Hi David,
Congratulations on completing the manuscript!(even though you still need to check it again and again.)

About the excerpt(←I didn't know this word.), now I can make those sentences without thinking, but it used to be tricky and sounded a bit strange for me.

‘I don't know what to do.’, I found some other interesting examples.

・I don't know where to look. （目のやり場に困る）
・I don't know where to start/begin.　（どこから手を付けたらいいのか分からない）

By the way, have you decided the title of the new book?

Hi Amica,
Amicaのコメントで気が付いたこと言ってもいいかな？　‘Let's enjoy to learn English with us!’ enjoy の後の動詞は‘-ing’の形(動名詞)になります。　あと、Let's は ‘let us’なので、‘with us’はなしで、‘Let's enjoy learning English together!’ならオッケーです^^

Hi mi,
毎日コメント、頑張ってるね！ その調子です。　‘書けることから書く’、というのは私が英語のコメントを書き始めた頃にしていた方法です。　ところで、６時５３分は寝坊なの？　早起きなんだね～。　Anyway, I'm looking forward to reading your comments!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Tomo

•  Tomo
• 2008年7月 4日 21:49

Hi ,David, regulars and all newcomers !!

I'm Q chan. It's been a while since I wrote my last
comment on this blog (which happens to me a lot...ha ha ha ^^; )

I am glad that the newcomers have made up their mind to join this blog . Reading David's entry is good enough to learn English,but since you start to write your own comment here, I bet your English will be more improved because you'll get new aspects of English ,for example you'll pay more attention to how to use the article,punctuation and
so on. Of course,don't be afraid to make mistakes
here ,nobody laugh at them because we all are learners here ! 私の英語もかなりてきとーですから。(^^;)

I can't wait for David's new book coming out in December.

•  Q chan
• 2008年7月 4日 22:59

Sorry, David's new book is coming out in October.

•  Q chan
• 2008年7月 4日 23:06

hello
I`m yohei
I want to thank you guys this great blog
I decided to join it and I wanna improve my english.

•  yohei
• 2008年7月 4日 23:49

Gday、David's blog students
It's been getting extremely hot the past week here in Toyama. Well, obviously summer is almost here..

I cant wait to your new book DAVYYYYYY!!

anyway, I would like to talk about TOEIC. As you know TOEIC is a well known and popular English language qualification in Japan. Im 100% sure that most of the members here have tried it before, but let me ask you have taken it or not.lol If yes,could you tell me why? and was the score enough and helpful to you?
Well, the reason Im asking is, I have been studying for TOEIC for a couple of weeks. Since I graduaded from uni, I havent studied for ages.(I wasnt a good sutend though...I was lazy and naughty at the time..hehe)
By now Im already bored..I still cant find out which way inlife is good for me. You can get a good mark if you mastered the way to study for TOEIC but for me, Studying English for only TOEIC has no point! I understand that having a high score helps you step up at work and makes it easier to find a better job though....
What do you think?

PS It was just a whinge..i will try to stop whinging...lol

•  Meg
• 2008年7月 5日 00:49

Hi everyone,

Welcome newcomers, and nice to meet you!

Wow, it is midnight again. However, I have to write a comment. Because I'm going to another place that there is no PC from tomorrow for three days.

Hi Tomo,
As you say, I've realized my English is getting better little by lettle.
Exactly from reading a lot of comments or sometimes make a comment, was useful way to get to know how to use the English word.
Therefore, I restart my commenting even it is late time.
Anyway, your English is simple and understandable, and also your Japanese explanation is helpful for me.

See you later,

Kiyoko

•  Kiyoko
• 2008年7月 5日 01:22

correction little by lettle----little by little

•  Kiyoko
• 2008年7月 5日 01:32

Good　morning，　Eeveryone！

Tomo

Than　you　for　your　kind　words．
Yes，it　was　too　late.
Ｉ　listen　to　the　radio　program　of　Ｂasic　English　
at　six　o'clock　every　weekday　 morning.　
But　Ｉ　missed　it　yesterday　>Good　morning，　Eeveryone！

Tomo

Than　you　for　your　kind　words．
Yes，it　was　too　late.
Ｉ　listen　to　the　radio　program　of　Ｂasic　English　
at　six　o'clock　every　weekday　 morning.　
But　Ｉ　missed　it　yesterday　> 今週の基礎英語は、the　star　festivalの話題でした。
It　is　Independence　day　in　America！
日本では、昨日でしたが、きっと現地では沢山のさんの
花火が上がって賑やかでしょうね＾＾

yohei Qchan　Meg　☆　Nice　to　meet　you．

今後も書ける範囲でがんばります。
英語表現が乏しい為、皆様に対して失礼な
印象を与えるような文章を書いてしまうかもしれません。
(すでに書いてるかも！）そんな時は、どうぞ注意して下さい。

不自然で変てこな文章書いちゃってますが、
こんな私でも参加しちゃってます^^;
懐が深い皆様、このHPに感謝しています！

Today's　topic今日もとても為になるお話でした。
Ｉ　don't　know　what should I do?
どうすればいいかわかりません。の方で私使ってました・・。　
Ｉt　is　very 　helpful　to　read　excerpts　from　
your　new　book．Thank　you,　David！

I　was　supprised　yesterday．
Two　schoolgirls　dropped in at my　house ，
but　Ｉ　didn't　know　who　they　were.

