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★★★本題 — 台本を盛ったが、口が事実に戻した。英検1級の一次(10/4 日曜)の翌日の夜、25分。前夜(第129夜)に生で話した試験の一日を、本人はAIと英語の台本にして、別の講師の前で読み上げた。台本は盛ってあった — 冷たい隣人は女性、読解とリスニングの誤答は1問、時計は2時ちょうどに合わせて完璧。読み上げる口が、3か所で事実に戻した。I asked uh women, uh not women, uh guy(隣人は男だった)/ one question, no, three question wrong(誤答は3つ)/ I already noticed, oh, this watch is done. But still... I believed in my cheap watch(試験前から壊れていると気づいていた)。作文の kindergarten も、読んだ直後に it kind of exaggerated と自分で割り引いた。笑い話の台本を読む夜に、いちばん正直だったのは口のほうだった。 ★★台本が口に乗った行と、崩れた行。乗った — It started like a spacious house, and ended up like a packed rush-hour train / In a manga, that would be a superpower / Kindergarten content and kindergarten handwriting。崩れた — my reputation was ruined → my invitation was moving / 締めの1文 → And see is a woman again, I'm going to sexy song。台本に無いアドリブで勝った — muggy / My watch betrayed me / you need a forensic scientist to analyze my handwriting。 ★講師は drenched で詰まった所に Moist を置き、時計が遅れるを言えずにいた所に It wasn't keeping time を置いた(本人は0秒で復唱した)。回線が切れたあとは戻る場所(the bit about cybersecurity)を言い当て、Go for it ×3 / Keep going で25分の独白を止めなかった。締めは本人の chicken scratch を拾って返した。 DMM (録音に講師の名前は無い。国籍・どの夜の講師かは推定しない。講師が1度 Gabriel と呼ぶが、本人への呼びかけで、書き起こしの聞き違いとみられる。) — 25分。途中で接続が1度切れた。カメラは本人の希望でオフ。 ★文法は脇 — 前夜の宿題 ①written EXECUTED(I haven't written any single article)/ ②get off the train EXECUTED(I just get off the train、時制は別件)/ ③nothing at stake NO_CHANCE。今夜の宿題 — 母音の前は an(☓a analog watch / ☓In a exam room、一夜2回)/ I made it up as I went along(☓I was make it up)/ kill time(☓kill the time)。

2026-10-0525 分
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第130夜。本題 — 盛った台本を、口が事実に戻した。英検1級の一次の翌日、本人は前夜(第129夜)に生で話した一日を AI と英語の台本にして、別の講師の前で読み上げた。台本は盛ってあった。読みながら口が事実に戻した — 冷たい隣人は台本では女性、口では I asked uh women, uh not women, uh guy(本当は男)。誤答は台本では1問、口では three points(本当は3つ)。時計は台本では2時に合わせた、口では試験前から壊れていると気づいていた、が足された。台本の文は、比喩(spacious house → packed rush-hour train / In a manga, that would be a superpower)は乗り、soldier who left his gun at home と最後の1文(もう1個予備の時計がないか聞く)は崩れた。台本に無いアドリブ(muggy / My watch betrayed me / 字を鑑識にかける冗談)は勝った。講師は Moist と It wasn't keeping time を置き、本人は2つとも即座に拾った。接続が一度切れ、台本の場所を見失った時、講師が cybersecurity の所だと言い当てた。録音に講師の名前は無い。前夜の宿題 — ①written EXECUTED / ②get off EXECUTED / ③nothing at stake NO_CHANCE。今夜の宿題 — an analog watch / I made it up as I went along / kill time。
ネイティブらしくない癖
台本を読みながら、盛った所を事実に直す(women → guy / one → three)。これは維持する → 台本と事実が違ったら、Actually, ... で1文足して直す
講師の置いた語をその場で自分の文にする(Moist / It wasn't keeping time)。これは維持する → 講師が置いた語は、次の自分の1文に入れる
台本の最後の文ほど崩れる(soldier / reputation / one more spare watch) → 台本は最後の1文だけ、読まずに言えるまで先に口に入れておく
母音で始まる語の前で a のまま進む → a のあとに母音が来たら、an と言い直す。1回で直さず、2語まとめて1つの音で言う
乖離（短いSVOで言い切る練習）
準備していなかった: I hadn't prepared at all. / I didn't prepare anything.
早く着きすぎて時間をつぶす: I had to kill time.
予報は涼しい日だった: The forecast said it would be a nice, cool day.
体の話ではない: It's a mental thing, not a physical one.
時計がいつ終わるか分からない: I had no way of knowing when it would end.
反響する音: By the time it reached me, it was bouncing off the walls.
前に座れと勧める: If you're taking the Eiken or TOEIC, sit in the front row.
作文はでっち上げ: I made it up as I went along.
台本の締め: If I see that woman again, / I'm going to ask her for a spare watch.
先生Hello? Konbanwa. How are you?
解説
★講師の1語目は日本語の Konbanwa。英検1級の一次が終わった翌日、月曜の夜。
生徒Yep. I took, uh, Eiken exam yesterday.
ネイティブなら
Good. I took the Eiken exam yesterday.
解説
☓I took Eiken exam → I took THE Eiken exam。試験の名前の前は the(前夜と同じ落ち方)。How are you? に Yep は噛み合わない。Good / Pretty good で受けてから本題に入る。
★★How are you? に Yep と答えて、1文目で本題に入った。昨日、英検を受けた。前夜は Today was Judgment Day、今夜は yesterday。試験はもう過去形の話になった。
先生Yeah? How did it go? Do you want me to turn off my video?
解説
★講師は結果を聞き、同じ息でカメラを切るかを聞いた。
盗む
How did it go?
How did it go? = どうだった?試験・面接・デートの翌日に聞く定番。答えは It went well / It didn't go so well。it は「その出来事」で、名前を言わなくていい。
生徒Yes, yes. Let me explain. Let me monologue. But I put, uh, uh, sentences, AI stuff so you can follow easily.
ネイティブなら
I've got it all written out, so you can follow along.
NEWfollow along
金具だけYes, please. Let me explain — let me do a monologue. I've put up the sentences, the AI version, so you can follow along easily.
解説
☓let me monologue → let me do a monologue。monologue は動詞としても辞書にあるが、会話では do a monologue が普通(前夜も同じ形)。☓I put sentences → I've put up the sentences。画面に出す、は put up。☓follow easily → follow along。目で追いながらついていくのは follow along。
★★★今夜の構造の宣言 — 台本を画面に出して読む。AI stuff と自分で言った。前夜の生の独白を、AIと英語に直した原稿である。ここから25分、本人は台本を読み、口はところどころで台本から外れる。
先生Perfect.
解説
★Perfect — 講師は台本の朗読を1語で受け入れた。
生徒Uh, yeah. Uh, yeah, uh, actually, you know, yesterday, uh, I had a, you know, uh, I talked to different uh, teacher. And uh, he, and I did uh, I I talked about him and about, you know, what happened that day yesterday, and uh, yeah, he suffered my broken English, but uh, uh, because of him, thanks to him, I, you know, revised, I revised my sentences, and you can maybe, you're equal in equal trait. You can, you don't have to
ネイティブなら
Actually, yesterday I talked to a different teacher about what happened that day. He put up with my broken English, and thanks to him, I revised my sentences. So you don't have to...
