300 English lessons in the category 日本語サポート

English Lesson: What prompted you to contact me?

1. “What prompted you to contact me?”

English Lesson: The battery life is pretty pathetic.

2. “The battery life is pretty pathetic.”

English Lesson: What do you have on tap?

3. “What do you have on tap?”

English Lesson: Fine, we'll go to the Korean place.

4. “Fine, we'll go to the Korean place.”

English Lesson: I was thinking something a little more upscale.

5. “I was thinking something a little more upscale.”

English Lesson: Yes, I was wondering if you take Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield?

6. “Yes, I was wondering if you take Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield?”

English Lesson: Don't shy away from conflict; embrace it!

7. “Don't shy away from conflict; embrace it!”

English Lesson: I got it on a whim one day a few years ago.

8. “I got it on a whim one day a few years ago.”

English Lesson: Don't tell me you've never ridden a roller coaster before!

9. “Don't tell me you've never ridden a roller coaster before!”

English Lesson: It's nice and all, but by the second or third day I started to get restless.

10. “It's nice and all, but by the second or third day I started to get restless.”

English Lesson: It looks like I've worn through the soles.

11. “It looks like I've worn through the soles.”

English Lesson: Believe it or not, I had never even traveled abroad when I moved here.

12. “Believe it or not, I had never even traveled abroad when I moved here.”

English Lesson: When's this rain gonna let up?

13. “When's this rain gonna let up?”

English Lesson: There's always drama with those two.

14. “There's always drama with those two.”

English Lesson: The forecast calls for rain.

15. “The forecast calls for rain.”

English Lesson: Give it another swipe?

16. “Give it another swipe?”

English Lesson: Pet her gently, OK?

17. “Pet her gently, OK?”

English Lesson: Every time he cooks, he leaves grease spattered all over the stovetop.

18. “Every time he cooks, he leaves grease spattered all over the stovetop.”

English Lesson: Have you experienced any heart palpitations?

19. “Have you experienced any heart palpitations?”

English Lesson: My ears are still ringing.

20. “My ears are still ringing.”

English Lesson: Angelo is a real pleasure to work with. He's extremely meticulous.

21. “Angelo is a real pleasure to work with. He's extremely meticulous.”

English Lesson: Can you follow up with Jay later this week?

22. “Can you follow up with Jay later this week?”

English Lesson: I got a flat.

23. “I got a flat.”

English Lesson: Darn, I don't have anything to peel it with!

24. “Darn, I don't have anything to peel it with!”

English Lesson: I'm still on the fence.

25. “I'm still on the fence.”

English Lesson: Nelly, can you maybe shed a little light on this?

26. “Nelly, can you maybe shed a little light on this?”

English Lesson: Louise has been killing it!

27. “Louise has been killing it!”

English Lesson: You're cutting it awfully close.

28. “You're cutting it awfully close.”

English Lesson: Look, they're in season now.

29. “Look, they're in season now.”

English Lesson: See, I can't do that. I'm a total neat freak.

30. “See, I can't do that. I'm a total neat freak.”

English Lesson: I have to renew it soon. It expires in June.

31. “I have to renew it soon. It expires in June.”

English Lesson: When is it again?

32. “When is it again?”

English Lesson: Come on out with us and blow off some steam!

33. “Come on out with us and blow off some steam!”

English Lesson: I could care less about climbing the social ladder or whatever.

34. “I could care less about climbing the social ladder or whatever.”

English Lesson: Frugal? Cheap is more like it!

35. “Frugal? Cheap is more like it!”

English Lesson: I couldn't see because of the glare.

36. “I couldn't see because of the glare.”

English Lesson: This one's a lot more durable than the old one.

37. “This one's a lot more durable than the old one.”

English Lesson: I'd rather not open up that whole can of worms.

38. “I'd rather not open up that whole can of worms.”

English Lesson: Rina, let me call you right back.

39. “Rina, let me call you right back.”

English Lesson: That's not half bad!