あぁ！中途半端でしたが、すいません　It　time　to　go.
Ｉ　cannot　write　a　comment　tomorrow.
Of course,　Ｉ　will　write　it　next　week　again.　

Have　a　wonderful　weekend！

•  mi
• 2008年7月 5日 07:37

Hi David and everyone,

Can you tell me where is the station？とかで覚えてました。　この間、英語の先生に9月からの（すでにこっちは夏休みに入ってます）クラスどうするのと聞かれてI don't know what should I do.×と言ってしまいました。

miさんすごい、早起き！

Hi Asahi,
Thank you for your question. I think that the tea is delicious because water is different. やっぱり水でしょ。でも、その水のせいで洗濯物は面倒です。
Actually, I drink very little tea. I love coffee.
紅茶を飲むのは「cappuccino」を頼んで「cup of tea」がくるときくらいです。もう3回は飲んでます。結構美味しいですが・・・。
I can’t explain my Britain life because I’m hiki(hikikomori). と語学力の問題で。
でも、I go to pub every weekend. ビーチサンダルに真赤なTシャツで。長い人生初めての赤い洋服です。古い教会や色とりどりの花や木々を見ながら通りに出てるイスに座って風にあたりながらのビールは最高です。
hiki

•  匿名
• 2008年7月 5日 09:28

Hi Everyone!

Qchan - Welcome back!(I think I said this several times before. :p)

Yohei - Let's keep trying!

Meg - Actually, I've never taken TOEIC test, so I don't know much about it, but I'm going to take it sometime this year.(maybe!) It's just one of challenges for me. If I get a high or low score, I don't think(or try not to think) it shows my English ability. I do not like studying only for tests, either. It's boring, but I think having a clear goal(a clear idea of where you are trying to get to) is a good thing. It motivates you to study more, doesn't it? Good luck!

Kiyoko - Thanks for your message. Look forward to your next comment!

mi - Are you listening to the radio for your English study every morning? You are a hard worker! Keep writing, keep posting, and keep up the good work!(but don't push yourself.) Your English is getting better and better already;-)

hiki－‘古い教会や色とりどりの花や木々を見ながら通りに出てるイスに座って風にあたりながらのビール’ That sounds nice! でもビールは苦手なので、他のがいいなぁ＾＾

Masa - I found your latest comment when I was re-reading old entries. I guess you posted it on the old entry by mistake, so let me copy and paste it here.

Here's Masa's comment.

『Hi, everyone!

It’s amazing!
It’s wonderful!!
I can’t believe this!!!

I’m afraid no one can understand what I mean.
Just clicking the “post” button gave me a lot of friends here and there in Japan and UK.
Besides, in one night!!
I’m not sure where you live now, though.
For reference、I live in Hyogo prefecture.

Some of you had mastered the lesson in the book,英語と仲直りできる本, some are moving　forward step, and some of you are trying to start the lesson in” Practical English Usage’”.
I have an impression that you really love English, moreover, you have a positive mind.
To tell the truth, I hate to study English but I just want to enjoy English.
“Enjoy” is everything to me.

Every time I hear “Book for study”, I feel like running away on the spot.
Definitely I’m lazy. Therefore this blog is ideal for me to brush up my English,
“Enjoyment ”is everywhere.

Thanks to friends, I’m getting to have a feeling I can cope with English.

Bye　for　now, Masa』

I agree with you, Masa. We can have a lot of fun together. Let's enjoy!

Hope you are all enjoying your weekend,

Tomo

PS mi, Asahi, and Anne, この間話題になった‘be busy doing’をDavidが使ってくれたのに気が付きましたか？　‘As you know, I have been really busy trying to..’の文です。　完了形でおまけも付いて、かなりバージョンアップされてますが使えそうですね！

•  Tomo
• 2008年7月 5日 18:25

Hi Masa,
I'm 24. 英語学習に年齢は関係ありません♪
Let's enjoy this blog!