解説
☓I talked to different teacher → A different teacher。数えられる名詞の a 落ち。☓I talked about him → I talked to him。☓he suffered my broken English → he put up with my broken English。suffer は「(痛み・損害を)受ける」。人の英語に耐えてくれた、なら put up with / sit through。you're equal in equal trait は書き起こしの聞き取りが不確か。
★★前夜の講師に礼を言ってから、今夜の講師に台本を渡した。壊れた英語に付き合ってくれた、その人のおかげで文を直せた。★because of him → thanks to him と自分で言い直した — 正しい直し。because of は悪い原因にも使う。感謝なら thanks to。
先生Go for it. Go for it.
解説
★★Go for it の1回目 — 講師は言い訳の途中で背中を押した。本人が「壊れた英語を聞かなくていい」と言い終わる前に、どうぞ、と言った。
盗む
Go for it.
Go for it = どうぞ、やって。遠慮している相手に許可と応援を同時に出す1語。今夜の講師はこれを3回言い、25分の独白を1度も止めなかった。
生徒listen to my broken English. Yeah, but still I have to, I I will comment on this article, you know, here and there, and uh, yeah, I because this is all about my experience yesterday. So so fresh in memory. So I can enjoy, and uh, I wanna, you know, make you enjoy. Make you, you know,
ネイティブなら
...listen to my broken English. But I'll still comment on the article here and there. It's all about what happened yesterday, so it's fresh in my memory. I want to enjoy it, and I want you to enjoy it too.
解説
☓So fresh in memory → It's fresh in my memory。my が要る。☓make you enjoy → I want you to enjoy it。enjoy は目的語が要る動詞(enjoy it)。make you enjoy は「無理やり楽しませる」に聞こえる。
★★★ここが今夜の入口 — 台本をそのまま読むのではなく、here and there で注釈を入れる、と先に言った。この注釈の口が、あとで3回、台本を事実に戻す。
先生No, go for it, Gabriel. Let's go for it.
解説
★Go for it の2回目。Let's go for it と、講師も一緒に乗った。Gabriel は本人に向けた呼びかけで、書き起こしの聞き違いとみられる。講師の名前ではない。
生徒So, yeah, yeah, I yeah, remember I told I told you I take, you know, I take, uh, huh, I tell you the whole story of the Eiken exam or part or because it's a long not not the one, and uh honestly the The English part was the easy part, and everything else was a total disaster. Yeah, uh I I was lucky. Yeah, actually maybe I was lucky. I would pass, I guess. Uh, yeah, because I kind of like online, uh some like English like native I don't know why they took exam, but uh you know, they, you know, show the results, you know, this is these are answer, you know, there is no uh official answer, answers. But uh maybe they are maybe 99% correct. So I checked, and uh okay, oh. It was so lucky. But I you know, you I'm a uh word nerd, so word section, uh I I got perfect. And uh, yeah, I only uh missed like a three, yeah, three points. So that's maybe phenomenally good compared to Uh, yeah. Well, you know, but you know writing also is a I I want I I will explain later, but writing was catastrophic disaster, so let me explain.
ネイティブなら
I only dropped three points.
NEWdropped three points
金具だけRemember I told you I'd tell you the whole story of the Eiken exam? It's a long one. Honestly, the English part was the easy part, and everything else was a total disaster. Actually, I think I was lucky. I think I'll pass. Some native speakers online — I don't know why they took the exam — posted the answers. They're not the official answers, but they're probably 99% correct. So I checked. I'm a word nerd, so I got a perfect score on the vocabulary section. I only missed about three points. That's phenomenally good. But the writing was a total disaster. I'll explain later.
解説
☓I told you I take, I tell you the whole story → I told you I'D tell you。過去の約束の中の will は would。☓I would pass → I think I'll pass。would だと「(条件があれば)受かるだろうに」に聞こえる。☓these are answer → these are the answers。☓missed like a three points → about three points。数字の前の a は要らない。☓catastrophic disaster → a total disaster / a catastrophe。catastrophe と disaster は同じ意味の2枚重ね(強調としては通じる)。
★★★事実戻りの1つめ(誤答の数) — 台本は I only got one question wrong。口は台本に入る前に、注釈で I only missed like three points と言った。3つが事実。台本が「1問」に盛った数字を、口は最初から言わなかった。★I'm a word nerd — a が立った。前夜は I'm word nerd(a 落ち)だった。★The English part was the easy part, and everything else was a total disaster — 台本の1行目は口に乗った。
豆知識
英検は試験の翌日以降に公式サイトで解答を公開する。本人が使ったのは、当日の夕方に講師や予備校が出す非公式の解答速報。採点の基準(スコア)は公式の合否発表まで分からない。
先生Ah.
解説
★相づち。作文が大惨事、で講師が声を出した。
生徒And I didn't I haven't prepare. I haven't written any single article. Uh, you know, essay before this test. And I I haven't even know when, you know, what's Uh, yeah, it's very funny. So, test started at 2:00 p.m., and yeah, so it's only about 1 hour from my place, so I thought, yeah, no need to get up early. Yeah, of course, I got up like 10:00, uh 9:00, yeah. And I can, yeah, and I took it took it a little too easy because uh I left way too early. Yes, and I was going to get there like 2 hours before the test. Yeah, so, you know, I had to kill the time. So, because because the place was not open like until, you know, so you have to wait outside. You cannot go inside.
ネイティブなら
I hadn't prepared. I hadn't written a single essay before the test. I didn't even know how long it was. It's a funny story. The test started at 2 p.m., and it's only about an hour from my place, so I thought there was no need to get up early. I got up around nine or ten. And I took it a little too easy, because I left way too early. I was going to get there about two hours before the test, so I had to kill time. The building didn't open until later, so you had to wait outside. You couldn't go in.
解説
☓I didn't I haven't prepare → I hadn't prepared / I didn't prepare。have の後ろは過去分詞(prepared)。試験より前の話なので had が正確。☓any single article → a single essay。any single はずれの範囲。article は記事、試験の作文は essay。☓I haven't even know → I didn't even know。☓kill the time → kill time。今夜の宿題③。暇つぶしの time に the は付かない。☓1 hour → an hour。
★★★前夜の宿題①、EXECUTED — I haven't written any single article。前夜は I haven't wrote(第127夜からの再発)。今夜、同じ告白の文で written が立った。直前に I haven't prepare と別の崩れが出たが、write の3つめは正しく出た。★got up like 10:00, uh 9:00 — 台本に無い。起きた時刻を、口が10時から9時に直した。☓kill the time — 暇つぶしに the が入った。今夜の宿題③。
豆知識
kill time = 暇をつぶす。time は数えない抽象名詞なので冠詞なし。kill some time / kill an hour(1時間つぶす)は言える。to kill time before the test のように目的でもよく使う。
先生Oh, okay.
