2016-05-16 Note for English

english learning note

Point and Concept

I thinkを文頭／文末で使うとき

  • 「〜と思う」と推測が混じっている場合のクッションとして使うなら文頭に置く
  • 文末に置くのは、「あ、断言し過ぎかな」と思い直したときに修正するとか。
  • → 最後になって"I think"だと、聞いてる方は「あれ？」とズッコケてがっかりする感じがしてしまう。内容をちゃんと聞いてくれている程に。

Phrase: JP -> EN

早退していいですか？
  • May I leave early?

保育園に迎えに行く

  • I pick my child up at his nursery school.

ひとつ賢くなったよ

いい勉強（教訓）になったよ（失敗から反省）

  • I've learned my lesson.
  • I learned a lesson.

Word: JP -> EN

お手本

  • reference ** We can use this server as a reference for building new servers.

自律した個人

  • independent individual

個人の自由

  • individual liberty

客観的に

  • in an objective way

全体最適

  • total optimization

個別最適

  • specific optimization

象徴的な

  • symbolic
  • typical

抑止力

  • deterrence
  • restraining power

事後の

  • ex-post
  • after-the-fact

ともかくも

  • however
  • somehow

とりあえずは

  • for now

Word: EN -> JP

Aldebaran

  • 牡牛座

Quick Composition History

"勉強会" in English

I feel that "study group" does't covey important nuance the "勉強会" have implicitly in Japanese.

Its a kind of study group,but it stress that,

  1. unofficial
  2. voluntary
  3. not conducted by the authority for the theme

"勉強会" exaggerate that laymen who are interested in the same theme gathers and teach each others, all members will be both a teacher and a student.

The turn (teacher/student) depends on the detailed topics and who knows best it in that timing.

You can imagine you are studying for the specific exam, in school, and the students in same class gathers and prepare for the test in first food or cafe.

I think that context have similar atmosphere with the "勉強会".

Check / Examine / Inspect

  • 聞き取れなくて聞き返すとき、聞き取れなかった部分だけを疑問詞に変えて、短く聞き直す方法のパターンと、それをするときの前フリ

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