24. ちょっと、忘れてみたら？　(Get some fresh air)

何かグループで競技したりすること、ありませんか？職場対抗のボーリング大会とか、経験された方もいらっしゃると思います。今回は、そうした場面で使う、掛け声を考えてみました。 "Go for it!"とか、"This is it!"とか、エピソードで紹介した"Let's do it!"とか。チームのモチベーションを上げる時に必要な言葉、みんなで集まって試合に臨む時などに是非使ってください！ 

今回ご紹介するのは、共感する言い回し。でも特定なフレーズ”Wow”とか、”That's great!”とかではなく、相手の言葉を引用する「オウム返し」の英語版！ルールは簡単です。相手の言い回しをそのまま使い、アクセントをちょっと変えるだけ。相手の方への共感力アップすること間違い無しです。例えば、"I am happy!"と言われたら、"You ARE happy" （AREは強調するので大文字で書いてます）と言えば良いです。"It is fun!" "It IS fun!"のようにも使えます。色々なシーンで共感してみてください。 

「何かあったら、ここにいるから、いつでも声かけてね」って、素敵なフレーズですよね。相手のことを想って、さりげなく支えている感じで。今回ご紹介する"Let me know if you need help."のLet me know if...は、そんな使い方ができる便利なフレーズです。出しゃばらないけど、見守っていることを伝えたい人に向けて、是非使ってみてください。 今回のエピソードでは、一部音声の乱れが生じておりました。お聞き苦しい点があったこと、深くお詫び申し上げます。 

Today's question comes from a student who was watching a movie. In this movie, one character said to another, "Get lost," so the student is asking what this expression means in context. Today, I'll explain this phrase and also teach you some other informal expressions with the wo ... Show More

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Last week you learned 20 different ways to say "yes" in English, and today you’ll learn 20 different expressions for "no." These are especially important to learn because we often want to be polite when declining an invitation or request – it sounds a little rude to just say "no. ... Show More

With the pandemic still going strong, I’m sure that most of us are longing for better days and we may feel a bit nostalgic. I’ve been thinking all week about the things I’d like to do. I, then, asked you on Instagram what you were nostalgic about and today’s topic hit me. Today i ... Show More

你有没有经历过这种情况：你满腹牢骚，想要抱怨某件事情，却不想让旁人听清楚你说的是什么？英语表达 “under one's breath” 就可以用来形容这种 “低声嘀咕，自言自语” 的做法。听节目，学习这个习语的用法。 

Guys, it’s time for the truth! Are you guilty of answering “comme ci comme ca” when somebody asks you how you are? I have no idea where it comes from, maybe from a song but when I was teaching in schools, students sometimes answered with this phrase. Frankly, I don’t know anybody ... Show More

Instead of always just saying "thank you", check out this episode to learn some natural phrases that you can use to really express yourself in different situations. 

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you were feeling excited and enthusiastic, only for someone to say something that made you feel bad? In this Catch Word episode, Andrew and Kassy introduce several useful expressions that you can use to describe these situations. ... Show More

The word “no” was probably one of the first ones you ever learned in English. Now let’s learn how it’s used in 15 different informal expressions like “no dice, no kidding, no sweat,” and more. I’ll explain what each expression means and give you an example. Informal expressions a ... Show More