つぶやき出すには《お題》が必要だよね！
「英語でつぶやくこと」は、英語を話せるようになる1人トレーニングとしてとても有効。でもそれを、いざ実践しようとすると…「さて、何をつぶやく？…えーと…」となってしまい、つぶやき始めるまでに結構時間を食ってしまう。何をつぶやくか？いちいち考えなくても、即、つぶやきをスタートできる方法ってないかなあ…。と言うわけで、つぶやきを引き出してくれる刺激になりそうなアレコレ（質問、問いかけ、働きかけ、…などの言葉やイメージ ※もちろんFRIENDSからも色々抜粋！）を、《お題》として予めリストしておくことにしました。そうすれば「これらを見るだけで、何を言おうか迷うことなく、自動的に、言葉にしたい内容が湧き上がってくるだろう」。そんなアイデアの実践です。さて、うまく機能するかどうか？ひとまずこれを使って英語つぶやきトレーニングを続けてみたいと思います。英語を話せるようになりたい方々とシェアできればうれしいです。
《トレーニング要領》
- ①以下の《お題》を見て湧いてくることを英語でつぶやく。
- ②必ず声に出して行う。（ヒソヒソでも良いから）
- ③一旦、日本語を介さないようにする。
- ④センテンスが出てこなければ、単語を並べていくだけでも良い。
- ⑤Google翻訳などに音声入力し、答え合わせしてみる。（言いたいことが通じてれば良いと思う）
新着つぶやき《お題》
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2024/05/22
Cheer up joey!
⑧が、あなたのセリフです。友人としてジョーイに一言言ってみて。
Joey is leaving for an audition. Friends are seeing him off. Everyone hopes he gets the part.
①Rachel: ..so Joey if you get this, you’re gonna be like the star of your own TV show! ..②Joey: Well, don’t get your hopes up, because probably not gonna happen.
③Chandler: Now-now, why would you say that Joseph?
④Joey: I mean come on you guys! My own TV show? I just don’t know if I’m good enough.⑤Rachel: Joey, what are you talking about? You’re a terrific actor.
⑥Joey: You really think so?
⑦Rachel: Ugh, how can you even ask that question?!
⑧You: ( )
オマケ:練習してサラッと使おう↓don’t get your hopes up
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2024/05/13
Phoebe is overacting.
( )を同じ意味の別の表現に言い換えて。
Phoebe is helping Joey rehearse for an audition. They are acting their part along the script. Phoebe is overacting her part and said.
①Phoebe: Oh my God.
②Joey: What?
③Phoebe: I am extremely talented!
④Joey: Yeah, you’re great! Okay, let’s take it from…
⑤Phoebe: No, I mean I was really acting (my ass off).
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2024/05/13
What do you think about Ross’s behavior?
②のセリフを作ってつぶやけ!
①Chandler: Ross’ girlfriend was gonna go on a vacation trip and wear a very tiny bikini on a beach. A bunch of guys are there. He was worried about revealing. You know what Ross did? He hid them so she couldn’t take them. What do you think?
②You: ()
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2024/03/23
Ross ended up doing something. Guess what!
②のセリフを作ってつぶやけ!
①Chandler: When Ross’s girl friend Elizabeth went on a trip for spring vacation to Florida, Ross was so worried about her hooking up with a bunch of guys there that he ended up doing something. Guess what he did?
②You:( )
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2024/03/09
She had the biggest Adam’s apple.
②のセリフを作ってつぶやけ！
If you were Ross, what would you say at ②①Joey: When I first moved to the city, I went out a couple of times with this girl, really hot, great kisser, but she had the biggest Adam’s apple. It made me nuts.
②Ross: （ ）
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2024/03/09
What’s something you hate people doing while eating?
②のセリフを作ってつぶやけ!
①Chandler: What’s something you hate people doing while eating? I was having yogurt, and everyone started talking about pregnancy. Phoebe goes, “In some places, they eat placenta.” It killed my appetite; gross images. Can’t handle that.
②you: ( )
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2024/01/19
Spill the beans!
①Chandler: Hey, do you know Joey’s secret? This is it! By the way, you’ve got a secret too, right? Spill the beans!
②You: ( )
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2024/01/19
Are you gonna go to your parents’ house on this winter vacation?
④のセリフを作ってつぶやけ!
①You: Hey, are you gonna go to your parents’ house on this winter vacation?
②Me: I don’t know. I mean, whenever I go back, my mom drives me crazy, picking on every little detail. I hate it.
③Monica: I know!!
④You: ( )
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2024/01/19
You’ll end up in the friend zone.
②のセリフを作ってつぶやけ!
①Chandler: Hey, Christmas is around the corner! Invite that girl (guy) on a date already! It’s the perfect opportunity. Joey also said, “Take too long to make a move, and you’ll end up in the friend zone.”
②You: ( )
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2023/12/06
What’s a big break in your life?
②のセリフを作ってつぶやけ!
① Chandler: Joey’s an actor. He’s had a few big chances. The first one was supposed to be playing Al Pacino’s butt double in a movie, but he didn’t get the role. Long story short, what’s a big break in your life?
② You:()