40. “That's not half bad!”

English Lesson: Rory made the team!

41. “Rory made the team!”

English Lesson: My knee is acting up again.

42. “My knee is acting up again.”

English Lesson: If you could live in any period in history, which one would it be?

43. “If you could live in any period in history, which one would it be?”

English Lesson: Let's crack open a window and get some fresh air in here.

44. “Let's crack open a window and get some fresh air in here.”

English Lesson: Better than nothing, I guess.

45. “Better than nothing, I guess.”

English Lesson: Nah, she's way out of my league.

46. “Nah, she's way out of my league.”

English Lesson: Listen, do you mind if I crash on your couch for a night or two?

47. “Listen, do you mind if I crash on your couch for a night or two?”

English Lesson: There's one little patch that never seems to grow in.

48. “There's one little patch that never seems to grow in.”

English Lesson: No, I'm good. I had a late lunch.

49. “No, I'm good. I had a late lunch.”

English Lesson: It's not up to me; I'm way too far down on the totem pole.

50. “It's not up to me; I'm way too far down on the totem pole.”

English Lesson: Don't you hate how those cords always get tangled up?

51. “Don't you hate how those cords always get tangled up?”

English Lesson: You hangin' in there?

52. “You hangin' in there?”

English Lesson: What's with all the dry cleaning?

53. “What's with all the dry cleaning?”

English Lesson: I would set it for... 5:30?

54. “I would set it for... 5:30?”

English Lesson: She still sends me photos of her family on a regular basis.

55. “She still sends me photos of her family on a regular basis.”

English Lesson: Thank you so much. I was at my wits' end trying to figure that out!

56. “Thank you so much. I was at my wits' end trying to figure that out!”

English Lesson: Yeah, but then it'll be blocking one of the outlets.

57. “Yeah, but then it'll be blocking one of the outlets.”

English Lesson: You look like you're about to nod off.

58. “You look like you're about to nod off.”

English Lesson: I was completely oblivious!

59. “I was completely oblivious!”

English Lesson: OK, well, I'll let you go.

60. “OK, well, I'll let you go.”

English Lesson: OK, so for the sake of discussion, let's say that the flight is a thousand bucks each.

61. “OK, so for the sake of discussion, let's say that the flight is a thousand bucks each.”

English Lesson: That look she gave him sent chills up my spine.

62. “That look she gave him sent chills up my spine.”

English Lesson: Very funny.

63. “Very funny.”

English Lesson: She kind of perked up when I mentioned Hannah's name.

64. “She kind of perked up when I mentioned Hannah's name.”

English Lesson: Can you tell him to swing by my office when he gets a chance?

65. “Can you tell him to swing by my office when he gets a chance?”

English Lesson: Sounds great. What's the catch?

66. “Sounds great. What's the catch?”

English Lesson: Have you guys covered exponents yet?

67. “Have you guys covered exponents yet?”

English Lesson: I'm on a roll! No pun intended.

68. “I'm on a roll! No pun intended.”

English Lesson: Ah well... I gave it my best shot.

69. “Ah well... I gave it my best shot.”

English Lesson: We made a down payment on a house today!

70. “We made a down payment on a house today!”

English Lesson: I'd love to go, but I don't know if I'd be able to manage it financially.

71. “I'd love to go, but I don't know if I'd be able to manage it financially.”

English Lesson: I've always looked up to him as a role model.

72. “I've always looked up to him as a role model.”

English Lesson: He's got a great work ethic.

73. “He's got a great work ethic.”

English Lesson: Ooh, those make you look so intellectual!

74. “Ooh, those make you look so intellectual!”

English Lesson: Gosh, I feel like I'm turning into a grumpy old man.

75. “Gosh, I feel like I'm turning into a grumpy old man.”

English Lesson: OK, OK. No need to get all melodramatic.

76. “OK, OK. No need to get all melodramatic.”

English Lesson: You're such a goofball!

77. “You're such a goofball!”

