I need to go back
Doug: Hi, Asuka. You’re working very hard.
Asuka: Yes, I have to. We have an entrance exam next week.
Doug: Then, we are going to have a graduation ceremony in March. Soon, we’ll all have to say goodbye.
Asuka: What are you going to do after graduation, Doug?
Doug: I need to…go back.
Asuka: Go back? To the U.S.? Did your father finish his job here?
Doug: Well…Asuka, remember what I said on New Year’s Eve?
Asuka: Um…maybe. Something about going far away?
Bunta: Hey, you guys!
Yukichi: Doug, I am studying even harder now!
Doug: Great, Yukichi! Good luck!
Q1
What will happen next week? An entrance exam.
Q2
What will happen after graduation? They will all have to say goodbye.
TODAY’S CAN DO!
I am studying even harder now!
study hard< study harder < study even harder
比較級の強弱を表す副詞のランキング
No,1 much 例 much bigger
No,2 even 例 even harder
No,3 a little 例 a little better
No,4 no 例 no more…
No,5 far 例 far more…
HELP WITH GRAMMAR
Remember what I said on New Year’s Eve?
Do you が省略されている。
what I said は things which I said とほぼ同じ意味で「私が言ったこと」
GET IT RIGHT
私たちはだれよりもずっと激しい練習をしてきたんだ
You have gone through even harder training than anyone else.
この前会ったときに私が言ったこと覚えてる?
Remember what I said when we met last time?
日刊英語Lifeから引用
イタリアの主要都市の英語表記
- ローマ=Rome 発音は[rəʊm]
- ミラノ=Milan [mɪˈlan]
- フィレンツェ=Florence [ˈflɒrəns]
- ベネチア=Venice [ˈvɛnɪs]
- ナポリ=Naples [ˈneɪp(ə)lz]
- トリノ=Turin [tjʊˈrɪn]
その他の表記
「北京」 “Beijing”
「北京ダック」“Peking duck”or “Beijing roast duck”
「釜山」は日本語では「プサン」英語では “Busan”
「モスクワ」“Moscow”([ˈmɒs.kəʊ])
「ウィーン」“Vienna” [vɪˈɛnə]「ヴィエナ」
「チューリッヒ」“Zurich”発音も [ˈzjʊərɪk] とちょっと複雑です。
「ジュネーブ」“Geneva” [dʒɪˈniːvə]
「アテネ」 “Athens” [ˈaθɪnz]
「プラハ」 “Prague” [prɑːɡ]
「ミュンヘン」 “Munich” [ˈmjuːnɪk]