking about politics. M: (Breathes deeply) Okay then, let's go! (Written by Stella-Maree Trounson)

Download MP3 ８月の４週間は、恒例の「超濃縮！やさしい英語会話」です。この12年間に配信した359本の「やさしい英語会話」よりエピソードを厳選し、毎回４本分を濃縮してお届けします。ナチュラルスピードの会話をスクリプトとともにお楽しみください。今回は"Despite Corona, We Can Travel Using Podcasts"というテーマで、家に居ながらにして世界旅行を楽しめる、そんな世界各地の都市や文化にまつわるエピソードを集めました。 　 *** Script *** やさしい英語会話 (334) Korean Mythology: The Bear Woman M: Hey Eunmi, I believe there’s mythology in Korea, right? I’m interested in it, but I couldn't find any reference materials, since it's not so famous. W: Yeah, Sam, we DO have mythology! I’m so glad that you’re interested in Korean mythology and culture. M: Hey, could you tell me about Korean mythology? Maybe just briefly? W: OK. Here’s a famous story. A long time ago there was the Supreme Sky God and he sent his son, named Hwan-Woong, to earth to rule the humans. M: So there's the image of the Son of God descending to earth? That sounds pretty similar to Jesus, in a way. W: Ha ha. I guess, until this point it’s the same. But next, a bear and a tiger came to Hwan-Woong and pleaded to make them into humans. M: A bear and a tiger? The Son of God must have freaked out if he wasn’t an excellent hunter. That’s interesting! Keep going! W: Ha ha. Then Hwang-Woong told them that they should lock themselves in a cave for 100 days, only eating garlic and mugwort! If they passed his test, he would make them humans. Well, who do you think passed the test: the bear or the tiger? M: Eating only garlic and mugwort sounds horrible! If I were one of them, I’d have never made it till the end. W: Ha ha! Well, the tiger couldn’t endure eating them till the end, so the tiger gave up. Because of the tiger’s failure; the bear could automatically become a human! The bear became a beautiful woman, called Bear Woman. M: Congratulations, bear! I always wanted the bear to win. W: In the end, she got married to Hwan-Woong and their child, Dan-Goon, was the first king of the first dynasty of Korea. This is our mythology! M: Hey wait! So you’re the descendant of the Bear Woman? That means you have bear’s blood flowing inside your body? Wait, you might have a bear’s claw? Please don’t eat me! I’m not delicious! Ah! (Written by Kyoung Jo) やさしい英語会話 (325) St. Petersburg M: Hey Nana! It must have been a long flight! Welcome to St. Petersburg! W: Hey Dima! Thank you for inviting me! I’m so glad I could come to Russia. I really wanna see some Russian history and culture! M: Well, you’ve come to the heart of Russia’s history and art, Nana. You’ll definitely love this city! W: So, what are some famous tourist spots in St. Petersburg? The Tsars? M: Ha ha! We don’t have Tsars anymore. But there are innumerable places you should definitely visit. For example, I recommend going to the Hermitage Museum first. It’s the second largest museum in the world. It used to be the Winter Palace of the Romanov Empire! W: So the palace is now a museum? And Romanov! That’s the dynasty starting from Peter the Great, and lasting till Nicholas the Second, right? Then it all ended in the Bolshevik Revolution? M: Yes, yes, exactly! The Winter Palace was the place where the October Revolution of 1917 occurred. Therefore, I can state that this place has a lot of significant symbols pertaining to the history and culture of Russia. W: Woo, I LOVE revolutions too. Shall I start a new revolution? M: No, no! Keep your ambitions in your heart. We don’t want any chaos. W: Ha ha. Just joking! Well, I can’t WAIT to see the city, to witness some historical incidents that were only written about in my textbook! I feel like Lenin’s going to take over my soul!! M: Oh, my goodness… You’re really “hyper” right now, Nana. Just calm down. Anyway, the Hermitage Museum is only a 40-minute walk from my house. After that we’ll go to the main street, called Nevsky Prospect. W: Oh, I’ve heard of Nevsky Prospect! Dostoevsky’s novels were sometimes set on Nevsky Prospect. Like Crime and Punishment! Can I say hello to Dostoevksky if I meet him? I really like a couple of his books! M: (to self) Aww, gosh… It’s gonna be a LONG trip. (Written by Kyoung Jo) やさしい英語会話 (324) Traveling to Seoul: Gangnam Style M: Jessica! Long time no see! How ya doin’? Welcome to Seoul! W: Hey Jo! I’ve been doing well! Thank you for inviting me to this wonderful place. I can’t wait to have fun here. M: Seoul IS one of the best places in the world to have fun, if you love to do some shopping, or have parties all night! We’re the people of alcohol and hedonism. Ha ha! W: Sounds great! Well, one thing I know about Seoul is… Gangnam Style? I wanna go there! Can you take me there? M: Of course! I was expecting you’d say Gangnam Style. Ironically, the music video wasn’t made at Gangnam. But I’d call Gangnam the center and soul of Seoul. I should definitely take you there! Let’s go! W: And… Also, will there be a lot of people dancing the horse dance? You know the horse dance from the song? M: Again, this is the preconception of Gangnam… I believe no one dances on the street, but if you’d like to, I wouldn’t mind. Anyway, off to Gangnam! (Arrives in Gangnam) W: Wow… I’ve never seen people this crowded in one spot. And everyone’s really fashionable, and catchy. Although no one dances the horse dance, still Gangnam is awesome! This is indeed a legit city! M: Yea, Gangnam is the most crowded place in Seoul. It’s often compared to Shinjuku in Tokyo. Welcome to Gangnam. This is the authentic Gangnam style. Want to go for some shopping or grab some food? W: Before that, I think the most important thing is missing! Where is PSY? Can I meet him? I’m his super big fan… M: O.M.G… He’s not ALWAYS here… Stop talking gibberish, and let’s go grab some food. I’m starving! (Written by Kyoung Jo) やさしい英語会話 (298) Australian Words Can Sound Crazy Situation: An Australian man and a Japanese woman talk. M: Oh, what an awesome weekend! W: Hi, John. You're awfully LOUD this morning. M: Yeah, there was a shini yesterday. It was crazy! You should have been there! W: "Shi-ni (死に)"？ M: Yeah, there was me and about four buddies, W: "Ba-ri (罵詈)"? M: Yeah, so anyway, we headed over to the beach, and the guys had bought some goon earlier that day. It was a bit early for a drink though. W: "Gun (軍)"? I'm so confused by this story. It sounds so dangerous! Why are you so happy? M: Well, I'll admit that drinking at the beach IS a bit dangerous, but there were lifeguards. So, it's not like we would have drowned or anything. W: I don't understand: then, what was the shini? M: The party at the beach! W: So, what happened? How did the party turn out so bad? M: It didn't turn bad... we use the word 'shini' in Australia to mean a party. W: Oh, so no one died? M: Of course not! W: Then what about the "Ba-ri"? And "Gun"? M: I said buddies, not "Ba-ri", as in mates, friends. And goon is a type of cask wine—disgusting, but cheap! W: Well, I'm glad you had a good party, but I don't think I'll be joining you in the future! Ha ha. (Written by Stella-Maree Trounson)

Download MP3 ８月の４週間は、恒例の「超濃縮！やさしい英語会話」です。この12年間に配信した359本の「やさしい英語会話」よりエピソードを厳選し、毎回４本分を濃縮してお届けします。ナチュラルスピードの会話をスクリプトとともにお楽しみください。今回は"Battle of the Sexes"というテーマで、異性をめぐるあれこれにまつわるエピソードを集めました。 　 *** Script *** やさしい英語会話 (287) What is Love? M: Ah! It hurts! W: What does?! M: Not knowing what to do with everything. W: Um… please elaborate. I have no idea what you're talking about. M: You see, I went to see a psychiatrist. I felt like I'm going crazy! W: About what?! You need to be more specific than that! M: I said it felt crazy. Then again, maybe it was supposed to make you feel like that. W: I can't believe I have to ask this again. What is IT? M: The thing that hurts! There's something inside me, right smack in the middle that just aches sometimes. W: Your chest? You have chest pain? Um… what do you call it: Heartburn? M: It sounds like it, but not quite! Yes, yes… something about my heart, and a burning sensation. Am I dying? W: What? Why did you go to a psychiatrist instead of a cardiologist then? M: Because she said I have to talk it out, or else I just might suffer from a heart attack! W: And did you talk it out? What did she say? M: She gave me a medical prescription. W: What did she prescribe for you? M: She said she prescribes the person who makes me feel this way. W: WHO did that to you? Let's get him or her!! M: Well, that would be… YOU. (Written by Bea Jianne Roque) やさしい英語会話 (303) How to Get the Girl (In the library) 　　 M: (shouts) Hey, you! I need you! W: (harsh whisper) Hey, keep it down a bit! This is NOT the place to get all ballistic. I'm trying to study here! M: Sorry. Just got carried away. I've been hooked on this crazy book, and I had to say that line out loud to feel fine. It's like… when you really want it to end already, but no, you can't let it go just yet? Actually, I'm still halfway done, but it's all so crazy. I think I don't have enough energy to continue reading. W: But you have the strength to shout? Inside the library? M: I needed it. I told you! Almost had a cardiac arrest, if I didn't do it. Besides, it's a good thing you're the only one who heard. W: We're the only people in the room! M: Exactly! Which is why I yelled. To get your attention. W: I told you: I'm studying right now. Maybe some other time. M: But this is the only time I can get you alone! That makes all the difference. W: I... I don't understand. M: I've been seeing you here for the past two months and I know you read plenty of books around here. And, obviously, you remember me, because we had eye contact just last Monday. Then I managed to smile a little on Tuesday, but you didn't notice. Wednesday, I waved from my corner over there; still not effective. Thursday, I tried walking past your usual desk, and you're quite… oblivious. From Friday till the weekend I was trying to think of what to do. I figured reading this could get you to notice. W: I, uh, was merely trying to be polite. And you haven't really read the book. I may be "oblivious" but I can tell one thing: You've been reading the book upside down. Haha! M: Ah! I blew it. Um, Can I…try again next week? (Written by Bea Jianne Roque) やさしい英語会話 (314) Life Is Tough for Girls, Too W: I don't know what's wrong with me these days. M: What happened? W: This morning I told myself I'm going to try and be happy and not let anything *get me down. A few minutes later, I fell! M: What? How? Where did you fall? W: Right across from *the Student Plaza when I was about to go left. Ha ha. To think: I was on the way to the gym! M: Were you hurt? Any *bruises? W: Yeah. I think I was *bleeding internally. M: That's terrible! Are you OK now? Does it hurt? W: A bit. M: You didn't go to the gym after that, right? I mean you went to the health office to get it treated, yes? W: Of course I went to the gym! Who do you think I am? *Skipping my gym routine because of a little pain? Pfft. I even ran on the *treadmill for an hour! M: Hey, you said you were bleeding internally. That's something more serious than a bruise, I *reckon?! W: Well, nothing to worry about. Surprisingly, gym is medicine. I'm fine now. M: I've never heard of such a thing. Hey, can we make this clear? You fell? And WHAT actually did you *hurt? W: My heart, friend! I saw the guy I *had a crush on for months. He was with another girl! They both looked all *clingy and sweet together! I just couldn't take it, so I went exercising! M: Ah! Why did we have this conversation? (Written by Bea Jianne Roque) やさしい英語会話 (327) Changing Sexes (In the beginning, each person is in a different place.) M: Where… where am I...? Wait. I feel… different… My skin feels so rough… Oh, NOT good. (looking in the mirror) Ahhhh…. Wait. I… I changed… into a man?? Oh, my god! W: Hey, where am I…? Wait. I feel different… My chest feels… heavier… (looking in the mirror) Ahh… What? I’m a woman?? Ah!! M: Oh, good that I found his student ID card. His name is… Yamamoto? A 2nd-year student in the Engineering Department at Hiroshima University. Gosh, what should I do? First, I need to find myself! Hope he doesn’t make a mistake with MY BODY. I’d hate to be pregnant now! W: Wait, how do I put on this bra? Oh, this is her student ID card! Let’s see… Akari, a 3rd-year student in the Faculty of Literature. Where should I go? Ah! I’ve got to find her. Shoot! It’s so freakin’ hard to wear women’s clothes! (Both of them heading towards the campus) M: I hope he didn’t go to the class ahead of me. Where are you!! (They pass each other) M, W: Wait!! Stop!! W: Aren’t you Akari? I’m Yamamoto, the original owner of your body! Please give me back my body! M: Yeah, I’m Akari. Wait! What’s that messed-up make-up on your face? You also didn’t put on a bra? You’re ruining my body! Oh no!!! W: I’ve never done any make-up in my entire life. Ah! The class bell’s going to ring soon. Akari, don’t forget to submit my fluid dynamics report. M: Hey, I don’t even know what fluid dynamics is! I’m so sorry! By the way, I have a seminar about Shakespearean sonnets, so be ready for that! W: Oh, no! I don’t know ANYTHING about Shakespeare, or literature! Why did it turn out like this… Why did our bodies get swapped!!? M, W: Oh god!! Someone please save us!! (Written by Kyoung Jo)