解説
★会場が開くまで外で待つ、を講師が受けた。
生徒So, I I hated that. So, I decided, uh maybe, yeah, so I thought, you you know what? Uh I just get off the train like couple of stations early. Yeah. All and uh walked the rest of that way, uh good exercise, you know, get adrenaline going, you know, getting prepared. And I can listen to some, and uh during the walk, I can listen to some test prep audio on the way. And that walk took like uh a a a a 90 minutes. Little bit long. Well, that uh, you know, I like walking, so it's not, but a little bit it's not it wasn't funny. Oh, it wasn't sunny, but it's kind of muggy muggy, you know. I didn't expect. I was okay, you know, uh fore- uh forecast said, you know, nice chilly day, but uh oh my god, uh once I started walking, oh I realized, "Oh, maybe it was a mistake." Because yeah, it was, you know, I started sweating, and uh it wasn't cool, either. It was one of the, you know, those in-between days. So by the time I got there, I was drenched not drenched, but uh yeah, somewhat
ネイティブなら
I hated that. So I thought, you know what? I'll just get off the train a couple of stations early and walk the rest of the way. Good exercise — it gets the adrenaline going. And I could listen to some test prep audio on the way. That walk took about 90 minutes. A little long. I like walking, but it wasn't sunny — it was muggy. I didn't expect that. The forecast said it'd be a nice cool day, but once I started walking, I realized it might have been a mistake. I started sweating. It wasn't cool either. It was one of those in-between days. So by the time I got there, I was — not drenched, but...
解説
☓I just get off the train → I got off the train。句動詞は正解。過去の話なので got。☓like couple of stations → a couple of stations。a が落ちた。☓the rest of that way → the rest of the way。☓a 90 minutes → 90 minutes / an hour and a half。☓nice chilly day → nice cool day。chilly は「肌寒い」。予報が「涼しい日」なら cool。
★★★前夜の宿題②、EXECUTED — I just get off the train。前夜は I dropped off the station(自分で自分を駅で降ろした)。今夜、電車を降りるが get off で立った。時制が got になっていないのは別件。★★muggy — 台本に無い語。台本は it wasn't sunny, but it wasn't cool either だけ。口が天気の正確な1語を足した。★it wasn't funny → sunny — 台本の sunny を funny と読みかけて、自分で直した。
豆知識
muggy と humid。humid は湿度が高い、というだけ(寒くても humid と言える)。muggy は暑くて湿ってじっとりする、不快さまで入った語。日本の夏の「蒸し暑い」は muggy が近い。It's muggy out / a muggy afternoon。
先生Moist.
解説
★★★講師の1語 — Moist。本人が drenched not drenched, but somewhat で詰まった瞬間に、drenched より1段小さい語を置いた。本人は次の行で即 Yeah, moist と拾った。
盗む
Moist.
濡れ具合の段 — drenched / soaked(ずぶ濡れ)> damp / moist(しっとり)。汗で湿ったシャツなら damp も同じ段で使える。「濡れていた、ほどじゃないけど」の隙間に入る1語。
生徒Oh my god. Yeah, moist. Yes, my shirt was soaked, you know, exaggerating. Yeah, I was like I'd finished uh boxing. Yeah. Uh great warm-up for a fight, not for not so great for sitting still and yeah, filling bubble. Yeah, I don't I don't need any warm-up. Mental stuff, not uh, you know, it doesn't body related, but uh Then right outside the building, yeah, it hit me. I yeah, it's funny, one funny story is about I forgot my eraser. You know, I thought it was I I already had, but uh, you know, but it was lucky because before I entering the building, so and uh, well lucky me, and my not pencil, uh this I I, yeah, pencils. It was the multiple-choice test on a mark sheet, and I showed up with nothing. Nothing really. Like a soldier who felt like felt who felt who left his gun at home. And luckily, there were two convenience stores, and I bought, uh, eraser, not pencils. Uh, just around the corner, so I bought I bought them and thought, "Well, I'm so lucky." But let's let's be real. A lucky person wouldn't, yeah, I mean, wouldn't forget them in the first place, you know. A well-prepared person. Yeah, it would could happen. By the way, I, yeah, I'm kind of like, you know, oblivious guy, you know, so. And uh, well here's the best part. I looked up how long the test I'm so unprepared, you know, maybe maybe, you know, it's crazy, but uh I didn't know, you know, what, you know, the length of the time of the test. And so the first time about an hour before it just started, I I I found uh 100 minutes for reading, and uh writing, and uh uh yeah, 38 minutes for lis- listening exactly, purely. I had never done a full 100 minutes in one sitting. Never, ever, not once. So, I was like, okay, this is going to be a long life. Yeah. And so I go into the room, and it's a it's a small room, kind of university, you know, and maybe 20 yeah, 20 or 30 people, and I didn't know if I had uh uh assigned seats. You know, I thought, you know, it's like a there is a number on the seat, and you have to sit on that in that seat. Because, yeah, I maybe couple years ago uh yeah, years ago I took uh Eiken. Yeah, that was, you know, there is a number on on the seat, so I asked uh women, uh not women, uh guy, kind of bit a little bit nasty, you know, uh not not friendly guy, sitting next to an ex- empty seat. "Excuse me," I asked. "Excuse me, is this okay if I sit here?" Like uh seat is, you know, and uh seat Yeah, uh he he didn't even look at me and uh just said, "It's open seating." I'm a little a little bit, you know, annoyed, uh scared. Wow, that cold, ice-cold. And every- everybody knows that kind of stuff. "What's wrong with you?" Yeah, I felt like that. Dumbest guy in the room, and the test haven't hadn't even started yet, yeah. And I sat way in the back, yeah. This is my way, you know, usually because I always sit in the back. Even in school, I never wanted to sit right in front of the teacher, maybe most people, right? Big mistake, but I I I, yeah, I will regret later. And then, the, yeah, in- in- invigilator, I didn't know this this word. I, you know, like a, I don't know, proctor, uh
ネイティブなら
He gave me the cold shoulder.
NEWgave me the cold shoulder
金具だけYeah, moist. My shirt was soaked — well, I'm exaggerating. It was like I'd just finished a boxing match. A great warm-up for a fight, but not so great for sitting still and filling in bubbles. I didn't need a warm-up. It's a mental thing; it has nothing to do with my body. Then, right outside the building, it hit me. I'd forgotten my eraser. I thought I already had one, but luckily I noticed before I went into the building. And my pencils. It was a multiple-choice test on a mark sheet, and I showed up with nothing. Like a soldier who left his gun at home. Luckily, there were two convenience stores just around the corner, so I bought them and thought, wow, I'm so lucky. But let's be real. A lucky person — a well-prepared person — wouldn't forget them in the first place. It could happen to anyone, though. I'm kind of an oblivious guy. And here's the best part. I'm so unprepared — I didn't even know how long the test was. About an hour before it started, I found out: 100 minutes for reading and writing, and 38 minutes for listening. I had never done a full 100 minutes in one sitting. Never, not once. So I was like, okay, this is going to be a long ride. Then I went into the room. It was a small room, at a university, with maybe 20 or 30 people. I didn't know if we had assigned seats. Years ago, when I took the Eiken, there was a number on each seat. So I asked a guy — kind of unfriendly — who was sitting next to an empty seat, "Excuse me, is it okay if I sit here?" He didn't even look at me. He just said, "It's open seating." I was a little annoyed, and a little scared. Ice-cold. Like, everybody knows that, what's wrong with you? I felt like the dumbest guy in the room, and the test hadn't even started yet. I sat way in the back. I always sit in the back. Even in school, I never wanted to sit right in front of the teacher. Most people don't, right? Big mistake, but I'll get to that. Then the invigilator — I didn't know that word — the proctor...