Hi Meg,
I just have taken ToEIC today!　カレッジTOEICですが。
In fact, I want to get a high score, but I don't have a determination to get it. If I have such a determination, I think that it takes us a heavy pressure to get a high score. And studying English in order to get a high score for some English-language test makes less fun for us.
元々、英語は嫌いでした。受験のせいで…。今英語を好きになったのは何かしらの英語テストで良い点を取る為に勉強するのではなく、英語を楽しむ為に勉強しているから続くし、結果的に実力がつくのだと思います。試験の為に勉強してると、良い点を取れなかったときに挫折しますしね。まぁ、個人的には実力を測る為に軽い気持ちで受けてます(*´∀`)
英語の出来ない僕が偉そうな事いってごめんなさい。

Hi David and everyone,
I went to Kobe for 内定者懇親会 yesterday. There are 50 people who will be my co-worker at the meet. Some of them have been to overseas to travel, for education and as a backpacker! So they are all better at English than me.
I have been to abroad, but I'm going to Thailand on September.
英語圏ではないですけど、値段と旅行経験者の評価によってタイに決めました。とりあえず、世界には色んな文化があるんだなぁという見識を広げます。

May ask a question?
「studying English in order to get a high score for some English-language test makes less fun for us.」
の部分は、It makes less fun for us that 〜にしたほうがいいですか？頭でっかちの主語はあまりよろしくないと習った事があるのですが(゜ω゜;A)

•  ikura
• 2008年7月 5日 20:32

Hi Ikura,

‘頭でっかちの主語はあまりよろしくない’　そうですね、私も何かで読んだことがあります。

‘Studying English in order to get a high score for some English-language test makes less fun for us.’
I would say, ‘It's not fun for us to study English just to get a high score on a test.’(テストでいい点を取るためだけに英語を勉強するのは楽しくない)

make fun は、‘make ～ fun’「～を楽しく(おもしろく)する」という風に使うと思います。

タイ旅行、楽しんできて下さいね～！(確かDavidも行ったことがあると言っていましたよ＾＾)

•  Tomo
• 2008年7月 6日 11:37

David,
Wow, you've completed the manuscript?
That's great!　We can't wait to read it! , but you must be so tired. I hope you have time to chill out this weekend.

Hi Q chan,
Nice to meet you. Your sentence including 'since' and 'because' helps me understand how to use them even better. Thanks.

Hi Meg,
I've taken TOEIC twice. The first time was when I was in university,which was a long time ago,though,because many other students took the test. the result was something I really want to forget, terrible. and the second time was just after coming back from NZ, because I wanted to know how much I had improved my English. but the result wan't so good. Anyway , at least it was better than the last time.
I think, as you said, it could be a way of showing your English ability to companies if you are looking for a job. I don't think it means you can speak a good English even if your TOEIC score is high, so studying English only for TOEIC has no point for me,too. Nevertheless it would be difficult to get a high score unless you understood English well. anyway, what about just thinking it'll be a good experience for you?
I wish you luck :)

Hi hiki!
Thank you for answering me ;)
やっぱり水ですか〜。Can I ask you another question?
「cappuccino」を頼んで「cup of tea」が来るっていうのは、カプチーノを頼むと紅茶がついて来るの？
I don't think you are 'hikikomori', since you've studied English in the class and go to pub in the beach sandals and the red T-shirt every weekend:)
You need some time to get used to living in UK and it's a preparation period for that now.
慣れない土地に住むのは大変ですよね。ましてや言葉が通じないんだもの、落ち込んだり、うまくいかないことが多々あると思います。でも古い教会や色とりどりの花や木々を見ながら通りに出てるイスに座って風にあたりながらのビールを毎週末堪能するのはなかなか日本じゃできない事です。素敵！あ〜、それに 'scorn with clotted cream and jam' ! 最高！clotted creamはなかなか日本のスーパーじゃ手に入らないんですよね〜。lucky you!
Hope to hear from you soon.

Tomo,
I've noticed David used the phrase 'be busy doing' in his sentence:) 「なるほどー！！」と思いました。あー、勉強になります。
I didn't know Masa posted the second comment. Thank you for letting us know about that,tomo.
Masa,
I'm glad to be one of your friends:)

Hi Ikura,
About your question, yes, I think it may be better to start with the word ' It makes〜'. ' It makes less fun for us to study english 〜' is better?　実は' make less fun for 〜' も初めて知った言い方で、よくわかりません。うまくお答えできなくてすみません。
By the way, are you planning to go to Thailand? it's fantastic! I want to have a Thai massage! I recommend you go to Chang Mai.

See you soon.

Asahi

•  匿名
• 2008年7月 6日 12:44

Hi David
I didn’t know the word、excerpt.
At first, I thought your mistyping or something.
How stupid of me to think like that! I’m so sorry.
Then, I looked it up in the dictionary.

Like regular members praise highly, your explanation is excellent！
It’s really easy to understand. Thank you very much.

