英語の上達には勉強ではなく、日々英語を使うこと。
これが一番です。
多くのラーナーさんの悩みがボキャブラリーをなかなか覚えられないということですが、
でも単語を単語帳を作って覚えるというのはめちゃくちゃ大変な割に効果は限られています。
では、ボキャブラリーを増やすには、どうしたらいいのでしょうか？
それは簡単です。
毎日に英語を使い、慣れるのが一番です。
DCECのブログを活用して英語に触れてください。
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■A Happy Wife
Characters: C - Chan; A - Azuma
A GV and a learner in class talking about married life
C: Good evening Azuma. It’s been a while. I remember
you cancelled your class last time
since you had to go on a business trip and you needed
to finish a lot of paperwork.
So, how did it go?
A: The business trip was well-spent and I’m on schedule
to finish my paperwork in time.
C: Glad to hear that. So, any other plan for this week?
A: None that I can think of. At least for now.
C: All right, then. You’ll find time to relax a bit.
Anyway, let’s not dilly-dally.
Your freestyle topic for tonight is “married life”.
A: Yup. Last night, I read an article entitled,
“A Happy Wife is a Happy Life."
C: Similar to the English proverb. So what does it say?
A: There was a study conducted in the US and the number of
respondents was 18,000 couples whose ages range from
50 - 60 years old. On a scale of one to four,
four being the highest,they rated their marital
satisfaction and overall life satisfaction.
C: What were the results?
A: Well, husbands who rated the quality of their marriages
a one but whose wives rated the marriage a four
were happy with their lives overall, while husbands
who rated their marriages a one whose wives also rated
the marriage a one reported low overall well-being.
C: Ohh. So even if the man isn’t happy with his marriage,
as long as he his wife is happy,his life is satisfactory
overall.
A: Exactly. What’s interesting is that it isn't true
with the wives at all.
C: Whoa! So does that mean women’s happiness isn't affected
by their husbands’ satisfaction with their marriages?
A: At least that’s what the survey says. Hahaha
●Vocabulary:
“It’s been a while” 「お久しぶり！」
“How did it go?” “It went well”
To answer your question~ ご質問に答えるため
Well-spent よく過ごした
On schedule 予定通り
“Glad to hear that” 「それはよかったね」
“None that I can think of” 「ないと思う」
“At least for now” 「今のところ」
Dilly-dally ぐずぐずする
Yup うん！
Entitled 表題にされる
“Happy Wife is Happy Life” 「幸せな妻は幸せな人生」
Conducted 実施する、実行する
Study 研究、調査
Respondents 回答者
Couples カップル、夫婦
On a scale of ~ to ~ ～から～までのスケールで
Marital 結構
Overall 全体的な
Well-being 幸せ、健康
Satisfactory 満足する
What’s interesting is ~ 面白いのは～
“Whoa!” 「ウォ～！」
●Comprehension Questions
How did Azuma’s business trip and paperwork go?
a. The business trip was cancelled because his wife wasn’t happy
b. The business trip was well-spent but
he couldn’t finish the paperwork on time
c. The business trip was well-spent and he’s on schedule
to finish his paperwork in time
d. The business trip was well-spent and he is now on
an extended vacation
What article did Azuma read last night?
a.“If you like It, Put a Ring on It”
b.“A Happy Wife is a Happy Life”
c.“A Happy Husband is a Happy Life”
d.“A Happy Wife is a Happy Husband”
Who were the respondents of the study and what did they do?
a. The number of the respondents was 18,000 couples,
ranging from 50 to 60 in age and they rated their marital
satisfaction and overall life satisfaction on a scale of
one to four
b. The number of the respondents was 1,800 couples,
ranging from 30 to 50 in age and they rated their marital
satisfaction and overall life satisfaction on a scale of
one to four
c. The number of the respondents was 80,000 couples,
ranging from 70 to 90 in age and they rated their marital
satisfaction and overall life satisfaction on
a scale of one to ten
d. The number of the respondents was 18,000 youths,
ranging from 18 to 25 in age and they rated their relationship
satisfaction and overall life satisfaction on a scale of one to four
What were the results of the study?
a. Husbands who rated the quality of their marriages a one
but whose mother-in-law rated the marriage a four were happy
with their lives overall, while husbands who rated
their marriages a one whose mother-in-law also rated
the marriage a one reported low overall well-being
b. Husbands who rated the quality of their marriages a one
but whose wives rated the marriage a four were happy
with their lives overall, while husbands who rated their marriages
a one whose wives also rated the marriage a one reported low
overall well-being
c. Husbands who rated the quality of their marriages a one
but whose kids rated the marriage a four were happy with their
lives overall, while husbands who rated their marriages
a one whose kids also rated the marriage a one reported low
overall well-being
d. Husbands who rated the quality of their marriages a one
but whose drinking buddies rated the marriage a four were happy
with their lives overall, while husbands who rated
their marriages a one whose drinking buddies also rated
the marriage a one reported low overall well-being
What did Chan think about the results not being true for the wives?
a. It means women’s happiness isn’t affected by their husbands’ salary
b. It means women’s happiness isn’t affected by strict mother-in-laws
c. It means women’s happiness isn't affected by their husbands’ looks
d. It means women’s happiness isn’t affected by their husbands’
satisfaction with their marriages
■幸せな妻
Ｃ－チャン Ａ－あずま
講師とラーナーは結婚生活について話しています。
C: こんばんは、あずまさん。お久しぶり。前回出張のためレッスンキャンセルされたよね。
書類の処理もいろいろ終わらせる必要があったって覚えてるけど、どうだった？
A: 出張は無事に終わった。そして、書類の処理もスケジュール通り進んでいるよ。
C: それを聞いてよかったよ。で、今週何か他に予定はある？
A: 何もないと思う。少なくとも今のところ。
C: いいね。じゃ、ゆっくりする時間ができるね。とにかく、ぐずぐずして時間を浪費
しないようにね。今晩のフリースタイルレッスンの話題は「結婚生活」だよ。
A: いいよ。昨夜「幸せな妻は幸せな人生」という記事を読んだよ。
C: 英語のことわざと似ているね。それで何て書いてあったの？
A: アメリカで実施された研究があって、回答数は年齢50から60歳の18,000組だった。
夫婦の満足度と全体的な生活に対しての満足度を4が最も高い評価で、１から４で評価
したんだ。
C: 結果は？
A: あのさ、夫が結婚を１と評価して、奥さんが4と評価したら、自分たちの生活全体に
満足してたけど、夫が結婚を１と評価して、奥さんも１と評価したら全体的な幸福度が
低いと報告されてた。
C: お～。つまり、男性が結婚で幸せでなくても、奥さんが幸せだったら、
夫の人生は全体的に満足がいっているみたい。
A: その通り。面白いのは、それが奥さんには全く当てはまらないこと。
C: おいおい。結婚での女性の幸せは夫の満足度に影響されないという意味だね。
A: 少なくてもそれがこの調査が行っていることだよ。ハハハ！
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