Zoom英会話クラス(火)

Zoom (火)
Written By Kristopher Matheson

Lesson Notes May 28, 2024 (TUESDAY ZOOM)

  • It’s a bit humid today, isn’t it?

  • Your voice is still a bit (hoarse / husky).

  • I bumped into Kris and Phil yesterday. (NOT bump up)

  • The new area is still not finished yet. (NOT not perfect yet)

  • The one wrestler has a back injury.

    • He has a problem with his back.

  • I don’t think he’ll retire until he has a double digit win.

  • If he performs well at the next tournament, he might get promoted.

  • Currently, twenty people are running for Tokyo governor.

    • It seems like only two people are qualified to be governor.

  • The number of decent people to be politicians is very few and far between.

  • He appointed his son as a secretary, but then had to dismiss him after a scandal.

  • Has anyone experienced severe turbulence?

  • The wind is starting to pick up. (= pick up speed)

  • I think the weather is making me feel a little (lightheaded / dizzy).

  • One of my back-teeth has a cavity. It was treated before, but still it pains me.

Vocabulary

  • Bump into; meet someone by chance; also “run into”, “meet up with”

  • Double digit; a number with two digits; a number higher than nine

  • Incumbent; (of an official) currently holding office

  • Few and far between; scarce, infrequent

Kristopher Matheson

Hello, I'm Kristopher, a Canadian teaching English & photographer in Japan. I am primarily interested in urban environments and the people found there, as well as abstractionism in architecture and landscapes.

http://www.krismatheson.com
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