解説
☓it doesn't body related → it has nothing to do with my body / it's not a physical thing。related を動詞にしてしまった。☓before I entering → before I went in。☓Like a soldier who felt like felt who felt who left → Like a soldier who left his gun at home。台本の関係詞の行で、舌が3回つまずいた。☓I'm kind of like oblivious guy → kind of AN oblivious guy。a 落ち(#14)。☓a long life → a long ride。台本は ride。r と l が入れ替わった。☓if I had assigned seats → if there were assigned seats / if we had assigned seats。☓is this okay if I sit here → is it okay if I sit here。☓I asked women → a woman。ただし言い直した先は guy(下の解説)。☓I will regret later → I'd regret it later / I'll get to that。
★★★事実戻りの2つめ(隣人) — 台本の冷たい隣人は女性(the woman sitting next to an empty seat)。口は I asked uh women, uh not women, uh guy と言い直し、kind of bit a little bit nasty, not friendly guy と足した。本当は男だった。台本を読む途中で、口が事実を選んだ。 ★★Yeah, moist — 講師の語を即拾った。そして台本の my shirt was soaked を読んだ直後に exaggerating と自分で割り引いた。ここでも口は事実側。★A well-prepared person — 台本の a lucky person に、自分で正確な語を足した。★the test haven't hadn't even started yet — 過去完了を自力で立てた。★崩れ — Like a soldier who felt like felt who felt who left his gun at home。a long life(ride)。
豆知識
マークシートは英語圏では bubble sheet / answer sheet と言うのが普通。米国では商標の Scantron で呼ぶことも多い。塗るのは fill in the bubbles。英検1級の一次は、筆記100分(語彙・長文・作文)のあとにリスニング約35分。
先生Ah.
解説
★invigilator / proctor のところで講師が声を出した。
生徒examiner, yeah. Uh, whatever whatever you call them, says, "Please turn off your phone." Yeah, and the second funny story is Fine, you know, I hold this is a true story. Fine. So, I fold down the, you know, uh, you know, I so, the I didn't I didn't know, I I didn't know how to how to, like, uh turn off my turn, uh, phone. I bought like, yeah, uh maybe a couple months ago. I never turned off phone once.
ネイティブなら
...examiner, whatever you call them, said, "Please turn off your phones." Fine. This is a true story. So I held down the power button. I didn't know how to turn my phone off. I bought it a couple of months ago, and I'd never turned it off. Not once.
解説
☓I hold / I fold down → I held down (the power button)。hold の過去は held。台本は hold down(現在形の語り)だったが、口は fold と取り違えた。☓turn off my turn phone → turn my phone off。☓I bought like a couple months ago → I bought it a couple of months ago。目的語の it と of が落ちた。☓I never turned off phone once → I'd never turned it off once。
★★invigilator を出して、I didn't know this word と正直に言い、proctor / examiner と並べた。前夜の講師が口にした invigilator が、台本を通って今夜の口に乗った。★this is a true story — 台本に無い。笑い話の台本の途中で、本当だと念を押した。
豆知識
試験監督は、英国で invigilator、米国で proctor。examiner は採点者や面接官の側に寄る語で、英検の二次の面接委員は examiner と呼ぶ。
先生Uh-huh.
解説
★相づち。電源を1度も切ったことがない、を講師は笑わずに受けた。
生徒Yeah, so, yeah, because you don't have to, right? Maybe, yeah, it's not, yeah, it's I didn't, actually, I haven't turned turned my phone yet, once. So, "How can I help you?" The the uh so yeah, the AI started, and, "How can I help you?" Dude, you know, you can help me by turning off. Yeah, so I I couldn't know how to how to turn my yeah phone off, and I tried again, it popped up, yeah, oh my god. And the AI AI was the only one in the whole building who was trying to help me that day. I was swiping and yeah, yeah, and then the proctor just walked over and said, Yeah, yeah, my my phone was confiscated. Because I couldn't I couldn't turn off. And, yeah, yeah, my my invitation was moving. None well, I like answered a single question. And there was this one man, not one man, in the in not in the next to me, right in the, yeah, and uh no, this is another one, another guy, another There was, you know, this one woman in the very front row, right in front of the speaker. And, it's a machine, you know what I mean? Like a radio, uh this, so, and she was so well-prepared, it was almost scary. Two pencils lined up perfectly, an eraser, a watch, and a spare watch, yeah, spare watch, yeah. She knew everything. She knew the room didn't have a clock. You know, there's no big clock on the wall. Yeah. I don't know why, but uh they don't, yeah, nowadays, there's no like a big one clock on the wall on the on the wall kind of stuff. So, and she knew the audio echoes. Yeah, uh uh yeah, it it echoed. If you sit far away, she was a pro, a a veteran. And right before the test, a guy raised his hand, and so, yeah, and, "Sorry, I forgot my watch." And uh the proctor said, "There's no clock in this room." They just, you know, guy the just froze, and then and then this woman, this nice, very nice woman, without saying a word, I said a word to him, and handed him a spare watch. Oh, nice story, yeah. I was maybe a little bit moved. Oh, my Oh, nice story, you know, in that room. He bowed, he she gave a little nod and, you know, It was honestly the most touching moment of the day. And I was sitting in the back thinking, "Yeah, give me one, too." Uh so, because I, yeah, did this this article didn't say, because I bought uh so I I didn't have a analog watch. So, uh so Saturday, uh I bought uh, do you know Daiso? Like a 100, uh I don't know, $1 shop.
ネイティブなら
That AI was the only one in the building who had my back.
NEWhad my back
金具だけBecause you don't have to, right? I'd never turned my phone off, not once. So the AI started up: "How can I help you?" Dude, you can help me by turning off! I didn't know how to turn my phone off. I tried again, and it popped up again. Oh my god. That AI was the only one in the whole building who was trying to help me that day. I was swiping like crazy, and then the proctor just walked over, and my phone got confiscated, because I couldn't turn it off. My reputation was ruined before I'd answered a single question. Now, there was this one woman in the very front row, right in front of the speaker — a machine, like a radio. She was so well prepared it was almost scary. Two pencils lined up perfectly, an eraser, a watch, and a spare watch. She knew everything. She knew the room didn't have a clock. I don't know why, but nowadays there's no big clock on the wall. And she knew the audio echoes if you sit far away. She was a pro, a veteran. Right before the test, a guy raised his hand and said, "Sorry, I forgot my watch." The proctor said, "There's no clock in this room." The guy just froze. And then this very nice woman, without saying a word, handed him her spare watch. I was a little moved. He bowed, and she gave a little nod. It was honestly the most touching moment of the day. And I was sitting in the back thinking, give me one too. Because — the article doesn't say this — I didn't have an analog watch. So on Saturday, I bought one at — do you know Daiso? It's like a 100-yen shop. A dollar store.
