理事長の英語のお勉強

音楽家として、また法人としての国際コミュニケーションのために

8月24日メモ AngelaGrace

Is box the degree or unit for counting pizza?
At the markets  some frozen pizza are not sold in the  boxes, just only covered with transparent plastic materials.
In this case, how do you count them?

 

Please tell me the difference among the following words.
And please tell me how to use them.

Julie is mad.
 angry
 furious
 irritated 

 

 

It seems me quite reckless to gift perfume to others. 
I think it's pretty no consideration to give perfume to others as a gift.

It seems to me that it is quite reckless to give perfume as a gift to others. 

I think it's pretty inconsiderate to give perfume to others as a gift.


〇 Because it depends on personal preferences.

 ⇒ It depends on the preference of a person.
◎ As a cosequence, we had better avoid giving your friend any perfume as gifts.

(as a result, is not suitable.)

 

new expression

The silent treatment is a refusal to communicate verbally with another person.

A love he can never express verbally.

沈黙の治療は、他の人と口頭でコミュニケーションすることを拒否することです。

口では決して言い表せない愛。

review gramatically points

You should wear a jacket. (You’ll be warmer.)
ジャケットを着たほうがいいよ。(温かくなるから)
You had better wear a jacket. (Otherwise you’ll catch a cold.)
ジャケットを着たほうがいいよ。(じゃないと、風邪を引くよ)

“had better” は非常に強い表現なので、基本的には “should” を用いるのが無難でしょう。