Hi Tomo
I posted my last comment on the old entry. Thank you for your kindness.
You are always aware of even a little thing, such as my mistake and “be busy ~ing.”
I must be more careful.

Hi hiki
Nice to meet you. I’m Masa, a newcomer.
I can imagine the beautiful scene that the comfortable wind is blowing… among the trees and the colorful flowers…. along the street.
Just like one scene in the movies. I found you enjoying beer, with facing the breeze .　I haven’t met you before, thou.
How luxurious time you have! I envy you a lot!

Hi mi
You get up so early in the mornings, don’t you?
What time do you usually go to bed?
Today! I managed to get up at 6 o’clock! For my husband’s golf!!
After I saw him off at the gate, I went straight to bed. Zzzzzzz…..

Hi Q chan
I excerpted from your comment. “Don't be afraid to make mistakes here, nobody laugh at them because we all are learners here ! ”　　いつも、feelingで文章を書くので、その言葉、とても勇気付けられます。　

See you later. Masa

•  Masa
• 2008年7月 6日 13:15

Hi Masa,

I guessed that most people wouldn't know that word, but I thought you would be able to work out the meaning from the context, so I decided to put it in.

Hi Ikura,

That sentence would have to be "It makes IT less fun for us to study English. "

•  David
• 2008年7月 6日 13:52

Hi David,

Thank you for your help! Actually, those expressions like 'make it fun', 'make it easy', 'find it difficult' are still difficult for me. I understand them when I read, but I still can't produce them myself.　｢この‘it’はどこからくるんだろう・・？｣って思ってしまうんです。
Anyway, it was good study for me as well. Thank you, David and Ikura!

Tomo

PS Masa, you are welcome;-)

•  Tomo
• 2008年7月 6日 16:21

Hi David,
The manuscript is complete? Congratulations! I'm looking forward to your new book.

Hi Tomo,
Thanks for correcting my mistake. "enjoy "の後の動詞は"-ing"になるんですね。…知らなかった＾＾；
"Let's"は "Let us"、これは知ってたのに忘れてた…。
やっぱり私はまだ初心者ですね（笑）

Hi Everyone,
When I write comment in English, I usually make many mistakes, but I'm not afraid of it because "間違えた方が覚えられる".　When I make a mistake, I learn by it.
Masa and mi, let's use English without fear of mistake together! (←前回の"let's"の間違い、これで克服かしら！？)

By the way, yesterday, I went to watch the movie "インディ・ジョーンズ".
I enjoyed the movie! Harrison Ford is wonderful! He is 60s, isn't he? Even so, Indiana Jones, played by him, was lovable character.

Hi Qchan,
Welcome back!

Hi hiki,
I have heard that there are the English who don't prefer tea. I was imagining all the English prefer tea, so when I heard it, I was surprised. But when I thought about it, there are Japanese who don't prefer rice, so I understood it. (My friend who lives in Italy said there are the Italian who don't prefer pasta!)
私もAsahiと同じ質問。「cappuccino」を頼むと「cup of tea」が出てくるのですか？

Hi Asahi,
Clotted cream? I didn't know it. I like the scone, especially with blueberry jam!

Hi ikura,
You are going to Thailand on September? That sounds interesting! I have never been there. Actually, I might go to Korea on October. (If I can take days off.)

Hi Meg,
I have never taken TOEIC test. To tell the truth, I didn't know the test until recently. When I first heard the name of that test, I heard wrong it.
「保育」と聞こえたので、保育士さん達のためのテストなのかなと思ってました。大バカ者ですね＾＾；

Hi Kiyoko,
Yes, reading lots of comments and writing on this blog is very good way to learn English. We are very lucky because we found this blog by chance and we joined here, aren't we?

See you soon,

Amica

•  Amica
• 2008年7月 6日 16:32

Hi everyone,

前回の文章おかしかったですね…何故かパソコンでforbidden(入ってくるなコノヤロー)と言われたので、携帯で打ち込みました。推敲するのが面倒臭かったのでそのままpostしたら、ヒドイ文章に…

Hi, Tomo,
Thank you a lot for your nice advice. 適当～な熟語を作ることがあると思いますので、「そのニュアンス明らかに違うよ」ってのがあったら指摘してくださいね。
makeはチョット違うような気がしてきたので、作りなおしてみました。
It may become less fun for us to study English just to get a high score on a test.
後半はTomoのパクリです…。昔は「なんでこんな言い換えとかあんねん。面倒くさいわ。」と思ってましたが、言い換えがあるから、答えが一つでないから、英語って面白いですね！受験とは別物です。

Hi, Asahi,
実は、make less fun for~は熟語として覚えたわけでなく、適当なニュアンスで作って見ました。「間違い」どんと来いです！
Chang Mai? Unfortunately, I'm going to and putting up at Bankok for 3 days. とりあえず都会を見てみようと(>ДHi everyone,

