Today's class is closed because the government is working to clarify certain measures to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus.
Here is a talk from ラジオ英会話.
First story is two colleague are talking about the show house fair.
a Are we all ready for the show house fair this weekend?
b Yes, I went to our show house this morning.
a How is everything?
b Here, I took some photes on my phone.
a Thank you. But we need todo something for the kids.
b Could you explain that in a little more detail?
a Well, for example, we should have baloons, snacks and even show cartoons to keep them entertained.
b Good thinking. Leave it to me.
key sentence Could you explain in a little more detail?
Can you say a little more about that?
What exactly ae yoj saying?
What are you trying to say?
Could you expand on that?
Could you be more specific?
Could you be more specific?
Investors don't like vague statements.
Can you say a little more about that?
Your eperience is of great interet to us.
What are you trying to say?You can be absoletely frank with me.
second story is two colleagues are talking about the customer database.
a How is the customer database comming along?
b I'll be done in about another 15 minutes.
a Great. But after that, invitation cards, labels for the envelops need to be printed out by the end of today.
b Are you saying that I have to do all that too?
a No, of course, not. I'll help you.
b That's good. Because there's no way I could get all this done by the deadline.
key sentence is Are you saying that I have to do all that too?
So you saying that you can't help me out.
So what you really think is that I would be fool to take him back, right?
If I understand you correctly, you are saying that they can't bectrusted.
So you are saying that they would make ideal team leader.
So what you really think is that the presentation was so awful.
If I understand you correctly, you are withdrawing your application.
third story is a couple is talking about her new hair style.
a How do you like my new hair style?
b I like it. It's natural
a Natural? I spent a lot of money to get it styled this way. And it' only natural?
b I meant it as a compliment. I'm not criticizing.
a Can't you think of a better word, such as elegant or chic or trendy? I don't need to go to a stylist to have a natural look.
b What I meant was it's the most natural look for you, the best.
a Hmmm.
key sentence is whatI I meant was it' the most natural look for you. the best.
What I want to say was that it' no use crying over spilled milk.
I didn't say you were useless. What I did say was you need to work harder.
I'm not saying it's perfect plan. What I' m saying is that it's our best chance.
What I meant was that Mary is not ready for a leasership position.
What I said was that doing business overseas requires a certain level of cultural awareness.
I didn't say that your speech was terrible.
What I did say was that it could be a bit more dynamic.
last story is two persos are talking about one's speach.
a I was impressed by the speach you gave at the English speach contest last week.
b Thank you. I was a little nervous, though.
a I think you did a geat job.
b I spoke with passion in order to get people's attention.
a You certainly did. I like the way you stressed the urgency of the climate change problem.
b The point I wad trying to make is that we can't wait. The time to act is now.
key sentence is The point I was trying to make is that we can't wait.
Let me make myself perfectly clear.
In short, we have to start from scratch.
In a nutshell, he's jerk!
Let me make myself perfectly clear.
I've never done anything illegalin my life.
In a nutshell, our company is going bankrupt!
In short, our company is in good shape.
If I understand correctly, you say that you want to break up with her, right?
As you know, relationships have many ups and downs. you need rethink that before making any hasty decision. She is a great person. Do you think so?
