English Recordings

I don't know how to make small talk.
She always makes a beeline for the hors d' oeuvres.
He can drink anyone under the. table.
Who's the designated driver tonight?
We crashed this party.
Will you be my escort to that black-tie affair?
I'm on the wagon.
She's a complete teetotaler.
That doesn't really mix with me very well.
I'm trying to cut calories.
He is still drying out after the other night.
She's been hitting the bottle again.
He is trying to drown his sorrows.
He's had one too many.
He passed out and doesn't remember what happened.
He was falling-down drunk.
I was out on the town last night.
I' m still recovering from a hangover.
There is still time for a nightcap.
He is a true saint.
She is hard to figure.
He's still wet behind the ears.
He is a real snake.
She is as bland as they come.
She's quite a character.
He is a very nosy person.
He acts like a big shot.
He is completely off the wall.
She seems to be a bit of an eccentric.
He doesn't pull any punches.

I made a poster with computer graphics which seemed new at that time, but there was a possibility that they see me as a cold person. Therefore, the other was my emotional aspect.The place where I was born and brought up was an entertainment district, what is called red-light area. There were a lot of street pimps around there. They were apparently seen as social failures, but they were kind to their neighbors including me. Indeed they might not be able to be confident with what they had been doing, but in a way they had worldly wisdom. They taught me it wasn't always the case that right things were the answers for everything and that there were a lot of things that could not be explained by reason.This unusual environment nurtured my diverse perspectives and sensitivities.An old lady was running a bar near my family home, which was the oldest in Kyushu. I realized how fun it is to drink for my fist time when I went to this bar.
I leaned what it means to drink and what it means to live at this bar. I decided to make some posters in the motif of the old lady so that I could convey I had not only my wits about one but also a great sensitivity.This plan went well, and it seemed that they think I have logical thinking and a great sensitivity.

In quantitative and qualitative tests, we make the test shelves realistic as exactly as possible by using the actual shelves and real mock-ups so that we can understand the whole perception.In the earliest stages of development of a brand, I think it is good to resolve the consumers' perception. We often see marketers collect many partial perception to understand the consumers in market surveys. But on the other hand, we often have a feeling that each of them is right but something is wrong as a whole. No matter how hard we may consider the partial perception, we can not understand the whole perception at all. This is because a man first defines things as a whole. Therefore, we focus on understanding the whole perception.

She won by a hair.
The crowd was going wild.
The contending team was crushed in the final minutes.
She looked terrible at first, but then made a huge comeback.
The game was tied so they went into overtime.
She is out for the season due to an injury.
He was suspended for fighting with an official.
The stands were packed with rowdy fans.
He didn't break the world record, but he set a new personal best.
I'd give my right arm for box seats at that game.
They are competing for the title.
She was in poor condition before pre-season training.
He was the MVP in the All-Star Game.
She took almost all· the medals in the track and field events.
He is a very aggressive player, but he runs out of gas too soon.
They played the national anthem during the awards ceremony.
She was elected to the Hall of Fame.
She took the trophy for the nth time.
He got wiped out in the finals.
The party really started to swing at around midnight.
There is going to be a small get-together at my place.
He was the life of the party.
I was overdressed for the occasion.
As usual, she showed up fashionably late.
She couldn't dance if you paid her.
Don't be a wallflower.
Look at him move!
She is really light on her feet.
I have two left feet.
He's a real party animal.

They opened for U2 at Yankee Stadium in New York.
There was a stampede for the exits after he played the last encore.
Let's meet up again in the front lobby at closing time.
I blew it because I didn't check which day the museum is closed.
These paintings are part of a very rare collection.
This sculpture was added to the museum's permanent exhibit.
The show is on loan from a private collector.
It is only a temporary show, so you'd better catch it while you can.
The canvas was once damaged by a vandal, but it was restored.
I just want to pick something up in the gift shop.
The works were incredibly well-preserved.
It's a special exhibition of Italian renaissance portrait paintings.
This landscape has never been authenticated.
The frescos on display were wonderfully absorbing.
That painting fetched a huge sum at the auction.
It was beautifully displayed.
I thought the show was poorly arranged.
She left behind some timeless works.
It's impossible to get your hands on a ticket.
It's a traveling exhibition that last showed in London.
The star player choked in the clutch.
She almost never cracks under pressure.
She is an excellent athlete; but she is no team player.
The two of them were going neck and neck.
He pulled ahead in the final stretch.
She .shattered all the records.
They say she threw the match.
The game looked like it was fixed.
He gives up as soon as the going gets tough.
He was on the ropes the whole time.

This troupe went on the road and toured Europe last fall.
They put together a star lineup for the gala performance.
They were still tuning their instruments when the lights went down.
The percussion section drowned out the strings.
We went to hear a quartet perform Haydn.
The soloist is really putting his whole body into that piece.
The overture has some dramatic crescendos.
The group is performing baroque chamber music on original instruments.
The pianist had excellent technique.
The program features medieval church music performed by noted musicians from abroad.
Didn't you think the orchestra was way out of key?
I managed to get tickets to a dress rehearsal.
The soprano hit beautiful high notes.
That tenor's range was really impressive.
That opera has a marvelous score.
The last aria repeats the theme from the overture.
The bass has a huge voice, but he can't act for beans.
I think the dramatic tenor missed a note.
All the singers had perfect diction.
The performers got three curtain calls.
I want to scan the synopsis before the show starts.
You might have to try picking up a ticket from a scalper at the theater.
Did you hear the lead guitarist jam?
I want to try going backstage to get his autograph.
I have trouble getting into drum solos.
The trio played mostly standards, plus some original compositions.
That saxophonist can really blow.
It will cost you the cover plus drinks.
They are doing a gig at a club I know.
I heard him live at Tokyo Dome.

Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the middle of a

field. As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal over an open fire.

They were all hungry and the food smelled good. After a wonderful

meal, they told stories and sang songs by the campfire. But some time

later it began to rain. The boys felt tired so they put out the fire

and crept into their tent. Their sleeping bags were warm and

comfortable, so they all slept soundly. In the middle of the night,

two boys woke up and began shouting. The tent was full of water! They

all leapt out of their sleeping bags and hurried outside. It was

raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field.

The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right under

their tent!

I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures. Many people pretend that they understand modern art. They always tell you what a picture is 'about'. Of course, many pictures are not 'about' anything. They are just pretty patterns. We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material. I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else. They notice more. My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not. She came into my room yesterday.
'What are you doing?' she asked.
'I'm hanging this picture on the wall,' I answered. 'It's a new one. Do you like it?'
She looked at it critically for a moment. 'It's all right,' she said, 'but isn't it upside down?'
I looked at it again. She was right! It was!

I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. The porter, however, could not understand me. I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. he answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. 'I am a foreigner,' I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. 'You'll soon learn English!' he said. I wonder. In England, each person speaks a different language. The English understand each other, but I don't understand them! Do they speak English?

I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down. I had just lost $50 and I felt very upset. 'I left the money in my room,' I said, 'and it's not there now.' The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. 'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said. He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk. It contained $50. 'I found this outside this gentleman's room,' she said. 'Well,' I said to the manager, 'there is still some honesty in this world!'