ポップコーンの仕組みと動作表現
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Welcome back to Your English Toolbox, Peter, andthis is your Weekly English Recap.
Today, we will practice 42 sentence pairs fromepisodes 195 to 201.
We will revisit popcorn, health, appointments,careful science,
a story about giving, clear explanations, and theword light.
First, listen to a useful sentence and have fourseconds to repeat it aloud.
After those four seconds, I will say the same ideain different words.
Listen for the meaning and notice what changes.
The first sentence comes from an episode you heardthis week.
The second sentence gives you another way tocommunicate that idea.
You will also have a short pause after the secondsentence.
Use that pause to try the alternative phrasingyourself.
If the sentence feels difficult, say the part youremember and keep going.
This is a chance to practice speaking, not a testof perfect memory.
Keep your voice relaxed and take the full fourseconds.
Let us begin in the kitchen with popcorn anduseful action words.
A popcorn kernel contains a small amount of watersurrounded by starch.
A little water sits inside each popcorn seed withstarch around it, holds the contents inside.
A strong outer covering keeps everything in thekernel.
Some of it turns into steam, part of the waterchanges into hot water vapor.
The steam cannot escape easily through the stronghull,
makes it difficult for the steam to get out.
So pressure builds up inside, pressure graduallyincreases within the kernel.
The kernel bursts open.
One seed suddenly breaks up.
健康と回復のidiom
Disexpressions for health and recovery.
I am getting over a cold.
I am recovering from a cold.
Hope you will be back on your feet soon.
I hope you can return to your normal activitysoon.
I am feeling a bit under the weather today.
I feel slightly ill today.
Father is 80 and still fit as a fiddle.
Father is 80 and still very healthy.
Been feeling run down this week.
Have felt tired and low in energy this week.
Quiet weekend helped me recharge my batteries.
A peaceful weekend helped me get my energy back.
予定変更を丁寧に伝える表現
Let us make and change plans politely.
Could we move our appointment to Thursday?
Would it be possible to arrange our appointmentfor Thursday instead?
Would Friday morning work for you instead?
Would Friday morning be convenient for you asanother option at work?
So I cannot make Wednesday.
Unexpected work issue means I cannot attend onWednesday.
Another time is a different time convenient foryou.
Cannot do Friday.
But Tuesday afternoon is free.
Friday does not work for me.
Am available on Tuesday afternoon.
Am sorry for the change.
I apologize for changing the arrangement.
研究を慎重に説明する言葉
Now let us practice describing research carefully.
Why do our fingers wrinkle in water?
Why does the skin on our fingers form lines aftertime in water?
The question is whether the wrinkles help us gripwet objects.
Researchers ask if those lines help us hold wetthings firmly.
A hypothesis is an idea that can be tested.
Not a settled fact.
Hypothesis is a testable explanation rather thanan established conclusion.
Pattern may help us handle wet things.
These wrinkles might make it easier to manage wetobjects.
It shows possibility, not certainty.
Is possible.
Without saying it is sure, researchers have notproved the evolutionary explanation.
Scientists have not established that explanationabout evolution as fact.
『The Gift of the Magi』と寛大さ
Gift of the Magi gives us language for generosityand difficult choices.
Counted the money she had saved.
Della added up the money she had put aside.
It was her greatest treasure.
It was the thing she valued most.
With the money, she searched the shops forsomething worthy of Jim.
Using that money, she looked through shops for asuitable gift for Jim.
Jim held out a small package.
Jim extended a little parcel towards her.
Their gifts could not be used as they were.
The present was usable in the circumstances.
Their presents were thoughtful.
Even though neither could use them as planned,their gifts showed care.
Although they could not use them as intended.
explainの文型とlightの多様な用法
Let us make the pattern after explain feelnatural.
The usual structure is explain something tosomeone.
The usual pattern is to explain a thing to aperson.
For example, explain the problem to your manager.
For instance, describe the problem clearly to yourmanager.
Please explain to me why the train is late.
Please tell me the reason for the train beinglate.
Could you explain the schedule?
Could you make the timetable clear?
Please explain to me what happened.
Please tell me clearly what took place.
Could you explain the rule to me?
Could you make the rule clear to me?
Listen for three uses of light.
This suitcase is light enough to carry upstairs.
This suitcase is not too heavy to take upstairs.
Light in the hallway is still on.
The hallway lamp has not been switched off.
Traffic lights turn red.
For instance, stop when the road signals show red.
Light the candle before dinner.
Make the candle start burning before dinner.
She lit a small fire to keep warm.
She started a little fire so that she could staywarm.
Light pollution makes the night sky harder to see.
Excess artificial light makes it more difficult tosee the night sky.
You have practiced 42 pairs from this week's sevenepisodes.
Choose one expression about health and one formaking plans.
Now, make a true sentence about your own life witheach of them.
If you want a second round, say the alternativesentence before I do.
Visit your English Toolbox for the fulltranscript, vocabulary, and practice.
Thank you for practicing with me.
This is Peter, and I will see you next time.