2 Wandering at Shinjuku station
ＣＤの英語音声を聞いても、正確な音がつかめない、再現できない、
そんなあなたに、知っている音も組み合わせることで、
発音できるようになる、聞き取れるようになる。
そんな魔法のブログ
Rich's Pronunciation Paradise!です。
前回成田に着いたBenですが、いったいどこに向かったのでしょう？
Ben arrived at Shinjuku station feeling even more tired than before, but also even more excited!
The station was extremely busy, and he ended up walking around in circles for over 30 minutes.
He was feeling fatigued and peckish, so he stopped at a café inside the station to buy a bacon
and tomato sandwich.
The sandwich was delicious and he felt refreshed after eating it.
With newfound energy, Ben finally made his way out of the station and up to the streets above.
ようやく、新宿駅にBenは着いたようですが。。。
む～む、やっぱり外国から来た人には新宿駅は迷いやすいんですね。
さぁ、今回Benが使っていた単語は、どうやって発音すればいいのでしょうか？
2)
circleという単語は、
serviceと発音し、次に
kindと、次に
bullと発音してください。
口にser, k, ullの感じが残っているうちに、ser-k-ullと発音すると
ハイ、circleの出来上がりです。
では、次にcircleの意味と例文の解説をどうぞ。
Meaning
The word circle is used to describe a round shape. The phrase “walking around in circles” doesn’t literally mean to walk in circles, but to walk around with a destination in mind and be unable to find that destination. It also gives the idea that the person may have got no closer to their desired location despite walking.
“Circle” can also be used to describe a group, of for example, friends (“a circle of friends”) or people who are interested in a particular hobby or activity. It’s also used to describe the action of encircling something. For example, in an exam you may be asked to “circle the correct answer”, which means to draw a circle around the answer you think is right
Notes
The phrase “ended up” was also used prior to “walking around in circles”. To “end up” doing something means that someone planned to do one thing but the plan either changed or didn’t work out, so they “ended up” doing something else. So the sentence, “he ended up walking around in circles”, gives the idea that Ben was trying to find his way out of the station, but unfortunately he was unable to find his way out, and instead “walked around in circles”.
Examples
”I walked around in circles for an hour trying to find Takashimaya”
“Please circle the answer you think is correct”
いかがでしたか？
では、次回は、fatigueの発音を解説します。
お愉しみに！