2018年12月25日火曜日

今週のワンポイント英会話 第815回 Money talks, suckers walk. 〜

Money talks, suckers walk. = It’s easy to talk a good fight or business but the person with the money always wins. 

金がものを言う。

In a New York business situation, it’s always money talks and suckers walk.




https://youtu.be/GtyObxFo7B8



2018年12月5日水曜日

2018年11月12日月曜日

2018年10月5日金曜日

Love


LOVE 
is 
a terrible driver 
but 
a beautiful navigator.

😍

~Tim~

2018年10月1日月曜日

An optimist.


A positive and optimistic person 

always

looks for the sunrise 

over the mountain.

~ Tim ~

2018年9月21日金曜日

2018年8月16日木曜日

Look at my face!


I often hand out flyers at Shin-Osaka station. 
This is the main Bullet train station in Osaka. 
Recently a great number of Chinese tourist use this station and
 a great many are lost. 


Since I'm a tall white guy I'm easy to spot so many tourist ask me directions.......
IN JAPANESE!   

Look at my white face! 

Can this face speak Japanese? 

Anyway I answer them in Japanese. 

😉

~Tim~

2018年7月31日火曜日

2018年7月10日火曜日

2018年5月30日水曜日

Things that my father said.

Things that my father said. 

My father was an old fashion salesman who always had a glad hand and a joke for his customers. 

When a customer greeted him with "how's your business?"

 My father would always answer,

 "Business is like sex. When it is good, it's very good 
but when it is bad, it is still good!"

~Tim~

2018年5月29日火曜日

今週のワンポイント英会話 第785回 Catch a cold. vs. Down with a cold.〜

To catch a cold.  vs.  To be down with a cold. 
= To catch a cold is to have a runny nose and a sore throat. 
   To be down with a cold is a heavy cold with a fever and you must stay in bed.

風邪を引く。vs  風邪で寝込む。

During Golden Week, I was down with a cold.





https://youtu.be/c15l0-ypxcM



2018年5月15日火曜日

今週のワンポイント英会話 第783回 The birds and the bees.〜

The birds and the bees.= The facts of life.

生命の営み。性教育の基礎。

It is a father’s duty to inform their sons about the birds and the bees.





https://youtu.be/2WjOOx_8k5Q

〜ニューヨーク英語学院〜

2018年4月24日火曜日

2018年3月22日木曜日

Today



Today is the tomorrow 

that you were worried about yesterday.

~Tim~

2018年3月13日火曜日

今週のワンポイント英会話 第774回 A strap hanger. 〜

A strap hanger.= A commuter. A strap hanger is a person who takes the train to and from work. He/She holds on to the hanging strap.

交通機関を利用して通勤する人。

Before I bought a car, I spent many years as a strap hanger.





https://youtu.be/AJfYoPhNnOo



2018年3月10日土曜日

Training?

 Last night at the gym the guy next sent text by his media device twenty minutes for every thirty minutes that he trained.

He wasn't alone. There were two or three other guys like him.

My question is


' why do they come to the gym to text'?

~Tim~ 

2018年2月27日火曜日

今週のワンポイント英会話 第772回 To go off the rails.〜

To go off the rails.= To act or speak in uncharacteristically strange manner.

通常ではない。

Many people go off the rails when they speak about President Trump.




https://youtu.be/4qz1Lx8oads


2018年1月23日火曜日

今週のワンポイント英会話 第767回 All good in the neighborhood.

All good in the neighborhood. = Everything is right with the people that surround you.

周囲の人がいいと全てよし。

The world around you may be falling apart but if you are all good in the neighborhood, everything is OK.




https://youtu.be/rLWld3r00x4



2018年1月18日木曜日

Kindness



I was on my way to an appointment in heavy rain. 

I have to use crutches so I must wear a rain suit. 
While crossing a busy street in Umeda,  
a business man in his late fifties parked his car and 
came to me and sheltered me from the rain with his umbrella. 
He escorted me to my appointed location 
and he gave me a smile before he left. 
Only in Japan you will find this kindness.

~Tim~

2018年1月16日火曜日

今週のワンポイント英会話 第766回 Between the devil and the deep blue sea. 〜

Between the devil and the deep blue sea. = To be in a very difficult situation.

絶体絶命。進退きわまる。

If you have just finished an expensive meal at a restaurant and you have forgotten your wallet, you are between the devil and the deep blue sea.












2018年1月6日土曜日

今週のワンポイント英会話 第764回 A hunk. 〜

A hunk. = A man with a well developed muscular body.

たくましい。

For 18 years, I have lifted weights to become a hunk.  So far, no luck.


https://youtu.be/w9iE19yjeBI

今週のワンポイント英会話 第763回 A nuisance. 〜

A nuisance. = A bother.

迷惑なこと。

People walking and texting are a nuisance to everyone.




https://youtu.be/vSr0H0Bpi0Q

今週のワンポイント英会話 第762回 Put a little love in your heart. 〜

Put a little love in your heart. Put a little heart in your love. = The world needs love.

思いやりを忘れずに。

If you want to have a happy life, put a little love in your heart and put a little heart in your love.




https://youtu.be/NoXZ_2WQ7XI