会話例で全面的なトレーニング(#4)「ダイエット・禁煙」

What's up!

会話例


A: How's losing weight going?
B: It's going OK.
I've lost 5 kilos already.
What happens to you losing weight?
A: I tried for a bit but I gave up.
I can't stop snacking at work.
B: How's not smoking going?
A: I quit!
I was worried I wouldn't able to do it.
But it was easier than I thought.

How's losing weight going?

ダイエットはうまくいってますか?

How's it going?
うまくいってる?
How's losing weight going?
being married
not smoking
not drinking
It's going OK. まあまあ
good. うまくいってる
well. うまくいってる
It's not going well. うまくいってない

It's going OK.

It's going OK. まあまあ
good. うまくいってる
well. うまくいってる
It's not going well. うまくいってない

I've lost 5 kilos already.

漠然に言うか、具体的に言うか、どちらか
I lost weight.
5 kilos.
×my weight by 5 kilos.
I gained weight.
5 kilos.
It took time.
2 hours.
×time 2 hours.
It spent money.
$100.
×「お金を100ドル使った」という日本語の表現に惑わされない
完了形(Present perfect)は「継続」を表す
I've lost 5 kilos. 完了形 「続いている」こと → もっと痩せるつもり
I lost 5 kilos. 過去形 「終わっている」こと → ダイエット終了

What happens to you losing weight?

What happens to ~ → ~するつもりじゃなかったの?
What happens to you losing weight?.
him coming?
them breaking up?

I tried for a bit but I gave up.

I tried 努力した
for a bit 少し(for=期間)

I can't stop snacking at work.

snack 間食する
at work 会社で

I can't stop snacking at work.


I snack at work.


I've been snacking a lot.


I can't stop snacking at work.
sneezing.
thinking about it.

I quit!


I was worried I wouldn't able to do it.

時制の一致
過去に、未来を思った・言ったは「would」
I think he will come.
I thought he would come.
He said he would come.
I was worried It would rain.
I was hoping ti wouldn't rain.

But it was easier than I thought.

~er than ~ → ~ より ~
than + 名詞
than + 文

But it was easier than last time.
losing weight.
I thought.
I expected.
you said.

発音のポイント

weight weigh(t)
lost los(t)
kilos already kilosalready
happened happen(ed)
tried trie(d)
bit bit(t)
but I バライ
gave up gavu(p)
can't can('t)
stop sto(p)
at a(t)
not no(t)
quit qui(t)
worried I worriedi
wouldn't wouldn('t)
it i(t)
but it バリ(t)
was easier waseasier
thought though(t)

canとcan('t)の区別

I can go.
I can('t) go.

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