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★★★本題 — 点数で測れる英語と、測れない英語。英検1級の一次(10/4)の2日前、金曜の夜、25分。本人は眠く、knock out(へとへと)のまま入った。翌朝5時起きで、Apple の研究開発施設へ内装の仕上げ(床・壁紙・オーダーのカーテン)に行く。その仕事の1語 — curtain — が、講師には carton(牛乳パック)に聞こえた。講師は Oh curtain と言い直し、2人で curtain を5往復した。講師は Generally your pronunciation is pretty good と返した。 ★★そこから試験の話になった。TOEIC はメールの山のゲームで、点を SNS に載せて自我を満たす競争(rat race)の延長、英検は TOEFL や IELTS に近い本物の試験、と本人。講師は1か月前と同じ test busting(試験の練習を繰り返して点を取ること)を出し、it kind of belies the point(本来の目的から外れる)と言った。本人は defeats the true purpose と受け、学ぶ目的を英語で言った — 違う文化の発見、そして AI が完璧に訳す時代に、英語を話す自分という別人格(alter ego)。日本語の自分は無口で reticent。 ★締めは AI が勧める英国の暗いニュース(家賃で車に住む若者)と、前夜に講師とは別の人と話した1601年の救貧法。今夜の講師はその法律を聞いたことが無かった。本人は今夜、1601 400 years ago と言った — 前夜の two centuries ago を自分で直した。 DMM (録音に講師の名前は無い。第126夜の講師ではない — 第126夜の講師は救貧法を1601年から1834年まで自分で語ったが、今夜の講師は No, I hadn't heard of that と言った。本人は「1か月くらい前に、同じ話で test busting と言ったのはあなただ」と言い、講師も Test busting. Yeah で受けた。国は録音から分からない。) — 25分 ★文法は脇 — 前夜の宿題①(eaten up の向き)は NO_CHANCE。②(国名に the を付けない)は EXECUTED — in Japan too / from India / England(the UK は正しく the)。③(more harm than good)は AVOIDED — 救貧法の結論の場面は来たが、that didn't fulfill the original intention と別の形で正しく言った。今夜の宿題 — haven't の後ろは過去分詞(☓I haven't wrote → I haven't written)、オーダーメイドは custom-made(和製英語)、keep your fingers crossed は your まで言う。

2026-10-0225 分
検死レポート(ノイズ=直すべき癖)
第127夜。本題 — 点数で測れる英語と、測れない英語。英検1級の一次(10/4)の2日前、金曜の夜。本人は眠く(knock out)、翌朝5時起きで Apple の研究開発施設へ内装の仕上げ(床・壁紙・オーダーのカーテン)に行く前。仕事の1語 curtain が講師に carton(牛乳パック)と聞こえ、本人は「窓があってそれを覆うもの」と説明で通した。講師は Generally your pronunciation is pretty good。TOEIC はゲーム、英検は legit、と本人。講師は1か月前と同じ test busting を出し、効率はいいが it kind of belies the point と言った。本人は defeats the true purpose と受け、英語を学ぶ目的を自分で答えた — AI が完璧に訳す時代に、英語を話す別の自分(alter ego)、日本語の自分は reticent。録音に講師の名前は無い。第126夜の講師ではない(救貧法を知らないと言った)。前夜の宿題 — ①eaten up NO_CHANCE / ②国名に the を付けない EXECUTED / ③more harm than good AVOIDED。前夜の検死のカード2本(1601年は400年前 / Please root for me)が1夜で出た。今夜の宿題 — haven't written / custom-made / keep your fingers crossed。
ネイティブらしくない癖
語が通じないとき、語を言い直すのをやめて働きで説明する(you have a window and there's a curtain)。これは維持する → 通じない名詞は、何に使う物かを1文で言う
前夜の検死のカードを、翌夜にそのまま撃つ(400 years ago / Please root for me)。これは維持する → 前夜のカードから1枚選び、次のレッスンの締めで使う
現場の語(オーダー、クロス等)を和製英語のまま出す → 仕事の話をする前に、物の名前を1つずつ英語で確かめる
予定や数を一息で並べて、試験名と日付が入れ替わる → 予定は1文に1つ。先に数を宣言する(I have three exams coming up)
眠い夜は、寝る話で go が消える → go straight to bed を1つの音で覚える
日本語のつなぎ(なんか)が英文に出る → 詰まったら kind of で埋める
乖離(短いSVOで言い切る練習)
明日の仕事の説明: We're putting in custom-made curtains. / I'm just putting the finishing touches on it.
curtain が通じない: How do you say it in English? / You have a window, and there's a curtain to cover it.
研究施設の規模: It's a state-of-the-art facility. / They must have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in it.
作文の準備: I haven't written anything yet. / I can't be bothered to write it down.
眠い: After this class, I'm going straight to bed. / I'm trying to wake myself up.
試験の予定: The Eiken is the day after tomorrow. / If I pass, the interview is in November.
英検1級のレベル: Eiken Grade 1 is around C1, which is an advanced level.
点数の自慢: It's all about bragging rights. / It's just an ego trip.
英語を学ぶ目的: It's like an alter ego. / In Japanese, I'm very introverted and reticent.
応援を頼む: Please root for me. / Keep your fingers crossed for me.
生徒Hello.
解説
★英検の2日前、金曜の夜の1語目。
先生Good evening, how are you?
解説
★Good evening — 講師の側も夜。
生徒Yeah I'm I'm I'm sleepy. I'm little bit knock out. Yeah.
ネイティブなら
I'm running on fumes.
NEWrunning on fumes
金具だけI'm sleepy. I'm a little knocked out.
解説
☓I'm little bit knock out → I'm a little knocked out / I'm a bit wiped out。状態を言うので knocked(過去分詞)。little bit の前の a も落ちた(a little bit)。★knock out は「(相手を)倒す」、be knocked out は「倒れている、へとへと」。
★★疲れた夜の開幕。前夜は講師の knackered を自分で使えた。今夜は自分の語で knock out と言い、-ed が落ちた。眠さを1語で言うなら running on fumes(ガソリンの残り香で走っている = 残りの力で動いている)。この夜の本人は、終盤で自分から squeeze the remaining energy と同じことを言っている。
先生And do you want me to turn my video?