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Download MP3 今月は「ドラマで英語を学ぼう」の最新作として、広島大学学生のMikael Kai Nomuraさんの書き下ろしによるオリジナルドラマ"Detective Adventures!"をお届けします。 探偵（detective）ものといえば、『シャーロック・ホームズ』や『名探偵コナン』が人気がありますね。 今回のドラマに登場するのは、彼らのように鮮やかに事件を解決する名探偵でしょうか、それともその逆の「迷」探偵の方でしょうか…。 [ 字幕をオンにするとスクリプトをご覧いただけます ]【リモート収録】 　 Detective Adventures! W1: Good morning, detective! My name’s Shirley, and I’ll be your new assistant. M: Um… Shirley… I’m sorry to tell you, but you’ll have to give up smoking if you want to work with me. W1: Oh… How did you know I smoke? Hmm… I guess you’re trying to be like Sherlock Holmes, deducting the possible realities of people by just observing them! M: And smelling them! W1: Oops, I should have gargled after that cigarette! … OK, guess what I had for lunch, then! M: Well… The ends of your sleeves are a little bit folded. And you have catsup stains on your sleeves as well. I’ll guess you had a McDonald’s burger and fries! The catsup that comes with the fries explains the red stain! W1: Oh.. yes! You’re right, detective! M: You even have a knife in your left hand… Do you have a collection of knives? W1: Wow, I DO have my own collection! M: Haha! I’m really the greatest detective, hey?! W1: AND, the easiest one to kill! M: No! No! Don’t shoot me! (gun shot!) (Sound of body falling to the floor) (changed voice of woman) Different Woman: Good morning, detective! Wa-… At last I caught her! M: Ah! That was a close call! You saved me! W: Sorry for the trouble, detective. I was trying to catch the serial killer who kills a lot of detectives. I sure am relieved that I got here BEFORE she was able to kill you. M: Oh! Do you mean she just killed some other detective? W: Yes! And you were her next target! M: So, the red stain on the sleeves… W: Yes, It was actually blood! M: Well, thank God you came. Um… who are you, anyway? W: Sorry for being late! I’m Shirley—the REAL Shirley! and I’LL be your new assistant. M: Oh, a GOOD Shirley. Great! (Sound break, a couple of days later) W: Detective, we just received a new case! M: OK. Tell me about it. W: It’s about a missing person! M: A missing person! Interesting! This’ll be my first time working on a missing-person case. W: OK. According to the report, the missing man is about 6 feet tall. M: So, we’re looking for a guy who’s about the same height as me? W: Yeah. He was last seen 6 months ago in his own house. M: Hmm… That means… he must have at least contacted his own family, right? W: I guess so. The sender was close-lipped about the missing person’s personal details, so I don’t have much information. I’ll have to try to reach the contact person and ask for more personal details. So, do we accept this case? M: Of course, we’ll accept the case! I’ll use my great detective skills to find that person as soon as possible! W: Great! Right away I’ll send an email to the person who sent in this case. M: OK. Ask for the missing person’s name, and we’ll need a picture as well. W: OK. There! Email sent! (Sound break, for the passing of about 10 min) W: Oh, wow. A reply came back already. That took only 10 minutes. M: OK. We need to know the name, first. W: For the name… Oh! Detective… the missing person has the same name as you! M: What? Hmm… that’s REALLY interesting. Can we look at the picture? Oh! It looks like me! W: Detective! It IS literally you! How many days have you been away from home? M: Um… Just for 6 months! W: Oh detective… the sender must be your wife! (Sound break, a few days later.) W: Good morning, detective. M: Hi Shirley. What’s up today? W: OK. Today we’re going to investigate a crime scene! M: Oh! I’m so excited! W: But you’re a detective! You do this all the time, right? M: This is actually my FIRST time going to a crime scene! W: What?! But you’re a detective! Why? M: I never worked on a case, not until I got YOU as my assistant. W: Wow. But you DO know how to work like a detective, right? M: I think so! I’ve watched a lot of detective Conan anime, so I’m fine! W: Um… OK… Anyway, let’s go to the crime scene! (door closes, sound of a police car siren) W: Well, finally we’re at the crime scene. Oh! There’s the body! M: I see… Let me examine it for a while. (few seconds of silence) M: Hmm. I think the person’s been dead for less than 24 hours. Hmm… the floor and the body are wet. What might be the reason? W: Uhm, detective, I think… M: Shh! I’m concentrating right now. Let the detective do his job! W: But… detective, the… M: Aha! I got it! Now it all makes sense! The killer used a block of ice to kill the victim! THAT would explain why the floor and the body are wet! Well, I’m a genius, right? W: But detective… WE are a little bit wet, as well. M: Oh no! Is the killer going to kill us too? W: No! The floor, the body, and WE are all wet… because IT’S STARTED TO RAIN! M: THAT makes total sense too! Shirley, you can be a detective as well, like me! W: Oh detective… (Written by Mikael Kai Nomura)

Download MP3 梅雨のすっきりしない季節ですので、今回は少し夢のあるお話を。会話の男性は出張のため日本を訪れています。彼が２年ぶりに会った女友達は、一見変わりなさそうにしているようですが、実は…。 今回はTOEIC(R) L&Rテストなどでもよく出てくるビジネス用語をいくつか確認してみましょう。【リモート収録】 　 *** It's a Good Expression *** （今回の重要表現） pharmaceutical 薬剤の ※ここでの"Pharmaceuticals"は製薬会社の名前の一部。関連語のpharmacy「薬局」pharmacist「薬剤師」も覚えておきましょう。 What have you been up to? 最近何してるの。 seriously 真面目な話、「マジで」 save up money お金を貯める Ph.D. 博士号 I got to get going. そろそろ行かなくちゃ。 ※got toの前にhaveが省略された形。have got to=have toの意味で、たびたびhaveが省略されたり、got toの部分がgottaのように繋がって発音される。get goingは「行っている状態にする」すなわち「出発する、動き出す」。 collaboration 共同事業、コラボ regarding ～に関して（=concerning） Oh, my goodness. おやまあ。 CEO 最高経営責任者（Chief Executive Officer） So this is a sealed deal? ということは、これで「契約成立」ってこと？ sealed dealはseal the deal「契約を結ぶ」という表現から派生したもの。 *** Script *** Big Dreams M: Hey, Kana! It’s been a while since we last met! W: Yeah, Alex. It’s been 2 years. How ya doin’? M: Doin’ great, actually. I mean, I’m working for GX Pharmaceuticals in California. I’m just in Japan for a business trip. What have you been up to? W: Nothing much. I mean… I tried to start up a business, and it’s going quite well. By the way, I’m still living back home. So come find me any time during your stay. M: Congratulations on your company! But are you seriously still living in your parent’s place? W: I’m just trying to save up money for my future plans! I once had a dream of traveling the world, getting a Ph.D., or becoming a doctor, whatever! M: Yeah, yeah, whatever… It’s not like it’ll happen anytime soon. W: How can you say such things? I mean, it’s better to have dreams, right? M: Well… true. Anyhow, I got to get going. I have a meeting with a tech company. See you around! (Later at the tech company’s meeting room) M: Hi. I’m here from GX Pharmaceuticals to ask for your collaboration with us. Regarding your new medicine… W: Alex! Hi again! M: Oh, my goodness… Kana, you’re the CEO of this company?! W: Well, I’m actually ALSO the head developer of this medicine you’re talking about! M: What?!!?!??! B… But how? W: Well, I DID get a Ph.D. and became a doctor. And started this company. M: So, this is a sealed deal? You’ll let us market your medicine? W: Sure! I was in Bali having my vacation, but because I saw your company’s proposal… and it DOES interest me a lot… So, congratulations! (Written by Krit Komolsirikul)

Download MP3 梅雨のすっきりしない季節ですので、今回は少し夢のあるお話を。会話の男性は出張のため日本を訪れています。彼が２年ぶりに会った女友達は、一見変わりなさそうにしているようですが、実は…。 今回はTOEIC(R) L&Rテストなどでもよく出てくるビジネス用語をいくつか確認してみましょう。【リモート収録】 　 *** It's a Good Expression *** （今回の重要表現） pharmaceutical 薬剤の ※ここでの"Pharmaceuticals"は製薬会社の名前の一部。関連語のpharmacy「薬局」pharmacist「薬剤師」も覚えておきましょう。 What have you been up to? 最近何してるの。 seriously 真面目な話、「マジで」 save up money お金を貯める Ph.D. 博士号 I got to get going. そろそろ行かなくちゃ。 ※got toの前にhaveが省略された形。have got to=have toの意味で、たびたびhaveが省略されたり、got toの部分がgottaのように繋がって発音される。get goingは「行っている状態にする」すなわち「出発する、動き出す」。 collaboration 共同事業、コラボ regarding ～に関して（=concerning） Oh, my goodness. おやまあ。 CEO 最高経営責任者（Chief Executive Officer） So this is a sealed deal? ということは、これで「契約成立」ってこと？ sealed dealはseal the deal「契約を結ぶ」という表現から派生したもの。 *** Script *** Big Dreams M: Hey, Kana! It’s been a while since we last met! W: Yeah, Alex. It’s been 2 years. How ya doin’? M: Doin’ great, actually. I mean, I’m working for GX Pharmaceuticals in California. I’m just in Japan for a business trip. What have you been up to? W: Nothing much. I mean… I tried to start up a business, and it’s going quite well. By the way, I’m still living back home. So come find me any time during your stay. M: Congratulations on your company! But are you seriously still living in your parent’s place? W: I’m just trying to save up money for my future plans! I once had a dream of traveling the world, getting a Ph.D., or becoming a doctor, whatever! M: Yeah, yeah, whatever… It’s not like it’ll happen anytime soon. W: How can you say such things? I mean, it’s better to have dreams, right? M: Well… true. Anyhow, I got to get going. I have a meeting with a tech company. See you around! (Later at the tech company’s meeting room) M: Hi. I’m here from GX Pharmaceuticals to ask for your collaboration with us. Regarding your new medicine… W: Alex! Hi again! M: Oh, my goodness… Kana, you’re the CEO of this company?! W: Well, I’m actually ALSO the head developer of this medicine you’re talking about! M: What?!!?!??! B… But how? W: Well, I DID get a Ph.D. and became a doctor. And started this company. M: So, this is a sealed deal? You’ll let us market your medicine? W: Sure! I was in Bali having my vacation, but because I saw your company’s proposal… and it DOES interest me a lot… So, congratulations! (Written by Krit Komolsirikul)

Download MP3 今回の会話の舞台はフィリピン。友人のおばあちゃんの誕生日パーティに招かれた日本人女性。家族を大切にするフィリピンの人々は、パーティも大家族で盛大に行うようですね。【リモート収録】 　 *** It's a Good Expression *** （今回の重要表現） awesome 素晴らしい、最高の Filipino フィリピン人（スペル注意） funeral 葬式 That makes sense. なるほど、そういうことですね。 ※make senseは「筋が通る」 get people’s attention 人々の注意を引く steal the spotlight 主役よりも目立つ、主役を食う second and third cousins 「はとこ」と「みいとこ」 ※second cousinは、自分から見て祖父母の兄弟姉妹の孫。『サザエさん』でいう、タラちゃんとイクラちゃんの関係。 barely ever めったに〜ない ※barely自体は「かろうじて〜する」の意味だが、everがつくと、seldom、hardly ever、almost neverと同じ意味となる。 *** Script *** Big Families in the Philippines Situation: A Filipino, Miguel, is talking with a Japanese, Marika. W: Hey Miguel, thanks for inviting me to go to your grandma’s birthday party! M: No problem, Marika! Besides, I want you to experience how awesome and fun Filipino birthday parties are! W: Yeah! What should I wear? I was thinking of black or red, since both of these colors are my favorite colors. M: Oh no, no. You can’t wear those colors! We only wear black whenever we go to funerals. W: That makes sense. How about red? Red is a happy color. M: Well, I don’t really know why, but whenever you wear red, people will just ask you if it’s YOUR birthday. Maybe because red is a bright color that it gets people’s attention? W: That’s interesting. I shouldn’t wear red, so I won’t steal the spotlight at your grandma’s birthday party. How many people are coming? Around 20? M: Oh Marika, you will SURELY be shocked when we arrive there. Around 100 people might come! W: What?! That’s a big party! M: Well, Filipinos just love families SO much. I even know my second and third cousins, and we’re really close! W: That’s awesome. In Japan, sometimes, we don’t even know our FIRST cousins. I barely ever meet them. M: Well, you’re gonna have fun in this party! You ready? We should go now. W: Oh, look at the time! The party starts at 5, right? It’s already 5:15! M: Don’t worry, It’s Filipino time. W: Huh? What do you mean? Let’s just go! (Written by Mikael Kai Nomura)

Download MP3 今回の会話の舞台はフィリピン。友人のおばあちゃんの誕生日パーティに招かれた日本人女性。家族を大切にするフィリピンの人々は、パーティも大家族で盛大に行うようですね。【リモート収録】 　 *** It's a Good Expression *** （今回の重要表現） awesome 素晴らしい、最高の Filipino フィリピン人（スペル注意） funeral 葬式 That makes sense. なるほど、そういうことですね。 ※make senseは「筋が通る」 get people’s attention 人々の注意を引く steal the spotlight 主役よりも目立つ、主役を食う second and third cousins 「はとこ」と「みいとこ」 ※second cousinは、自分から見て祖父母の兄弟姉妹の孫。『サザエさん』でいう、タラちゃんとイクラちゃんの関係。 barely ever めったに〜ない ※barely自体は「かろうじて〜する」の意味だが、everがつくと、seldom、hardly ever、almost neverと同じ意味となる。 *** Script *** Big Families in the Philippines Situation: A Filipino, Miguel, is talking with a Japanese, Marika. W: Hey Miguel, thanks for inviting me to go to your grandma’s birthday party! M: No problem, Marika! Besides, I want you to experience how awesome and fun Filipino birthday parties are! W: Yeah! What should I wear? I was thinking of black or red, since both of these colors are my favorite colors. M: Oh no, no. You can’t wear those colors! We only wear black whenever we go to funerals. W: That makes sense. How about red? Red is a happy color. M: Well, I don’t really know why, but whenever you wear red, people will just ask you if it’s YOUR birthday. Maybe because red is a bright color that it gets people’s attention? W: That’s interesting. I shouldn’t wear red, so I won’t steal the spotlight at your grandma’s birthday party. How many people are coming? Around 20? M: Oh Marika, you will SURELY be shocked when we arrive there. Around 100 people might come! W: What?! That’s a big party! M: Well, Filipinos just love families SO much. I even know my second and third cousins, and we’re really close! W: That’s awesome. In Japan, sometimes, we don’t even know our FIRST cousins. I barely ever meet them. M: Well, you’re gonna have fun in this party! You ready? We should go now. W: Oh, look at the time! The party starts at 5, right? It’s already 5:15! M: Don’t worry, It’s Filipino time. W: Huh? What do you mean? Let’s just go! (Written by Mikael Kai Nomura)