English Lesson: Does that mean what I think it means?

78. “Does that mean what I think it means?”

English Lesson: You know me: I'm not one to chitchat on the phone for too long.

79. “You know me: I'm not one to chitchat on the phone for too long.”

English Lesson: All baggage must be stowed in the overhead container.

80. “All baggage must be stowed in the overhead container.”

English Lesson: Seat backs and tray tables must be placed in their upright and locked positions.

81. “Seat backs and tray tables must be placed in their upright and locked positions.”

English Lesson: Do you mind?

82. “Do you mind?”

English Lesson: Don't you think you're rushing into things?

83. “Don't you think you're rushing into things?”

English Lesson: If you're feeling under the weather, by all means go home and get some rest.

84. “If you're feeling under the weather, by all means go home and get some rest.”

English Lesson: You've got to try this sauce. It's amazing!

85. “You've got to try this sauce. It's amazing!”

English Lesson: I'll fiddle around with it for a while.

86. “I'll fiddle around with it for a while.”

English Lesson: I know; it doesn't exactly roll off the tongue.

87. “I know; it doesn't exactly roll off the tongue.”

English Lesson: You may have to hold my hand; I'm not that tech-savvy.

88. “You may have to hold my hand; I'm not that tech-savvy.”

English Lesson: All right, whatever. Suit yourself.

89. “All right, whatever. Suit yourself.”

English Lesson: Do you want to go for a stroll along the river?

90. “Do you want to go for a stroll along the river?”

English Lesson: I can definitely relate to that.

91. “I can definitely relate to that.”

English Lesson: He likes to act like he doesn't know anything about it.

92. “He likes to act like he doesn't know anything about it.”

English Lesson: Stand clear of the closing doors please.

93. “Stand clear of the closing doors please.”

English Lesson: What did you just say to me?

94. “What did you just say to me?”

English Lesson: Don't feel obligated to come if you're too busy.

95. “Don't feel obligated to come if you're too busy.”

English Lesson: I'm sorry. I just don't get what you're trying to say.

96. “I'm sorry. I just don't get what you're trying to say.”

English Lesson: I think I’m improving little by little.

97. “I think I’m improving little by little.”

English Lesson: It's mostly just spread through word of mouth.

98. “It's mostly just spread through word of mouth.”

English Lesson: It takes place in Ancient Rome.

99. “It takes place in Ancient Rome.”

English Lesson: It's a routine procedure.

100. “It's a routine procedure.”

English Lesson: I came this close to packing up and moving out to Hollywood to pursue an acting career.

101. “I came this close to packing up and moving out to Hollywood to pursue an acting career.”

English Lesson: Would you mind being my guinea pig?

102. “Would you mind being my guinea pig?”

English Lesson: My mom is plump like me, but my dad is tall and wiry.

103. “My mom is plump like me, but my dad is tall and wiry.”

English Lesson: Your mind's always on food!

104. “Your mind's always on food!”

English Lesson: Skim over it and let me know if you have any questions.

105. “Skim over it and let me know if you have any questions.”

English Lesson: No, come on! I'm not laughing at you; I'm laughing with you.

106. “No, come on! I'm not laughing at you; I'm laughing with you.”

English Lesson: It doesn't hurt to ask.

107. “It doesn't hurt to ask.”

English Lesson: I can barely hold my eyes open.

108. “I can barely hold my eyes open.”

English Lesson: Oh! You trained him to stand on his hind legs?

109. “Oh! You trained him to stand on his hind legs?”

English Lesson: You've got to be kidding me!

110. “You've got to be kidding me!”

English Lesson: It's just gathering dust in a closet somewhere.

111. “It's just gathering dust in a closet somewhere.”

English Lesson: Can I get a sip of that?

112. “Can I get a sip of that?”

English Lesson: So were you transferred here, or did you move voluntarily?

113. “So were you transferred here, or did you move voluntarily?”

English Lesson: Aw, you're just saying that!

114. “Aw, you're just saying that!”

