Lots of cherry bombs have been exploded around here.
It seems to me that the cherry blossoms are much more beautiful this year than usual. I suspect that it is due to the cold days in the early spring.
ラジオ英会話
４月１５日
On の拡がり
Key sentence
He went to Vietnam on business.
Keiko: I’m happy to be back in Texas, Luke.
Luke: It’s great to see you again, Keiko. It has been over a year, hasn’t it.?
Keiko: Yes. Your father’s restaurant hasn’t changed, and the Mexican food is still great. By the way, where is your father?
Luke: He went to Vietnam on business. He wants to open a restaurant in Hanoi.
Keiko: Do Vietnamese people like Mexican food?
Luke: I heard they appreciate the spicy flavor.
Keiko: I hope you are successful.
Grammar
I’m happy to be back in Texas.
He wants to open a restaurant in Hanoi.
Vocabulary
He went to Vietnam on business.
Stageを表すon
on leave, on holiday, on vacation, on duty, etc.
He is on sick leave.
I’m on duty now.
媒体を表すon
I heard it on the radio.
I always write on a computer.
on the phone.
線上を表すon
I live on the Yamanote Line.
My favorite band is on tour at the moment.
I know how to play Happy Birth Day on the guitar.
４月１６日
Key sentence
You can always count on me.
Masami: Sota, Next week our school is having club presentations for freshmen.
Sota: I know. It’s five minutes for each presentation, right?
Masami: Right. Can you do the one for our shogi club?
Sota: No problem. You can always count on me.
Masami: Can you make it interesting and exiting? Because we are after the anime club, which is the most popular club at our school.
Sota: I’ll do my best, but I may need your help to make it more exiting.
Masami: Sure.
Grammar
未来を表す形
Next week our school is having. 予定
I’ll do my best. 意志
willのイメージは見通すということ 予測と意志
Vocabulary
on 支える
You can always count on me.
rely on, depend on, etc.
This movie is based on a real-life story.
My wife did it on purpose.
She’s living on her pension.
Spiders live on flies
on 圧力
He has a lot of things on his mind.
effect on, influence on, concentrate on, focus on, etc.
I think, he depends too much on his parents.
People trapped in the mine survived on just water.
They are putting all the blame on me.
残念ですが、桜の時期には行ったことがありません。
昔、仙台支店に単身赴任していました。