今週のワンポイント英会話 第512回

Dazzle = To overpower with light. To confound with beauty or cleverness.

強い光で目をくらませる。美貌、聡明さで圧倒する。

The young girl dazzled everyone with her beauty.　　　　　　　　

〜ニューヨーク英語学院〜

今週のワンポイント英会話 第511回

Reluctant = Unwilling. Hesitant. 気がすすまない。〜したがらない。 Since I hate going to the dentist, I'm always reluctant to go. 　　　　　　　　 〜ニューヨーク英語学院〜

今週のワンポイント英会話 第510回

A world of hurt. = To be in pain or in some trouble.

苦痛に満ちた状況。ひどい目に遭う状況。

From time to time I have to have water taken from my knees.  At that time I'm in a world of hurt.

〜ニューヨーク英語学院〜

WIFE AND WINE

My buddy told me that he took his wife to their favorite bar for her birthday celebration.  The owner of the bar gave his wife a bottle of wine for a birthday present.  His wife was thrilled.  
As they were leaving, my bro went to pay the tab.  
The owner charged him the usual tab plus ¥10,000 for the bottle of wine!
This is the kind of bar that I want to stay out of.

*thrill : （自動）感動する、ゾクゾクする　　（他動）感動させる　
*bro : 友人
*tab : （レストランなどの）勘定書

Helping hand

Since I'm still on crutches, I was having trouble walking up a flight of stairs in the station when I was helped by a little old lady..... 
who had a walking stick! 

 Smiles all around.

今週のワンポイント英会話 第509回

To know the ropes. = To understand something well.  To know the method of operation.

コツを知っている。〜をよく知っている。

I've been teaching English for 34 years.  For sure I know the ropes of this business.

〜ニューヨーク英語学院

My knees

I've had some water removed from my knees so I can't use my legs. The doctor told me that I had to stay on crutches for at least two weeks! Crutches really suck! They hurt my armpits and they are difficult to use. A good point is that everyone is kind and helpful. That's the only good point.Everything, I mean everything is difficult on crutches. Osaka is a 'barrier free' city so using the trains and stores is pretty easy. Using crutches gives you strong forearms!


*crutch：松葉杖
*armpit：腋、腋の下
*forearm：前腕
*suck：（俗）最悪、最低

Donuts

Major shock! 

I  love donuts and I'm a donut monster. Today I went to my favorite donut shop and I found that my super #1 donut, 'old fashion' had become smaller and thinner.

 I will never forgive the donut shop for this.