解説
☓I haven't turned my phone yet, once → I'd never turned it off, not once。turn だけでは「回した」。off が要る。☓I couldn't know how to → I didn't know how to。can't know は「知りようがない」で、やり方を知らない、とは違う。☓I couldn't turn off → turn it off。目的語が落ちた。☓my invitation was moving → my reputation was ruined。台本の読み違い。☓None well, I like answered a single question → before I'd answered a single question。☓he she gave → she gave。☓I didn't have a analog watch → AN analog watch。今夜の宿題①、1回目。母音の音の前は an。☓Like a 100 → a 100-yen shop。
★★AIだけが助けようとしていた — 電源ボタンを押すと、AIが How can I help you? と出てくる実話。Dude, you can help me by turning off は台本どおり口に乗った。★★崩れ — my reputation was ruined が my invitation was moving に化けた。reputation → invitation、ruined → moving。台本の2語が、別の2語に入れ替わった。★did this this article didn't say — 台本の外の注釈を入れる宣言。ここから時計の話は、台本より事実の側に寄っていく。☓a analog watch — 宿題①の1回目。★there was this one man, not one man — 前列の女性を、man と言いかけて woman に直した。
豆知識
ダイソーは日本の100円ショップ最大手。基本は税込110円だが、300円・500円などの商品もある。英語で説明するなら a dollar store(米)/ a pound shop(英)/ a 100-yen shop。スマートフォンの電源ボタン長押しは、機種によってAIアシスタントの起動に割り当てられている。電源メニューは電源ボタン+音量ボタンの同時押しで出る機種が多い。試験の前日に1度切ってみるのが早い。
先生Like a cheap, cheap like a Daiso cheap watch.
解説
★★講師はダイソーを知っていた。Daiso cheap watch と言い直して受けた。説明が要らなかった。
生徒analog, yeah, analog watch, cuz you cannot bring the digital watch. I know I have like uh yeah, digital watch, but uh yeah. And uh that that clock maybe
ネイティブなら
Yeah, an analog watch, because you can't bring a digital watch. I have a digital watch, but... And that watch...
解説
☓cuz you cannot bring the digital watch → you can't bring a digital watch。一般論なので a。☓I have like digital watch → a digital watch。☓that clock → that watch。腕時計は watch。前夜は壁の時計を big watch と言い、今夜は腕時計を clock と言った。日本語の「時計」が、毎晩逆向きに割れる。
★★watch と clock、前夜の逆。前夜は They don't hang big watch(壁の時計 = clock)。今夜は腕時計を that clock。★デジタルは持ち込めない、は本人の理解。だからダイソーでアナログを買った。
先生Oh, yeah.
解説
★相づち。
生徒uh in this article did explain, didn't work. So, it's another funny story. So, I so that's why, "Give me one," you know, because I cannot I couldn't check my, you know, time, so. But couldn't ask, uh but I couldn't ask because, uh technically, yeah technically, I had a watch. The day before, yeah I I, it's strange. I bought a cheap analog watch at a dollar store. Like 3 bucks, yeah. And a guy wearing a watch can't exactly put his, mm-mm, and I held. So, the test starts. So, right at 2:00, 2:00 p.m., I set I set my watch to, you know, I already noticed, oh, this this watch is done. But still, and I'm kind of crazy guy, so I believed in my watch, you know, I believed in my cheap watch, you know, and uh yeah, it didn't work, so. Uh at least I had that that under control, one yeah, or so I thought. The room was, yeah, and uh it's it's so so hot, 20 something people, all nervous, no air, my brain, yeah, overheated, actually, it doesn't it it happened. In like 30 minutes, my CPU was totally fried. And I looked around, but uh, you know, surprisingly, no one else was sweating, just me. Maybe why, I don't I I don't know. Everything everyone everybody else was calm and cool, and I was the guy who walk Uh, yeah, maybe this is this is the cause. This is the cause. Then I checked my watch at at 2:20. Okay, only 10 minutes in. Yeah, I I've got plen- plenty of time. I kept going for a while, and checked again. Uh, yeah, yeah. So, it felt like uh at at least half an hour, and, you know, so my watch like it it goes slowly, you know, like a
ネイティブなら
My watch was running slow.
NEWrunning slow
金具だけAs the article explains, it didn't work. That's another funny story. That's why I thought, give me one, because I couldn't check the time. But I couldn't ask, because technically I had a watch. The day before — it's weird — I'd bought a cheap analog watch at a dollar store. Like three bucks. And a guy wearing a watch can't exactly put his hand up and ask for one. So the test started. Right at 2 p.m., I set my watch — and I'd already noticed this watch was done. But I'm kind of a crazy guy, so I still believed in my cheap watch. It didn't work. At least I had that under control — or so I thought. The room was so hot. Twenty-something people, all nervous, no air. My brain overheated — it really happened. In about 30 minutes, my CPU was totally fried. I looked around, and surprisingly, no one else was sweating. Just me. Everybody else was calm and cool, and I was the guy who'd walked for an hour and a half. Maybe that was the cause. Then I checked my watch: 2:20. Okay, only twenty minutes in. I've got plenty of time. I kept going for a while and checked again. It felt like at least half an hour had gone by, but my watch was going so slowly.
解説
☓I couldn't check my time → check the time。☓put his, mm-mm, and I held → put his hand up。台本の手が上がらなかった。☓I'm kind of crazy guy → kind of A crazy guy。今夜2回目の ___ guy の a 落ち(oblivious guy に続く)。☓2:20, only 10 minutes in → twenty minutes in。2時に合わせたので20分。台本も twenty。☓the guy who walk → the guy who'd walked。☓it goes slowly → it was running slow。時計が遅れるは run slow。
★★★事実戻りの3つめ(時計) — 台本は Right at two, I set my watch to two o'clock. Perfect。口はその文の途中で I already noticed, oh, this watch is done. But still... I believed in my cheap watch と足した。試験前から壊れていると気づいていた。それでも信じた。台本の「騙された男」より、事実の「分かっていて信じた男」のほうが間抜けで、そのぶん面白い。★崩れ — put his hand up が mm-mm, and I held になった。2:20 を10分と読んだ。☓kind of crazy guy は a 落ち。★My CPU was totally fried は台本どおり乗った。
先生Mhm.
解説
★相づち。本人が「遅れる」の語を探している。
生徒you know what I mean? Something was odd.
解説
★Something was odd — 台本は Something was off。off を odd と読んだが、どちらも「何かがおかしい」で正しい英語。off のほうが「調子が狂っている」寄り、odd は「妙だ」寄り。
先生It wasn't keeping time, you'd say.
解説
★★★講師が定型を1つ置いた — It wasn't keeping time。本人は it goes slowly, like a... で止まっていた。時計が「遅れる」を言えずにいた所に、時計専用の動詞を渡した。
盗む
It wasn't keeping time.
keep time = (時計が)正確に時を刻む。My watch keeps good time(よく合う)/ It doesn't keep time(狂う)。遅れる方向まで言うなら run slow / lose time(It loses five minutes a day)。進むは run fast / gain time。
豆知識
keep time には別の意味が2つある。音楽で拍を保つ(The drummer keeps time)、と、時間を計る(Can you keep time for the speeches?)。時間係は timekeeper。英検の二次の2分スピーチでは、時間を計るのは面接委員の側。
生徒It wasn't keeping time. Like uh maybe it it's good, you know, to to, you know, I don't know. No clock on the wall, my phone was gone, and uh my watch was lying to me. Lying to me, it it slowed. It slowed slow the time, you know. It's in a sci-fi kind of story, you know, it's That that watch like yeah, didn't tick correctly. I was probably the only person in that room who had no idea what time it was, so I just rushed through every every- So, I was I was in a such a hurry to quit finish it, because I, you know, I couldn't know how when when's when's finished. So, everything as fast as I could. So, I so, and the the proctor said, uh "3 minutes left." It on- they only said like "3 minutes left." It's too late. I was already done. So, because, you know, I was so in a hurry, and uh so that's that that's maybe did uh, you know, affected in a bad way, because I was so so hurry, very hot, and my brain, you know, didn't work correctly. I rushed so much, I actually had time to spare. And and here's the punch line. After the test, I looked at my watch, uh yeah, 3:00, 3:00. Then I walked out and saw the clock in the lobby, the 4:00, yes. Oh my god, you know, yeah. My my watch betrayed me. I set it at 2:00, but but, you know, uh during the test, I already, you know, noticed, oh oh my god, it doesn't work, you know, so I I just uh ignore the time. And it and in 2 hours and 20 minutes, yeah, you know, the the watch was running at less than So, 3 bucks, yeah. I got a watch that can slow time slow that can slow down time. Yeah, in a sci-fi kind of stuff.
