A littlebitofanunusuallessontype, butit's notreally a lesson.
ちょっと変わったレッスンタイプですが、レッスンという感じではありません。
I justwanttotalktoyouaboutwhatitmeanstobe a nativespeaker.
ネイティブスピーカーになるとはどういうことか、話をしたいんです。
Nowwe'vehadsomecommentsonourpagesor a fewoftheteachersthatsomepeopleare a littlebitoffendedthatwesay, learnhowtospeaklike a nativespeaker, learnhowtolistenlike a nativespeakerorwritelike a nativespeaker.
Soifyou'rebrandnewto a differentpartofyourowncountry, therearecertainthingsthatyouwillnotunderstandbecauseyou'renotfromthere, Especiallyculturalreferences, certainthingshappenincertainareasandthelocalpopulationknowsaboutitandtheyrefertoitwhenthey'remaking a jokeorwhenthey'remaking a statementandifyou'renotfromthere, youmightnotknowwhatthey'retalkingabout.
Infact I had a coworkeronceand I won't saywhereshewasfrom, butonedayweweresittingintheteacherslounge, wewereteachingat a languageschoolhereinTorontoand I askedher, oh, where's youraccentfrom?
Andthenthere's theidiomsagain, I mentionedtheidiomsonetime I waslivinginJapan, I wasteachingthereand I had a britishcoworkerandonetime I went, herboyfriendand I wenttothestoretogetsomethingsandwewerehaving, I washaving a cigaretteandhesaidtome, can I bomb a fag?
A fagis a cigarette, but I hadneverheardthisbefore.
ファグとはタバコのことですが、初めて知りました。
Sothiswas a brandnewtome.
だから、これは私にとって真新しいものでした。
Soitwas a littlebitof a funnysituation.
だから、ちょっとおかしな状況だったんです。
Anothertime I wasat a barwithmyAustralianfriendandwewerejusttalkingandhisfriendalso, Australiancameinrightfromworkandhewaswearing a nicesuitandhewasholding a plasticbag.
I waslooking, oh I wanttoseesomenicefruitand I lookinthebagandthere's nothinginthebag, there's somepapersandthingslikehewasusingforteachingandtheybothlookedatmeandstartedlaughingbecausetheyrealized I didn't understandwhattheyweresayinginAustralianslang, nicebagoffruitmeansnicesuitbecausetheyliketorhymethingsifyousawthemovieOcean's 11.