Otto's blog

Vague Utopia - Tia Gostelow

9月

22日

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n85OeppYtiI

I heard this song on the radio a few times when I was last in Australia. It has a pleasant, dreamy feel - great for listening to on a long drive. I read the lyrics, but I`m not really sure what they mean.

Reading/Pronunciation:
`ea` is pronounced in different ways:
dream, mean = イー
read (読んだ), pleasant = え
heard, search = アー
great, steak = エイ

#音楽

Mini Teaset Rack

9月

21日

I bought this minature teaset for my daughter last Christmas, but she didn`t have a good place to keep the pieces, so last weekend I made this rack for her. When I gave it to her, she was so happy (which was a nice change; when I give handmade gifts to my wife, she often looks unhappy...).

Grammar:
- buy/make/cook 何か for 誰か
- give/send/take 何か to 誰か

#アート #趣味

Hands Up - and Out - if You Smoke...

9月

20日

I guess this person doesn`t want their car to smell smoky. Anyway, they shouldn`t be smoking while driving. Actually, they shouldn`t smoke at all - it`s a bad habit.

Grammar:
- If we don`t know if somebody is 'he' or 'she', we can use 'they/them/their etc.' even though it`s only one person.

#車

Three Eggs a Day

9月

19日

For a while my 3 chickens were only producing 2 eggs a day. One of them wasn`t pulling its weight (= not working hard). However, now I`m finally getting one egg per chicken everyday - that`s 3 eggs a day, or 21 a week.

That`s a nice ROI (Return on Investment, 投資利益率).

Vocabulary:
- a/per = 対して, に就いて
- 'a' is more common than 'per', but 'per' is usual for people e.g. '$5 per person'

#ペット #動物