ネイティブなら
I was flying blind.
NEWflying blind
金具だけIt wasn't keeping time. No clock on the wall, my phone was gone, and my watch was lying to me. It slowed down time, like something out of a sci-fi story. That watch just didn't tick right. I was probably the only person in that room who had no idea what time it was, so I just rushed through everything. I was in such a hurry to finish, because I had no way of knowing when it would end. So I did everything as fast as I could. The proctor only said, "Three minutes left." That was too late — I was already done. Being in such a hurry, and so hot, probably affected me in a bad way. My brain didn't work properly. I rushed so much that I actually had time to spare. And here's the punchline. After the test, I looked at my watch: 3 o'clock. Then I walked out and saw the clock in the lobby: 4 o'clock. My watch betrayed me. I set it at 2, but during the test I'd already noticed it wasn't working, so I just ignored the time. In 2 hours and 20 minutes, the watch was running at less than half speed. For three bucks, I got a watch that can slow down time.
解説
☓It slowed slow the time → It slowed down time。☓in a such a hurry → in such a hurry。such は a の前。☓I couldn't know how when when's finished → I had no way of knowing when it would end。can't know は文法上ありえるが、ここは「知る手段がなかった」。☓that's maybe did affected in a bad way → it probably affected me in a bad way。☓I was so so hurry → I was in such a hurry。hurry は名詞なら in a hurry。☓I just ignore the time → ignored。
★★★It wasn't keeping time — 講師の語を0秒で復唱し、自分の文にした。第90夜(08-21)に記録した「目の前に置かれた語だけが拾えない」の反証が1件。★★My watch betrayed me — 台本に無いアドリブ。台本は That watch was running at less than half speed。★口がもう一度、事実に戻った — during the test, I already noticed, it doesn't work, so I just ignore the time。台本は「時計に騙され続けた」話。口は「途中で見切って、時計を捨てた」話。★sci-fi を2回 — 台本の manga より先に、自分の比喩を出した。
先生Yeah.
解説
★相づち。時間を遅くする時計、を講師は笑って受けた。
生徒In a manga, that would be a superpower. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Funny story, but it really happened happened yesterday. In a exam room, it's a nightmare. Yes, so maybe it's I yeah, that reason I got extra nervous, and uh my whole body hot, like uh sweating a lot, because, "Oh my oh my god, I have to finish earlier." You know, I don't know, you know, I cannot I can't I couldn't follow time. And the back seat came back to the bite, yeah. Yeah, this is a nice expression. Bite bite me in the listening section. I usually listen with yeah yeah, so that's a huge mistake. Clear, you know, earphones. Very, you know what I mean? Noise-canceling earphones. So, it's crystal-clear. The, you know, audio was crystal-clear, so. But in the room, like I was like uh there's a distance, you know what I mean? Because I sat uh uh uh the back of the seat. Audio came from one machine at the front, and by the time it reaches me, it was bouncing off the walls, you know, it it echoed it it was echoing. I heard everything twice, not that not that bad, but uh still, you know, oh my god, I realized, oh my god, it's it's very bad condition. Two people talking to me at once, that's why I finally got why the pro a pro a pro lady was, yeah, why the she maybe she was pro, sitting right in front of the speaker. Like, yeah, I recommend everybody, you know, taking Eiken, TOEIC test, yeah, you sit in in front of the uh you know, seat, not back. Like, I used the last time I
ネイティブなら
It came back to haunt me.
NEWcame back to haunt me
金具だけIn a manga, that would be a superpower. It's a funny story, but it really happened yesterday. In an exam room, it's a nightmare. That's why I got extra nervous, and my whole body got hot. I was sweating a lot, thinking, oh my god, I have to finish early. I couldn't keep track of the time. And the back seat came back to bite me in the listening section. I usually listen with noise-canceling earphones, so the audio is crystal clear. But in the room, there was a distance, because I sat at the back. The audio came from one machine at the front, and by the time it reached me, it was bouncing off the walls. It was echoing. I heard everything twice. It wasn't that bad, but still, I realized the conditions were really bad. It was like two people talking to me at once. That's when I finally got why the pro lady was sitting right in front of the speaker. I recommend that everyone taking the Eiken or the TOEIC sit in the front, not the back. Like...
解説
☓In a exam room → In AN exam room。今夜の宿題①、2回目。台本には an と書いてあった。☓came back to the bite → came back to bite me。本人が次の行で着地した。☓by the time it reaches me → by the time it reached me。過去の話の中で1語だけ現在形に戻った。☓I couldn't follow time → I couldn't keep track of the time。☓I sat the back of the seat → I sat at the back (of the room)。☓I recommend everybody, you sit in front → I recommend that everyone sit in the front row。recommend that + 主語 + 原形。☓very bad condition → the conditions were bad。
★★★the back seat came back to bite me — 1度 to the bite で崩れ、this is a nice expression と自分で言って、bite me で着地した。台本の句を、口で組み直してから言い切った。★In a manga, that would be a superpower — 台本が口に乗った1文。ただし直後の In a exam room は宿題①の2回目。★★台本の次の1文は Like you said last time, I should have sat closer。Should have sat closer は前夜の講師の言葉で、今夜の講師は別の人。その1文を読みかけた Like, I used the last time I のところで、回線が切れた。
豆知識
英検の一次も TOEIC の公開テストも、リスニングは会場のスピーカーから流す。イヤホンは配られない。席の位置で聞こえ方が変わるので、反響が気になるなら前の席を取る。
先生Hello? Hello? All right, so, you just
解説
★回線が切れた。講師は Hello? を2回言い、戻ったところで本人に続きを促しかけた。
生徒Yeah.
解説
★戻った。
先生Keep going.
解説
★★Keep going — 回線が切れても、講師は独白を止めなかった。
盗む
Keep going.
Keep going = 続けて。話が途切れた相手に、最初からでなく続きからでいい、と伝える2語。Go ahead よりも「止まらなくていい」の意味が強い。
生徒Okay, sorry, all right. And the government should uh, should spend money. No, wait. Uh, no, no, no. This one, uh, I lost my, uh,
ネイティブなら
Okay, sorry. And the government should spend money... No, wait. Not this one. I lost my place.