English Lesson: So much for leaving at a decent time...

115. “So much for leaving at a decent time...”

English Lesson: We rented a little cabin in a remote area of the mountains.

116. “We rented a little cabin in a remote area of the mountains.”

English Lesson: We're not stopping to get ice cream, and that's that!

117. “We're not stopping to get ice cream, and that's that!”

English Lesson: No way! Get out of here!

118. “No way! Get out of here!”

English Lesson: Please tell me I don't have to start over from scratch...

119. “Please tell me I don't have to start over from scratch...”

English Lesson: New York-bound local train, now boarding on track three.

120. “New York-bound local train, now boarding on track three.”

English Lesson: They're a bit snug around the waistline, don't you think?

121. “They're a bit snug around the waistline, don't you think?”

English Lesson: You can't just sit around feeling sorry for yourself forever.

122. “You can't just sit around feeling sorry for yourself forever.”

English Lesson: I don't get it.

123. “I don't get it.”

English Lesson: We have it so easy these days.

124. “We have it so easy these days.”

English Lesson: Do you mind if I ask what your ethnic background is?

125. “Do you mind if I ask what your ethnic background is?”

English Lesson: May I offer you a complimentary dessert?

126. “May I offer you a complimentary dessert?”

English Lesson: Excuse me. Can I slide past you?

127. “Excuse me. Can I slide past you?”

English Lesson: Actually, can I get plastic instead?

128. “Actually, can I get plastic instead?”

English Lesson: That's unlike him. He's usually so clean-cut.

129. “That's unlike him. He's usually so clean-cut.”

English Lesson: Earl's looking pretty scruffy, isn't he?

130. “Earl's looking pretty scruffy, isn't he?”

131. “Thank you all for coming. Wow, what a great turnout.”

English Lesson: It's your call.

132. “It's your call.”

English Lesson: Make sure to bundle up!

133. “Make sure to bundle up!”

English Lesson: I stepped in a big puddle on the way over here, and now my feet are soaking wet.

134. “I stepped in a big puddle on the way over here, and now my feet are soaking wet.”

English Lesson: You'll pass a coffee shop on your right. Right after that, veer off to the left and you'll see it on the left side of the street.

135. “You'll pass a coffee shop on your right. Right after that, veer off to the left and you'll see it on the left side of the street.”

English Lesson: No, I'm self-taught.

136. “No, I'm self-taught.”

English Lesson: It's all turned to slush at this point.

137. “It's all turned to slush at this point.”

English Lesson: It's a shame you missed it!

138. “It's a shame you missed it!”

English Lesson: No, I packed my lunch today. Thanks, though.

139. “No, I packed my lunch today. Thanks, though.”

English Lesson: I'm headed out to grab some lunch. You want me to pick you up something?

140. “I'm headed out to grab some lunch. You want me to pick you up something?”

English Lesson: I'm going to make an effort to spend more quality time with my family.

141. “I'm going to make an effort to spend more quality time with my family.”

English Lesson: I want to try to shed a few pounds and get back in shape.

142. “I want to try to shed a few pounds and get back in shape.”

English Lesson: So, yeah. Anyway...

143. “So, yeah. Anyway...”

144. “I'll have one once in a blue moon.”

145. “I never really developed a taste for beer.”

146. “How lovely!”

English Lesson: Their produce is always brown and wilted.

147. “Their produce is always brown and wilted.”

English Lesson: How do you take it?

148. “How do you take it?”

English Lesson: I bought these here earlier today, but when I got them home I discovered that one of them seems to have a hole in it.

149. “I bought these here earlier today, but when I got them home I discovered that one of them seems to have a hole in it.”

English Lesson: It took forever to go through customs.

150. “It took forever to go through customs.”

English Lesson: Thanks a lot!

151. “Thanks a lot!”

English Lesson: You sound horrible!

152. “You sound horrible!”

English Lesson: I'm getting a head start on my Christmas shopping.

