第一関門突破？

４月から始めた英語講座も
毎年ちょっとやる気が失せるG.W.明け。
今年はチャロのおかげかやる気が持続しています。
キャラクターがかわいいのとストーリーが気になるのと
あまり内容が難しくないのとHPに出席表と成績表があるのと
持続の理由は多々あると思うのですが、
何より一番の理由はHPのラジオのストリーミングです。
ラジオの放送時間に何かと間に合わない私。
録音するための設定をしてそれを聞いたりするのも
ちょっとメンドクサイ・・・ちびを寝かしつけていたら夜は
一緒に寝てしまうので早朝パソコンを立ち上げるように
したらついでに英語も聞けて続くようになりました。
第二関門は夏休みなのですが、今年は大丈夫かな？

またしても

ある日父さんが母さんに言いました。
「○○（←母さんの名前）はえらいよね。
NHKの英語講座毎年１年続かないのに
４月になったらまた気持ちを新たに始めるもんね。」
そう今年もまたNHKのラジオ講座のテキストを
買ってきたばかりの日のことでした。
でもねー今年はLittle Charoですよ？
とってもかわいいのよ？
ネットに個人の出席簿や
ミニテストの成績表があるんだよ？
ちょうどちびの寝かしつけの時間に放送してるんだけど、
昨日のちびなんて聞いてるうちに寝ちゃったんだから！
ほめてるんだかけなしてるんだか
わからないことを言ってないで一緒にやろうよ。
・・・今年は１年続くようにがんばろう

土曜日

７月２２日土曜日。

How do you keep your lawn so healthy?
Mine is overtaken by weeds.
I guess I should attend to it more carefully.
Don't scrub those cups with steel wool!
They're made of plastic.
You're going to scratch them up.

金曜日

７月２１日金曜日。

But they have a book return slot by the door.
Do you want a chuckle?
The parking lot looks totally full.
But the symptoms are quite subtle.
He doesn't cough or whine.

水木曜日

７月１９・２０日。

There's no time for that anyway.
I'd like to practice yoga,but there's just no time for it in my busy schedule.
I tried to call you before I got on the plane,but there was no time for that.
This is no time for chitchat,so hurry up and get the job done.

The key got stuck in the keyhole and wouldn't come out.
If you look very carefully,you can just barely see Mars up in that direction.
There's no time for lunch,so I'll just have to do without.

土月火曜日

７月１５・１７・１８日。

It must have blown off the table when I opened the door.
Luckily,it was just a fender bender.
It looks like charcoal now.
They can't cut through this copper wire.

I once read about some people who got stuck in a railroad tunnel without electricity.
I got stuck in a traffic jam,and it took me two hours to get there.
A small fish bone got stuck in my throat and I can't get it unstuck.
My thumb once got stuck in one of the holes in a bowling ball.

Let's see,I can just barely make it out.
I ran down the stairs and I just barely caught the last train.
The old man spoke in a voice that was barely audible.
I thought I would be late,but I was just berely on time.

金曜日

７月１４日金曜日。

What a glamorous outfit you have on.
Are you going somewhere special tonight?
I don't think I've ever seen you dressed that way.
Your whole body is sore?
That's because you went jogging for the first time in years.
You'll get used to it if you keep it up.

木曜日

７月１３日木曜日。

I don't know why he insisted on doing the job all by himself.
Just the thought of her is enough to make my heart pound.
I tried,but never managed to convince him not to quit his job.

水曜日

７月１２日水曜日。

Now are you glad you convinced us to stay in a cheap hotel?
She convinced her parents to let her go on an overnight trip.
We have to convince John to get involved in our project.
How did you convince them to raise your salary by so much?

火曜日

７月１１日火曜日。

Whew,the thought of wasting money sure woke you up in a hurry.
The thought of a vacation at a hot spring resort makes me feel relaxed.
The thought of getting married to him thrilled her.
Just the thought of that car accident makes me shudder.