Small Talk and First Time Conversations

Small talk – conversations about little things like weather and traffic – is important when meeting people for the first time.

It helps us discover if the person we are talking to is interested in us or not.
Through small talk, we can observe the other person’s body language and see if they’re having a good time.

Most people worry about what to say during their first conversations with people.
They talk about themselves because they want to appear interesting.
But the secret to good conversations is simple:
be interested in the person you are talking to.
People appreciate the attention, and it helps them relax.

Start by having small talk about the weather or the other person’s hometown.
Listen well, and show interest in their answers.
Being a good listener takes practice, so don’t hurry.
Just remember to focus on the person you are talking to, and be yourself.
These tips will help you have good conversations with anyone.


スモールトーク - 天気や交通などの小さなことについての会話は、初めて人々と出会うときに重要です。

それは、私たちが話している人が私たちに興味を持っているかどうかを発見するのに役立ちます。
小さな話は相手の身体言語を観察し、彼らが楽しい時間を過ごしているかどうかを見ることができます。

ほとんどの人は、人との最初の会話で何を言いたいのか心配しています。
彼らは面白く見せたいので、彼らは自分自身について話します。
しかし、良い会話の秘密は簡単です。
あなたが話している人に興味があります。
人々は注意を感謝し、彼らがリラックスするのに役立ちます。

天気や他の人の故郷について少し話し始めます。
よく聞き、答えに興味を示してください。
良いリスナーであることは練習を要するので、急いではいけません。
あなたが話している人に焦点を当て、あなた自身であることを覚えておいてください。
これらのヒントは、誰とでも良い会話をするのに役立ちます。

deathとdiedの違い

diedは、die（「死ぬ」の意味）という動詞の過去形で「死んだ」という意味。
He died two years ago. （彼は２年前に死んだ）
He died of cancer.（彼はガンで死んだ）のように使います。

deadは「死んでいる」という意味の形容詞。
例・事故現場などで、 He is dead.（彼は死んでいる）の表現に使います。

ちなみに、dieは「死ぬ」という直接的な単語なので、
pass away（亡くなる、他界する）を用いて、
He passed away last night. 

同様にdeadも遺体が腐敗していく状態を表す生々しい単語です。
上記の例文のように事故現場や病院などで使うことはあっても、
「父は既に死んでいます（＝亡くなっています）」のような例で用いることはありません。
このような例では、
My father is already gone.
My father has already passed away.と表現するのが自然です。

Have to, Don't have to

a) We don't have to read that bool, Liam?
b) Oh, Then which book do we have to read?
a) We have to read this book and answer these Questions.

a) The customer service staff are so busy.
    They have to answers so many phone calls!
b) Yeah, but at least they can pick when they want to work.
a) You're right. If they choose to work the afternoon shift,
    they don't have to come to work until 1 pm.
b) On the down side (マイナス面は) ,
    sometimes they have to work on the weekends.

a) We have to get a birthday cake for Jake.
    It's his birthday today!
b) Oh, but he wants to lose weight.
    So we have to get some sort of low-fat cake.

New year's day

* I am relaxing now because it is Sunday.
* I do some house chores.（雑用）
* I have a son and daughter, they already have their own family.
* They stayed in my house last New year. I was busy but I had fun.
* My daughter cooked some New year's food.
* I have a 7 years old grand daughter.
* My son is married but no kids yet.
* We are living Kanagawa but we don't see each other that much.
* Every New year's eve we watch the music TV program and early in the morning we watch the sun rise.
* There were many people who watch the sunrise so it's usually crowded.
* Do you usually see the sunrise, every year?
* You are a hard worker.
* We usually pray for this year to be good.
* We tie the omikuji on the tree.
* What kind of food do you eat on New year's day?
* How many people can eat that?
* Did you relatives came to your house?

現在完了（継続）ForとSinceの使い方

For　は、数字を伴った期間を表す語句が来る（期間の長さ）
　　　three hours
　　　two days
　　　a week
　　　a long time
　　　a few
　　　several
　　　many

Since　は、動作や状態が始まった時点を表す語句が来る（地点・～からずっと）
　　　three o'clock
　　　yesterday afternoon
　　　last week
　　　last night
　　　2000
　　　then

  * Sinceの特徴は接続詞として使われ、その後に主語＋動詞～が来ることもある
　　　I have known the singer since I was a child
　　　The man has lived in Nagoya since he came to Japan

Are you happy or unhappy with your current self ?

It is very cool today.
So, it is very easy to spend.

My PC sometimes freezes.
why?
I am very confused.

Today is a slightly unhappy day.


Overall I am happy with my current self.
Of course there are some things I'd like to improve.
I wish I spoke English better, for example.
but I like myself !

If you were granted one wish, what would you wish for?

If one wishes to come true.
I would like to introduce myself well.

because.
It's difficult to introduce myself to other people dignifiedly.


I would wish for people's safety and happiness.
There are too many wars and conflicts in the world today.
I just want everyone to be happy.