解説
★カメラを切ろうか、と講師。回線の悪さを、講師のほうから先に気づかった。
生徒Yeah, yes, it's always, as always, connection is choppy and
ネイティブなら
Yes, please. As always, the connection is choppy.
解説
☓connection is choppy → the connection is choppy。今つないでいるこの回線なので the。
★★choppy は正しい。回線や音声がぶつ切れになる、をネイティブは choppy と言う。the が1枚落ちた。
先生Ah it's yeah
解説
★相づち。
生徒Today uh it's chilling day. uh it's getting colder. But yesterday was very hot. Like uh
ネイティブなら
It's chilly today. It's getting colder. But yesterday was really hot.
解説
☓it's chilling day → it's chilly today / it's a chilly day。chilly は「肌寒い」。chilling は「ぞっとする」(a chilling story)か、口語で「くつろいでいる」(I'm just chilling)。★a も落ちた — a chilly day。
★★chilling day は「くつろぎの日」か「ぞっとする日」になる。肌寒いと言いたかった。翌朝5時に起きる男の金曜は、どちらでもない。it's getting colder は正しい。
先生Oh really?
解説
★Oh really?
生徒Yeah, it's a little bit uh back and forth you know, maybe uh
ネイティブなら
The weather's all over the place.
NEWall over the place
解説
★★back and forth は正しい。行ったり来たり。天気が暑くなったり寒くなったりするなら all over the place(めちゃくちゃ、定まらない)も使える。
生徒Yeah so how was your day?
解説
★★How was your day? — 講師に話を振った。疲れた夜に、聞く側へ回った。
先生Uh yeah so far so good. It's uh it's Friday. I always feel good on Friday.
解説
★金曜はいつも気分がいい、と講師。
盗む
So far so good.
so far so good = 今のところ順調。まだ1日が終わっていない時間に、調子を聞かれたときの定番。
生徒Ah yeah yeah, it's Friday.
解説
★Ah, it's Friday.
先生Yeah. And
解説
★講師が次を言いかけたところへ、本人がかぶせた。
生徒Yeah but but not TGI F for me. uh tomorrow I will I will have to get up early in the morning 5 a.m. and yeah my work and construct yeah uh like uh yeah construction business job and yeah it's I will go to uh not fancy stuff but a side note, I will go to uh Apple uh R&D kind of like facility, R&D you know, research and development facility.
ネイティブなら
But it's not TGIF for me. Tomorrow I have to get up at 5 a.m. for my construction job. It's nothing fancy, but as a side note, I'm going to an Apple R&D facility — research and development.
解説
☓I will I will have to get up early in the morning 5 a.m. → I have to get up at 5 a.m.early in the morning と 5 a.m. は同じことを2回言っている。時刻の前は at。☓not fancy stuff but a side note → It's nothing fancy, but as a side note。side note は as a side note / on a side note で文に入る。
★★★not TGIF for me — 今夜の入口。講師の「金曜は気分がいい」を、自分には金曜が無い、で返した。翌朝5時起きで、Apple の研究開発施設へ内装の仕事に行く。research and development と略語を自分で開いたのは、相手に届けるための正しい手。
生徒And yeah I once uh I visited it once before. And today is the second other tomorrow you know it will be my second time to go there. It's a very state of the art you know, maybe I don't know, hundred dollars investment in that facility. Like a five years ago maybe I don't know the yeah, very uh new and employees are like uh not only Japanese, many uh I saw a couple of foreigners you know from I'm sure India or kind of kind of south you know, middle east kind of looking guy and uh yeah it's a very variety of uh employees obviously.
ネイティブなら
I've been there once before, so tomorrow will be my second time. It's a state-of-the-art facility. They must have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in it, maybe five years ago. The employees aren't only Japanese. I saw people from India, the Middle East, all over. There's a wide variety of employees.
解説
☓It's a very state of the art → It's a state-of-the-art facility。state-of-the-art は「最先端の」で、すでに最上級なので very は付かない。名詞の前ではハイフンでつなぐ。☓hundred dollars investment → hundreds of millions of dollars。100ドルの施設になった。☓a very variety of employees → a wide variety of employees。variety を強めるのは wide。☓middle east → the Middle East。地域名は the が付く。
★★★state of the art は当たり。ただ very を足したので、最先端のさらに上に行った。そして投資額は hundred dollars — 100ドル。最先端の研究施設が、居酒屋の1回分で建った。言いたかったのは hundreds of millions。 ★the second time は正しく出た。
豆知識
Apple は日本に研究開発拠点を置いている。横浜の綱島に Yokohama Technology Center がある(2017年ごろ開設)。本人の言う「5年くらい前」の施設がどこかは録音からは分からない。
生徒And yeah they uh try that R&D facility so every kind of like uh equipments or uh uh I saw a lot of like machines. It's yeah I don't know what's you know what is each of them they have a clear role you clear have a role to you know play but uh yeah but but uh yeah so it was such a mm not mind blowing it's like a you know usually I just uh deal with very you know raw guys construction workers meaning. And so it was kind of like a little bit different uh experience.
ネイティブなら
There was all kinds of equipment. I saw a lot of machines. I don't know what each of them does, but I'm sure they each have a role to play. It wasn't mind-blowing, but I usually deal with rough construction workers, so it was a different experience.
解説
☓every kind of equipments → all kinds of equipment。equipment は数えない名詞なので s が付かない。every kind of は単数で受けるので、いろいろなら all kinds of。☓raw guys → rough guys / rough-and-ready guys。raw は「生の、未熟な」。荒っぽい、は rough。
★★have a role to play は正しい。機械にはそれぞれ果たす役目がある。普段相手にしているのは荒っぽい現場の職人で、そこから来ると別世界だった。前の Apple の話(第113夜、ピラミッドの一番下から見た社員)の、2回目の訪問。
先生A different kind of crowd.