前回の文章おかしかったですね…何故かパソコンでforbidden(入ってくるなコノヤロー)と言われたので、携帯で打ち込みました。推敲するのが面倒臭かったのでそのままpostしたら、ヒドイ文章に…

Hi, Tomo,
Thank you a lot for your nice advice. 適当～な熟語を作ることがあると思いますので、「そのニュアンス明らかに違うよ」ってのがあったら指摘してくださいね。
makeはチョット違うような気がしてきたので、作りなおしてみました。
It may become less fun for us to study English just to get a high score on a test.
後半はTomoのパクリです…。昔は「なんでこんな言い換えとかあんねん。面倒くさいわ。」と思ってましたが、言い換えがあるから、答えが一つでないから、英語って面白いですね！受験とは別物です。

Hi, Asahi,
実は、make less fun for~は熟語として覚えたわけでなく、適当なニュアンスで作って見ました。「間違い」どんと来いです！
Chang Mai? Unfortunately, I'm going to and putting up at Bankok for 3 days. とりあえず都会を見てみようと(>Д I'm reporting you about the travel.

Hi David,
Thank you for posting me your message. But I can't understand your advice.
What is IT?

see you,

•  ikura
• 2008年7月 6日 16:55

Hi Amica,

whenever I hope, I can get time. これぞ学生の特権ですv(｀∀´v)
I hope you can get days off.

ikura

•  ikura
• 2008年7月 6日 17:01

Hi ikura,
取り急ぎ、ＩＴ　のみ。
It makes it less fun~の「itが必要ですよ～」、と言う意味をこめて、Davidは大文字のＩＴにしてくださったんだと思います。
make＋目的語（ここでの IT）＋C(名詞、形容詞、過去分詞）

Does it make sense?

I'll post my comment later.

See you later,

Anne

•  匿名
• 2008年7月 6日 17:29

Hi David,
It is so nice to know that the manuscript is compleate, even though you still have some work for it. I'm just wondering whether you have a time to ride your lovable bike this weekend? ;-)

Hi Q chan,
Welcome back! I'm looking forward to your comment again!

Hi hiki,
It sounds so nice that you go to a pub every weekend! 歴史ある町並みやお花を眺めながら、の～んびり過ごすっていいですね！（私もTomoと一緒でビールは苦手ですが。。。）数年前私がイギリスへ行った時は記録的な猛暑で、外で・・・は無理でした。Asahiが話していた'scorn with clotted cream and jam' は本当に美味しかった～:D

Hi Masa,
Let's enjoy learning English together! I think that it's difficult to learn something without fun! ;-)　I also didn't know the word; excerpt!

Hi mi,
You listen to the radio programme every morning?
頑張ってますね！楽しんでやっていきましょうね！

Hi Meg,
I haven't taken TOEIC and I don't know much about it. And I'm not sure it's true or not, but I hear that it's better to know(learn) a kind of technique to get a high score. I don't want to study only for it. I may take TOEIC sometime, and it's just a challenge for me like Tomo thinks. But I never contradict a way of getting a high score, because each person has a different motivation and it's good to have a clear goal what you want to get to. If you want to step up at work, therefore you need a TOEIC high score, I think you should challenge it! Good luck!;-)

Hi ikura,
Wow! You are going to Thailand! I haven't been there, but it sounds fun! You can get a time whenever you want? Oh~, I wish I could get a long vacation...I'm looking forward to your travel story!

Talk to you later,
Maki

•  Maki
• 2008年7月 6日 19:45

Hi , Masa
Thanks to your excerpt from my last comment,
I found out my mistake. I should have written “nobody laughs at them ~” I forgot to put
‘s’ after the verb! こういう細かな間違いも減らしていきたいと、切に願っております。(^^)/
Yes,Masa! Tomo is always so kind. When I posted my comment on the previous entry by mistake before,she noticed it and helped me.うれしかったなぁ。

I don't have much time tonight.

I hope that it'll be fine tomorrow because we have
☆TANABATA Festival☆. (でも本来は旧暦で祝ってて、その場合だと太陽暦でいうなら８月７日になるそうです。だったらお天気心配いらないよね)

•  Q chan
• 2008年7月 6日 22:13

Hi David,
The manuscript is complete? Wow! Congratulations! Now I can’t wait the day your book comes out , even though a lot of checking work would wait for you! (Sorry…)

Hi mi,
I’m also a morning person. I usually get up at around half past five in the morning.

Hi hiki,
私もお酒は飲めないから、テラスで、お茶を飲んだりしてみたいな～。
ところで、カ（プ）チー（ノ）→カッ（プ）（ォブ）ティーでcup of teaと聞こえるのではないかしら?　

