Part 4 Story Frank is most well known for his work on a project that involved promoting a travel company’s package tour that took tourists abroad. These tours emphasized a unique experience involving the locals in the area. Vocabulary To promote (verb); support or actively encourage (a cause, venture, etc.); further the progress of. Examples In […]
I just read a really interesting article on reddit from the TIL (Today I Learned) subreddit. It’s about how Toyota helped the New York City food bank. The food bank serves food for free to a lot of poor people, so it’s really important for them. A lot of major companies donate money to the […]
今回のためになる英語は、” I can’t stand ～”で、日本語の意味は「～は我慢できない」、「～は耐えられない」となります。動詞 stand の「立つ」とは全く関係ない意味になりますので、こちらはフレーズとして覚えて下さいね。 A: Do you have any plans this summer ? （今年の夏の予定はある？） B:I’m planning on going to Karuizawa. （軽井沢に行く計画をしているよ。） A: Oh, yeah? That sounds very nice! （そうなの？すごくいいね） B: Summer in Tokyo is terrible. I can’t stand the heat in the city. （東京の夏はひどいからね。都市の暑さには耐えられないよ。） A: I know what you mean. （それ、すごくわかるよ。） […]
Since I came to Japan, I’ve been studying Japanese using a textbook called Genki. I like it because it’s easy to understand and has a funny art style. Recently I was learning how to use しておくand I came across this funny example: A famous prophet said that there will be a big earthquake next week. […]
Part 3 Story Frank has been working for Benny Shoga marketing company for over 20 years. He’s spent most of this time in the advertising department helping create Ads for various companies around Japan. Vocabulary Marketing (noun/ adjective); the action or business of promoting and selling products or services, including market research and advertising. Examples Coca […]
今回のためになる英語は、as far as～ is concerned です。日本語の意味は、“～となると、～に関しては” となります。自分の意見を言う時に使える表現です。 Tom: Hi, Nik. Did you watch the baseball game last night? （やぁ、ニック！昨晩の野球の試合見た？） Nik: No, i don’t usually watch baseball. As far as sports are concerned, I prefer watching ice hockey. （見てないよ。僕、あんまり野球を見ないんだよね。スポーツといったら、アイスホッケーを見る方が好きかな。） Tom:Oh, You are from Canada so that doesn’t surprise me. （そっかぁ。君はカナダ出身だから、そんなに驚かないけど。） （例文） As far as my new […]
今回のためになる英語は、”Keep in mind that ….” です。 ･･･（that 以下）は覚えておいてね。心に留めておいてね”という意味になります。 Teacher : It seems that we have to cancel the marathon today due to bad weather. 先生：（天気が悪いから今日のマラソンは中止しなくちゃだね。） Student : Yay, we don’t have to run! Running is the worst. 生徒：（やったー！走らなくていいって。走るの一番嫌だもん。） Teacher : Okay, but keep in mind that you are going to have to run sometime next […]
Part 2 Story The Osaka branch needed some help with their training and Frank was the best choice to go, as he was a training consultant. His job was to go there and help with the evaluation and training of new employees in the Kansai area. Vocabulary Consultant (noun); a person who provides expert advice […]
I was showing Chika some posts on reddit yesterday and we came across a subreddit called RarePuppers. I had never seen the word “pupper” before, but it’s clear that it means puppy, or dog in general, since the subreddit is all about dogs. Someone posted this gif, of a dog helping with a garden: https://i.imgur.com/0pR9iqc.gifv […]
Recently I went out for karaoke with some friends in Shibuya, and we noticed they had an Evangelion room. It cost a little more, but we were curious, so we tried it out. The walls were completely covered with images from Evangelion. I saw the movies a while ago, so I thought it was pretty […]