Download MP3 今回の会話の舞台は北米のレストラン。日本では馴染みのないものも含め、アメリカやカナダでポピュラーなメニューがいろいろ登場します。レストランでの客と店員のやりとりを楽しく学べます！ 【リモート録音、はじめました！】 今回の会話では、JoeとKeiが別々の場所からリモート録音にチャレンジしました。4月以降はすべてこの形で収録を行っています。今後の配信は、リモート録音分と、2月以前のスタジオ収録分を織り交ぜながらお届けします。 　 *** It's a Good Expression *** （今回の重要表現） ma’am （成人女性への呼びかけ）お客様 poutine プーティン（カナダ東部のジャガイモ料理。フライドポテトの上にチーズとグレイビーソースをかけた料理） as a side dish for any main course すべてのメインコースの付け合わせとして I’m allergic to... ...にアレルギーがある Here you go. はいどうぞ。 Mongolian beef モンゴリアンビーフ（牛肉と青ネギを使ったアメリカ風中華料理） Rosemary-Roasted Chicken ローズマリー風味のローストチキン（roastは通例、直火かオーブンで焼く） Caesar salad シーザーサラダ（レタスにガーリックや粉チーズなどをのせ、オリーブオイルをかけたサラダ） Waldorf salad ウォルドーフサラダ（セロリ・りんご・クルミをマヨネーズで和えたサラダ） Cobb salad コブサラダ（レタス・アボカド・トマト・鶏むね肉にチーズなどをかけたサラダ） ※日本語の「サラダ」に引きずられて、saladの発音と綴りを間違えないようにしましょう。 *** Script *** How Much Tip to Give? Situation: In a fine food restaurant. M: Good evening, ma’am. What can I get for you? W: Umm, I don’t know… Any recommendation? M: Well, our grilled lobster is always the best recommendation. And, our special dish this month is buttered oysters. And, since today is Friday, we have poutine as a side dish for any main course. W: Umm… Actually, I’m allergic to seafoods… so… M: Oh, I’m sorry. I’ll get you the Beef and Chicken Menu. I’ll be right back. W: Wait… I’m actually… Ah, he’s gone… (a few minutes later) M: Here you go, ma’am. This is the Beef and Chicken Menu. We have Mongolian beef, Rosemary-Roasted Chicken, Teriyaki Chicken, and as I told you, since today is Friday, the poutine side dish service is still included. W: Well, sorry to say this, but I’m also a vegetarian. M: Oh… well, I’m so sorry, ma’am! I’ll get you the vegetarian menu immediately. Just a moment. I’ll be right back in a second. (a few minutes later) M: Here you go, ma’am. This is the salad menu. We have Caesar, Waldorf, and Cobb salad, and I really recommend the mushroom cream soup. Anyway, since today is Friday, but you are vegetarian, we can serve Garlic Parmesan Roasted Potatoes instead of poutine as a side dish. W: Oh, wow. That’s so nice. Let me think… M: Take your time, ma’am. W: …Umm… well… Can I have a glass of water first, please? M: …OK, sure. (Written by Krit Komolsirikul)

Download MP3 今回の会話の舞台は北米のレストラン。日本では馴染みのないものも含め、アメリカやカナダでポピュラーなメニューがいろいろ登場します。レストランでの客と店員のやりとりを楽しく学べます！ 【リモート録音、はじめました！】 今回の会話では、JoeとKeiが別々の場所からリモート録音にチャレンジしました。4月以降はすべてこの形で収録を行っています。今後の配信は、リモート録音分と、2月以前のスタジオ収録分を織り交ぜながらお届けします。 　 *** It's a Good Expression *** （今回の重要表現） ma’am （成人女性への呼びかけ）お客様 poutine プーティン（カナダ東部のジャガイモ料理。フライドポテトの上にチーズとグレイビーソースをかけた料理） as a side dish for any main course すべてのメインコースの付け合わせとして I’m allergic to... ...にアレルギーがある Here you go. はいどうぞ。 Mongolian beef モンゴリアンビーフ（牛肉と青ネギを使ったアメリカ風中華料理） Rosemary-Roasted Chicken ローズマリー風味のローストチキン（roastは通例、直火かオーブンで焼く） Caesar salad シーザーサラダ（レタスにガーリックや粉チーズなどをのせ、オリーブオイルをかけたサラダ） Waldorf salad ウォルドーフサラダ（セロリ・りんご・クルミをマヨネーズで和えたサラダ） Cobb salad コブサラダ（レタス・アボカド・トマト・鶏むね肉にチーズなどをかけたサラダ） ※日本語の「サラダ」に引きずられて、saladの発音と綴りを間違えないようにしましょう。 *** Script *** How Much Tip to Give? Situation: In a fine food restaurant. M: Good evening, ma’am. What can I get for you? W: Umm, I don’t know… Any recommendation? M: Well, our grilled lobster is always the best recommendation. And, our special dish this month is buttered oysters. And, since today is Friday, we have poutine as a side dish for any main course. W: Umm… Actually, I’m allergic to seafoods… so… M: Oh, I’m sorry. I’ll get you the Beef and Chicken Menu. I’ll be right back. W: Wait… I’m actually… Ah, he’s gone… (a few minutes later) M: Here you go, ma’am. This is the Beef and Chicken Menu. We have Mongolian beef, Rosemary-Roasted Chicken, Teriyaki Chicken, and as I told you, since today is Friday, the poutine side dish service is still included. W: Well, sorry to say this, but I’m also a vegetarian. M: Oh… well, I’m so sorry, ma’am! I’ll get you the vegetarian menu immediately. Just a moment. I’ll be right back in a second. (a few minutes later) M: Here you go, ma’am. This is the salad menu. We have Caesar, Waldorf, and Cobb salad, and I really recommend the mushroom cream soup. Anyway, since today is Friday, but you are vegetarian, we can serve Garlic Parmesan Roasted Potatoes instead of poutine as a side dish. W: Oh, wow. That’s so nice. Let me think… M: Take your time, ma’am. W: …Umm… well… Can I have a glass of water first, please? M: …OK, sure. (Written by Krit Komolsirikul)

Download MP3 今回の会話は、かわいいワンちゃんについての会話でお楽しみください…と言いたいところですが、「訴える」「刑事事件」「公証人」など、物々しい言葉が聞こえてきます。いったい何があったのでしょうか？ 今回の会話では、そういった事件や訴訟に関する用語や、若き環境活動家のスピーチで有名になったあの表現が登場します。 　 *** It's a Good Expression *** （今回の重要表現） beast 野獣 How dare you～? よくもまあ～できるものだ bite 噛む（過去形はbit、過去分詞形はbitten） Hold on a minute. ちょっと待ってください。 sue 訴える settle everything すべてを解決させる court 裁判所 Notary Public 公証人 criminal incident 刑事事件 How is it even possible?! いったいどうやったらそれが可能なのですか。 doggie ワンちゃん leash ひも otherwise さもなければ *** Script *** Dog Lovers A man is holding a very small dog (cat-sized), and he arrives at a women’s house. He knocks on the door, and she opens it. M: Good evening. We’re very sorry for what happened today… W: (screams) Get out of here with that terrible animal! Your dog is a beast! M: Please, don’t panic. I’m holding him. Nothing will happen this time. W: How dare you come to my place after your dog bit me? Get out of here! M: Hold on a minute. You need to listen to me… W: No, I will sue you! It’s easy. My husband’s a lawyer, and he knows that you have to pay me a lot. The beast bit me! M: Hey, it’s not necessary to sue me. I said that I was ready to settle everything without going to court. W: You’re ready to settle everything? Ha! OK. Then pay the money now. Did you bring the money? M: No… but today I went to a Notary Public and they’ve settled everything. W: What can they settle about this criminal incident? How is it even possible?! I was bitten by your dog! That’s a fact. M: But it’s not! W: Uh…..?? M: Well, please, here you are: a Notarized Deed of Gift. (Gives the paperwork). I gave you this dog as a gift! So it’s NOT my dog that you were bitten by. W: But whose is it then? M: You were bitten by your own dog. So it’s yours now. (Gives the dog and walks away). And guard your doggie on a leash! Otherwise it’s dangerous for other people walking! (to self) Oh, these dog lovers… (Written by Andrei Goncharov)

Download MP3 今回の会話は、かわいいワンちゃんについての会話でお楽しみください…と言いたいところですが、「訴える」「刑事事件」「公証人」など、物々しい言葉が聞こえてきます。いったい何があったのでしょうか？ 今回の会話では、そういった事件や訴訟に関する用語や、若き環境活動家のスピーチで有名になったあの表現が登場します。 　 *** It's a Good Expression *** （今回の重要表現） beast 野獣 How dare you～? よくもまあ～できるものだ bite 噛む（過去形はbit、過去分詞形はbitten） Hold on a minute. ちょっと待ってください。 sue 訴える settle everything すべてを解決させる court 裁判所 Notary Public 公証人 criminal incident 刑事事件 How is it even possible?! いったいどうやったらそれが可能なのですか。 doggie ワンちゃん leash ひも otherwise さもなければ *** Script *** Dog Lovers A man is holding a very small dog (cat-sized), and he arrives at a women’s house. He knocks on the door, and she opens it. M: Good evening. We’re very sorry for what happened today… W: (screams) Get out of here with that terrible animal! Your dog is a beast! M: Please, don’t panic. I’m holding him. Nothing will happen this time. W: How dare you come to my place after your dog bit me? Get out of here! M: Hold on a minute. You need to listen to me… W: No, I will sue you! It’s easy. My husband’s a lawyer, and he knows that you have to pay me a lot. The beast bit me! M: Hey, it’s not necessary to sue me. I said that I was ready to settle everything without going to court. W: You’re ready to settle everything? Ha! OK. Then pay the money now. Did you bring the money? M: No… but today I went to a Notary Public and they’ve settled everything. W: What can they settle about this criminal incident? How is it even possible?! I was bitten by your dog! That’s a fact. M: But it’s not! W: Uh…..?? M: Well, please, here you are: a Notarized Deed of Gift. (Gives the paperwork). I gave you this dog as a gift! So it’s NOT my dog that you were bitten by. W: But whose is it then? M: You were bitten by your own dog. So it’s yours now. (Gives the dog and walks away). And guard your doggie on a leash! Otherwise it’s dangerous for other people walking! (to self) Oh, these dog lovers… (Written by Andrei Goncharov)

Download MP3 気落ちした様子のMomoにHiroがその理由を尋ねると、どうやらある科目の成績が振るわなかったようです。真面目なMomoの弱点とは…？ 「アメリカ★は愉快だ」は、英語は上達したいけど少し苦手…という方々を対象にしたシリーズです。シャドウイングの練習もありますので、しっかり聞いて、しっかり声に出して練習してみましょう。 　 17: School Struggles (Momo and Hiro) M: Hey Momo, why do you look so sad? W: I…. I have a C in my anthropology class! M: What? How? Momo, you’re like the smartest person I know! W: It’s the participation grade… Participation is 25% of our total grade. I do well on exams, but I’m not used to talking much in class back home. M: Oh yeah, I know what you mean. Students are expected to speak up a lot more here, and even ask the professors questions! Asking questions is a sign that you’re listening. W: But I DO listen! M: Well, when other students speak up, you should too! Pretend I’m participating too. You never stop with the nerd facts when talking to me! W: Gee, thanks…. M: Ha ha, you’re welcome! (Written by Jazmin Boulton)

Download MP3 気落ちした様子のMomoにHiroがその理由を尋ねると、どうやらある科目の成績が振るわなかったようです。真面目なMomoの弱点とは…？ 「アメリカ★は愉快だ」は、英語は上達したいけど少し苦手…という方々を対象にしたシリーズです。シャドウイングの練習もありますので、しっかり聞いて、しっかり声に出して練習してみましょう。 　 17: School Struggles (Momo and Hiro) M: Hey Momo, why do you look so sad? W: I…. I have a C in my anthropology class! M: What? How? Momo, you’re like the smartest person I know! W: It’s the participation grade… Participation is 25% of our total grade. I do well on exams, but I’m not used to talking much in class back home. M: Oh yeah, I know what you mean. Students are expected to speak up a lot more here, and even ask the professors questions! Asking questions is a sign that you’re listening. W: But I DO listen! M: Well, when other students speak up, you should too! Pretend I’m participating too. You never stop with the nerd facts when talking to me! W: Gee, thanks…. M: Ha ha, you’re welcome! (Written by Jazmin Boulton)

Download MP3 明日のエイプリルフールにちなんだ会話をお届けします。この会話のような嘘は全くダメな例ですが、嘘をつかれた側も笑って許せるような嘘なら、お互いの雰囲気を明るくできますね。 今回の会話では、そんな遊び心たっぷりの表現や、慌てている相手を落ち着かせるのに役立つ表現が登場します。 　 *** It's a Good Expression *** （今回の重要表現） scream 叫ぶ a random number 知らない番号 calm down 落ち着く I know you freaked out. きっと取り乱してしまった（パニクってしまった）ことでしょう。 ※２度め（ナチュラルスピード）の会話では、"I know you're freaked out."と、be動詞をつけているように聞こえる。 どちらも正しい英語だが、"I know you freaked out."は「あなたは（その知らせを聞いた時）きっと取り乱したことでしょう」なのに対し、"I know you're freaked out."は「あなたは（その知らせのせいで今）きっと取り乱していることでしょう」という意味。ちなみに(to) freak outには自動詞句（例：You freaked out.）および他動詞句（例：You're freaking me out!）の用法がある。 take a deep breath 深呼吸する in a coma 昏睡（こんすい）状態で skip today’s class 今日の授業をサボる 〜, though. 〜なんだけど。 Got you! 引っかかった！ *** Script *** April Fool’s Day (phone ringing) W: (picking up the phone) Hello? M: SARAHH! W: Hey, no need to scream my name, OK? Who is this? M: IT’S ME, JEFF! W: Oh, Jeff. Did you change your phone number or something? Why did it show me a random number? What happened? M: THERE’S NO TIME TO EXPLAIN. JAMES GOT HIT BY A CAR. W: OH MY GOD. REALLY!? M: YES, HIS BROTHER JUST CALLED ME A WHILE AGO. I’M SO NERVOUS. W: OK, OK. But you have to calm down. I know you freaked out. And James is your best friend-- I know that. But take a deep breath and tell me what happened, OK? Is he OK now? M: …(take a deep breath) I don’t know. His brother told me that he’s in a coma now. W: Oh my god. Hopefully, he’ll be fine. M: Yeah. I’ll skip today’s class, though. I’ll go to see him. I’m really worried. W: Me too. I think I’m gonna go see him there as well. Where is he? M: Well, he was sent to the nearest hospital from the place that the accident occurred. His brother told me that it’s …um… The name of the hospital is… Happy Hospital. W: OK… M: It’s in the town of April. W: Hmmm. M: And it’s on Fool’s Street. Hahahaha! W: … seriously? -*- M: HAHAHA. Got you! (hang up sound) (Written by Krit Komolsirikul)