Hi Meg,
I’ve never taken TOEIC, so I don’t know how it is like well, but I hear the content of it has changed a little bit since last year(? I’m not sure). I mean it stress much more on listening problem. I also hear a lot of companies encourage people working for the company to take it, and that sometimes would be stress them out. I took ‘Eiken’ a few years ago. Good thing in TOEIC is you don’t need to worry about whether you could pass or not.

Hi Q chan,
Welcome back! 私の念力がここに呼んだのかしら？Actually, I was thinking about you!
Did you watch tonight’s ‘Atsuhime’?

Hi Tomo,
Of course I did!
Actually, I’ve been busy cleaning up my parents-in-law’s belongings these days, and I would be busy for the next few months, because my father-in-law passed away at the beginning of the last month. As an eldest son’s wife of the family, there are a lot of things to do, and I ‘m sometimes at a loss how to do. ( 少しチャレンジしてみました)

Hi Ikura,
Are you going to Thailand? Lucky you!

By the way, talking of the word ’excerpt’, it reminded me of the book, “ Excerpts from a Family Medical Dictionary”（家庭の医学） , which I read a few months ago. It is a novel by Rebecca Brown who is one of my favorite novelists, and is written in simple English and touching.

Bye for now,

Anne

•  Ａｎｎｅ
• 2008年7月 6日 22:52

Hi again,
I wrote ' I get up at around half past five', but the sentence would have to be 'I get up around half past five', if I stress '～頃'.
What do you think, members?

Anne

•  Anne
• 2008年7月 6日 23:06

Hi Tomo and Maki,
There are champagne and wine and yakitori.
シャンパンもワインも焼き鳥もあります、でもアルコール自体だめなのでしょうね。There is a beer like juice,but I don't like it.

Hi Asahi and Amica,
Sorry,My explanation is not enough.
I said cappuccino but clerk heard it cup of rea.
Anneの言った通り、カ（プ）チー（ノ）→カッ（プ）（ォブ）ティーでcup of teaと聞こえるようです。
そして、違いますと言えない私はいつもだまって紅茶を飲むことになります。
私もイギリス人は最近はコーヒーをよく飲むと聞きました。紅茶もティーパックで入れる人が多いとか。でも、本当のところはよくわかりませんイギリス人の知り合い一人しかいないし。

Hi Masa,
Nice to meet you,too.
Yes,it's like one scene in the movies.景色はいいのですが出演？してる私が...ビール腹（；；）

hiki

•  匿名
• 2008年7月 7日 00:34

Hi all, Good morning,

少し（たくさん）訂正：
・I can't wait the day→I can't wait for the day
・I don't know how it is like well→I don't know what it is like well
・I mean it stress much more→I mean it stresses much more

*2番目のhow~は、「どのようなものなのか」と言うつもりだったのですが、無意識に書くと「どのような＝how」と言う思考回路になってしまうようです。
get up at もなんとなくそういうものとして使っていると、少し内容を変えると、「ん?」と思う事ありませんか?

Have a nice day!

Anne

•  Anne
• 2008年7月 7日 08:43

Good　morning，Everyone

It　is　raining　today！
Ｉ　hope　it　will　clear　up　tonight.
Yes！旧暦が晴れれば問題ないですね。
でも子供の頃から7月7日は天の川を見る日とインプット
されちゃってますので、ついついこう思ってしまいます^^;

David

Thank　you　for　your　good　sentence．
"I have been really busy trying to finish the new book"　　　Ｉ　copied　it　into　my　notebook.
御疲れ様です。これはどういえばいいかな？

Masa

Ｉ'd　like　to　say　御疲れ様　to　you^^;
Ｉ　usually　go　to　bed　around　1am.
Thank　you　for　your　good　comment！
It　makes　me　smile．

tomo　

Good morning.Yes，Ｉ　found　it,too！嬉しかったです。　
tomoさんのコメントからもいつもパワーを頂いています。
Thank　you！

I　have　been　busy　taking　care of　a　kitten　
since　the　day before　yesterday.
（This　sentence　is just for practice^^;）
現在完了ってほとんど使った事がありませんでしたが、
少しずつtryしていこうと思います。

Hi！Maki

Thank　you！　Your　comment　cheers　me　up.

Hi！　Anne

You　are　also　a　morning　person！？早朝はまだ涼し
くて気持ちいいですよね^^Ｉ　like　morning　fresh　air.
I usually　get up around ten　minutes　to　six.
まだ私は前置詞でしか使った事がありませんが、
at　aroundもよく見かけますね。
しかしニュウアンスの違いが解ってません。すいません^^;

hiki

You　enjoy　drinking　beer　every　weekend！？　
It　sounded　cool
イギリスのバーで常連さん！？かっこいいですよ~
Please　don't　drink　too　much＾＾

Hi！Ikura

Sawadii　ka！こんにちは　WOW　Thailand！
It brings back　good memories　of the　day　when　Ｉ　was　young.　←（多分これ英語間違えてる＾＾；

Ｉ　like　spicy　food　and　thai　music　also．
Do　you　like　spicy　food？
See　you！Pop　kan　mai　na　ka！だったかな。

Ｉ　haven't　finished　reading　all　the　comments.
Sorry,It takes me a long time to read comments.
今週はかなり忙しいので書けたり書けなかったりですが・・

aroundで思い出した。。See you around！

•  mi
• 2008年7月 7日 09:35

Good morning, Everyone!