153. “I'm getting a head start on my Christmas shopping.”

English Lesson: I have this recurring dream where I'm on a boat that's sinking.

154. “I have this recurring dream where I'm on a boat that's sinking.”

English Lesson: He just blew me off.

155. “He just blew me off.”

English Lesson: OK, Sorry to bother you.

156. “OK, Sorry to bother you.”

English Lesson: Actually, now's not a good time.

157. “Actually, now's not a good time.”

English Lesson: I love your work.

158. “I love your work.”

English Lesson: I'll keep an eye out for it.

159. “I'll keep an eye out for it.”

English Lesson: I'm expecting something to come in today or tomorrow.

160. “I'm expecting something to come in today or tomorrow.”

English Lesson: Not that I know of.

161. “Not that I know of.”

162. “I can't believe I fell for that.”

English Lesson: In retrospect, I probably should have known it was a scam.

163. “In retrospect, I probably should have known it was a scam.”

164. “You're even worse at this than me!”

165. “The guy in the apartment right below me seems to be having some construction done.”

166. “I've had to walk up and down six flights of stairs all week.”

167. “Dude, you're making the rest of us look bad!”

168. “Man! You're on fire!”

169. “I think I'm going to take the day off.”

170. “Guess who I saw today!”

171. “Seriously?”

172. “I saw her walking down the street, playing with her phone.”

173. “Excuse me. Would you mind watching over my stuff for me for just a minute?”

174. “What? You mean you don't want to pull an all-nighter?”

175. “Guys, let's call it a day.”

176. “But I still have trouble expressing myself.”

177. “I'm at the point where I can understand most of what's going on around me.”

178. “I doubt I'll get much for it.”

179. “But seriously, it's time you got rid of that thing.”

180. “Why on Earth would I do that?”

181. “I wouldn't say he's stupid. A little naive, maybe.”

182. “If you lose that, we're screwed.”

183. “I'm sorry, but can you clarify what it is you're asking about?”

184. “Oops! I meant 2 weeks from yesterday, not today.”

185. “Yeah, well they've certainly added a lot of staff recently.”

186. “9% of respondents indicated that they did not have car insurance.”

187. “We conducted a survey of approximately 1,200 car owners from across the country.”

188. “My husband is a total baseball freak.”

189. “I'm fine with a traditional ceremony.”

190. “I seriously need to start sending out invitations soon.”

191. “We're going to keep it to just close friends and family.”

192. “Have these been run?”

193. “Anant, can you load up the dishwasher?”

194. “I'm sure it'll pick back up soon.”

195. “Actually it's been kind of slow this week.”

196. “I finally had to just cut him off.”

197. “Hey, um, you've got something stuck in your teeth.”

198. “You've just got to force yourself to sit down and concentrate.”

199. “There's a hurricane headed toward us.”

200. “I'm notorious for forgetting birthdays.”

201. “You wouldn't happen to know anyone who does, would you?”

202. “You ought to go ahead and book it soon.”

203. “Yeah, I'm dead serious.”

204. “I get distracted so easily!”

205. “Come on! You've got to at least give it a shot.”

206. “I think I may have a decent chance of winning it.”

207. “Most importantly, you've got to be passionate about it.”

208. “It's about time!”

209. “Well, I can be a bit assertive at times.”

210. “Well, let me see... I have water? Sprite? beer?”

211. “Sure, I'll take whatever you have.”

212. “Can I get you something to drink?”

213. “I ended up spending the night in a cheap hotel.”

214. “As I was riding the train home, I realized that I'd left my keys in the closet at work.”

215. “It turns out that my roommate had left his window unlocked anyway.”

216. “Over one in five Americans suffer from obesity.”

217. “Take a few days to think it over.”

218. “Would you consider going into business with me?”

219. “Thank you SO much! You're the greatest!”

220. “Can you PLEASE cover my shift on Saturday?”

221. “Let's just weed out the ones that don't have a photo attached.”

222. “We got tons of responses to that ad I posted.”