Download MP3 明日のエイプリルフールにちなんだ会話をお届けします。この会話のような嘘は全くダメな例ですが、嘘をつかれた側も笑って許せるような嘘なら、お互いの雰囲気を明るくできますね。 今回の会話では、そんな遊び心たっぷりの表現や、慌てている相手を落ち着かせるのに役立つ表現が登場します。 　 *** It's a Good Expression *** （今回の重要表現） scream 叫ぶ a random number 知らない番号 calm down 落ち着く I know you freaked out. きっと取り乱してしまった（パニクってしまった）ことでしょう。 ※２度め（ナチュラルスピード）の会話では、"I know you're freaked out."と、be動詞をつけているように聞こえる。 どちらも正しい英語だが、"I know you freaked out."は「あなたは（その知らせを聞いた時）きっと取り乱したことでしょう」なのに対し、"I know you're freaked out."は「あなたは（その知らせのせいで今）きっと取り乱していることでしょう」という意味。ちなみに(to) freak outには自動詞句（例：You freaked out.）および他動詞句（例：You're freaking me out!）の用法がある。 take a deep breath 深呼吸する in a coma 昏睡（こんすい）状態で skip today’s class 今日の授業をサボる 〜, though. 〜なんだけど。 Got you! 引っかかった！ *** Script *** April Fool’s Day (phone ringing) W: (picking up the phone) Hello? M: SARAHH! W: Hey, no need to scream my name, OK? Who is this? M: IT’S ME, JEFF! W: Oh, Jeff. Did you change your phone number or something? Why did it show me a random number? What happened? M: THERE’S NO TIME TO EXPLAIN. JAMES GOT HIT BY A CAR. W: OH MY GOD. REALLY!? M: YES, HIS BROTHER JUST CALLED ME A WHILE AGO. I’M SO NERVOUS. W: OK, OK. But you have to calm down. I know you freaked out. And James is your best friend-- I know that. But take a deep breath and tell me what happened, OK? Is he OK now? M: …(take a deep breath) I don’t know. His brother told me that he’s in a coma now. W: Oh my god. Hopefully, he’ll be fine. M: Yeah. I’ll skip today’s class, though. I’ll go to see him. I’m really worried. W: Me too. I think I’m gonna go see him there as well. Where is he? M: Well, he was sent to the nearest hospital from the place that the accident occurred. His brother told me that it’s …um… The name of the hospital is… Happy Hospital. W: OK… M: It’s in the town of April. W: Hmmm. M: And it’s on Fool’s Street. Hahahaha! W: … seriously? -*- M: HAHAHA. Got you! (hang up sound) (Written by Krit Komolsirikul)

Download MP3 飛行機の中で、具合の悪そうな様子の女性に声をかけた男性。野球や旅行の話をして女性の気を紛らわそうとしますが、その女性の職業は…！ 今回の会話では、具合の悪い人に声をかけたり、旅先で出会った人と話をするのに役立つ表現が登場します。 　 *** It's a Good Expression *** （今回の重要表現） ma’am 女性への呼びかけ since I was little 子どもの頃から Anaheim Stadium アナハイムスタジアム（カリフォルニア州アナハイムにある球場で、大リーグ・エンゼルスの本拠地） the Mariners against the Angels マリナーズ対エンゼルス ※チーム名にはtheをつける点に注意。 What brings you to Japan? 日本にはどのようなご用（きっかけ）でいらっしゃったのですか。 ※Why did you come to Japan?よりも柔らかい表現。 *** Script *** Situation: Inside an airplane at Los Angeles International Airport. Captain: Good morning ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We will depart in a few seconds. Please sit back and relax. Thank you. W: Oh my god… M: Excuse me, ma’am, are you alright? W: Ye… ye.. yes.. it’s just this… this is my first time in a plane. M: Well, don’t worry. I’ve been riding in planes since I was little. It may be scary at first, but it’s safer than riding in cars! W: Thanks… Um, why are you flying to Japan? Um.. could I ask your name? M: Call me Keito. Actually I am going back to Japan. I just went to see a friend living in LA. W: Los Angeles? Hey, I live there! M: Wow, maybe we met before today then. Ha ha. W: Yeah. I live beside Anaheim Stadium. M: Oh! The baseball stadium! My friend and I went the to see a game just two days ago! It was the Mariners against the Angels, and the Angels won! W: Hey, I saw that game on TV! It was a good one. M: My short trip was really wonderful, The food was delicious. I really liked the places, and got new friends. You’ll probably be my last new friend… Oh, I forgot to ask your name! W: I’m Laura. M: So, what brings you to Japan, Laura? W: Oh! Now I’m starting to panic again... I’m going to Japan because… I got accepted to be a trainee in a new job! M: That’s great! What job? W: Well… a pilot! (Written by by Mikael Kai Nomura)

Download MP3 飛行機の中で、具合の悪そうな様子の女性に声をかけた男性。野球や旅行の話をして女性の気を紛らわそうとしますが、その女性の職業は…！ 今回の会話では、具合の悪い人に声をかけたり、旅先で出会った人と話をするのに役立つ表現が登場します。 　 *** It's a Good Expression *** （今回の重要表現） ma’am 女性への呼びかけ since I was little 子どもの頃から Anaheim Stadium アナハイムスタジアム（カリフォルニア州アナハイムにある球場で、大リーグ・エンゼルスの本拠地） the Mariners against the Angels マリナーズ対エンゼルス ※チーム名にはtheをつける点に注意。 What brings you to Japan? 日本にはどのようなご用（きっかけ）でいらっしゃったのですか。 ※Why did you come to Japan?よりも柔らかい表現。 *** Script *** Situation: Inside an airplane at Los Angeles International Airport. Captain: Good morning ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We will depart in a few seconds. Please sit back and relax. Thank you. W: Oh my god… M: Excuse me, ma’am, are you alright? W: Ye… ye.. yes.. it’s just this… this is my first time in a plane. M: Well, don’t worry. I’ve been riding in planes since I was little. It may be scary at first, but it’s safer than riding in cars! W: Thanks… Um, why are you flying to Japan? Um.. could I ask your name? M: Call me Keito. Actually I am going back to Japan. I just went to see a friend living in LA. W: Los Angeles? Hey, I live there! M: Wow, maybe we met before today then. Ha ha. W: Yeah. I live beside Anaheim Stadium. M: Oh! The baseball stadium! My friend and I went the to see a game just two days ago! It was the Mariners against the Angels, and the Angels won! W: Hey, I saw that game on TV! It was a good one. M: My short trip was really wonderful, The food was delicious. I really liked the places, and got new friends. You’ll probably be my last new friend… Oh, I forgot to ask your name! W: I’m Laura. M: So, what brings you to Japan, Laura? W: Oh! Now I’m starting to panic again... I’m going to Japan because… I got accepted to be a trainee in a new job! M: That’s great! What job? W: Well… a pilot! (Written by by Mikael Kai Nomura)

Have you been missing the antics and saying from The Notorious M.O.M? Well, hope no more, she came back to bless us with a life update. Spoiler alert: not much has changed — she’s still on fire. * This episode, we’d like to send condolences up to the family and friends of Pop Smoke. We recorded this before his death and spoke on his music in fun. We send the same sentiments to the Bryant family as we honor Vanessa for her strength. Questions and comments are appreciated - hit us up at nokidsallowedpod@gmail.com!

Download MP3 今週のテーマは「ナンパ」。本Podcastでは12年前に同じテーマの会話をお届けしましたが、大学生にとっての「出会い」は永遠のテーマと言えそうです。今回も、恋愛に使えそうな(?)クサいセリフ（corny lines）など、生きのよい会話表現が満載です。 さて、今回の会話の場面は大学の図書館。もちろん実際にはこのような顰蹙を買うような人はいませんが、図書館を利用する際にはどうぞお静かに…。 　 *** It's a Good Expression *** （今回の重要表現） We gotta (do) = We have got to (do) 〜しなければいけない at all times 常に Boy （感嘆詞）まったく check out 確かめる、チェックしてみる worth a trip over there あそこまで行くだけの価値はある What’s your name? 名前は？ ※日常のコミュニケーションで相手の名前を尋ねる際は、Could I ask your name?などを使う。 What do you say? （提案の後で）どう？ without getting caught and yelled at 捕まって怒鳴りつけられることなく It’s a deal. わかった、決まり。（交渉成立） Here goes nothing. 当たって砕けろ、ダメ元だ。 Woah （感嘆詞）うわー。（元々は馬を止める時の「ドードー」にあたる） *** Script *** Picking Up a Girl Situation: In the library M: Hi there! W: (whispering) Hey, we’re at the library. We gotta stay quiet at all times. M: (starts to whisper) Oops. Sorry. Um… are you a freshman? It’s my first time seeing you here. W: Yeah. It’s actually my first time coming to the library too. Boy, this library sure is huge! M: I know. You should check out the West Library as well. It’s not as big as this one, but it’s still worth a trip over there. W: Thanks! I’ll surely check it out soon. M: By the way, I’m Hiroki. What’s your name? W: Mine’s Samantha. M: Wow, you have a beautiful name! I hope we can go out to a movie or something next time, what do you say? W: Well… if you do something impressive right now, I MIGHT say “yes”. M: Hey… I can show you one of my magic tricks! W: Magic tricks? Um… you gotta have something cooler to show me… I’m so tired of guys showing their magic to impress me. M: Oh, OK, OK.. let me think. How about if I shout here at the library without getting caught and yelled at by the librarian. Will you be impressed? W: Ha ha… That sounds so stupid. But… it’s a deal. M: Well, here goes nothing... “Samantha! Let’s go to a movie!” (loud voice) W: Woah. I’m pretty sure the librarian heard that, and is going to yell at you for it. Sorry, Hiroki. M: Maybe next time you should check what ID I’m wearing first! W: Hm? “Hiroki Tanaka, University Librarian”?! M: Yep. The librarian is NOT going to be yelling at you. Saturday night? 7 is OK? W: Ah! (Written by Mikael Kai Nomura)

Download MP3 今週のテーマは「ナンパ」。本Podcastでは12年前に同じテーマの会話をお届けしましたが、大学生にとっての「出会い」は永遠のテーマと言えそうです。今回も、恋愛に使えそうな(?)クサいセリフ（corny lines）など、生きのよい会話表現が満載です。 さて、今回の会話の場面は大学の図書館。もちろん実際にはこのような顰蹙を買うような人はいませんが、図書館を利用する際にはどうぞお静かに…。 　 *** It's a Good Expression *** （今回の重要表現） We gotta (do) = We have got to (do) 〜しなければいけない at all times 常に Boy （感嘆詞）まったく check out 確かめる、チェックしてみる worth a trip over there あそこまで行くだけの価値はある What’s your name? 名前は？ ※日常のコミュニケーションで相手の名前を尋ねる際は、Could I ask your name?などを使う。 What do you say? （提案の後で）どう？ without getting caught and yelled at 捕まって怒鳴りつけられることなく It’s a deal. わかった、決まり。（交渉成立） Here goes nothing. 当たって砕けろ、ダメ元だ。 Woah （感嘆詞）うわー。（元々は馬を止める時の「ドードー」にあたる） *** Script *** Picking Up a Girl Situation: In the library M: Hi there! W: (whispering) Hey, we’re at the library. We gotta stay quiet at all times. M: (starts to whisper) Oops. Sorry. Um… are you a freshman? It’s my first time seeing you here. W: Yeah. It’s actually my first time coming to the library too. Boy, this library sure is huge! M: I know. You should check out the West Library as well. It’s not as big as this one, but it’s still worth a trip over there. W: Thanks! I’ll surely check it out soon. M: By the way, I’m Hiroki. What’s your name? W: Mine’s Samantha. M: Wow, you have a beautiful name! I hope we can go out to a movie or something next time, what do you say? W: Well… if you do something impressive right now, I MIGHT say “yes”. M: Hey… I can show you one of my magic tricks! W: Magic tricks? Um… you gotta have something cooler to show me… I’m so tired of guys showing their magic to impress me. M: Oh, OK, OK.. let me think. How about if I shout here at the library without getting caught and yelled at by the librarian. Will you be impressed? W: Ha ha… That sounds so stupid. But… it’s a deal. M: Well, here goes nothing... “Samantha! Let’s go to a movie!” (loud voice) W: Woah. I’m pretty sure the librarian heard that, and is going to yell at you for it. Sorry, Hiroki. M: Maybe next time you should check what ID I’m wearing first! W: Hm? “Hiroki Tanaka, University Librarian”?! M: Yep. The librarian is NOT going to be yelling at you. Saturday night? 7 is OK? W: Ah! (Written by Mikael Kai Nomura)

