精進すれば大迫力!: iPOD touchで英語学習:「フレンズ」第1シーズン全話索引
第1シーズン第5話
「The One With the East German Laundry Detergent」
英語学習のためのシットコム
フレンズ I ― ファースト・シーズン DVD セット vol.1「フレンズ」を使った英語学習ですが、1ヶ月以上継続出来ています。
毎日興味津津で視聴しています。
こういうワクワク感が今までの英語学習にはなかった気がします。
また、本当の日常会話に非常に近い話し言葉だと思うので、
「こういうの本当にネイティブは言うのかな」という心配がありません。
単語・熟語・表現もエピソード記憶を用いるので覚えがよい気がします。
ドラマを使った英語学習は、今のところ大成功です。
今回は題名は「東ドイツの洗剤」ですが、この話の頃はすでに東ドイツは消滅していたはず。
"Extra tough"を強調するために敢えて東ドイツにしたのでしょう。
単語maneuvera movement or series of moves requiring skill and care
bamused to imitate the sound of a hard blow or to convey something happening abruptly
mean下品な
awkwardcausing difficulty
hard to do or deal with
gang upjoin together in order to intimidate or oppose someone
scrunchymaking a loud crunching noise when crushed or compressed
eagerstrongly wanting to do or have something
glamour an attractive or exciting quality that makes certain people or things seem appealing
freakyvery odd, strange, or eccentric
fluffsoft fibres fabrics such as wool or cotton which accumulate in small light clumps
ishsomewhat
belchemit wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth
tons ofa large number or amount
fuzzyhaving a frizzy texture or appearance
puppya young dog
proofa trial impression of a page, taken from type or film and used for making corrections before final printing
photo shoot = photo sessiona prearranged session in which a photographer takes photographs of someone for publication
squirrelan agile tree-dwelling rodent with a bushy tail, typically feeding on nuts and seeds
brutalsavagely violent
sudsfroth made from soap and water
spaz (aslo spazz)short for SPASTIC
an incompetent or uncoodinated person
nibbletake small bites out of
weasela small, slender carnivorous mammal related to, but smaller than, the stoat
a deceitful or treacherous person
exposemake something visible by uncovered it
peepa quick or furtive look
a momentary or partial view of something
inflatefill with air or gas so that it becomes distended
flopfall, move, or hang in a loose and ungainly way
rambunctiousncontollably exuberant
boisterous
put their heads togetherconsult and work together
missyused as an affectionate or disparaging form of address to a young girl
brand newcompletely new
neatarranged in a tidy way
in good order
熟語as far as I concerned, (他の人はともかく)私に関する限りは
blow a person's mind人を極度に興奮させる
人を恍惚とさせる
be a man男らしくする
burn up怒らせる、いらいらさせる
agree with一致する、帳尻が合う
think throughとくと考える、考え抜く
blow off悩み・精力などを発散させる
You caught me.ばれたか!
rip O apartばらばらに裂く
表現
Monica: You've never met Bob, have you?
Chandler: Can I get you another latte?Janice: I'm still working on mine.Rachel: Does it still hurt?