解説
★★★講師が1行でまとめた — 客層が違う。本人の長い説明を、4語で受け取った。
盗む
A different kind of crowd.
a different crowd = 違う人たち、違う客層。crowd は「群衆」だけでなく「(ある場所に集まる)〜な人たち」。the after-work crowd / a younger crowd。職場や店の雰囲気の違いを言うときに使える。
生徒Yeah. different trade. Yeah.
解説
★★different trade — 講師の crowd に、自分の語で重ねた。trade は「職種、商売」。職人の世界の語で、本人の仕事の側から言い返した。
生徒And but uh yeah but but uh yeah but I'm not expecting to go uh I'm not um happy uh tomorrow I'll go there because so it's a little bit um you know I mean uh there are like uh I'm a little bit uh tired right now. sorry.
ネイティブなら
But I'm not looking forward to going there tomorrow. Sorry, I'm a little tired right now.
解説
☓I'm not expecting to go / I'm not happy tomorrow I'll go there → I'm not looking forward to going there tomorrow。expect は「来ると予想する」で、楽しみ・気が重いの気持ちは look forward to。to の後ろは going。
★明日は気が重い、と言いかけて、自分から疲れていると言った。言い直しの途中で止まった。
生徒Can't talk you know a little bit uh yeah I didn't um normally yeah I can talk about uh a lot but uh I don't know it's um sometimes you know off day.
ネイティブなら
Normally I can talk a lot, but sometimes I have an off day.
解説
☓sometimes you know off day → sometimes I have an off day / it's one of those days。off day は数える名詞で an が要る。have an off day の形で言う。
★★off day は当たり。調子の出ない日。いつもは話せるのに、と自分で言った。
先生One of those days.
解説
★★★講師が off day を、定型で受けた。
盗む
It's one of those days.
one of those days = (理由もなく)うまくいかない日。説明しなくても相手が分かる、という形。I'm having one of those days. で「今日はダメな日なんだ」。
生徒Yeah so let's talk about something. uh but but I'll take uh yeah so but this is important news. you already uh uh this Sunday is the Eiken exam.
解説
★★this Sunday is the Eiken exam は正しい。the も立った。本人の大事なニュース。
生徒So and finally the judgment day will come. And uh I'm just exaggerating you know uh embellishing you know my story.
ネイティブなら
Finally, judgment day is coming. I'm just exaggerating. I'm embellishing my story.
解説
☓the judgment day will come → judgment day is coming。近づいている予定は is coming。judgment day は固有の言い方で the を付けないことが多い。
★★★judgment day と言ってから、自分で embellishing(話を盛っている)と付けた。刃を自分に向けた。embellish は「飾る、尾ひれを付ける」で、英検1級の語。
生徒And yeah so Eiken yeah um I did my best to prepare I guess but uh I didn't uh prepare enough to like writing part.
ネイティブなら
I did my best to prepare, I guess, but I didn't prepare enough for the writing part.
解説
☓prepare enough to like writing part → prepare enough for the writing part。準備の対象は for。試験の中の「その部分」なので the。
★書く部分の準備が足りない、と本人。
生徒Um listening and reading maybe I will I I will be okay.
解説
★リスニングと読解は大丈夫、と本人。
生徒Uh but my concern you know my mm biggest concern is about writing.
解説
★★My biggest concern is writing は正しい。
生徒Because I haven't I haven't wrote anything. It's I mean I'm just gonna wing it you know.
ネイティブなら
Because I haven't written anything. I'm just going to wing it.
解説
☓I haven't wrote → I haven't written。have の後ろは過去分詞。write - wrote - written。2回言い直して、2回とも wrote だった。
★★★I'm just gonna wing it — 第125夜の wing it(ぶっつけ本番)が2夜ぶりに戻ってきた。gonna の前の be も立っている。ただし直前の haven't wrote は、今夜の宿題①になる。書く練習をしていない、と言う文で、書くの過去分詞を外した。
先生Yeah.
解説
★Yeah.
先生I think writing is probably the easier of the I can understand it's probably the easiest format so maybe uh the least focus.
解説
★★書くのはたぶん一番やさしい形式だから、力を入れないのも分かる — と講師。本人の「書く準備をしていない」を、責めずに受けた。
盗む
It's probably the easiest format, so it gets the least focus.
get the least focus = いちばん後回しにされる。the easiest と the least を並べると、理由と結果が1文で言える。
生徒Yeah. But I cannot bother to um write my down English on paper you know. so so I you know I'm okay to speak casually uh but uh you know writing is academic writing. It's not uh this kind of style talking.
ネイティブなら
But I can't be bothered to write my English down on paper. I'm fine speaking casually, but writing means academic writing. It's not this kind of talking.
解説
☓I cannot bother to write → I can't be bothered to write。「面倒でやる気が起きない」は can't be bothered の受け身の形で固定。☓write my down English → write my English down。句動詞の down が目的語の前に割り込んだ。☓I'm okay to speak casually → I'm fine speaking casually。
★★書くのは学術英語で、話すのとは別物だ、と本人。can't be bothered は英国でよく聞く形。本人の不満は正しい — 話す英語と書く英語は文の作り方が違う。
生徒You cannot say you know I mean. You cannot say like like like. there is no filler words. You have to write uh clear uh precise uh sentence to like and you have to take a position first of all yes or no. like uh if you agree or disagree.
ネイティブなら
Pick a side and stick to it.
NEWpick a side
金具だけYou can't say you know or I mean. You can't say like, like, like. There are no filler words. You have to write clear, precise sentences, and first of all you have to take a position — whether you agree or disagree.
解説
☓there is no filler words → there are no filler words。words は複数なので are。☓clear precise sentence → clear, precise sentences。一般論なので複数形。
★★★take a position は正しい。英検1級の作文は、最初に賛成か反対かを決める。本人は前夜の講師に言われた口癖(you know / like)を、書く英語では使えない、と言い直した。立場を決めて最後まで変えない、を口語で言うと pick a side and stick to it。
生徒So that kind of like a very mm formal academic writing I'm not used to it. I cannot do that to save my life you know. It's
ネイティブなら
I'm not used to that kind of formal academic writing. I can't do that to save my life.