Download MP3 先月お届けした前半に引き続き、「ドラマで英語を学ぼう」の新作"Adventure in the Philippines"の後半をお送りします。 フィリピンは美しいビーチリゾートに加え、近年では英語留学先としても人気があります。しかし海外ということで、安全に滞在するために気をつけておくべきこともあります。 　 [スクリプトは動画上にも表示されます] Adventure in the Philippines: 2 W: Woo! Today was tiring but it was fun! Thank you, Sky, for showing me around the museums and historical places. They were more interesting than what I expected. M: No problem, Satomi. Hey, are you sure you don’t need me to go with you until we get to your hotel? W: Nah, it’s alright! I love to walk alone. And I want to have my “me time” once in a while. M: OK, Satomi. Just be careful! The Philippines is more dangerous than you think. W: Sky, you always worry too much! And besides, I know karate! If a bad guy pops out, I’ll be kicking his butt before he even knows it! M: Well, OK, Karate Girl, see you tomorrow, then! W: Bye Sky! (Robber’s voice) M: Hey! W: Whoa! What do you want?! M: Can’t you see this? I have a gun. Give me your wallet and your phone! W: Oh! OK, OK! It’s in my bag! Please don’t hurt me!! M: OK then. Let me see your bag. W: Here you go! Just take everything you want! M: Ho ho… ANOTHER careless foreigner! What a good day for me!… Hey, I can’t find your phone or your wallet. Are they really here? (Sounds of police car sirens) M: Oh shit! It’s the police. I gotta get out of here! You were lucky, lady! W: That’s right! Run-away coward! Shoo, shoo, shoo!! (a little time passes) M (Sky): Hey Satomi, I TOLD you it’s dangerous! Good thing I forgot something. So I came back to you and saw the robber. That’s why I called the police! W: Oh, no! Sky, I had everything under control! I was going to knock out the robber! M: Oh Satomi, come on. I’ll go with you until your hotel. W: Hey, I was acting at first. It was a trap for the robber. I was gonna kick his butt while he was looking at my things inside my bag! M: OK, OK. Then maybe you could go to your hotel alone? W: No, I’m just joking, Sky. I’m sorry, I honestly thought I was about to die! You saved my life! Thank you, thank you! By the way, what was the thing that you forgot? M: I forgot to give you back your phone and your wallet. Both: Ha ha! Thank God we forgot! (bird sounds at a beach) M: As promised! Here we are at Boracay! W: Yahoo! After days of educational trips, I’m here now to have FUN!!! M: Before you have fun, Satomi, I prepared a test for you regarding all the details we discussed for the past two days! W: Please tell me you’re kidding… M: Ha ha! Yeah, I’m kidding. Have fun at the beach! W: Yeah! Come on Sky! Play with me. The water’s so cold. It’ so fun! M: It’s OK, Satomi. I love to play with the white sand more than with the water… W: Please, Sky. Let’s see who can stay longer under water! M: Hmm… I’m not sure about that… The water tastes so salty! W: Wait. Don’t tell me… you can’t swim? M: Umm… OK. I admit it. I can’t swim. W: What?! You live in the Philippines, which has wonderful beaches, and you tell me you can’t swim? Ha ha ha. That’s funny! M: Come on. Don’t laugh, Satomi! I went to swimming schools when I was a kid. I don’t know why I can’t swim. The teachers must have been bad. W: No problem, Sky. Let’s just make a big sand castle! M: Thanks! Here: have some “taho”. W: Uhm.. what’s that? M: It’s a famous dessert here in the Philippines. It’s a mixture of soy beans, caramel syrup, and tapioca. W: Wow, this tastes good! It’s called taho? M: Yeah. W: By the way, Sky, thank you for everything. I really had fun with lots of unforgettable experiences. I’m giving you this bracelet so that you won’t forget me, even when I go back to Japan. M: So, it’s time for you to go home already? But we just came here to Boracay, Satomi. (Helicopter sounds) W: Sorry, Sky. Here comes my helicopter. My boss just called. I have a mission to take care of! My country needs me! M: Wow, you are a superhero, like James Bond!? OK, Agent Satomi! Good luck and see you soon! W: Same to you Agent Sky! (Written by Mikael Kai Geronimo)

Download MP3 先月お届けした前半に引き続き、「ドラマで英語を学ぼう」の新作"Adventure in the Philippines"の後半をお送りします。 フィリピンは美しいビーチリゾートに加え、近年では英語留学先としても人気があります。しかし海外ということで、安全に滞在するために気をつけておくべきこともあります。 　 [スクリプトは動画上にも表示されます] Adventure in the Philippines: 2 W: Woo! Today was tiring but it was fun! Thank you, Sky, for showing me around the museums and historical places. They were more interesting than what I expected. M: No problem, Satomi. Hey, are you sure you don’t need me to go with you until we get to your hotel? W: Nah, it’s alright! I love to walk alone. And I want to have my “me time” once in a while. M: OK, Satomi. Just be careful! The Philippines is more dangerous than you think. W: Sky, you always worry too much! And besides, I know karate! If a bad guy pops out, I’ll be kicking his butt before he even knows it! M: Well, OK, Karate Girl, see you tomorrow, then! W: Bye Sky! (Robber’s voice) M: Hey! W: Whoa! What do you want?! M: Can’t you see this? I have a gun. Give me your wallet and your phone! W: Oh! OK, OK! It’s in my bag! Please don’t hurt me!! M: OK then. Let me see your bag. W: Here you go! Just take everything you want! M: Ho ho… ANOTHER careless foreigner! What a good day for me!… Hey, I can’t find your phone or your wallet. Are they really here? (Sounds of police car sirens) M: Oh shit! It’s the police. I gotta get out of here! You were lucky, lady! W: That’s right! Run-away coward! Shoo, shoo, shoo!! (a little time passes) M (Sky): Hey Satomi, I TOLD you it’s dangerous! Good thing I forgot something. So I came back to you and saw the robber. That’s why I called the police! W: Oh, no! Sky, I had everything under control! I was going to knock out the robber! M: Oh Satomi, come on. I’ll go with you until your hotel. W: Hey, I was acting at first. It was a trap for the robber. I was gonna kick his butt while he was looking at my things inside my bag! M: OK, OK. Then maybe you could go to your hotel alone? W: No, I’m just joking, Sky. I’m sorry, I honestly thought I was about to die! You saved my life! Thank you, thank you! By the way, what was the thing that you forgot? M: I forgot to give you back your phone and your wallet. Both: Ha ha! Thank God we forgot! (bird sounds at a beach) M: As promised! Here we are at Boracay! W: Yahoo! After days of educational trips, I’m here now to have FUN!!! M: Before you have fun, Satomi, I prepared a test for you regarding all the details we discussed for the past two days! W: Please tell me you’re kidding… M: Ha ha! Yeah, I’m kidding. Have fun at the beach! W: Yeah! Come on Sky! Play with me. The water’s so cold. It’ so fun! M: It’s OK, Satomi. I love to play with the white sand more than with the water… W: Please, Sky. Let’s see who can stay longer under water! M: Hmm… I’m not sure about that… The water tastes so salty! W: Wait. Don’t tell me… you can’t swim? M: Umm… OK. I admit it. I can’t swim. W: What?! You live in the Philippines, which has wonderful beaches, and you tell me you can’t swim? Ha ha ha. That’s funny! M: Come on. Don’t laugh, Satomi! I went to swimming schools when I was a kid. I don’t know why I can’t swim. The teachers must have been bad. W: No problem, Sky. Let’s just make a big sand castle! M: Thanks! Here: have some “taho”. W: Uhm.. what’s that? M: It’s a famous dessert here in the Philippines. It’s a mixture of soy beans, caramel syrup, and tapioca. W: Wow, this tastes good! It’s called taho? M: Yeah. W: By the way, Sky, thank you for everything. I really had fun with lots of unforgettable experiences. I’m giving you this bracelet so that you won’t forget me, even when I go back to Japan. M: So, it’s time for you to go home already? But we just came here to Boracay, Satomi. (Helicopter sounds) W: Sorry, Sky. Here comes my helicopter. My boss just called. I have a mission to take care of! My country needs me! M: Wow, you are a superhero, like James Bond!? OK, Agent Satomi! Good luck and see you soon! W: Same to you Agent Sky! (Written by Mikael Kai Geronimo)

Download MP3 Merry Christmas! 今年もクリスマスにまつわるエピソードでお楽しみください。今回はドイツのクリスマスのお話が登場します。日本とドイツでは、クリスマスの過ごし方はどのように異なるのでしょうか。 　 *** It's a Good Expression *** （今回の重要表現） Boy うわあ put on a party パーティを催す find out 突き止める、知る label （動詞・発音注意）ラベルを貼る ingredients 材料、食材 What else am I supposed to do? 他にどうしろというんだ。 go out with ...と遊びに行く（=hang out） *** Script *** Christmas German Style Situation: Peter and Yuka talk at a Christmas party. M: Boy, this sure is a nice party! W: Yeah, the International Office sure knows how to put on a great party for us! They even have German Christmas cookies over there! M: Ho ho! Really? Do they taste as good as in Germany? I wanna find out! W: Is there really a difference? M: For a lot of food here in Japan, I’ve been a little disappointed because it’s labelled "German." But then it doesn’t taste the same to me. Probably other ingredients are used. W: I see. Situation: A couple of days later, outside of Peter’s apartment. W: Hey, Peter, do you have any plans for Christmas? M: No, not yet. Maybe I'm going to a bar with some friends. W: With friends to a bar? Why’s that? M: Well, what else am I supposed to do? If I was in Germany, I’d be with my family. W: So, you celebrate Christmas with your family in Germany? M: Yeah. W: Wow. M: Um… you look surprised. W: In Japan we young adults DON’T spend Christmas with our families. M: College students don’t spend Christmas with their families? Then, WHO do you go out with on Christmas? (Noisy male friends suddenly arrive.) M: Oh, look! My friends are here! Hi Gabriel! Hi Hans! Let’s watch the football game on TV! W: Ah! Men! Bye-bye, Peter! (Written by Gabriel Germann)

Download MP3 Merry Christmas! 今年もクリスマスにまつわるエピソードでお楽しみください。今回はドイツのクリスマスのお話が登場します。日本とドイツでは、クリスマスの過ごし方はどのように異なるのでしょうか。 　 *** It's a Good Expression *** （今回の重要表現） Boy うわあ put on a party パーティを催す find out 突き止める、知る label （動詞・発音注意）ラベルを貼る ingredients 材料、食材 What else am I supposed to do? 他にどうしろというんだ。 go out with ...と遊びに行く（=hang out） *** Script *** Christmas German Style Situation: Peter and Yuka talk at a Christmas party. M: Boy, this sure is a nice party! W: Yeah, the International Office sure knows how to put on a great party for us! They even have German Christmas cookies over there! M: Ho ho! Really? Do they taste as good as in Germany? I wanna find out! W: Is there really a difference? M: For a lot of food here in Japan, I’ve been a little disappointed because it’s labelled "German." But then it doesn’t taste the same to me. Probably other ingredients are used. W: I see. Situation: A couple of days later, outside of Peter’s apartment. W: Hey, Peter, do you have any plans for Christmas? M: No, not yet. Maybe I'm going to a bar with some friends. W: With friends to a bar? Why’s that? M: Well, what else am I supposed to do? If I was in Germany, I’d be with my family. W: So, you celebrate Christmas with your family in Germany? M: Yeah. W: Wow. M: Um… you look surprised. W: In Japan we young adults DON’T spend Christmas with our families. M: College students don’t spend Christmas with their families? Then, WHO do you go out with on Christmas? (Noisy male friends suddenly arrive.) M: Oh, look! My friends are here! Hi Gabriel! Hi Hans! Let’s watch the football game on TV! W: Ah! Men! Bye-bye, Peter! (Written by Gabriel Germann)

Download MP3 今月から２回に分けて「ドラマで英語を学ぼう」の新作"Adventure in the Philippines"をお送りします。今回は、その前半です。 日本人のSatomiは、フィリピン人の友人Skyの案内で現地にやって来ました。彼女はtricycle、jeepney 、そしてdirty ice creamといった、フィリピン独特の文化に興味津々のようです…。 　 [スクリプトは動画上にも表示されます] Adventure in the Philippines: 1 (Airport) M: Hey Satomi! Over here! W: Oh! Hi Sky! It’s SO good to see you again! Thanks for inviting me to come here. M: Welcome to the Philippines! Mabuhay! W: Thanks! Wow, I didn’t expect it would be THIS hot. Is it always like this here? M: Yep. It’s hot the whole year. That’s why the Philippines’ beaches are really famous: the beautiful white sand and clear emerald green sea, PLUS the right hot weather. A perfect combination! W: Hey, I’ve heard that Boracay is one of the best beaches in Asia. It’s in the Philippines, right? M: Ha ha! What a coincidence! We’ll go there the day after tomorrow! W: Really? I’m glad that I have YOU as my friend, Sky. I really trust you, that you’re gonna make my first ever trip to the Philippines so exciting! M: OK. Satomi. Just remember that I’m expecting a lot once I visit Japan someday! W: Sure! Hey, where are we gonna go today? M: Well, I was thinking… let’s go to the Philippine National Museum, the Philippine Arts Museum, the Cultural Center of the Philippines, and the historic city of Vigan.. W: Hey, wait, wait, wait! We’re just gonna go to museums and historical places today? Come on, I’m not a high school student anymore going on a field trip! M: Ha ha… Satomi, since you’re here in the Philippines, I want you to learn about our history and culture. Besides, it’s really fun going to museums! W: Oh, Sky, you never change! You’re still a nerd! Ha ha… Wait... Where are we going to go tomorrow, then? M: We’ll go to the National Library of the Philippines! Oh my goodness, I can’t wait to go there! W: The National Library? Ah!! I take back what I said that this trip is going to be exciting... (Sound of cars, people) W: Sky, look! Is that a Jeepney? M: You’re right, Satomi! Jeepneys are famous here in the Philippines. I used to ride a jeepney going to school when I was in my first year of high school. W: That’s awesome! We don’t have jeepneys in Japan. Hey, look! There’s a motorcycle with a small house attached to its side…? M: Ha ha! That’s a tricycle! We call it a tricycle, because it has 3 wheels: 2 wheels from the motorcycle and 1 wheel beside the side car. W: Wow! It’s my first time knowing about them! How much does a ride in a jeepney or a tricycle cost? M: A ride with a jeepney costs around 8 Philippine Pesos per 4 kms, while 1 km with a tricycle costs 10 Philippine Pesos. How far do you think you could go with 100 yen? W: Come on, Sky. You know that I hate math, right? M: Well, you can ride about 4 kms in a tricycle for 100 yen. That’s not bad. And, in a jeepney, you can ride for about 20 kms for 100 yen! W: Wow! Twenty kms for 100 yen? That’s cheap! I can go to different places as much as I want! Oh Sky, look! What’s that man selling? I guess it’s food? M: It’s dirty ice cream! W: I LOVE ice cream! Hey, wait... What?! DIRTY ice cream? Who would want “dirty” ice cream? M: No Satomi! It’s clean ice cream but its name is “dirty ice cream.” I think it’s named that because you can only buy it on the streets. A guy goes around the town with his “dirty ice cream” cart while ringing his bell. W: Hey, those dirty ice cream carts are pretty cute! M: Exactly! Um… which flavor would you like? Coconut cream? Mango and nuts? Ube (which is a kind of potato) and cheese? or Banana Caramel? W: Oh my, oh my. Unique ice cream flavors, mostly coming from fruits! I’d like to try… them all! Which do you think is the best? M: Hmm… let’s ask the ice cream man! M: (a quick pause) Sorry, Satomi! Only one flavor was available. The others were already sold out! W: Which flavor was available? M: Chocolate… W: Ha ha! That’s NOT the most unique ice cream flavor ever, but I’ll take one! (Written by Mikael Kai Geronimo)