Qchan, my daughter is going to have a Tanabata party at the kindergarten today, but unfortunately, it was raining this morning, and now it's cloudy..

Anne、 ｢ん？｣と思うこと、しょっちゅうです(笑)
‘at’と‘around’ですが、at はピンポイントな感じがするので(私のイメージです)、｢～頃｣と言いたいなら‘around’がしっくりくる気がします。　それにしても毎朝５時半頃起きるなんて、本当に早起きなんですね～。　私にはできません・・！(笑)
I'm sorry to hear about your father-in-law. I understand your situation because I'm also an eldest son's wife of the family.(I don't like this idea, though..) Don't push yourself, Anne. Take care:)

hiki, they have Yakitori too?! I didn't know that! I don't like beer, but I like champagne and wine;-)

mi, you don't have to read all comments. I used to skip some comments especially difficult and long ones when I started to join in;-) Take it easy!
(コメントは全部読まなくても大丈夫。　私も参加し始めた頃は、難しくて長いのは飛ばしてました＾＾)
｢お疲れさま｣は｢よろしくお願いします｣と同じで、日本語独特のものなので、ぴったりの英語はないんです。　つい言いたくなるし、便利なんですけどね～。

Talk to you later,

Tomo

•  Tomo
• 2008年7月 7日 10:37

Hi Meg
I’m totally agree with Asahi, ikura and Tomo. It’s no point to study English only for TOEIC.
It motivates you to study English more.
In my personal opinion, as a result, TOEIC　score would be apparently effective to get a better job at the judgment of the last stage . Hang in there!!

Hi hiki
What? Beer belly? No way!!!
You are slender and look good in red.
Please don’t break my imagination!

•  Masa
• 2008年7月 7日 11:31

Hi，　everyone

I got your book today, and so..
Ｉ am so embarrassed!!

順番が逆でした～。まず本を読みます。
又来ますね！tomo　皆さん　すいません、
でもそう決めました（＾＾
I will write　comments　after I finish
reading this book.

See　you！　Stay　Healthy

•  mi
• 2008年7月 7日 21:22

Hi hiki,
シャンパン、ワインときて焼き鳥には？！（・・）I also like champagne and wine, though I don't like beer.

Hi Q chan & Tomo,
Tanabata is on 7th of August in my area. We take "kyureki", but I don't know why...

Hi Anne,
私も「？」の連続。。。「～頃」は、私もaroundを使います。あいまいな感じが出る気がします。"what"と"how"、わかりますぅ。
私もそのような思考回路が働いて、あれ？と。難しい。。。
I recieved the book today and I looked through only the first several pages, but it seems interesting, not only for learning English, but also for reading. (This sentence makes sense?)
I'm very sorry to hear about your father-in-law. Please accept my deepest sympathy and take care.

Hi mi,
You can speak Thai, can't you? That's great!

By for now,
Maki

•  Maki
• 2008年7月 7日 21:30

Hi mi,
How about keep studying here with David's book?

Hi everyone,
I got the book 'Practical English Usage' last week as well. As Maki said, it's also interesting for reading. I'm not sure the difference between English version and Japanese version well, but one thing I can say is that' 目で理解できない’.
Tomo and Amica, imagine the David's book 'Learning English Vocabulary' which we got from him, and if you can handle it, then it's OK for you to understand the content. It's up to your preference.

Hi Tomo and Maki,
Thanks for your kinds words. I don't like the word and idea'長男の嫁', either.
Maki, I watched the news about G 8 and Toyako on TV , and I hear now in Toyako more than 20,000 policemen gathered.

Bye for now,

Anne

•  Anne
• 2008年7月 7日 22:45

Hi again,
mi, 本が手元に来たのなら，それを読みながら、ここで参加していくと効果的だと思いますよ。

＊少し訂正；
How about keep studying→How　about keeping your study

Ａｎｎｅ

•  匿名
• 2008年7月 7日 23:04

Hi everyone,
It was TANABATA yesterday. Did anyone write your wishes on a strip of paper? I haven't done it for ages .
I didn't know that TANABATA used to be celebrated on August 7th. Thanks for the information, Q-chan.
I wish I could see the Milky way on TANABATA day.
Has anyone ever seen it?