解説
☓that kind of like a very formal academic writing I'm not used to it → I'm not used to that kind of formal academic writing。目的語を前に出してから it で受け直すと、目的語が2回になる。
★★★can't do that to save my life は当たり。命がかかってもできない = どうやってもできない。刃を自分に向けた定型。
生徒Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah. So but uh you helped me you know. some you know you did uh you know I yeah I remember we talked about some kind of academic topic and uh yeah and you said like uh two minutes three reason kind of like uh it's not it's not like a speaking test. speaking is like second uh it's two blocks like uh if I if I will pass first past exam uh November so next next month uh the the the final second uh speaking only exam.
ネイティブなら
But you helped me. I remember we talked about an academic topic, and you said something like two minutes, three reasons. The speaking test is the second stage. It's in two blocks. If I pass the first stage, the final speaking-only exam is next month, in November.
解説
☓if I will pass first past exam → if I pass the first stage。if の中の未来は現在形で言う(If I pass, ...)。first past は first stage のつもり。☓three reason → three reasons。
★★講師にもらった型 — 2分、理由3つ — を覚えていた。本人によれば、前に学術的な話題を一緒にやった講師。英検1級は一次(筆記)と二次(面接)が別の日程で、二次は11月。
生徒So yeah that's all.
解説
★試験の説明はここまで。
先生To to hold.
解説
★書き起こしが崩れた行。講師の短い相づち。数えない。
生徒And yeah so um but yeah and uh yeah I I I'm kind of like you know talking to you right now is is already my practice. Right? Because because I'm using English. you know I don't use uh any English in my you know daily uh work. so and just stepping up to the plate in on this class I take you know one day uh a day class uh a subscription. So yeah just I'm very sleepy maybe after this class I'll you know straight into my bed. you know to get a sleep like a log. right now. yeah I'm trying to wake my up you know trying to like squeeze extra like a remaining energy yeah right now so.
ネイティブなら
Talking to you right now is already practice, because I'm using English. I don't use any English at work. So I just step up to the plate in this class. I have a one-lesson-a-day subscription. I'm very sleepy. After this class, I'll go straight to bed and sleep like a log. Right now I'm trying to wake myself up and squeeze out the last of my energy.
解説
☓I'll straight into my bed → I'll go straight to bed。go が無い(第125夜の I will straight into the bed と同じ形)。寝に行くときは bed に my も the も付けない。☓to get a sleep like a log → to sleep like a log。sleep は動詞のまま。☓trying to wake my up → trying to wake myself up。自分を起こすのは myself。☓squeeze extra like a remaining energy → squeeze out the last of my energy。energy は数えないので a が付かない。☓one day a day class → a one-lesson-a-day plan。
★★★stepping up to the plate は当たり — 打席に立つ = 自分の番に出ていく。仕事で英語を一切使わない男にとって、この25分が打席。sleep like a log(丸太のように眠る)も狙いは正しい。 ☓ただし go straight to bed の go が、2夜ぶりにまた消えた。前夜は I will straight into the bed、今夜は I'll straight into my bed。寝る直前の男は、ベッドに移動する動詞を持っていない。
生徒And yeah uh so so that's a side note. uh and uh yeah I'll take Eiken maybe it's not side note it's the main point. I don't know you know it's Apple kind of like a facility you know yeah. I
ネイティブなら
That's a side note. Actually, the Eiken isn't a side note. It's the main point. The Apple facility is the side note.
解説
☓maybe it's not side note → it's not a side note。side note は数える名詞。
★★英検はおまけじゃない、本題だ — 本人が自分で話の重みを並べ直した。Apple のほうがおまけ。
生徒Yeah I'm kind of little little uh last finishing touching very you know uh not important job. flooring and uh some kind of like uh flooring uh doing floor and uh paper uh wallpaper.
ネイティブなら
I'm just doing the finishing touches. It's not an important job — flooring and wallpaper.
解説
☓last finishing touching → the finishing touches。finishing touch は名詞で、仕上げの作業は複数形 touches。last は finishing と重なる。☓not important job → not an important job。
★★本人の仕事 — 最先端の施設の、最後の仕上げ。床と壁紙。本人は not important job と言った。
生徒And uh some kind of like um curtains. getting like a like a uh curtain. like a order made curtain or kind of some kind of like that.
ネイティブなら
And some curtains. Custom-made curtains, that kind of thing.
解説
☓order made curtain → custom-made curtains / made-to-order curtains。「オーダーメイド」は和製英語。英語は custom-made / made-to-order / tailor-made。☓a order → an order。母音の前は an。
★★★今夜の事故の入口 — order made curtain。和製英語のオーダーメイドを、英語にそのまま持ち込んだ。しかもこの直後、curtain そのものが講師に届かない。
豆知識
オーダーメイド(order made)は和製英語。英語では custom-made / made-to-order / bespoke(英国、主に服)。tailor-made は比喩でも使う(a tailor-made plan)。
先生What curtain?
解説
★講師が聞き返した — What curtain?書き起こしは curtain だが、講師の耳には別の語で届いていたことが、このあと分かる。
生徒What what do you what do you say? Yeah I don't know the you know there's a like uh do what what do you say in English like curtain.
ネイティブなら
How do you say it? I don't know. What do you call it in English? Curtain?
解説
☓What do you say? → How do you say it? / What do you call it?「英語で何と言うか」は How do you say ~ / What do you call ~。what と say を組むと「何を言うか」になる。
★本人は自分の語が通じていないと気づかず、語そのものを探し始めた。curtain はもう言えている。
先生I'm not sure what you're talking about.
解説
★★講師 — 何の話か分からない。正直に言った。
生徒Uh no uh what do we say it's um curtain. Curtain is like a you know you have a window and uh there is a curtain to protect.
ネイティブなら
A curtain. You have a window, and there's a curtain to cover it.
