็ใใ、ใใใซใกใฏ!ไปๆฅใฏ、ๆจๆฅ็งใใใฃใใๅฟใใฆใใพใฃใ、ใขใกใชใซใฎๅคงๅใช็ฅๆฅใซใคใใฆใฎใ่ฉฑใงใ。
I have to confess something: I completely forgot that yesterday was Thanksgiving! It's one of the biggest holidays in the U.S., but because I live in Japan, it sometimes slips my mind. I felt a little embarrassed when I remembered.
However, the meaning of the holiday is gratitude, and it's a perfect time to say thank you. I want to express my deep gratitude to all my students for coming to Miami Eikaiwa. I truly cherish your effort and your presence in the classroom every week. I hope I never take your hard work for granted!
(ๅ็ฝใใชใใใฐใชใใชใใใจใใใใพใ。ๆจๆฅใๆ่ฌ็ฅญใ ใฃใใใจใใใฃใใๅฟใใฆใใพใใ!ใขใกใชใซใงใฏๆใๅคงใใช็ฅๆฅใฎไธใคใงใใ、ๆฅๆฌใซไฝใใงใใใจ、ๆใ
้ ญใใๆใ่ฝใกใฆใใพใใฎใงใ。ๆใๅบใใใจใ、ๅฐใๆฅใใใใใชใใพใใ。)
(ใใใ、ใใฎ็ฅๆฅใฎๆๅณใฏๆ่ฌใงใ。ใ ใใใใ、็ใใๅ
จๅกใซๆ่ฌใไผใใ็ตถๅฅฝใฎๆฉไผใงใ。ๆฏ้ฑใใคใขใ่ฑไผ่ฉฑใซๆฅใฆใใ ใใ็ๅพใฎ็ใใใฎๅชๅใจ、ๆๅฎคใซใใฆใใ ใใๅญๅจใซๅฟใใๆ่ฌใใฆใใพใ。็ใใใฎๅชๅใๅฝใใๅใ ใจๆใใชใใใใซใใใใจๆใใพใ!)
Key Vocabulary ๐
* Thanksgiving: a national holiday in the U.S. and Canada to give thanks for the harvest and the preceding year.
(ๆ่ฌ็ฅญ)
* gratitude: the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation.
(ๆ่ฌใฎๆฐๆใก)
* embarrassed: feeling awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
(ๆฅใใใใ、ใใพใใๆชใ)
* cherish: to hold something dear; to feel or show great affection for.
(ๅคงๅใซใใ、ๅฟใซ็ใใ)
Key English Phrase ✨
The phrase is "to take for granted." (ใใฅ・ใใคใฏ・ใใฉใผ・ใฐใฉใณใใฃใใ)
This means to fail to properly appreciate someone or something, especially when that person or thing is always there. It suggests that you stop noticing how lucky you are to have something.
(ใใใฏ、่ชฐใใไฝใใๅฝ็ถใฎใใจใ ใจๆใฃใฆๆ่ฌใๅฟใใใใจใๆๅณใใพใ。ใใฎไบบใ็ฉใใใคใใใฐใซใใใใใง、ใใใๆใฃใฆใใใใจใใฉใใปใฉๅนธ้ใงใใใๆฐใฅใใชใใชใ、ใจใใใใฅใขใณในใงใ。)
How to Use It in Conversation ๐ฌ
* "It’s easy to take your good health for granted."
(「ๅฅๅบทใงใใใใจใๅฝใใๅใ ใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใใกใ 。」)
* "Never take your family for granted."
(「ๅฎถๆใๅฝใใๅใฎๅญๅจใ ใจๆใฃใฆใฏใใใชใ。」)
* "The students never take the teacher's extra effort for granted."
(「็ๅพใใกใฏๅ
็ใฎ็นๅฅใชๅชๅใๅฝ็ถใ ใจใฏๆใใชใ。」)
* "I realized I had been taking the quiet trains for granted."
(「้ใใช้ป่ปใๅฝใใๅใฎใใจใ ใจๆใฃใฆใใใใจใซๆฐใฅใใ。」)
* "We shouldn't take the warm weather for granted in November."
(「11ๆใฎๆใใๅคฉๆฐใๅฝ็ถใ ใจๆใฃใฆใฏใใใชใ。」)
Quiz Time! ✅
1. What is the English word for「ๆ่ฌใฎๆฐๆใก」?
a) cherish
b) gratitude
c) embarrassed
2. The phrase "to take for granted" means to:
a) say thank you very often.
b) fail to appreciate something.
c) quickly buy a gift.
3. Fill in the blank: "I felt so __ when I realized I forgot the holiday."
a) cherish
b) grateful
c) embarrassed
4. Which word means "to hold something dear; to feel or show great affection for"?
a) cherish
b) gratitude
c) embarrassed
5. Fill in the blank: "We must not __ __ our family __ __."
a) take / for / granted / the
b) take / for / granted / our
c) take / for / granted / not
Ask your teacher if you are not sure of the correct answers!
I will always be thankful for our conversations together.
(็งใฏใใคใ、็ใใใจไธ็ทใฎไผ่ฉฑใซๆ่ฌใใฆใใพใ。)
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Quiz Answers
1. b) gratitude
็็ฑ:「gratitude」ใฏ「ๆ่ฌใฎๆฐๆใก」ใจใใๆๅณใงใ。
2. b) fail to appreciate something.
็็ฑ:「to take for granted」ใฏ「ๅฝ็ถใฎใใจใ ใจๆใฃใฆๆ่ฌใๅฟใใ」ใจใใๆๅณใงใ。
3. c) embarrassed
็็ฑ:ๅคงๅใช็ฅๆฅใๅฟใใใจใใซๆใใใฎใฏ「embarrassed」(ๆฅใใใใ)ใจใใๆๆ
ใงใ。
4. a) cherish
็็ฑ:「cherish」(ๅคงๅใซใใ、ๅฟใซ็ใใ)ใฏ、ๅผทใๆๆ
ใ็คบใใใจใๆใใพใ。
5. b) take / for / granted / our
็็ฑ:ๆ
ฃ็จๅฅ「to take for granted」(〜ใๅฝ็ถใฎใใจใ ใจๆใ)ใจ、our family(็งใใกใฎๅฎถๆ)ใๆใ่ช็ถใช็ตใฟๅใใใงใ。
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