日本人の英会話が上達しない理由のお話です。
日向先生のブログに英会話で会話を組み立てるためのツールとして、
lexical bundlesというものが紹介されていました。
I don't want to..., I don't know about you but I..のように
かたまりとして使われる決まり文句のことを言うようです。
こういうのを知っておくと、便利かもしれませんね。
（上）なぜ英会話ができないのか－－会話特有のスキルを考える
http://eng.alc.co.jp/newsbiz/hinata/2008/10/post_503.html
関連するエントリがいくつかあります。
日向先生のブログに英会話で会話を組み立てるためのツールとして、
lexical bundlesというものが紹介されていました。
I don't want to..., I don't know about you but I..のように
かたまりとして使われる決まり文句のことを言うようです。
こういうのを知っておくと、便利かもしれませんね。
（上）なぜ英会話ができないのか－－会話特有のスキルを考える
http://eng.alc.co.jp/newsbiz/hinata/2008/10/post_503.html
関連するエントリがいくつかあります。
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 Social Networking for Seniors (5) 10/23 2008
■意味を考えてみよう。今日取り上げる単語が含まれています。
I hear those sites are springing up in order to draw
the interest of Internet audiences who are well-heeled
financially and have more leisure time than younger Web cruisers.
I don't race around the Net looking for sites that
appeal to my momentary moods or excite my hormones.
They cherish online correspondence, including lots of photos,
on the premise that a picture is worth a thousand words.
I hear they snicker at old-fashioned folks who still cling to
snail mail, dial telephones and rudimentary e-mail.
Parents can benefit from learning what's bugging their kids
and how to provide guidance.
──────────────────────────────
spring up, 生じる、誕生する
──────────────────────────────
Social Networking for Seniors (1)より。
If something springs up, it suddenly appears or comes into
existence.
ex) These friendships spring up and very often don't last.
──────────────────────────────
momentary mood, 一時的な気分
──────────────────────────────
Social Networking for Seniors (2)より。
Something that is momentary lasts for a very short period
of time, for example for a few seconds or less.
ex) His hesitation was only momentary.
──────────────────────────────
on the premise that, ...という前提で
──────────────────────────────
Social Networking for Seniors (3)より。
A premise is something that you suppose is true and that you
use as a basis for developing an idea. [FORMAL]
ex) The premise is that schools will work harder to improve
if they must compete.
──────────────────────────────
rudimentary, 基礎的な、初歩の
──────────────────────────────
Social Networking for Seniors (3)より。
Rudimentary knowledge includes only the simplest and most
basic facts. [FORMAL]
ex) He had only a rudimentary knowledge of French.
──────────────────────────────
what's bugging, (...を)悩ませているもの
──────────────────────────────
Social Networking for Seniors (4)より。
If someone or something bugs you, they worry or annoy you.
[INFORMAL]
ex) I only did it to bug my parents.
■意味を考えてみよう。今日取り上げる単語が含まれています。
I hear those sites are springing up in order to draw
the interest of Internet audiences who are well-heeled
financially and have more leisure time than younger Web cruisers.
I don't race around the Net looking for sites that
appeal to my momentary moods or excite my hormones.
They cherish online correspondence, including lots of photos,
on the premise that a picture is worth a thousand words.
I hear they snicker at old-fashioned folks who still cling to
snail mail, dial telephones and rudimentary e-mail.
Parents can benefit from learning what's bugging their kids
and how to provide guidance.
──────────────────────────────
spring up, 生じる、誕生する
──────────────────────────────
Social Networking for Seniors (1)より。
If something springs up, it suddenly appears or comes into
existence.
ex) These friendships spring up and very often don't last.
──────────────────────────────
momentary mood, 一時的な気分
──────────────────────────────
Social Networking for Seniors (2)より。
Something that is momentary lasts for a very short period
of time, for example for a few seconds or less.
ex) His hesitation was only momentary.
──────────────────────────────
on the premise that, ...という前提で
──────────────────────────────
Social Networking for Seniors (3)より。
A premise is something that you suppose is true and that you
use as a basis for developing an idea. [FORMAL]
ex) The premise is that schools will work harder to improve
if they must compete.
──────────────────────────────
rudimentary, 基礎的な、初歩の
──────────────────────────────
Social Networking for Seniors (3)より。
Rudimentary knowledge includes only the simplest and most
basic facts. [FORMAL]
ex) He had only a rudimentary knowledge of French.
──────────────────────────────
what's bugging, (...を)悩ませているもの
──────────────────────────────
Social Networking for Seniors (4)より。
If someone or something bugs you, they worry or annoy you.
[INFORMAL]
ex) I only did it to bug my parents.
