็ใใ、ใใใซใกใฏ!ไปๆฅใฏ、็งใไบบ็ใงๆใๆใใฆใใๅ ดๆ、ๆญฏๅป่
ใใใซ่กใฃใใจใใฎใ่ฉฑใงใ。
For the past week, I had been having pain off and on, but the other night it was unbearable, so I had no choice but to face my biggest fear: the dentist.
When I arrived at the clinic, I found it interesting that I had to take off my shoes! That is a unique Japanese custom for small, clean medical offices that you would never see in America. In the end, the dentist was very good, and the whole procedure was over quickly! I was so relieved. I have to go back next month to finish the procedure, but I feel better knowing it won't be that bad.
(ใใฎไธ้ฑ้、็ใฟใๆญ็ถ็ใซใใฃใใฎใงใใ、ๅ
ๆฅ่ใใใใชใใปใฉใฒใฉใใชใฃใใใ、ๆๅคงใฎๆๆใงใใๆญฏๅป่
ใซ่กใใใใๅพใพใใใงใใ。)
(ใฏใชใใใฏใซ็ใใฆ、้ดใ่ฑใใชใใใฐใชใใชใใฃใใฎใ้ข็ฝใใฃใใงใ!ใใใฏ、ใขใกใชใซใงใฏๆฑบใใฆ่ฆใใใชใ、ๆธ
ๆฝใชๅฐใใชใฏใชใใใฏใซ็นๆใฎๆฅๆฌใฎ็ฟๆ
ฃใงใ。็ตๅฑ、ๅ
็ใฏใจใฆใไธๆใง、ๅ
จไฝใฎๅฆ็ฝฎใฏใใใซ็ตใใใพใใ!ใใใจใใพใใ。ๆฅๆใพใๅฆ็ฝฎใๅฎไบใใใใใซๆปใใชใใใฐใชใใพใใใ、ใใๅคงไธๅคซใ ใจใใใฃใฆๆฐใๆฅฝใซใชใใพใใ。)
Key Vocabulary ๐
* unbearable: not able to be endured or tolerated.
(่ใใใใชใ)
* procedure: a series of actions conducted in a certain order or manner.
(ๅฆ็ฝฎ、ๆ้ )
* clinic: a facility that provides medical treatment.
(่จบ็ๆ、ใฏใชใใใฏ)
* relief: a feeling of relaxation after a difficult or stressful period.
(ๅฎๅ ต、ๅฎๅฟ)
Key English Phrase ✨
The phrase is "off and on." (ใชใ・ใขใณใ・ใชใณ)
This means happening or existing intermittently (stopping and starting repeatedly) over a period of time. It is a very common way to talk about recurring events or feelings.
(ใใใฏ、ใใๆ้ใซใใใฃใฆๆญ็ถ็ใซ(ๆญขใพใฃใใๅงใพใฃใใใ็นฐใ่ฟใใฆ)่ตทใใใใจ、ใพใใฏๅญๅจใใใใจใๆๅณใใพใ。็นฐใ่ฟใใใๅบๆฅไบใๆๆ
ใซใคใใฆ่ฉฑใใจใใซใใไฝฟใใใ่กจ็พใงใ。)
How to Use It in Conversation ๐ฌ
* "The rain has been coming down off and on all morning."
(「้จใฏๅๅไธญใใฃใจ้ใฃใใๆญขใใ ใใใฆใใ。」)
* "She worked on the project off and on for two years."
(「ๅฝผๅฅณใฏใใฎใใญใธใงใฏใใซ2ๅนด้、ๆญ็ถ็ใซๅใ็ตใใ 。」)
* "The pain comes back off and on, but it's not unbearable anymore."
(「็ใฟใฏๆญ็ถ็ใซๆปใฃใฆใใใ、ใใ่ใใใใชใใปใฉใงใฏใชใ。」)
* "I am studying Spanish off and on whenever I have free time."
(「ๆ้ใใใใจใใซ、ๆใ
ในใใคใณ่ชใๅๅผทใใฆใใ。」)
* "The phone signal cuts out off and on."
(「้ป่ฉฑใฎไฟกๅทใ้ๅใใใ็นใใฃใใใใ。」)
Quiz Time! ✅
1. What is the English word for「ๅฆ็ฝฎ」?
a) clinic
b) procedure
c) relief
2. The phrase "off and on" means happening:
a) constantly.
b) intermittently.
c) for a very short time.
3. Fill in the blank: "The pain was __ until I took the medicine."
a) polite
b) unbearable
c) off and on
4. Fill in the blank: "I felt a great sense of __ when the procedure was over."
a) pain
b) relief
c) fear
5. The word "clinic" is a Japanese __ where you must take off your shoes.
a) custom
b) procedure
c) office
Ask your teacher if you are not sure of the correct answers!
What is your biggest fear? I'd love to hear it! I look forward to hearing your comments!
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Quiz Answers
1. b) procedure
็็ฑ:「procedure」ใฏ「ๅฆ็ฝฎ、ๆ้ 」ใจใใๆๅณใง、ๅป็่ก็บใๆใใพใ。
2. b) intermittently.
็็ฑ:「off and on」ใฏ「ๆญ็ถ็ใซ」「ๆใ
」ใจใใๆๅณใงใ。
3. b) unbearable
็็ฑ:่ฌใ้ฃฒใๅใฎ็ถๆ
ใจใใฆ、「unbearable」(่ใใใใชใ)ใๆ่ใซๅใใพใ。
4. b) relief
็็ฑ:ๅฐ้ฃใชๅฆ็ฝฎใ็ตใใฃใๅพใซๆใใใฎใฏ、「relief」(ๅฎๅ ต、ๅฎๅฟ)ใงใ。
5. a) custom
็็ฑ:้ดใ่ฑใใฎใฏ、ๆฅๆฌ็ฌ่ชใฎ「custom」(็ฟๆ
ฃ)ใงใ。
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