解説
☓I lost my → I lost my place。読んでいる場所を見失う、は lose my place。place まで言えば1語で通じる。
★回線が戻ると、台本の別の段(kindergarten essay の行)に飛んでいた。No, wait と自分で止めた。
先生Oh, yes, I hear.
解説
★講師は声が戻ったことを確かめた。
生徒Wait. I bought a cheap analog, so I've got plenty of time and checked my watch.
解説
★台本を上下に探している。時計の段(I bought a cheap analog / I've got plenty of time)を読み返した。
先生I think it's a bit about cybersecurity, yeah.
解説
★★★講師が戻る場所を言い当てた。回線が切れる前、本人は聞き取りの段を読み終えたところだった。次は作文の段 — サイバーセキュリティ。講師は画面の台本を目で追いながら聞いていた。
盗む
I think it's the bit about cybersecurity.
the bit about ~ = 〜のくだり。英国の口語で bit は「部分・箇所」(the bit where he falls over = 彼が転ぶところ)。書き起こしは a bit だが、場所を指す時は the bit。
生徒Yeah, cyber- Yeah, this one. Yeah, thank you. Yeah, so, yeah, this is actual question. "Should the government invest more in cybersecurity?" I don't know. I couldn't care less, you know. I don't give a give a damn about this topic. And my honest first thought was, "What the heck is cyber-?" Yeah, I I somewhat know, but, you know, I know the word, you know, maybe virus, yeah, yeah, viruses, hackers, don't use the same password, that kind of stuff. Yeah, literally. But uh that's about it. So, and you know, and uh you have you had to write, you know, 20 minutes, three reasons, like very strict rule, I disagree, agree, and uh yeah, kind of stuff. And uh my brain was already fried. I couldn't I came come up, I couldn't, you know, come up a good with uh good, you know, ideas. I'm supposed to argue about the national budget in English in 15 minutes with a fried brain. Yeah, I always, you know, I almost gave up, because so tired, and uh yeah, room was so hot, and uh yeah. But uh so I pulled my Uh, but uh, you know, because because of you, you know, you helped me prepare this, so I have, you know, okay, okay finger. The finger, the finger. And grabbed three reasons, yeah. I so, maybe fairness, trust, and education. Yeah, I I vaguely remember what I wrote, but uh kind of stupid, kind of elementary school kind of stuff, but still I wrote something. Does educa- So so what uh why why did I pick education? But uh uh did education have anything to do with cybersecurity? No idea, but uh I had, you know, no clue, but uh, you know, I had I had I had to do, you know, you so limited time, you know, I was panicking. Also, I was make it up as I went along, and I used "therefore," so it's like It's it's "therefore, therefore." When you put "therefore" between two sentences, it looks logical. No, it only looks What I end up with uh like was basically kindergarten essay. "The government should spend money because it's important. Therefore, uh they should spend money," just stretched out to 200 words. A kindergarten teacher would give me give you a gold star, the 18 examiner, probably not so much. Well, you know, it kind of exaggerated. I did some somewhat uh more more than kindergarten, maybe elementary school or junior high school student. Still, it was disaster. So so listening and the reading, uh you know, it's fixed. It's like a mark sheet answer, so I already know that, you know, I I was I maybe I aced. I got almost perfect score. But writing was terrible, maybe. Yeah, I I don't know, but uh still, uh I was lucky, so maybe I'll pass in uh pass, you know, the first stage. So, November, judgment day, second judgment day about speaking. So, I want to, you know, uh I want I want you to help me, you know, because in this month, yeah, maybe I will take your class a lot. One On top of that, uh my handwriting, I'm chicken writing, you know, maybe, yeah, you're surprised, maybe it's very, you need a forensic kind of like a scientist to, you know, analyze my handwriting, so. The essay is handwritten, so, yeah, it's not good, you know. Handwritten is not good. Maybe TOEFL, other tests, you know, in you know, you can typing, right? So, it's not good for me. So, the examiner has to uh actually uh actually read my chicken scratch. That can't be a good first impression. Yeah, in there is no no no way near, you know, good impression. Kindergarten content and kindergarten handwriting. I wish at least one of them was grown up. Uh, plus I wrote way too big uh at the start. And when I'm in hurry, my letters yeah get big, and the first couple of lines were nice and roomy, then halfway through, I realized, yeah, I was running out of space, and my letters just kept getting smaller and smaller, by the end, I was squeezing words into the gaps between lines. It started like a spacious house, and ended up like a packed rush-hour train. The examiner is going to watch my, yeah, yeah, at least they can feel. And I uh I happen to catch a glimpse of the answer sheet next to me, yeah. Not cheating, the on one sitting lady again. Yeah, not the Yeah, just so for a second, I I swear I wasn't cheating, I didn't read a single word, but and trust me, if I had, my essay would be And I, so, was her writing, and it was beautiful, uh it was beautiful, like it was printed. Every you know, every letter, yeah, yeah, it was way to the last line, mine so look like a rough draft, and uh hers look like a final copy. Anyway, when I got home, I checked the answers that some teachers posted online on the web uh evening, and uh I only got one question, no, three question wrong in reading and listening. So seriously, just one, so my English was fine. All the all those years of being a word nerd paid What a fail What a What fell apart was everything else. The eraser, the walk, the seat, the phone, the watch, the handwriting. I've spent hundreds of hours studying English, but I spent really maybe 10 minutes preparing for the actual test. So, I'll pass If I pass, the speak speaking test is next month, yeah. And this time, I'm going to prepare. Yeah, not not the English, that's not that's not. I'll be I'll buy a watch from a real store, yeah, I guess. And I'll make sure, but, you know, just 10 minutes, second, you know, exam is just 10 minutes, you know, you don't need a watch. Actually works a day before, I figure And see is a woman again, I'm going to sexy song. Thank you so much. Yeah. I yeah, I was I was satisfied. Finished.
ネイティブなら
I was winging it.
