2月や3月は年度末とあってすることも多く気持ちが急く季節。私は車検シーズンも重なりあまり歓迎できないシーズンです。
ディーラーさんにお願いする車検もありますが、私は近年ユーザー車検をしています。
これをするまでは「ユーザー車検」って何？と思っていましたが、何のことはない、人にお願いするのではなく自分で車を車検場へ持ってきて手続きをし、レーンへ自分で車を入れて指示に従うだけのことです。
重量税や自賠責保険を入れて軽自動車であれば4万円ほどで終了。平日にお休みが取れる人で法定点検を受けており、エンジンオイルなども時期が来たら交換している人であれば2回に一度くらいユーザー車検でもいいのではと思っています。
ボンネットを開けてください、と言われ、どこを開けたらラッチが開くのかもわからないと、検査員さんが教えてくれます。
さて、自動車用語はカタカナ表記のものが多いですが、どれくらいがそのままの英語でしょうか？
ボンネット ルームミラー ハンドル フロント ギア コンパネ ダッシュボード
Dave-sensei was on "Let's Enjoy English" on Radio MOMO (79.0 FM) last Thursday. Dave and D.J. Chiaki Kamibeppu talked about the Olympics. