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Hi, I’m Sarah. Welcome to The Daily English Show.
Today I’m going to give you a few more tips for using a and the.

Tip Number 1:

We usually say the radio and the internet but TV or television with no the.

Last night I used the internet and I listened to the radio and I watched TV.

So if you’re talking about TV in general, no the.

He thinks that listening to the radio is good for you but watching TV rots your brain.

But, if you’re talking about a specific TV set, then use the.

I can’t find my keys. Have you seen them?
Yeah, they’re on top of the TV.

Tip Number 2:

You don’t usually use a or the before names of meals, like breakfast, lunch, dinner.

I didn’t have time to eat breakfast today.
What did you have for lunch?

But if you use an adjective before the noun then you need to use a.
For example: We had a great lunch.

 「#711 解説します冠詞 "a"と"the"、その１」の英文スクリプト＋日本語訳＋番組詳細

STICK NEWS

Kia Ora, this is Stick News. The Austrian national rugby team lost 48 nil to Lithuania last week. To get over their loss they went to a street in the centre of the capital of Lithuania and stripped off all their clothes.

　ラグビー、オーストラリア代表チームは先週、リトアニアと対戦し４８対０で完敗しました。　敗戦の悲しみを癒すためオーストラリア代表チームは、リトアニアの首都の中心部へ行き、ストリップしました。

The Austrian rugby team were soundly beaten in Lithuania on Saturday.
After the game, they went out and had a few drinks. Then they stood on some steps, sang a song and took off all their clothes.
Some bystanders whipped out their cameras and filmed the event and these videos can now be seen on the internet.

　土曜日にラグビー、オーストラリア代表チームはリトアニアで悲劇的な敗戦を喫しました。
　試合後、代表チームは酒を飲みに町へ出かけました。　そして彼らは階段で立ち、歌を歌い、服を全部脱ぎました。
　見物客の一部はカメラを取りだしてこの騒ぎを撮影し、これらの映像は今ネットで見ることが出来るようになりました。

 And that was Stick News for Wednesday the 7th of May.
Kia Ora.

今日のニュース

Watch an uncensored video here.

TV news item about strip (in Lithuanian I think).

今回のスティックニュースのイラスト

Word Of The Day

Today’s word is tea.

When you think of tea you might think of a drink – but tea can also mean a meal.
In New Zealand I almost never used the word dinner. I ate breakfast, lunch and tea.

More about the word tea at Wikipedia.

Forum thread discussing the usage of the word tea. 

conversations with sarah

　　What does he say?

Sarah
This guy keeps leaving messages on our answering machine.
　このおじいちゃん、最近うちの留守電にメッセージ入れてくるんだ。

Tim
Someone that you don’t know?
　知らない人？

Sarah
Yeah.

Tim
What does he say?
　何て言っているの？

Sarah
He says: Today’s rice planting is cancelled.
　今日の田植えは中止です、って。

Tim
How many times has he called?
　今まで何回、録音してきたの？

Sarah
About three or four times over the last couple of months.
　数ヶ月前から延べ３、４回。

Tim
And you don’t know who it is?
　そして誰だか分からない？

Sarah
No. If we knew who it was then we could call them back and tell them they had the wrong number. I guess someone has been turning up to the rice planting, not knowing it has been cancelled.
　分からない。　もし分かるなら折り返し電話して、番号が違っていると教えてあげられるんだけど。　おそらく電話をもらうべき人は中止になったのを知らなくて毎回、田んぼに現れるんだろうな。

サラのメモ：
More tips about when to use a and the.

knfの独り言：
この謎のおじいちゃん、朝６時半くらいに毎回電話かけてきます。

Show 725 Wednesday 7 May
The Daily English Show
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