「楽しい英会話」の会の記録(20190904)

Today's presentation is a talk from ラジオ英会話.

Topic is verbs of perception

visual basic type verb ' look' and visual secondly verb 'eye'.

 

look

story is that a couple have a date at amusementpark.

a That ride was so much fun.

b Yes, I haven't been on a roller coaster since I was in high school.

a Thanks for bringing me to this amuzement park. Every thing has been wonderful today.

b Yes it has. I need to tell you something.

a Sure. What's wrong?

b Look at that guy over there. He's been watching us since we arrived.

a Hu. Oh. That's my dad. What's he doing here?

b Your dad.

 

key sentense
Look at that guy over there. He’s been watching us since we arrived.

look 「目を向ける」、目を向ける単なる動作

to directone's eye to the target.

He looked her in the eye.

He looked for a book.

He look into a history.

Such verb as look are Watch, See

 

Watch

watchは 高い集中力が感じられる単語。「ジィッツッッと見る」

動きを連想させる動詞「見ていて(これからすべるから)」

to have a strong  concentration power.

the target is moving. 

watch dog 番犬

Watch your step.

(言動に)気をつけて。足元に気

Look at me!

「こちらを見て(ほら高いところにいるよ)」

Watch me!

watchは 高い集中力が感じられる単語。「ジィッツッッと見る」

動きを連想させる動詞「見ていて(これからすべるから)」

 

See

I can’t  see anything in this fog.

目に入る。向こうからやってくる感触。

The target comes in sight.

We ca use it in many various ways.

I think you should see a doctor about that cough.

 会う。

See you again.

I’ll see if there are any in the store room.

確認する

I see your point.

She was watching to see who would come out of the house.




Then 
Eye

story is  that a couple walked and got a break.

a I've been walking for hours. How about getting some coffee somewhere?

b That's a great idea, but it might be crowded at this hour.

a Wait, how about this place?  look, they have chocolate cakes, cheeze cakes, and carrot cakes!

b Stop eyeing those cakes. You are on a diet, remember?

a Let's just order the coffee, then.

b You can order the coffee. I will have the carrot cake. You can taste it with your eyes.

a That's not fair.

 

eye

Stop eyeing those cakes.

そのケーキをじろじろ見るのはやめてちょうだい。

you look at those cakes to get hungry for them.

おいしそうだなあ。食べたいなあ。

 

Such verb as eye are gaze, stare, glance, glimps

 

gaze

She gazed at him thinking-this is the man for me.

彼女は彼をジッと見つめたーこれが私の運命の人よと思いながら。

 

stare

You shouldn’t stare at people. It’s bad manners.

人をジッと見たりしないの。無作法ですよ。

It can seem rude.

explain the difference between these two.

Well, “gaze” is like non-stop looking, but it’s for something very positive, a magnificent sight. You’re in awe of what you’re looking at.

Whereas “staring” is more of a negative word, so when you stare at something, it’s not a positive feeling.

gaze ステキだなぁ。見ていたいなぁ

stare カッと目を見開きながら。好奇心に駆られていたり、相手を威嚇しようと思っていたり。かなり失礼な視線の送り方

 

glance

She only glanced at her cheat sheet (for a moment), but the teacher caught her.

彼女はカンニングペーパーをチラッと見ただけだったが、教師に見とがめられた。

 

glimpse

I only glimpsed him, but I’m sure it was that famous Chris McVay!

彼をチラッと見ただけだけど、絶対あの有名なクリス・マクベイだったわよ。

I can't see it accurately.

glance 時間の短さ. glimpse (チラッと見ただけで)よくは見ていない

 

another word 

'Behold me!'   Jeasus told