昨日のインストラクターのリーさんはタイピングが早いですし、同時に単語やフレーズの説明もしているので、受講生の方はより理解しやすくなると思います。昨日のレッスンのメモ（レッスンレポートとしてこことは別のウェブサイトに日本語の意味とオーディオを添付して掲載しています）はすごく量も多くて、参考になることが多いと思いましたので、ここに掲載します。
ちなみに、インスタ映えはInstagram-worthyというそうです。-“do it for the gram” = you should take a picture/video for instagramというのは個人的にかっこいい感じがします。
また、日本では馴染みがないですが、-St. Patrick’s Day（最近ではアルコールを飲んで楽しく騒ぐ日みたいにになっているそうですが）では緑の服などを着るそうで、もし着ていないと体をつねられる・つままれる(pinch)とのことでした。色々な風習がありますね。
＜Leighのレッスンレポート＞
-advice for TOEFL
-haunted
-haunted house (bad spirits/ghosts)
-omamori = charm
-omikuji = fortune
-daikichi = best fortune (really good luck)
-daikyou = worst fortune (really bad luck)
-leprechaun (Irish myth)
-St. Patrick’s Day
-Chengdu (Sichuan/Szechuan)
-Tropical Fruits (rare?)
-Beverly Hills
-Compton
-LA County Museum of the Arts (LACMA)
-county (like ward)
-Instabae = Instagram-worthy
-“do it for the gram” = you should take a picture/video for instagram
-observe = watch/look at something
observatory = place where you can watch/look at something
-Griffith Observatory
-city view, stars
-interactive, educational
-FREE!
-… is one of the ……
-one of the best
-one of the most
-Now let me tell you….
-emphasize = strongly express your belief/what you think
-information first. Now let me tell you, ..your belief.
ex. People think that Chinese and English are similar. Now let me tell you, they’re not.
-amazing-looking building = building that looks amazing
-cool-looking hat = a hat that looks cool
-yummy-looking drink = drink that looks yummy
-funny-looking toy/alligator
-….-looking
-(NUANCE) in general, big or small (size) are facts, better use your opinion (beautiful/cool/delicious)
-The Grammy Museum is a must-see for museum lovers
-a must-see (compound word) = not you must see, but means you definitely must see (as a
recommendation)
-must-see, must-have (NO must-eat, NO must-go, No must-do)
-must-see: Cat Cafe Mocha, Cherry Blossom
-must-have: umbrella in rainy season, iPhone
-the, a, an
-the = one specific ….
-a, an = same meaning (an: before vowels)
-excitement = feeling of being excited
-entertainment = feeling of being entertained
-can skip this(a bit of = some)
-
If you’re up for watching a movie, head for/to Shinjuku.
If you’re up for …., YOUR RECOMMENDATION
-select = to choose
-selection = choices/options
That pet shop has a fantastic selection of cats.When you go to the department store in Ikebukuro, you can choose from a wide/big/huge selection of Japanese items/products.Just next to Just above, just underneath, just behind, just to the right / left of
-by far = comparing something that are very different in a particular aspect
-something is by far the …..
-“I’ll have the ……. please.”
-“……. please”
-“Thank you, that will be all”
-“No thank you.”
-“We want to eat family-style so could we have an extra plate.”
-“Would that be all” = are you finished ordering, is there anything else you want to order?