Download MP3 今月から２回に分けて「ドラマで英語を学ぼう」の新作"Adventure in the Philippines"をお送りします。今回は、その前半です。 日本人のSatomiは、フィリピン人の友人Skyの案内で現地にやって来ました。彼女はtricycle、jeepney 、そしてdirty ice creamといった、フィリピン独特の文化に興味津々のようです…。 　 [スクリプトは動画上にも表示されます] Adventure in the Philippines: 1 (Airport) M: Hey Satomi! Over here! W: Oh! Hi Sky! It’s SO good to see you again! Thanks for inviting me to come here. M: Welcome to the Philippines! Mabuhay! W: Thanks! Wow, I didn’t expect it would be THIS hot. Is it always like this here? M: Yep. It’s hot the whole year. That’s why the Philippines’ beaches are really famous: the beautiful white sand and clear emerald green sea, PLUS the right hot weather. A perfect combination! W: Hey, I’ve heard that Boracay is one of the best beaches in Asia. It’s in the Philippines, right? M: Ha ha! What a coincidence! We’ll go there the day after tomorrow! W: Really? I’m glad that I have YOU as my friend, Sky. I really trust you, that you’re gonna make my first ever trip to the Philippines so exciting! M: OK. Satomi. Just remember that I’m expecting a lot once I visit Japan someday! W: Sure! Hey, where are we gonna go today? M: Well, I was thinking… let’s go to the Philippine National Museum, the Philippine Arts Museum, the Cultural Center of the Philippines, and the historic city of Vigan.. W: Hey, wait, wait, wait! We’re just gonna go to museums and historical places today? Come on, I’m not a high school student anymore going on a field trip! M: Ha ha… Satomi, since you’re here in the Philippines, I want you to learn about our history and culture. Besides, it’s really fun going to museums! W: Oh, Sky, you never change! You’re still a nerd! Ha ha… Wait... Where are we going to go tomorrow, then? M: We’ll go to the National Library of the Philippines! Oh my goodness, I can’t wait to go there! W: The National Library? Ah!! I take back what I said that this trip is going to be exciting... (Sound of cars, people) W: Sky, look! Is that a Jeepney? M: You’re right, Satomi! Jeepneys are famous here in the Philippines. I used to ride a jeepney going to school when I was in my first year of high school. W: That’s awesome! We don’t have jeepneys in Japan. Hey, look! There’s a motorcycle with a small house attached to its side…? M: Ha ha! That’s a tricycle! We call it a tricycle, because it has 3 wheels: 2 wheels from the motorcycle and 1 wheel beside the side car. W: Wow! It’s my first time knowing about them! How much does a ride in a jeepney or a tricycle cost? M: A ride with a jeepney costs around 8 Philippine Pesos per 4 kms, while 1 km with a tricycle costs 10 Philippine Pesos. How far do you think you could go with 100 yen? W: Come on, Sky. You know that I hate math, right? M: Well, you can ride about 4 kms in a tricycle for 100 yen. That’s not bad. And, in a jeepney, you can ride for about 20 kms for 100 yen! W: Wow! Twenty kms for 100 yen? That’s cheap! I can go to different places as much as I want! Oh Sky, look! What’s that man selling? I guess it’s food? M: It’s dirty ice cream! W: I LOVE ice cream! Hey, wait... What?! DIRTY ice cream? Who would want “dirty” ice cream? M: No Satomi! It’s clean ice cream but its name is “dirty ice cream.” I think it’s named that because you can only buy it on the streets. A guy goes around the town with his “dirty ice cream” cart while ringing his bell. W: Hey, those dirty ice cream carts are pretty cute! M: Exactly! Um… which flavor would you like? Coconut cream? Mango and nuts? Ube (which is a kind of potato) and cheese? or Banana Caramel? W: Oh my, oh my. Unique ice cream flavors, mostly coming from fruits! I’d like to try… them all! Which do you think is the best? M: Hmm… let’s ask the ice cream man! M: (a quick pause) Sorry, Satomi! Only one flavor was available. The others were already sold out! W: Which flavor was available? M: Chocolate… W: Ha ha! That’s NOT the most unique ice cream flavor ever, but I’ll take one! (Written by Mikael Kai Geronimo)

Download MP3 今回はクルマに関する会話をお届けします。路上で愛車の高級車を停め、困った表情で立っている女性に、男性は助けの手を差し伸べようとしますが…。今回は、日本語とは大きく異なるクルマ関係の英語表現に注意しましょう。 　 *** It's a Good Expression *** （今回の重要表現） (1) オープニングで登場したクルマ用語の表現 rear-view mirror バックミラー emergency break ハンドブレーキ air conditioner エアコン windshield フロントガラス（イギリス英語ではwindscreen） hood ボンネット（イギリス英語ではbonnet） ※以上はいずれも米語。これらを文中で使用する際には通例theを伴う。 (2) 会話に登場する表現 work うまく作動する fuel gauge ガソリンのゲージ（残量） The tank is full. タンクは満タンです。 *** Script *** A Problem with the Car A woman is standing by her new Mercedes, which is parked on the side of a busy road. The car bonnet is open. She doesn’t know what to do and is confused. A man in a car stops to help… M: Hi… Is there a problem? W: Oh, my driver got sick and I can’t drive by myself. The car is broken. M: OK. Don’t worry. I’m here to help you. What’s wrong with it? W: I don’t know! M: Is it the engine? It won’t start? W: No, the engine is fine. M: Then, maybe the breaks don’t work well? That would be bad… W: Oh no. The breaks work well. M: Maybe there’s no fuel? Have you checked the fuel gauge? W: No, the tank is full! I’m sure that’s not the problem. M: Hm… so what’s the problem? W: I just can’t drive! Let’s go inside and I’ll show you! (They get in.) M: OK. Start the car, please. (She starts the car normally) M: Well it seems fine. The car works fine. W: But I can’t drive! Look! I can’t see the road! M: Oh… I know what the problem is… You need to close the bonnet! (Written by Andrei Goncharov)

Download MP3 今回はクルマに関する会話をお届けします。路上で愛車の高級車を停め、困った表情で立っている女性に、男性は助けの手を差し伸べようとしますが…。今回は、日本語とは大きく異なるクルマ関係の英語表現に注意しましょう。 　 *** It's a Good Expression *** （今回の重要表現） (1) オープニングで登場したクルマ用語の表現 rear-view mirror バックミラー emergency break ハンドブレーキ air conditioner エアコン windshield フロントガラス（イギリス英語ではwindscreen） hood ボンネット（イギリス英語ではbonnet） ※以上はいずれも米語。これらを文中で使用する際には通例theを伴う。 (2) 会話に登場する表現 work うまく作動する fuel gauge ガソリンのゲージ（残量） The tank is full. タンクは満タンです。 *** Script *** A Problem with the Car A woman is standing by her new Mercedes, which is parked on the side of a busy road. The car bonnet is open. She doesn’t know what to do and is confused. A man in a car stops to help… M: Hi… Is there a problem? W: Oh, my driver got sick and I can’t drive by myself. The car is broken. M: OK. Don’t worry. I’m here to help you. What’s wrong with it? W: I don’t know! M: Is it the engine? It won’t start? W: No, the engine is fine. M: Then, maybe the breaks don’t work well? That would be bad… W: Oh no. The breaks work well. M: Maybe there’s no fuel? Have you checked the fuel gauge? W: No, the tank is full! I’m sure that’s not the problem. M: Hm… so what’s the problem? W: I just can’t drive! Let’s go inside and I’ll show you! (They get in.) M: OK. Start the car, please. (She starts the car normally) M: Well it seems fine. The car works fine. W: But I can’t drive! Look! I can’t see the road! M: Oh… I know what the problem is… You need to close the bonnet! (Written by Andrei Goncharov)

Download MP3 今やネットは情報収集に不可欠なツールですが、ネット上の情報をすべて鵜呑みにするのも考えもの。そんな信じやすい人が、例えば体の具合が悪い時、自分の症状とよく似た病気をネットで発見したら…。今回の会話では、お医者さんに自分の症状を伝える時に役立つ表現が満載です。 　 *** It's a Good Expression *** （今回の重要表現） pneumonia 肺炎 symptom 症状 coincide 一致する stuffy nose 鼻づまり reddish 赤らんでいる hastily 軽率に、拙速に be allergic to 〜にアレルギーがある (=have an allergy to) stick a lot of memo stickers around your house たくさん付箋にメモしておいて家中に貼っておきなさい *** Script *** Can We Trust Things Written on Internet? M: Hello, Dr. Igarashi? It’s John again. Sorry for calling so late at night. W: Oh... Hi John. No problem. What happened this time? M: I think... I… I think I have pneumonia. W: Pneumonia? Um… and why do you think so? M: Well, I googled it and all of the symptoms coincided. I’m really scared! W: Oh, you googled it, hey? M: Yes, and I’m afraid that I’m seriously ill. W: So, what symptoms do you have? M: I seem to have a headache, a sore throat, a stuffy nose and chest pains. Also it’s really hard to breathe. W: Oh, I see... M: And, I think I have a fever. My face is reddish, and my head is burning. W: Oh, that’s not good... I need to examine you. Could you come to my clinic tomorrow? M: Oh, oh, Doctor... According to the Google search it’s the last stage of my disease. I don’t have any more time to live! I need your help right now! W: John… calm down. You know you shouldn’t trust the results of a Google search so hastily. You’d better have a doctor’s examination first. M: But it’s getting worse and worse!! W: Hmm... Let me think. I need to check your medical record. (Pause) John, what did you eat during the last two hours? M: Um… nothing special, just rice with chicken… and a lot of cashew nuts, macadamia cream cake, and of course caramel and nut coffee. W: Oh, now it’s clear... M: Is something wrong? W: John... (Pause) I’ve told you a thousand times NOT to eat nuts. YOU’RE ALLERGIC TO THEM!! M: Oh... But Google said... W: Forget about Google! I’ll give you some medicine for the allergy tomorrow. M: OK, Dr. Igarashi. W: And stick a lot of memo stickers around your house, saying: “I have an allergy to nuts!” And, DON’T believe everything you read on Internet! (Written by Ksenia Maximova)

Download MP3 今やネットは情報収集に不可欠なツールですが、ネット上の情報をすべて鵜呑みにするのも考えもの。そんな信じやすい人が、例えば体の具合が悪い時、自分の症状とよく似た病気をネットで発見したら…。今回の会話では、お医者さんに自分の症状を伝える時に役立つ表現が満載です。 　 *** It's a Good Expression *** （今回の重要表現） pneumonia 肺炎 symptom 症状 coincide 一致する stuffy nose 鼻づまり reddish 赤らんでいる hastily 軽率に、拙速に be allergic to 〜にアレルギーがある (=have an allergy to) stick a lot of memo stickers around your house たくさん付箋にメモしておいて家中に貼っておきなさい *** Script *** Can We Trust Things Written on Internet? M: Hello, Dr. Igarashi? It’s John again. Sorry for calling so late at night. W: Oh... Hi John. No problem. What happened this time? M: I think... I… I think I have pneumonia. W: Pneumonia? Um… and why do you think so? M: Well, I googled it and all of the symptoms coincided. I’m really scared! W: Oh, you googled it, hey? M: Yes, and I’m afraid that I’m seriously ill. W: So, what symptoms do you have? M: I seem to have a headache, a sore throat, a stuffy nose and chest pains. Also it’s really hard to breathe. W: Oh, I see... M: And, I think I have a fever. My face is reddish, and my head is burning. W: Oh, that’s not good... I need to examine you. Could you come to my clinic tomorrow? M: Oh, oh, Doctor... According to the Google search it’s the last stage of my disease. I don’t have any more time to live! I need your help right now! W: John… calm down. You know you shouldn’t trust the results of a Google search so hastily. You’d better have a doctor’s examination first. M: But it’s getting worse and worse!! W: Hmm... Let me think. I need to check your medical record. (Pause) John, what did you eat during the last two hours? M: Um… nothing special, just rice with chicken… and a lot of cashew nuts, macadamia cream cake, and of course caramel and nut coffee. W: Oh, now it’s clear... M: Is something wrong? W: John... (Pause) I’ve told you a thousand times NOT to eat nuts. YOU’RE ALLERGIC TO THEM!! M: Oh... But Google said... W: Forget about Google! I’ll give you some medicine for the allergy tomorrow. M: OK, Dr. Igarashi. W: And stick a lot of memo stickers around your house, saying: “I have an allergy to nuts!” And, DON’T believe everything you read on Internet! (Written by Ksenia Maximova)

