会話例で全面的なトレーニング(#1)「彼が誤解しちゃったみたい」

What's up!

会話例

A:	I went out to dinner with Jake the other night after work.
	And now he keeps texting me asking if we can go out again.
B:	Are you into him? He seems like a nice enough guy.
A:	No, that's the problem. I really like him as a friend.
	But it looks like he wants more.
B:	Awkward. You've gotta stop making the boys cry!

I went out to dinner with Jake the other night after work.

after work	会社の後
the other night	この前の夜
the other day	この前

And now he keeps texting me asking if we can go out again.

text	メールする（smsとかlineとか）
email	Eメールする

奇跡の応用法（分詞構文）

He texted me	saying he can't come.
	asking if I'm going to go.

間接話法

言葉を直接引用しない
×He said "I love you."
〇He said he loves me.
×He asked "Where do you live."
〇He asked where I live.
×He asked "Do you like sushi?"
〇He asked if I like sushi.（かどうか）
×He asked "Can we go out again?"
〇He asked if we can go out again.（かどうか）

keep ～ing

～し続ける
I keep forgetting his name.（いっつも忘れる）
I kept waking up last night.（何度も目が覚めた）

Are you into him?

be into ～　→　～が好き、～にはまっている

What are you into?	I'm into tennis.
	I'm into American dramas.
	I'm into cooking.

He seems like a nice enough guy.

enough は形容詞の後、名詞の前
It's cold enough.
I have enough time.

No, that's the problem.

a probrem → それは問題だ
the probrem → それが問題だ

I really like him as a friend.

as → として

but it looks like he wants more.

it looks like + 文　→　のようだ

It looks like	you don't want to go.
	you want to say something.

Awkward.

awkward　→　気まずい
There was an awkward silence.
Meeting him was awkward.

You've gotta stop making the boys cry!

make ～ cry　→　～を泣かす
stop ～ing　→　～をやめる
you've gotta ～　→　～しないといけない（＝have to）

発音のポイント

went out to	ウェナウトゥ
night after	nighラfter
And now he	Anowi
out again	ouラgain
into him	intoim
like a nice enough	likanicenough
like him as a	likimasa
but it	buリ
like he	liキ
gotta	ガラ
stop making	stomaking