解説
☓there is a curtain to protect → there's a curtain to cover it。protect は何から守るかが要る。窓を覆う、は cover。
★★★語が通じないときは、説明で回る — 窓があって、そこにかけるもの。これで通じた。辞書の定義を自分で作った。
先生Oh curtain curtain. So curtain. curtain.
解説
★★講師が curtain を4回言った。正しい音を、相手に聞かせるための繰り返し。
生徒Curtain.
解説
★復唱。
先生No no I thought you I thought you said carton like a carton of milk. so I was very confused.
解説
★★★講師には carton(牛乳パック)に聞こえていた。オーダーメイドの牛乳パック。最先端の施設の窓に、特注の牛乳パックを取り付ける男になっていた。
盗む
I thought you said carton, like a carton of milk.
I thought you said ~ = 〜って言ったのかと思った。聞き違いを相手のせいにせず、自分の耳のほうに置く言い方。like a carton of milk のように、例を足すと聞き違いの中身が伝わる。
豆知識
curtain と carton。curtain は /ˈkɝːtn/(カートゥン、ur の音で舌を丸める)、carton は /ˈkɑːrtn/(カートン、口を大きく開ける a)。日本語の「カー」はどちらにも聞こえるので、母音の口の形だけで分かれる。cartoon(漫画)は /kɑːrˈtuːn/ で、後ろにアクセント。
生徒Ah okay cartoon. carton. curtain. curtain.
解説
★★★本人は cartoon → carton → curtain の順に通過した。漫画、牛乳パック、カーテン。3つの語を1秒で渡り、正しい所に着いた。
先生Curtain.
解説
★講師の手本、2回目。
生徒Curtain.
解説
★復唱。
生徒Curtain.
解説
★もう1回。
先生Yeah.
解説
★通った。
生徒Yeah um pronunciation yeah I I need to work on pronunciation.
解説
★★I need to work on my pronunciation は正しい(my は無くても通る)。
先生Generally your pronunciation is pretty good.
解説
★★★講師 — 全体として、発音はかなりいい。1語のつまずきで自分を下げた本人を、講師はすぐに全体の評価で戻した。
盗む
Generally, your pronunciation is pretty good.
Generally, ~ = 全体としては〜。1つの失敗のあとで、相手の全体を評価し直すときの入り方。pretty good は控えめな「かなりいい」。
生徒Yeah yeah yeah because yeah yeah I'm yeah I'm not that bad but still uh yeah you know but not not this time. maybe my pronunciation is good enough to uh you guys to understand. so.
ネイティブなら
I'm not that bad, but not this time. Maybe my pronunciation is good enough for you to understand.
解説
☓good enough to you guys to understand → good enough for you to understand。「〜が分かるくらい」の主語は for で入れる(good enough for you to understand)。
★悪くはない、でも今回は違った — と本人。
生徒And uh Eiken examiner you know they maybe two past two two guys in front of me uh uh one is like of course like English native speakers. And one is uh Japanese. like like like me. you know not that maybe mm they don't speak good English. Even even though you know they they they they examiner but uh I I guess that they're English is not enough to be a you know like a professional level. But uh yeah still so it's and they speak like uh Japanese like examiner maybe like me you know speaking not that good but uh still um we are like you know in opposite side. so I I I'm I'm being judged and they are they are judge. That situation. And uh I'm willing to take that uh challenge. so it's okay. But uh yeah so so what I what I what I want to say is just uh pronunciation is um not my problem uh tomorrow uh day after tomorrow.
ネイティブなら
There are two examiners in front of me. One is a native English speaker, and one is Japanese, like me. Even though they're examiners, I guess their English isn't at a professional level. But we're on opposite sides. I'm the one being judged, and they're the judges. I'm willing to take on that challenge. What I want to say is that pronunciation won't be my problem the day after tomorrow.
解説
☓one is like English native speakers → one is a native English speaker。1人なので単数。語順は native English speaker。☓they are judge → they're the judges。☓in opposite side → on opposite sides。☓take that challenge → take on that challenge。挑戦を引き受ける、は take on。
★★★I'm being judged — 本人は二次の面接の構図を言った。判定する側の日本人の英語も自分と大差ないかもしれない、それでも自分は判定される側。前夜の講師に「試験官の前では you know を控える」と言った男の、2夜目の決意。 ★英検1級の二次の面接委員は2人。本人の言う「ネイティブ1人と日本人1人」の組み合わせが多い。
生徒My problem is about uh um not no no problem actually. Yeah but just uh um be uh trying to um uh be in a good positive mental health and uh don't over work just be yourself.
ネイティブなら
Actually, it's not a problem. I just need to stay in a good headspace, not overthink it, and just be myself.
解説
☓be in a good positive mental health → stay in a good headspace。mental health は「心の健康」(状態としての健康)で、be in の後ろに置けない。気持ちの状態は headspace / frame of mind。☓don't over work → don't overthink it。前夜の講師の語は overthink。overwork は「働きすぎる」。☓just be yourself → just be myself。自分に言っているので myself。
★★前夜の講師の Don't overthink it を、自分の文に入れようとした。think が work になった。翌朝5時から働く男の口からは、think より work が先に出る。
生徒And Yeah and but but just going there going that try going the uh place to to take exam is like a half the battle for me. Because remember uh uh I last month I was trying to I was supposed to take a TOEIC test but uh many yeah earthquake train you know delay I couldn't just take a test. maybe I maybe I will take a uh TOEIC uh December. on December.
ネイティブなら
Showing up is half the battle.
NEWshowing up is half the battle
金具だけJust getting to the test site is half the battle for me. Remember, last month I was supposed to take the TOEIC, but there was an earthquake and the trains were delayed, so I couldn't take it. Maybe I'll take the TOEIC in December.
解説
☓like a half the battle → half the battle。定型で a は付かない。☓on December → in December。月は in。日付まで言うと on(on December 13)。
★★★half the battle は当たり — 会場にたどり着くだけで半分勝ち。本人には根拠がある。先月、地震で電車が止まり、TOEIC の会場に着けなかった。定型の完成形は Showing up is half the battle。
生徒Because there is a coupon you know because it's like a you know uh I can take uh for free because that was not not my fault. so I can take a TOEIC test um October uh day after tomorrow and uh if I pass uh November and December TOEIC is kind of like a my um plan. My test exam schedule.