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Episode Notes DTMYM Ep. 1 Transcript Malena: Hey guys, my name is Malena.Allison: I’m Allison.Hannah: My name’s Hannah.M: And we are your hosts and freshmen here at Northwestern. This is Don’t Tell Me Your Major, an interview podcast where we avoid getting to know people on the surface level, with questions like what their major is, where they’re from, and how old they are, but try to get to know them on a more profound level. That’s how you really know the kind of person someone is rather than judging them on pre-established stereotypes. Today it’s just us, the co-hosts, so you guys can get to know us a little more before we start talking to others! And, um, just an update, all of us have the freshman plague.A: Sorry, I’m hacking my lungs out. M: Yeah, so if you hear us coughing, that’s why. But the first order of business – the first question I’m going to ask is: If you had to get a tattoo right now, what would it be? Allison, you’re up first.A: Okay, I’ve actually planned this for a really long time. My 18th birthday is coming up, and I’m going to get a little music note, like an eighth note, tattooed on the inside of my middle finger in white ink so that my parents don’t see it. So don’t tell my mom, ‘cause I’m not allowed to have a tattoo, because I’m going to get disowned. But, yeah I’ve been planning on getting that for a long time.H: The ones on the inside of your fingers –A: They’re so pretty.H: They rub off though.A: I know, that’s the point, like –H: Oh! You’re not going to show it to anyone.A: Yeah, yeah, yeah, just in case my mom ever catches me, like, in a couple years it’ll be faded so it won’t be a big deal. H: So I wanted to get a matching tattoo with my sister, but I’m scared, because whenever we fight, I’d be like “f**k you!” but then you have them tattooed on your body.M: I love that, I love that. Ok, so mine is like, I wanted to get this tattoo that’s like a circle but like it isn’t closed. So it’s a circle that almost closes but doesn’t –A: That’s so unsatisfactory.M: No, I know, but the whole point is–A: I wouldn’t want that! M: The whole point is that like, there’s this quote I like that says, “some things don’t come full circle.” And it’s just getting used to things not going your way. H: That’s much deeper than ours. A: I was about to say that! I was like, “I want a music note.” And she was like, “some things, they just don’t come full circle.”M: Ok, ok.A: We’re the bad co-hosts right here.M: Oh my gosh. No, ok so, my next question is, what is your favorite thing about yourself? Do you guys know, off the top of your head?A: Nose goes! M: Nose goes?A: Alright Hannah you’re up.H: Ummm, hair, it’s flowy and long.M: Is it like, annoying to blow out though?H: Yeah, yeah, so annoying.A: You know she never blow dries her hair?M: Really? Oh, we have an audience member, just so you guys know. A: Yeah, my roommate. She just lives with wet hair. I don’t know how she does it.M: I never blow dry my hair either. But it’s because mine is like, shoulder length, so it’s not a big deal. A: Oh it is?M: Yeah.A: I thought it was long. M: No it’s not that long. But anyways I think my favorite thing about myself is... I like my eyebrows. A: You do have nice eyebrows.M: They’re a lot of work, but I never have to fill them in. Like I feel so bad for people who have to fill in their eyebrows.H: Okay, okay! Fine. A: Your eyebrows are fine too, what do you mean?M: Okay, what about you Allison?A: My favorite thing...I guess is that I’m not an awkward person, so like it has saved me from many a potentially awkward situation. Y’know? So yeah, I feel like I’m pretty chill.M: Yeah, that’s fair. I love that I said my eyebrows. Like my personality sucks, like it just sucks. A: Jesussss. M: No. Ok. What can you not live without? Like what is the one thing you can’t live without? And it can be basic.A: Does it have to be a material object?M: Do maybe one material object and one non-material object.A: (under breath) Are my boobs showing?H: Nobody can see them!M: This is a podcast, Allison. A: I meant to you! But ok. Material – WAIT why am I always going first, you go!M: Ok, ok. H: I don’t know. I wanted to say something funny, but I don’t want to say something stupid like oxygen, water. Censor BeepM: Hannah! You can’t say that word! Oh my gosh. A: Beep.M: We’re gonna have to censor that. A: Sorry guys, we’re not American. M: Yeah so, some context is, the reason why we all know each other is we’re all international kids. A: Ok shut up Malena, you’re American. Hannah and I are not. Please forgive us if we say something un-PC.M: Okay so one thing I couldn’t live without is kind of like, my international friends. That’s one of my deeper answers –A: (sarcastically) I don’t feel the same way.M: (sarcastically) She could just get rid of us. (continued from before) ...Because I like having a wide worldview. Like a worldview where I could know people from all around the world and get their perspectives. And they all have such different lifestyles that it’s so much fun to hang out with them because there’s always something new to do and always good new food to eat. What about you guys?A: What’s your material thing?M: Uh, probably my phone.A: Yeah.M: I’m pretty addicted to Snapchat. H: Yeah, it’s true, phone. A: Ok, I’m going to think of something less shallow than that. So what’s your other thing?H: Yeah, I couldn’t live without friends. That would just suck.A: Oh really, would it now?M: Nah, I always wanted to become a hermit. That was my thing. Just be a hermit. A: Um, I would say I can’t live without music. I’m constantly listening to music, my airpods always run out of battery. Umm... I’m trying to think of a material thing. Like, I don’t know.M: Well, can I just say... Can we have a quick tangent? Airpods are like the biggest scam. Like the fact that the headphone jack is the same as your charging jack on your Apple phone, and then you can’t plug them into your laptop. And then you have to charge your airpods, and they’re like 100 dollars…A: Well that’s not –H: Yeah, no I agree.A: You don’t have to connect your Airpods to your computer. It’s bluetooth.M: Yeah I know but they’re always running out of battery and they cost like 200 dollars.A: The battery lasts like five hours how long are you listening to music??H: When you’re on the plane, if you’re like a long long plane ride…A: Oh! When I’m on the plane I use like the ones with the wires, but Airpods for the casual walking around the streets. H: I dislike them. So this is a funny story, but I had Airpods for a while, and I didn’t actually buy them. I FOUND them. A: YOU FOUND THEM?H: I found them.M: Oh no, you’re THAT person. H: So my mom found them, on the beach. Somewhere…A: Ok well you know what, they probably weren’t going to come back for them anyways. You might as well have kept them. H: And we were trying to ask around people, if they were theirs, because we had some friends there. Couldn’t find them. So we just kept them, disinfected them, and my mom was like –A: Disinfected them???M: Just have random people’s –H: I’m not going to have their ears in my ears!A: Your ears in their ears?H: And, long story short, I realized I don’t like airpods. Prefer the headphones.M: The Ancients.A: I like to put my phone in my back pocket when I’m walking, and to have that cord – it like rips out of my ears if I move the wrong direction and I get so f**cking frustrated, so [Airpods] are nice to have.H: I also heard this thing about airpods giving you cancer or whatever.A: Yeah dude, everything gives you cancer.M: Dude, just live in a bubble.A: Yeah, like bacon, everything gives you cancer.M: Ok. Speaking of, we’ve been eating cheerios in the background if you guys are hearing chewing noises. I don’t know how great this mic is but maybe you’re hearing chewing noises right now –A: Hannah just dropped a hairball on my lap.M: OH MY GOSH YOU GUYS. A: Guys this is her most treasured possession, so like –H: Long hair, you just leave a trail of hair everywhere you go.M: Yeah that’s her favorite trait guys: her hairballs.A: Yeah, Sammie and I always have to vacuum our room, because like my hair is everywhere. M: Oh my gosh. Yeah are you guys really excited to listen to other episodes of this podcast now? We’re really great people. But so basically we were eating cheerios on the side and that led me to my next question: what is your favorite snack?A: Myself.H: Cinnamon Toast Crunch.M: Oh my gosh guys. Allison you are hereby banned from this podcast. Her favorite snack is herself. Oh my gosh.H: Actually something weird though, peanut butter and fruit. So, I never liked peanut butter because I wasn’t from the U.S. M: So only Americans can like peanut butter?H: No but it’s a very American thing to like peanut butter.A: Yeah, yeah. Yeah it is.H: So I came to the U.S. and I hated it. Two weeks into being in America, I love it. Love peanut butter.A: Have you ever had like, the Rx bars? H: No.A: Um, ok. M: It’s like a kind of granola bar they call Rx bars. A: But then they make peanut butter and it’s like honey cinnamon flavor and it’s so – you should try it. But my favorite snack is... myself. Well actually, no. I would say, ramen. M: OOOOO. Ramen’s a good snack. A: Yeah, but not like the shy kind that Malena eats, like the fking cup noodle top ramen s*t.M: HEY! That’s good s**t.A: No no no no no. You have to have like shin ramyun.M: That’s good Korean ramen, for those uncultured people out there. Just kidding, I had no idea what it was until like two months ago.H: I had no idea what it was. A: Uncultured.M: I think mine is... I like a solid pretzel crisp and hummus. Um, I mess with that. I also mess with dry Cinnamon Toast Crunch.A: You mess with it?M: You know what.A: You mess with it?M: Ok. It slaps.A: You haven’t had it in a hot minute?M: Um, and then so I like some Cinnamon Toast Crunch.A: Can. M: Some dry Cinnamon Toast Crunch is really good. Oh my gosh they’re making – you guys will get used to my catchphrases eventually. So my last question for this podcast, we’re going to wrap things up, is what makes you feel most empowered? We’re going to wrap it up on a positive note, get everyone empowered on this podcast, our listeners. A: What does empowered mean? Like I know what it means but in what context?M: Mine is my bad b*h playlist. A: In what capacity – oh.M: Definitely. If I’m walking and am having a trash day, and I put on some J Cole, I can walk anywhere, I can do anything.A: J Cole qualifies as bad b*h?M: Like the song that’s like “count it up, count it up, count it up, count it.” A: His songs are so mellow!M: No, some of his songs are mellow, but some of his songs are hype, so his hype songs. Some cupcakKe, I don’t know, Lizzo, anyways. Lizzo’s kinda mainstream.A: cupcakKe, like Deep Throat? M: Yeah. Like there’s a song called Deep Throat by cupcakKe.A: Hannah was supposed to make me a bad b*h playlist but she never did because she was preoccupied.H: So I make bad b*h playlists for all my friends who are sad about boys. A: And you didn’t make me one! I didn’t get one!M: She owes a bunch of people bad b*h playlists. A: I’m sad. M: Update: We all have broken hearts.A: I was sad, where is my playlist?H: I’m gonna make you one.A: Oh but I’m over it now, so there’s no use. H: F**k.M: So what made you feel empowered when you were sad about that? What made you feel empowered afterwards?A: Sammie feeding me bagel bites when I was crying, like on my bed, she brought me my towel. She wiped my tears but I got eyeliner on the towel and then she like fed me bagel bites. She was like “ahhhh.”M: Awww.A: No, I would say singing, for me. Yeah. M: Cause Allison’s a really good singer, hopefully she sings on our podcast one day. Alright, you’re up. Last one. What makes you feel most empowered Hannah?H: Music. But like playing music. So I play the piano. M: You do?! How did I not know this??A: You do??H: Yeah!A: Why don’t you play for me?M: See guys? This is getting to know people!H: That’s pretty nice. A: Hey Hannah, what’s your major?M: And on that note, let’s end this before we find out each others’ majors. Thank you guys so much for listening. Tune in in a couple weeks and we’ll have someone else to talk to. This has been Don’t Tell Me Your Major on NBN Audio. Thanks so much. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Silly Roy - I’m Well [BayAreaCompass] by BayArea Compass

