"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” Improve your listening and reading skills through the magic of song, and its stories!



Anthony's Lyrical Language Lab 🎵🎙💿

『新完全マスター語彙　日本語能力試験N2』（2011年、スリーエーネットワーク） 教科書を1課ずつ読んでいきます。 N2、N1に必要な語彙です。 今日は、第4章１課です。

N2合格

N2 語彙　第4章1課

JOHN: Hi, Alice, it’s John. How are you? 
ALICE: Oh, hi, John! I was just thinking about you.
JOHN: That’s nice. I was wondering if you’d like to go to a 
movie tonight.
ALICE: Sure, I’d love to! What’s playing?
JOHN: I was thinking about that new comedy Lights Out. What do
you think?
ALICE: Sounds great!
JOHN: OK, I’ll pick you up around 7:30. The movie starts at 8:00.
ALICE: See you then. Bye!



LANGUAGE NOTES
• Hi, Alice, it’s John: Hi, ____, it’s ____ is a casual and friendly way to say hello on the 
phone. Although “it’s” means “it is,” it is used to mean “I am” here.
• Oh, hi, John! Notice the rising intonation here. Alice is excited to hear from John and is 
very pleased that he called her.
• I was wondering if you’d like to ... This is a polite and indirect way of asking “Do you 
want to …?” John is nervous and does not want to appear too direct or bold. Notice 
how the question goes up at the end, which shows that he is not overly confident.
• Sure! I’d love to means “Yes, I would love to.” Notice that Alice is very enthusiastic 
and friendly. She wants John to feel comfortable about asking her out on a date.
• I was thinking about … / What do you think? Again, John does not want to appear 
too bold. He wants to give Alice a chance to suggest a movie.
• Sounds great! Is an informal way of saying “That is a good plan.”
• I’ll pick you up is an informal way of saying “I’ll come to your house so that we can 
go together.”

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 6: A Telephone Call

“Well, as I’m still a uni  student, doing things on the cheap is something I've had to learn over the last few years, and just the weekend before last, myself and my 2 best mates had a really wonderful day out that cost next to nothing.




It was a bank holiday weekend, and we really wanted to have a special day out, as the weather forecast was perfect, and we really needed to get away from our studies. 




To do anything in the city, especially during a holiday weekend, always costs a lot of money, and as we were flat broke,  we decided to look for somewhere to go outside of the city. One of the guys came up with the idea of riding our bikes to a very beautiful park and lake, about 15 km outside of the city. 




We all agreed it would be a great idea, and each chipped in some cash, so we could buy some nice food in the local supermarket, as there is a barbeque area in the park which is free to use.
It turned out to be a really wonderful and special day, and was as cheap as chips, as riding our bikes meant there was no transport cost, and entry to the park was actually free. I think in total we spent about 24 dollars on the food between the three of us, and it really goes to show that it’s still possible to have a really special day out that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a special day out that cost very little

从前，有个孩子在山上放羊。他看到很多人在山下干活儿，想捉弄一下别人，就故意大声喊叫:“狼来了！狼来了！”山下的人听到喊叫声，立刻跑上山来。可是，山上根本没有狼，是放羊的孩子在撒谎，人们被他欺骗了。

过了几天，人们又听见这个孩子在山上喊:“狼来了！狼来了！”大家又跑到山上去，结果还是没有狼，人们又被撒谎的孩子欺骗了。

又过了几天，狼真的来了。这个孩子又喊:“狼来了！狼来了！狼真的来了！”山下的人们听到喊声，再也没有人理他了。结果他的许多羊都被狼吃了。

cóng qián，yǒu ge hái zi zài shān shanq fàng yáng。tā kàn dào hěn duō rén zài shān xià gàn huór，xiǎng zhuō nòng yí xià bié ren，jiù gù yì dà shēng hǎn jiào：“lánq lái le！lánq lái le！”shān xià de rén tīng dào hǎn jiào shenq，lì kè pǎo shang shān lai，kě shi，shān shang ɡēn běn méi yǒu láng，shì fàng yáng de hái zi zài sā huǎng，rén men bèi tā qī piàn le。	

guò le jǐ tiān，rén men yòu tīng jiàn zhè ge hái zi zài shān	shang hǎn：“lánq lái le！láng lái le！”dà jiā yòu pǎo dào shān	shang qù，jié guǒ hái shì méi yǒu láng， rén men yòu bèi sā huǎng de hái zi qī piàn le。

yòu guò le jǐ tiān，láng zhēn de lái le。zhè ge hái zi yòu hǎn：“lánq lái le！láng lái le！lánq zhēn de lái le！”shān xià de rén men tīng dào hǎn shēnɡ，zài yě méi yǒu rén lǐ tā le。jié guǒ tā de xǔ duō yánq dōu bèi láng chī le.

CHINESE STORY中文故事

狼来了

This is a brief overview of the textbook KUAILE HANYU. For more details, please subscribe to my course. Waiting for you~

快乐汉语 1

第一课：你好

生龙活虎[shēng lóng huó hǔ]：lively/dragon/active/tiger
The image of a dragon and a tiger full of vigor and vitality is used to describe someone who is full of energy and vitality, with a strong sense of life.
比喻 bǐ yù：allegory;comparison;metaphor;figure of speech
生气 shēng qì：vitality
蛟龙 jiāo lóng：mythical flood dragon
猛虎 měng hǔ：fierce tiger
精力 jīng lì：energy
旺盛 wàng shèng：vigorous
选手 xuǎn shǒu：player;competitor
成绩 chéng jì：result; achievement; score



“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）

生龙活虎

The measure of a man is what he does with Power '

       -Plato 

Baffling Lingo

Plato #3

サンリオショップでバイトをしていた時の話をしました🍬💗みなさんはサンリオショップを知っていますか？🍎