ネイティブなら
There's a voucher, so I can take it for free, because it wasn't my fault. So my plan is: the Eiken the day after tomorrow, the interview in November if I pass, and the TOEIC in December. That's my exam schedule.
解説
☓I can take a TOEIC test October day after tomorrow → the Eiken the day after tomorrow。2日後の試験は英検で、TOEIC は12月。試験の名前と月が入れ替わった。☓kind of like a my plan → my plan。a と my が並んだ。
★★予定を並べたら、試験が入れ替わった。2日後に受けるのは英検なのに、TOEIC を10月の2日後に置いた。本人の暦では、来月の11月が二次、12月が TOEIC。受験の予定が多すぎて、試験のほうが席を間違えた。
豆知識
試験の無料振替。天災などで受験できなかった場合の扱いは試験ごとに決まっている。本人は「自分のせいではないので無料で受け直せる」と言った。
生徒So
解説
★間。
先生Now wait.
解説
★書き起こしが崩れた可能性のある行。講師の短い相づち。
生徒Yeah test wise um I'm kind of like pretty um I have at at least I have a target to achieve. Because otherwise you know I'm I'm learning English every you know obviously every single day. But uh you need some kind of like a um motivation or goals you know. And and I'm still uh not at the level where like still have a mm mm need a good English major and uh certificate to prove my English. And yeah Eiken maybe Eiken uh grade one exam is the kind of like a intermediate kind of like a C1 or D2 kind of level. so it's pretty good uh Motivation or goal for me right now. So I I I decided to take a test uh first of all to begin with.
ネイティブなら
Test-wise, at least I have a target. I'm learning English every single day, but you need some kind of motivation or goal. And I'm still at the level where I need a certificate to prove my English. Eiken Grade 1 is around C1, an advanced level. So it's a good goal for me right now. That's why I decided to take a test in the first place.
解説
☓a intermediate → an intermediate。母音の前は an。☓C1 or D2 → C1。CEFR に D は無い(A1〜C2)。英検1級は C1 相当で、intermediate(中級)ではなく advanced(上級)。☓to begin with first of all → in the first place。
★★毎日やっていても、目標が無いと動けない — 本人の試験を受ける理由。正しく出た。 ☓ただ英検1級を intermediate と言い、C1 or D2 と言った。D2 は存在しない級である。自分の受ける試験を、2段下げてから、架空の段に置いた。
豆知識
CEFR(ヨーロッパ言語共通参照枠)は A1・A2(基礎)、B1・B2(自立)、C1・C2(熟達)の6段階。英検1級は C1 相当とされる。
生徒And uh and TOEIC is um more about uh enjoyment and uh more about just many people take TOEIC test in Japan. And it's not it's like a it's not good um mm it's not good test. It's just uh emails after emails after emails very boring. And yeah it doesn't prove your English true English proficiency anything you know. so in that regard it doesn't just a uh extension of uh our rat race kind of system you know. When when you take a yeah because it's just all about Korean and uh Japanese so I think TOEFL or other IELTS that's very legit. legit test. to prove your English score proficiency. But Eiken is kind of like TOEFL or TOEFL or IELTS. More like TOEFL. And I TOEIC is just completely like a game. Yeah. You can enjoy. You can you know because yeah it's because it's funny. uh score is like you know 99 900 90.
ネイティブなら
TOEIC is more for fun. A lot of people take it in Japan, but it's not a good test. It's just email after email after email. It's boring. It doesn't prove your true English proficiency. It's just an extension of our rat race. It's mostly taken in Korea and Japan. TOEFL and IELTS are legit tests. Eiken is more like TOEFL. TOEIC is completely a game. You can enjoy it. The scores are funny — like 990.
解説
☓emails after emails after emails → email after email after email。「次から次へ」の X after X は単数で並べる(day after day)。☓it doesn't just a extension of → it's just an extension of。doesn't と is が混ざった。☓it's just all about Korean and Japanese → it's mostly taken in Korea and Japan。Korean / Japanese は人か言語。国は Korea / Japan。☓99 900 90 → 990。
★★★TOEIC は本物の英語力を測らないゲーム、英検は本物の試験 — 本人の格付け。rat race(出世競争、ネズミの競走)と legit(本物の、まっとうな)は正しく出た。 ★ただし本人は、その TOEIC の満点を 99 900 90 と言った。ゲームの最高点を、3回目でまだ言えていない。
豆知識
TOEIC L&R の満点は990点。リスニング495点・リーディング495点。受験者の多くは日本と韓国で、作成元の ETS(米国)が両国に実施団体を置いている。
生徒Max score is like a 990.
ネイティブなら
The max score is 990.
解説
☓like a 990 → 990。点数の前に a は付かない。
★4回目で着いた — 990。
先生Yeah.
解説
★Yeah.
生徒Yeah maybe. yeah. so kind of precise. Oh you I and that you can boast about oh I got perfect score. some guys uh very obsessed like a kind of nanka test nerd you know. only for test.
ネイティブなら
It's very precise, so you can boast about it — I got a perfect score. Some guys are obsessed. They're test nerds. It's only about the test.
解説
☓I got perfect score → I got a perfect score。☓like a kind of nanka test nerd → test nerds。nanka は日本語の「なんか」。
★★★boast about は当たり。 そして今夜の目玉 — nanka test nerd。日本語の「なんか」が、英語の文のまん中に1語だけ出た。英語の人格(alter ego)を名乗る10分前、日本語の人格が1語だけ顔を出した。講師は気づかずに Yeah と受けた。
生徒They don't speak like me. you know I I I'm I'm not I'm just exaggerating maybe if you got perfect score yeah you can uh uh speak somewhat you know enough level. but uh still it's it's all about like getting a good score and uh you know uh put uh your score board score kind of score on the social media and uh you ego you know get uh uh you know just ego satisfy options.