Download MP3 今週と来週は、恒例の「超濃縮！やさしい英語会話」です。この11年間に配信した335本の「やさしい英語会話」よりエピソードを厳選し、毎回４本分を濃縮してお届けします。今回は、Keiさんの選んだ4本の傑作エピソードをお送りします。 　 *** Kei's Best *** やさしい英語会話 (277) At the Bowling Alley やさしい英語会話 (266) Endings are not always happy やさしい英語会話 (248) It’s important to be honest during interviews やさしい英語会話 (147) Scared of bugs *** Script *** やさしい英語会話 (277) At the Bowling Alley W: Jamal, today's the day I'm gonna bowl my first perfect game! M: (Yawn) I don't see the big deal in bowling a perfect game. All you gotta do is beat some pieces of wood with a giant ball a few times. Anyone can do it. W: Jamal, this is your first time bowling, so you wouldn't really know, but bowling is a lot more than just throwing a "giant ball". It takes years of practice, and the techniques necessary to bowl a perfect game can't just be learned over night. (The two of them walk up to the lane.) W: Alright here I go! Perfect game, here I come! (Bowls the ball) M: Oh. You only beat 3 of them. W: It's not BEATING them. It's "knocking them over." And I'm still just getting warmed up. That was just some kind of fluke. Besides, I doubt YOU could do any better. Here's a 15 pounder. Good luck knocking any pins over with that! M: OK. Watch this! (Jamal throws the ball under his legs and it rolls very slowly.) W: Ha ha! Granny-style throw? You're not gonna hit any pins with THAT technique. (Jamal gets a perfect strike.) M: Cool! I beat them all! W: What? A strike? That's impossible! My technique is flawless and you're just some amateur! Alright, this time I'm gonna get a strike for sure. (Sarah throws the ball with all her strength but only manages to knock over 1 pin.) M: So, a strike is when you only beat one of the pins? W: Ah! Last time you got lucky. Let's see if you can go 2 for 2. M: OK, cool. (Jamal throws the ball like a baseball. Despite the form, he manages to get a perfect strike.) M: Hey, I beat them again! This game is too easy. Can we go to the arcade? W: What?! IMPOSSIBLE! I AM the superior bowler! Besides, it's not called "beating the pins" you moron! I'm too good for this. I'm going home! (Written by David Shaner) やさしい英語会話 (266) Endings are not always happy W: Oh, Humberto, this is, honestly, the best date I could've asked for. The food is delicious. The atmosphere and night view are just astonishingly beautiful. And the bouquet of roses… you really know how to get to a woman's heart! M: Well, It's because… I love you, Natsuki. And, I actually have a rather important question to ask you… Natsuki… I… Waiter: Hi folks. I'm your waiter! Is everything going alright? I hope you like the food! If you need any refills, let me know! And if you have any questions or concerns feel free to share them! Oh, and if you don't mind, I'd love for you to fill out this questionnaire! My name is Fred. F-R-E-D, D as in DOG. So if you could, also please write a review on the service that I provide to you guys. M: Ah, everything is going great, Fred, thank you. Waiter: That's great to hear! Call me if you need anything! M: Ugh! Waiters can be so obnoxious here… Anyways, as I was saying… (Alarms start sounding, and everyone starts screaming) M: WHAT?!?! NATSUKI!??! The lights went off! W: I'M… I'M RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU, HUMBERTO!!! WHAT'S GOING ON!?!??! M: I… I DON'T KNOW!! Waiter: SIR! SIR! WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE NOW! M: FRED, IS THAT YOU!??!! (Waiter: starts coughing and passes out) Announcement: THIS IS THE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT. EVERYBODY REMAIN CALM. FOR REASONS UNKOWN, WE WILL BE PUTTING THIS BUILDING ON LOCKDOWN. IF ANYONE TRIES TO ESCAPE, THEY WILL BE ARRESTED. M: What the…?! W: HUMBERTO! I'm scared. M: Uh… I think we just got ourselves into a horror movie. I was going to ask you to marry me, but I don't think that's going to happen. I'm out of here! W: WAIT! HUMBERTO DON'T LEAVE ME!!! (Written by Lauren Johnson) やさしい英語会話 (248) It’s important to be honest during interviews Situation: John is at an interview for a part-time job. W: Alright... how are you, sir? I'm Candice, and I'll be interviewing you today. M: Hi Candice. It's nice to meet you. (Stands to shake her hand, but his hand is visibly drenched in sweat.) W: Oh my! Your hand is a bit sweaty! M: Can I be honest with you, Candice? W: Sure, in fact I'd prefer it. M: I'm a bit nervous about this whole interview thing. W: That's perfectly fine! It's normal for people to be nervous during interviews. It's a part of human nature. M: But this isn't just ordinary interview anxiety. I'm nervous because... um... because I've done some horrible things. Unforgivable things. Things that if you ever found out about them, you probably wouldn't want to give me this job, or even look me in the eye! W: OK, well, now that you've brought it up, I feel inclined to ask you what these "horrible" things are. M: It all started last Wednesday. I was at the local Walgreens, buying some candy. I then decided to buy a birthday card for my mom, and I forgot about the chocolate bar in my hand... I walked out of the store without paying for it! I wanted to go return it, but by the time I noticed I was half-way home! W: Um... Well, that's an interesting story. M: I knew you guys would find out during the lie-detector test so I thought I'd just get it off my chest now. W: Lie-detector test? Um... this is an interview for a position as a janitor at McDonald's. We don't do lie detector tests. In fact, if that's the worst thing you've ever done, you might just be the best employee we've ever had! You're hired! M: Really? You mean it? Yippee! (Written by David Shaner) やさしい英語会話 (147) Scared of bugs M: Hi Lauren! Why do you look so scared? Are you all right? W: Remy, don't move! There's a beetle on your shirt!! M: (Nonchalantly) Oh really…? Where? W: You're not scared?! M: Not really. It's just a bug. They're so small compared to us, so I don't really get scared of them. W: Ugh, I hate bugs! I'm scared of every bug on this planet! M: Every bug? You can't be scared of ants! Ants are harmless! And what about butterflies? Butterflies are beautiful! W: What are you talking about?! Ants bite! And they've got all those little legs? Oh, creepy!! And butterflies start out as nasty, crawling caterpillars? Gross!! M: Wait a minute; one time when I came over to your house there was a pet snake in a tank. Whose was that? If you're scared of bugs I can't believe you'd live with a snake in your house! W: Oh, you mean Marbles? He's my pet garden snake. He's awesome! M: Are you telling me that you're scared of bugs, but you think snakes are OK?! W: Well, yeah! Snakes aren't bugs, now, are they? Snakes have brains, feelings, emotions! M: Sometimes I just don't get you, Lauren… (Written by Hannah Klein)

Download MP3 今週と来週は、恒例の「超濃縮！やさしい英語会話」です。この11年間に配信した335本の「やさしい英語会話」よりエピソードを厳選し、毎回４本分を濃縮してお届けします。今回は、Keiさんの選んだ4本の傑作エピソードをお送りします。 　 *** Kei's Best *** やさしい英語会話 (277) At the Bowling Alley やさしい英語会話 (266) Endings are not always happy やさしい英語会話 (248) It’s important to be honest during interviews やさしい英語会話 (147) Scared of bugs *** Script *** やさしい英語会話 (277) At the Bowling Alley W: Jamal, today's the day I'm gonna bowl my first perfect game! M: (Yawn) I don't see the big deal in bowling a perfect game. All you gotta do is beat some pieces of wood with a giant ball a few times. Anyone can do it. W: Jamal, this is your first time bowling, so you wouldn't really know, but bowling is a lot more than just throwing a "giant ball". It takes years of practice, and the techniques necessary to bowl a perfect game can't just be learned over night. (The two of them walk up to the lane.) W: Alright here I go! Perfect game, here I come! (Bowls the ball) M: Oh. You only beat 3 of them. W: It's not BEATING them. It's "knocking them over." And I'm still just getting warmed up. That was just some kind of fluke. Besides, I doubt YOU could do any better. Here's a 15 pounder. Good luck knocking any pins over with that! M: OK. Watch this! (Jamal throws the ball under his legs and it rolls very slowly.) W: Ha ha! Granny-style throw? You're not gonna hit any pins with THAT technique. (Jamal gets a perfect strike.) M: Cool! I beat them all! W: What? A strike? That's impossible! My technique is flawless and you're just some amateur! Alright, this time I'm gonna get a strike for sure. (Sarah throws the ball with all her strength but only manages to knock over 1 pin.) M: So, a strike is when you only beat one of the pins? W: Ah! Last time you got lucky. Let's see if you can go 2 for 2. M: OK, cool. (Jamal throws the ball like a baseball. Despite the form, he manages to get a perfect strike.) M: Hey, I beat them again! This game is too easy. Can we go to the arcade? W: What?! IMPOSSIBLE! I AM the superior bowler! Besides, it's not called "beating the pins" you moron! I'm too good for this. I'm going home! (Written by David Shaner) やさしい英語会話 (266) Endings are not always happy W: Oh, Humberto, this is, honestly, the best date I could've asked for. The food is delicious. The atmosphere and night view are just astonishingly beautiful. And the bouquet of roses… you really know how to get to a woman's heart! M: Well, It's because… I love you, Natsuki. And, I actually have a rather important question to ask you… Natsuki… I… Waiter: Hi folks. I'm your waiter! Is everything going alright? I hope you like the food! If you need any refills, let me know! And if you have any questions or concerns feel free to share them! Oh, and if you don't mind, I'd love for you to fill out this questionnaire! My name is Fred. F-R-E-D, D as in DOG. So if you could, also please write a review on the service that I provide to you guys. M: Ah, everything is going great, Fred, thank you. Waiter: That's great to hear! Call me if you need anything! M: Ugh! Waiters can be so obnoxious here… Anyways, as I was saying… (Alarms start sounding, and everyone starts screaming) M: WHAT?!?! NATSUKI!??! The lights went off! W: I'M… I'M RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU, HUMBERTO!!! WHAT'S GOING ON!?!??! M: I… I DON'T KNOW!! Waiter: SIR! SIR! WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE NOW! M: FRED, IS THAT YOU!??!! (Waiter: starts coughing and passes out) Announcement: THIS IS THE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT. EVERYBODY REMAIN CALM. FOR REASONS UNKOWN, WE WILL BE PUTTING THIS BUILDING ON LOCKDOWN. IF ANYONE TRIES TO ESCAPE, THEY WILL BE ARRESTED. M: What the…?! W: HUMBERTO! I'm scared. M: Uh… I think we just got ourselves into a horror movie. I was going to ask you to marry me, but I don't think that's going to happen. I'm out of here! W: WAIT! HUMBERTO DON'T LEAVE ME!!! (Written by Lauren Johnson) やさしい英語会話 (248) It’s important to be honest during interviews Situation: John is at an interview for a part-time job. W: Alright... how are you, sir? I'm Candice, and I'll be interviewing you today. M: Hi Candice. It's nice to meet you. (Stands to shake her hand, but his hand is visibly drenched in sweat.) W: Oh my! Your hand is a bit sweaty! M: Can I be honest with you, Candice? W: Sure, in fact I'd prefer it. M: I'm a bit nervous about this whole interview thing. W: That's perfectly fine! It's normal for people to be nervous during interviews. It's a part of human nature. M: But this isn't just ordinary interview anxiety. I'm nervous because... um... because I've done some horrible things. Unforgivable things. Things that if you ever found out about them, you probably wouldn't want to give me this job, or even look me in the eye! W: OK, well, now that you've brought it up, I feel inclined to ask you what these "horrible" things are. M: It all started last Wednesday. I was at the local Walgreens, buying some candy. I then decided to buy a birthday card for my mom, and I forgot about the chocolate bar in my hand... I walked out of the store without paying for it! I wanted to go return it, but by the time I noticed I was half-way home! W: Um... Well, that's an interesting story. M: I knew you guys would find out during the lie-detector test so I thought I'd just get it off my chest now. W: Lie-detector test? Um... this is an interview for a position as a janitor at McDonald's. We don't do lie detector tests. In fact, if that's the worst thing you've ever done, you might just be the best employee we've ever had! You're hired! M: Really? You mean it? Yippee! (Written by David Shaner) やさしい英語会話 (147) Scared of bugs M: Hi Lauren! Why do you look so scared? Are you all right? W: Remy, don't move! There's a beetle on your shirt!! M: (Nonchalantly) Oh really…? Where? W: You're not scared?! M: Not really. It's just a bug. They're so small compared to us, so I don't really get scared of them. W: Ugh, I hate bugs! I'm scared of every bug on this planet! M: Every bug? You can't be scared of ants! Ants are harmless! And what about butterflies? Butterflies are beautiful! W: What are you talking about?! Ants bite! And they've got all those little legs? Oh, creepy!! And butterflies start out as nasty, crawling caterpillars? Gross!! M: Wait a minute; one time when I came over to your house there was a pet snake in a tank. Whose was that? If you're scared of bugs I can't believe you'd live with a snake in your house! W: Oh, you mean Marbles? He's my pet garden snake. He's awesome! M: Are you telling me that you're scared of bugs, but you think snakes are OK?! W: Well, yeah! Snakes aren't bugs, now, are they? Snakes have brains, feelings, emotions! M: Sometimes I just don't get you, Lauren… (Written by Hannah Klein)

Download MP3 先週に続き海外旅行のエピソードをお送りします。今回の舞台はロシアのサンクトペテルブルグ。古都サンクスペテルブルグは、芸術と歴史遺産の宝庫としてロシア有数の観光地となっています。どのような見どころがあるのでしょうか。 　 *** It's a Good Expression *** （今回の重要表現） Tsars ロシア皇帝、ツァーリ innumerable 無数の recommend ...ing ※recommendの後は、動名詞（recommend going）かthat節（recommend that you go）。 the Hermitage Museum エルミタージュ美術館 the Romanov Empire ロマノフ王朝 the Bolshevik Revolutionthe October Revolution ロシア革命（1917）のこと state 述べる、言明する significant 重要な pertaining to 〜に関する ambition 野望、野心 I can’t WAIT to see the city. 街を見るのが待ちきれない。 witness 目撃する incidents できごと take over my soul 私の魂を奪う hyper 興奮している a 40-minute walk from... ...から歩いて40分 Nevsky Prospect ネフスキー大通り（サンクトペテルブルグ） Crime and Punishment 『罪と罰』（ドストエフスキー作） Aww, gosh… ああ、やれやれ *** Script *** St. Petersburg M: Hey Nana! It must have been a long flight! Welcome to St. Petersburg! W: Hey Dima! Thank you for inviting me! I’m so glad I could come to Russia. I really wanna see some Russian history and culture! M: Well, you’ve come to the heart of Russia’s history and art, Nana. You’ll definitely love this city! W: So, what are some famous tourist spots in St. Petersburg? The Tsars? M: Ha ha! We don’t have Tsars anymore. But there are innumerable places you should definitely visit. For example, I recommend going to the Hermitage Museum first. It’s the second largest museum in the world. It used to be the Winter Palace of the Romanov Empire! W: So the palace is now a museum? And Romanov! That’s the dynasty starting from Peter the Great, and lasting till Nicholas the Second, right? Then it all ended in the Bolshevik Revolution? M: Yes, yes, exactly! The Winter Palace was the place where the October Revolution of 1917 occurred. Therefore, I can state that this place has a lot of significant symbols pertaining to the history and culture of Russia. W: Woo, I LOVE revolutions too. Shall I start a new revolution? M: No, no! Keep your ambitions in your heart. We don’t want any chaos. W: Ha ha. Just joking! Well, I can’t WAIT to see the city, to witness some historical incidents that were only written about in my textbook! I feel like Lenin’s going to take over my soul!! M: Oh, my goodness… You’re really “hyper” right now, Nana. Just calm down. Anyway, the Hermitage Museum is only a 40-minute walk from my house. After that we’ll go to the main street, called Nevsky Prospect. W: Oh, I’ve heard of Nevsky Prospect! Dostoevsky’s novels were sometimes set on Nevsky Prospect. Like Crime and Punishment! Can I say hello to Dostoevksky if I meet him? I really like a couple of his books! M: (to self) Aww, gosh… It’s gonna be a LONG trip. (Written by Kyoung Jo)