Hi Amica,
Clotted cream is like something in between fresh cream and butter. It has a rich taste , which I love:) A scorn with blueberry jam is also good!

Hi Ikura,
Ikuraのおかげでまた新しい発見できました！そうですね、間違いどんとこいだね！
Oh, ok. traveling to Bankok also sounds exciting. My trip to Thailand was about 7 years ago. The city must have changed a lot ,I guess. I'm looking forward to your report about Thailand.

Hi Anne,
私もしょっちゅう「ん？」と思います。
みなさんが自分自身で訂正をしているのを見て、私も「あ、あそこ間違えている！直さなきゃ！」と思うんですが、なんせめんどくさがりやでいけません。今度トライしてみます：）
あと、カ（プ）チー（ノ）→カッ（プ）（ォブ）ティー、さすがですね。思わず" I see!" と声に出してしまいました。
I'm so sorry to hear about your father-in-law.
take care.

Hi hiki,
カ（プ）チー（ノ）→カッ（プ）（ォブ）ティー
Oh, now I get it! です。
実は私もみなさん同様ビールが苦手です。やっぱりイギリスのビールって冷えてないのですか？

Hi mi,
I agree with Anne. I guess It'll be more effective to study here with the book.
Anyway, hope to hear from you soon:)

By for now

Asahi

•  Asahi
• 2008年7月 8日 00:56

Hello，Everyone

Anne　Asahi　Thank you for your advice．

I am panicking and　so　I have to calm down　myself！And　Ｉ　should　read　some　david's　books
Please　give me a little more time.
まずは日記のような物も書いてるので、そちらから直して
練習してみたいとと思ってます。
たった２－３行なので、日記というより、メモ書きですが^^;
I have　been writting im my diary　since　last　month.勉強始めたばかりなので、色々試行錯誤してみます

私の習った英語の先生は、とりあえず未来形の上品(?)
な言い方はとにかくwillを使う・・なんていってました。
あぁ。昨日の気分はblueでしたが、davidの本
（まだ少ししか読んでいませんが）面白くて声を出して
笑ってしまいました。自分の事が沢山のってます(苦笑
今は　Ｉ　feel　goodです。
davidの本を読むことができて幸福です。

Hi　Maki

Ｉonly speak a little Thai，but　I completely forgot.
タイ語の響きが音楽みたいで素敵なんですよー。
しかあの音が中々出せない。もううん十年前の話です^^
Thank　you.　koo　pu　kun　mark　ka！　

See　you！have　nice　cay．

•  mi
• 2008年7月 8日 06:15

Hi mi,
Davidの本、面白いでしょ？　説明が分かりやすいのはもちろんだけど、例文が面白くて、私も最初は吹き出しながら読みました。　そして目からウロコがボロボロ落ちました(笑)　今でも｢あれ？　どっちだっけ？｣と思うときはまた確認しに行きます。
I agree with Anne and Asahi, but I understand your feelings too.　一辺に全部覚える必要はないですよ。（私も覚えてないです！)　覚えるのは‘使いながら’です。
本を読んで気付いたこと、ビックリしたことなどを書いてみるのも(日本語で)面白いんじゃないかな・・？　そういう感想・feedbackはDavidも喜ぶと思いますよ＾＾
Anyway, we'll be waiting for you here and looking forward to hearing from you again soon!

Hi Maki and Anne,
You got the book 'Practical English Usage' ? I'm still thinking about it. 日本語版と英語版、今度大きな本屋さんに行って、中身を見てから決めようかな・・と思っています＾＾

Hi Asahi,
I have seen the Milky way at a planetarium, but I haven't seen the real one. でも満天の星空は生で見たことがあります。(その中に天の川があったのかも。。)　本当に星が降ってきそうで感動しました！

See you soon,

Tomo

PS David, how was the meeting with the editor?

•  Tomo
• 2008年7月 8日 09:35

Hi Everyone! Nice to meet you.

I found this site yesterday. I got interested in reading it. I thought that at first I needed to read all of everyone's comments since this site started. but it was bed time when I finished to read on this page comments. (lol)

I told you about me, I live in England with my family. I have a opportunity to speak English at my son's school. but I haven't spoken much. I could ask English people if I wanted to ask something. but I couldn't do well common conversation.

But I have a enjoyable in my English life.

I'm looking froward to reading after this if I receive your comments.

Speak soon
Riko

•  Riko
• 2008年7月 8日 17:36

Hi Riko,

Welcome to the blog! Have you read the new entry?(If not, please click 'update' button.) David did a new entry today. Newcomers are always welcome, and you can talk about anything on the latest entry.（David doesn't usually check old entries.) We'll all be waiting for you on the new entry!

Speak to you soon,

Tomo

•  Tomo
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