ネイティブなら
It's all about bragging rights.
NEWbragging rights
金具だけThey can't speak like me. I'm exaggerating. If you get a perfect score, you can probably speak at a decent level. But it's all about getting a good score and posting it on social media. It's just an ego trip.
解説
☓if you got perfect score → if you get a perfect score。☓put your score on the social media → post your score on social media。social media に the は付かない。☓ego satisfy options → an ego trip / bragging rights。satisfy は動詞で、名詞の位置には立てない。
★★★今夜の捏造語 — ego satisfy options(エゴ満足オプション)。自我を満たすための追加メニュー。点数をSNSに載せる行為が、有料オプションになった。英語では an ego trip(自己満足の行い)か bragging rights(自慢する権利)。満点の自慢は、まさに bragging rights。 ★I'm just exaggerating — 自分で言い過ぎを認めた。2回目。
先生Yeah.
解説
★Yeah.
先生Yeah yeah no it's no but I I I always find it weird the test busting. I I it kind of Yeah.
解説
★★講師 — test busting(試験の練習を繰り返して点を取ること)は、いつも変だと思う。本人の TOEIC 批判を、講師が自分の語で受けた。
盗む
I always find it weird.
I find it weird = 変だと思う。I think it's weird より、自分の感じ方として柔らかく置く形。I find it ~ は funny / hard / interesting でも使える。
生徒Yeah yeah yeah we talked about it test yeah exactly said test test busting. Yeah I remember. Because maybe a month ago yeah we talked about the same stuff same topic and you said test busting. Yeah.
解説
★★★1か月前に、この講師から同じ語を聞いた — と本人。講師の語を、本人は1か月持っていた。本人の記憶では、今夜の講師は初めての相手ではない。
先生Test busting. Yeah.
解説
★講師も受けた — Test busting. Yeah.
先生Yeah my just yeah practicing practicing a test over and over again should we say. so you uh yeah it doesn't I don't I understand it because yeah it's the easiest way or maybe the most efficient way to um get a good score but yeah it kind of belies the point of actually trying to improve your skills.
解説
★★★講師の定義 — 同じ試験を何度も練習すること。点を取るには一番効率がいい。分かる。でも、力を伸ばすという本来の目的とは食い違う。講師は否定から入らず、分かると言ってから外した。
盗む
It's the most efficient way to get a good score, but it kind of belies the point.
belie the point = 目的と食い違う、目的を裏切る。belie は「(見かけが中身と)食い違う」の硬い語。miss the point / defeat the purpose と同じ場面で使える。I understand it, but ~ と先に認めてから外すのが、角を立てない順番。
生徒Yes, it mm defeats the true purpose of what's the true purpose of us learning English or trying to uh learn second language.
ネイティブなら
Yes, it defeats the purpose. What's the true purpose of learning English, or learning a second language?
解説
☓learn second language → learn a second language。
★★★defeats the purpose は当たり。講師の belies the point を、本人は別の定型で言い直した。そして自分で問いを立てた — 英語を学ぶ本当の目的は何か。
生徒I think uh in my view uh it's about understanding another uh different cultures and uh how different or similar or wow it's a new discovery every single day. Because I watch I already I'm kind of like a mm fulfilling my purpose you know why we learn uh new language. or not not like why you know you don't uh you don't have to learn uh second language you know today today today you know because AI is perfect translator no delay. It's crazy perfect. And so it's all about uh my brain you know kind of like a enjoying the another uh persona. Because when I speak English it's totally different character when I uh you know just Japanese character is kind of like a very uh introvert reticent you know I don't speak too much. I'm not not you know I'm not this character in when I speak in you know in in Japanese. So so you can you can find your new character like a different side of you and uh alter alter ego you can create your character.
ネイティブなら
In my view, it's about understanding other cultures — how different or similar they are. It's a new discovery every single day. I'm already fulfilling that purpose. Today you don't have to learn a second language, because AI is a perfect translator with no delay. It's crazy perfect. So it's all about my brain enjoying another persona. When I speak English, I'm a totally different character. In Japanese, I'm very introverted and reticent. I don't talk much. I'm not this character when I speak Japanese. So you can find a different side of yourself — an alter ego.
解説
☓another different cultures → other cultures / a different culture。another は単数にしか付かない。☓AI is perfect translator → AI is a perfect translator。☓enjoying the another persona → enjoying another persona。another の前に the は付かない。☓very introvert reticent → very introverted and reticent。introvert は名詞(内向的な人)、形容詞は introverted。
★★★★今夜の芯 — 英語を学ぶ目的は、別の自分。AI が遅延なしで完璧に訳す時代に、学ぶ理由は訳ではない。日本語の自分は無口で reticent(口数が少ない)、英語の自分は別の人格(alter ego)。reticent と alter ego は正しく出た。 ★証拠はこの25分そのもの — 眠くて off day だと言った男が、日本語なら言わない量を英語で話し続けている。
先生Right.
解説
★Right — 講師はそのまま聞いた。
生徒Yeah so it's that's my uh and also I uh watch daily YouTube videos about different topics. Because I ordered AI, I order AI to recommend uh different stuff to me. different from like because uh for example I before this class I watch I was watching the UK uh yeah because I don't know but my AI likes likes to recommend like many uh England kind of like a education or homeless situation or economy. Most of most of are very depressing. Very depressing because young people living in a car living in a van you know because rent rent is so high they can't can't afford to you know live live in a house so instead they live in a car, live in a van. kind of story I read the other day couple days ago. And also I today I watched some brain surgeon uh uh like a memoir kind of stuff. And uh not botched surgeon but yeah I don't know but but still I and also uh yesterday I read the article about uh maybe your well read you know that 16 1601 like Elizabeth poor law do you know that like a you know just 18 subject Elizabeth poor law uh it's about uh implemented in in 1601 400 years ago.