223. “I'm sure it's fine.”

224. “Make sure they're cooked all the way through.”

225. “Yeah, overall I'd say I am.”

226. “Are you satisfied with your job?”

227. “How rude of me! Karen, this is my friend Jeff.”

228. “What do I owe you?”

229. “This is going to be so much fun!”

230. “She wrote me a prescription for some pain killers.”

231. “I get this sharp pain in my shoulder whenever I raise my arm.”

232. “I can tell you put a lot of work into it.”

233. “You had me there for a second.”

234. “Yeah, I think we're expected to be there.”

235. “Do you know if it's mandatory?”

236. “Attendance is required.”

237. “You know, building muscle takes time.”

238. “I'm not seeing any results.”

239. “You may want to consider hiring a personal trainer for a few sessions.”

240. “May I remind you that payment is due at the beginning of the month?”

241. “Oh, I'm so sorry. Thank you for reminding me.”

242. “Hey, I just wanted to remind you that, um, you haven't paid yet for this month?”

243. “Actually, I'm looking to switch careers.”

244. “Well, currently I'm an accountant at a commercial real estate company.”

245. “So Claire, what do you do?”

246. “I'll go pick up all the stuff we need.”

247. “Just keep track of how much you're spending and I'll pay you back.”

248. “We need someone with real hands-on experience.”

249. “You'd be surprised how hard it is to find qualified programmers.”

250. “I keep making the same mistake over and over.”

251. “Oh, hey Debbie. Sorry, I meant to call someone else.”

252. “Why don't we exchange business cards?”

253. “Don't stay too late!”

254. “I probably won't be able to get to that until tomorrow morning.”

255. “It's been one thing after another all day.”

256. “I'm sure it's perfectly safe, but it has a funny taste.”

257. “That's not very environmentally conscious of me, is it?”

258. “I have to admit, I do prefer bottled water.”

259. “We really appreciate all of your hard work and effort.”

260. “Hopefully we can keep up the momentum this quarter as well.”

261. “I've come a long way since then.”

262. “It wasn't as funny as I thought it would be.”

263. “I have to say — I was kind of disappointed.”

264. “You seem awfully young to have a son in his teens.”

265. “I believe that everything happens for a reason.”

266. “I wouldn't mind seeing her again.”

267. “She's pretty awesome.”

268. “You and Lisa really seemed to hit it off.”

269. “I got in an accident and messed up your car.”

270. “Guys, I have to talk to you.”

271. “Man! She is going to flip out when she hears about this.”

English Lesson: Feel free to ask questions at any point.

272. “Feel free to ask questions at any point.”

273. “Let me tell you a bit about my background.”

274. “Tom is an expert on social media marketing.”

275. “It happens. Don't worry about it.”

276. “I hate to cause trouble, but I ordered this medium-rare.”

277. “I don't want to make a big deal out of it.”

278. “Can you give me just a minute to finish writing this?”

279. “Sorry to interrupt, but can I ask you something quickly?”

280. “You want to rent some movies?”

281. “Let's just not bother cooking tonight.”

282. “Can you copy me on it as well?”

283. “Sure, take your time.”

284. “It was great meeting you the other day.”

285. “I've had this song stuck in my head for two days!”

286. “So, have you settled back into the routine?”

287. “Sorry, I got sidetracked.”

288. “It's a bit intimidating.”

289. “I guess I might as well stick around and have one more.”

290. “Oh, that's too bad.”

291. “She did tell some interesting anecdotes, though.”

292. “Did you know that they're making a new Ghostbusters sequel with the original cast?”

293. “I wish you'd told me sooner.”

294. “I try to come in early to beat the rush hour traffic.”

295. “I'm behind you on this one hundred percent.”

296. “Come on! Did you have to bring that up?”

297. “I was halfway there when I realized I didn't have my wallet.”

298. “Once you get to know it, it's not that hard.”

299. “Can you explain to me how this works?”

300. “There you go.”