英語エッセイ第９７話のテーマは、My private English lessons - part 5　（私の英語の個人レッスンーその５）です。私はニューヨークで、素敵な２人の女性の先生に、英語の個人レッスンを受けることが出来ました。そんなレッスンの話、５回目の今日は、先生の１人の、よしのさんと共に、１人のアメリカ人女性に会いに行きました。さて、どんなハプニングが待ち受けていることでしょうか。今週も、もちろん実話です。

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Oｈ ! My God Story NO. ９７


My private English lessons - part5


In the lesson with Yoshino,

 some unexpected things happened to me.
I will give you an example.

I used to think

that I was too shy to speak English with American.
I was shy because I couldn't speak English well.
Yoshino said one day,

"I have an American friend and I want to introduce to you."
Then she took me to a restaurant near by.

There was a woman in the restaurant

who was waiting for us.
Yoshino used to teach her Japanese.
Her name was Meagan.
I had an interesting experience there.

Meagan spoke Japanese fluently.
I was impressed.
A foreigner speaks Japanese.

It is enough for me to be impressed.
I praised her by saying,

"you speak Japanese very well."

But she replied in Japanese with a blush rising to her cheeks.
"hazukashii-desu" (I'm embarrassed.)

Oh, why ?
Her Japanese was very good for a non-Japanese speaker.
So why are you shy?

Then I realized that it was unnecessary for her to feel shy.
Since then, I started to think like this.
I don't have to feel shy even if I speak broken English.

Because Americans will think like this when they hear my English.
He is a foreigner.

He must have worked hard to speak English.
Actually, many Americans try to listen to my broken English.

Thanks to Yoshino, I came to think this way.
My consciousness was shifted by the grace of Yoshino.

Oｈ ! My God.



un-expected＝予期しない　　thing＝事　　 happen＝起きる
I will give you an example＝例えば、こんな事があった
used to＝（以前は）そうだった、常だった　　too shy ＝すごく恥しい
well＝上手に　　one day＝ある日　　iwant to〜＝〜したい
ntroduce＝紹介する　　take＝連れて行く　　
nearby＝すぐ近くの　　was waiting ＝待っていた　　interesting ＝面白い　　
experience＝経験、体験 　　fluently＝流暢に、スラスラと
be impressed＝感動した　　foreigner ＝外人　　enough ＝充分
be impressed＝感動する　　 praise＝賞賛する、ほめる
replied＝reply答える　の過去形　　blush赤らめる　 cheeks＝ほお
blush rising to her cheeks＝赤面して　　
"hazukashii-desu"＝ハズカシイデス　　embarrass＝恥しい思いをさせる
non-Japanese speaker＝日本人以外で日本語しゃべる人
realize＝悟る、はっきり理解する　　unnecessary＝必要ない
feel＝感じる　　Since then＝その時以来　　like this＝このように
have to＝必要である　　even＝であっても　　
broken English＝下手な英語、メチャクチャな英語　　Because＝なぜなら　　
hear＝聞く　　work hard ＝頑張って　　Actually,＝現に、実際
try to listen to 〜＝〜を聞いてくれようとする　　
Thanks to Yoshino＝よしのさんのお蔭　　this way＝こんな風に
consciousness ＝意識、自覚　　 was shifted＝移す、転ずる、変える
grace＝お蔭、恩恵

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