More Native Expressions

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NATIVE 1, 2, 3に掲載されていない洋画、ニュース等から集めた使える語句を紹介します。

updated on Thursday, October 29, 2002

Words

1: successful

A: How was the college festival?

B: That was successful. A lot of students joined it.

成功した、うまくいった

2: helpful

A: How were your professors in the United States?

B: They were all helpful.

面倒見がいい

3: consistent

A: What do you think about Ichiro's batting this season?

B: Very consistent. I see no problem about him.

一貫した、安定した

4: lovely

A: How was she?

B: Oh., she was very lovely.

かわいらしい

Scenes from a Mall(結婚記念日)

5: start over

A: What went wrong between us? Can we start it over?

B: I don't think so. We should be just friends.

やり直す

Scenes from a Mall(結婚記念日)

6: tease

A: Hey, can you stop teasing me?

B: All right, all right. I apologize.

〜をからかう

Detroit Rock City

7: disgust

A: I'll let you go now. You disgust me!

B: Thank you, Ms. Hopkins.

〜をむかつかせる

Detroit Rock City

8: convincing

A: Why do you trust him?

B: He is very convincing.

説得力のある

Behind Enemy Lines

9: cute

A: Is he cute? Cute scale, 1 to 10.

B:Twelve.

かわいい、ハンサムな

The Sum of All Fears

10: stink

A: He is a nice guy.

B: Maybe you're right, but his attitude stinks.

〜が嫌いだ

The Glimpse of Hell

11: intriguing

A: What do you think about the book?

B: The title of the book is intriguing.

魅力のある

VOA