ネイティブなら
I also watch YouTube videos on different topics every day. I tell my AI to recommend different things to me. Before this class, I was watching something about the UK. My AI likes to recommend a lot of stories about England — education, homelessness, the economy. Most of them are very depressing. Young people are living in cars and vans because rent is so high they can't afford a house. I read that a couple of days ago. Today I watched a brain surgeon's memoir. And yesterday I read an article about — maybe you're well-read — the Elizabethan Poor Law. It was passed in 1601, over 400 years ago.
解説
☓I ordered AI to recommend → I tell my AI to recommend。order は「命令する、注文する」で強い。普段の指示は tell / ask。☓Most of most of are → Most of them are。them が落ちた。☓homeless situation → homelessness。
★★★1601, 400 years ago — 前夜の two centuries ago を、本人は自分で直した。前夜の検死のカードは That law was passed more than four centuries ago, in 1601。それを読んだ24時間後に、正しい年数で言った。 ★well-read(本をよく読んで物知り)も前夜のカードの語。講師に向けて maybe you're well-read と使った。 ★AI が勧めてくる英国のニュース — 家賃が高くて車やバンに住む若者。
生徒And uh the ramifications of that law and uh you know good and bad and that but end of the day it was um that didn't fulfill that original intention to rescue the poor or unable. And it's social security kind of thing that's kind of baby the origin of the social uh security. I don't know do you know that? Have you learned in
ネイティブなら
The law had a lot of ramifications, good and bad. But at the end of the day, it didn't fulfill its original intention of rescuing the poor and the unable. It's a kind of social security. Maybe it's the origin of social security. Do you know it? Did you learn about it in school?
解説
☓end of the day → at the end of the day。☓that original intention to rescue → its original intention of rescuing。intention は of + -ing を取ることが多い。☓the poor or unable → the poor and the unable。
★★★前夜の結論を、別の形で正しく言った — it didn't fulfill its original intention。前夜は it caused a lot of harm than good で more が落ちた。今夜は more harm than good を使わず、本来の目的を果たさなかった、と言った。ramifications(波紋)も前夜の勝ちの語。 ★origin of social security — 前夜の講師の締め(the origins of welfare)を、本人が自分の語で言った。
先生No no I hadn't heard of that yeah.
解説
★★★今夜の講師は、その法律を聞いたことが無かった。前夜、別の講師はこの法律を1601年から1834年まで自分で語った。今夜の講師は知らない、と正直に言った。
生徒Oh really? Elizabeth yeah yeah. So wow and but uh bottom line is that um very gloomy you know. nothing positive about it's not about you know I'm not you know I mentioned your country specifically. In Japan too it's same thing entirely. But yeah why you know but uh but you have to uh face the reality uh be real. not you know indulge in your fantasy. so and because whenever I read or watch that kind of videos my soul it's so crushing and I don't uh you know I don't want to you know watch. But still you know it's just uh face reality yeah.
ネイティブなら
The bottom line is that it's very gloomy. There's nothing positive about it. I'm not singling out your country. In Japan, it's exactly the same. But you have to face reality. Be real. Don't indulge in fantasy. Whenever I read or watch those kinds of videos, it's soul-crushing, and I don't want to watch. But still, you have to face reality.
解説
☓I mentioned your country specifically → I'm not singling out your country。言いたいのは「あなたの国だけを名指ししているのではない」。not が落ちて、名指しした、になった。☓my soul it's so crushing → it's soul-crushing。soul-crushing は1語の形容詞で、主語は話のほう。☓that kind of videos → those kinds of videos / that kind of video。
★★★in Japan too, it's the same — 前夜の宿題②、国名は裸で立った。英国のニュースを英国以外の講師に話しながら、日本も同じだと足した。face reality と indulge in fantasy は正しい。 ☓soul crushing は前夜は正しく出た。今夜は my soul を主語にして、魂が自分で何かを押しつぶしている形になった。
先生It can be very depressing sometimes.
解説
★★講師 — 時々、すごく気が滅入る。本人の重い話を、1文で受け止めた。
盗む
It can be very depressing sometimes.
It can be ~ = (時に)〜になりうる。断定せず、相手の感じ方を認める形。can be が「いつもではないが」を含む。
生徒Yeah. Thank you. And uh yeah.
解説
★受け止めてもらった礼。
生徒Yeah yeah yeah yeah. But but you know maybe uh tomorrow I I will not take take like any English classes because a little bit uh busy day. But prepare but but you know maybe uh I'm kind of I have to ride uh car uh hours so I can listen to Eiken exam uh listening material kind of thing. So I can it can it's very I can you know make the most of my car driving hour so. And I will definitely talk about my experience as this time Eiken next week. So please root for me and keep fingers crossed for me.
ネイティブなら
Tomorrow I won't take any English lessons, because it's a busy day. But I'll be driving for hours, so I can listen to Eiken listening practice. I can make the most of my driving time. I'll definitely tell you about the Eiken next week. So please root for me, and keep your fingers crossed for me.
解説
☓I have to ride car hours → I'll be driving for hours。運転するのは drive。ride は乗せてもらうとき。☓my car driving hour → my driving time。☓keep fingers crossed for me → keep your fingers crossed for me。定型は your まで1つ。
★★★please root for me — 前夜の please rooting for me が、1夜で直った。前夜の検死のカードは Please root for me. Keep your fingers crossed for me.。その2文を、本人は今夜そのまま撃った。 ☓ただし keep fingers crossed の your が落ちた — 今夜の宿題③。 ★make the most of(最大限に活かす)も正しい。運転の時間を、リスニングの時間に変える。
先生I will.
解説
★★講師 — I will(応援する)。
生徒I'll give it my all. Thank you so much. And uh yeah
解説
★★I'll give it my all — 前夜の勝ちの語を、2夜続けて締めに使った。
生徒Yeah, bye bye.
解説
★Bye.
先生Best of luck, I hope it goes well.
解説
★★講師の最後の一言 — 幸運を。うまくいくといい。
盗む
Best of luck. I hope it goes well.
Best of luck = 幸運を祈る。Good luck より少し丁寧。I hope it goes well と並べると、試験や面接の前の人への締めになる。
生徒Yeah, yeah.
解説
★英検の結果は、来週。
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