NEWwinging it
金具だけYeah, this one. Thank you. This was the actual question: "Should the government invest more in cybersecurity?" I don't know. I couldn't care less. I don't give a damn about this topic. My honest first thought was, what the heck is cybersecurity? I mean, I sort of know the word — viruses, hackers, don't use the same password, that kind of stuff. But that's about it. And you had to write it in about 20 minutes, with three reasons, under very strict rules — agree or disagree. My brain was already fried. I couldn't come up with any good ideas. I was supposed to argue about the national budget in English, in 15 minutes, with a fried brain. I almost gave up, because I was so tired and the room was so hot. But because of you — you helped me prepare this — I had the finger method. I grabbed three reasons: fairness, trust, and education. I vaguely remember what I wrote. It was kind of stupid, elementary-school stuff, but I still wrote something. Why did I pick education? Does education have anything to do with cybersecurity? No idea. But time was so limited, and I was panicking. I made it up as I went along, and I kept using "therefore." When you put "therefore" between two sentences, it looks logical. It only looks logical. What I ended up with was basically a kindergarten essay. "The government should spend money because it's important. Therefore, they should spend money." Just stretched out to 200 words. A kindergarten teacher would give me a gold star. The Eiken examiner, probably not so much. Well, I'm exaggerating a bit. It was a little better than kindergarten — maybe elementary or junior high school level. Still, it was a disaster. The listening and reading are fixed, because they're mark-sheet answers, so I already know I probably aced them. I got an almost perfect score. But the writing was probably terrible. Still, I was lucky, so maybe I'll pass the first stage. Then in November comes the second judgment day: speaking. So I want you to help me. I'll probably take a lot of your classes this month. On top of that, my handwriting is chicken scratch. You'd need a forensic scientist to analyze it. The essay is handwritten, which is bad for me. On other tests, like the TOEFL, you can type. So the examiner has to actually read my chicken scratch. That can't be a good first impression. Nowhere near. Kindergarten content and kindergarten handwriting. I wish at least one of them was grown up. Plus, I wrote way too big at the start. When I'm in a hurry, my letters get big. The first couple of lines were nice and roomy. Then halfway through, I realized I was running out of space, and my letters just kept getting smaller and smaller. By the end, I was squeezing words into the gaps between lines. It started out like a spacious house and ended up like a packed rush-hour train. The examiner is going to watch my panic grow. And I happened to catch a glimpse of the answer sheet next to me — the open-seating lady again. Just for a second. I swear I wasn't cheating. I didn't read a single word, and trust me, if I had, my essay would have been way better. All I saw was her handwriting, and it was beautiful, like it was printed. Every letter the same size, all the way to the last line. Mine looked like a rough draft, and hers looked like the final copy. Anyway, when I got home, I checked the answers that some teachers posted online that evening, and I only got three questions wrong in reading and listening. So my English was fine. All those years of being a word nerd paid off. What fell apart was everything else. The eraser, the walk, the seat, the phone, the watch, the handwriting. I've spent hundreds of hours studying English, but I spent maybe ten minutes preparing for the actual test. If I pass, the speaking test is next month. And this time, I'm going to prepare. Not the English. I'll buy a watch from a real store, and I'll make sure it actually works the day before. Although the second stage is only about ten minutes, so you don't really need a watch. And if I see that woman again, I'm going to ask her if she has one more spare watch. Thank you so much. I'm satisfied. Done.
解説
☓I was make it up as I went along → I made it up as I went along。今夜の宿題②。be + 原形の崩れ。台本は I was making it up — 進行形の -ing が落ちて be だけ残った。過去形 made か、was making のどちらか。☓I couldn't come up a good ideas → come up WITH good ideas。come up with で1組。☓What I end up with → What I ended up with。☓would give me give you → would give me。☓the 18 examiner → the Eiken examiner。書き起こしの聞き違い。☓it kind of exaggerated → I'm exaggerating a bit。主語は自分。☓I'm chicken writing → my handwriting is chicken scratch。☓you need a forensic kind of like a scientist → a forensic scientist。☓no no way near → nowhere near。☓when I'm in hurry → in A hurry。☓my essay would be → would have been。過去の仮定(台本は would've)。☓mine so look, hers look → mine looked, hers looked。過去の話で現在形。hers なら三単現でも looks。☓one question, no, three question wrong → three questionS wrong。直後の So seriously, just one は台本の残りなので落とす。☓being a word nerd paid → paid off。台本の off が落ちた。☓And see is a woman again, I'm going to sexy song → If I see that woman again, I'm going to ask her if she has one more spare watch。台本の締めが崩れた。☓I was satisfied → I'm satisfied。今の気持ち。
★★★事実戻りの1つめ、2回目 — 誤答の数を、口がもう一度直した。台本は I only got one question wrong in reading and listening。口は one question, no, three question wrong と言い直した。そして直したのに、台本の次の1文 So seriously, just one はそのまま読んだ。口は事実を言い、目は台本を読んでいた。 ★★作文も割り引いた — kindergarten essay を読んだ直後に it kind of exaggerated、maybe elementary school or junior high school。盛った台本の点数を、口が上に直した珍しい1回。★★台本が乗った行 — It started like a spacious house, and ended up like a packed rush-hour train / Kindergarten content and kindergarten handwriting. I wish at least one of them was grown up。★★アドリブ — you need a forensic scientist to analyze my handwriting。号外で出た forensic を、自分の字に使った。I couldn't care less / I don't give a damn は台本に無い本音。chicken writing → chicken scratch と台本の行で着地。★崩れ — mine so look like a rough draft, hers look like a final copy(look が崩れた)/ 締めの And see is a woman again, I'm going to sexy song。★作文の時間は20分と言い、2行後に台本どおり15分を読んだ。★on one sitting lady は書き起こしの open-seating lady。ここは台本どおり lady と読んだ(冒頭の隣人は guy に直した)。★伏線 — 11月の二次に向けて、この講師のクラスを今月たくさん取る、と本人が言った。
豆知識
英検1級の二次は面接で約10分。自由会話 → 5つのトピックから1つ選び1分で準備 → 2分スピーチ → 面接委員との質疑応答、の順。時間は面接委員が計るので、本人の言うとおり腕時計は要らない。TOEFL iBT のライティングはキーボードで打つ。手書きの作文が残っている大きな試験は、英検のような紙の試験の側。
先生Nice. I like the story. I hope you get a good results despite your chicken scratch.
解説
★★★講師の締め — 本人の chicken scratch を拾って返した。25分の独白を聞き終えて、最初に言ったのは I like the story。結果を祈る文の最後に、本人の自虐の語を置いた。
盗む
despite your chicken scratch
despite + 名詞 = 〜にもかかわらず。despite the rain / despite your handwriting。後ろは名詞(句)で、文は置けない(文なら although)。相手の自虐の語をそのまま使うと、笑いながら励ませる。
豆知識
chicken scratch = 汚い字。鶏が地面を引っかいた跡から。主に米国の口語。英国では scrawl / scribble と言うことが多い。My handwriting is chicken scratch / Nobody can read my chicken scratch。
生徒Yeah, there's a writing, you know, writing was funny because it was, you know, yeah, I didn't know that score yet, so maybe I will talk, yeah, I will tell you, right, how bad my score will be. Well, you know, uh thank you. I have to, so, uh in short, I have to prepare speaking this month. So,
ネイティブなら
I'll keep you posted.
NEWkeep you posted
金具だけYeah, the writing was funny. I don't know my score yet, so I'll tell you how bad it was when I find out. Thank you. In short, I have to prepare for the speaking test this month.
解説
☓I didn't know that score yet → I don't know my score yet。今もまだ知らない。☓prepare speaking → prepare FOR the speaking test。prepare speaking は「スピーチを用意する」になる。
★in short — 25分を自分で1文に畳んだ。今月は二次の準備。★伏線 — 作文の点数が出たら、どれだけ悪かったか報告する。
先生No, good luck. Good luck. I'm happy to help.
解説
★★Good luck を2回、そして I'm happy to help。本人の「今月この講師のクラスを取る」を、講師は受けた。
盗む
I'm happy to help.
I'm happy to help = 喜んで手伝う。頼まれた時の返事の定番。Happy to help だけでも言える。
生徒so thank you so much, and uh yeah, always much appreciated. And next time, on camera. Uh I I already said always, but maybe next time on camera.
解説
★★★always much appreciated — 礼の場面で、正しい定型を撃った。#3(I'm appreciate)が出るのはいつも「相手に礼を言う1文」。今夜は be を付けず、受け身の定型(Always much appreciated)で言い切った。★I already said always — 自分の always の連発に、自分でツッコんだ。★伏線 — maybe next time on camera。
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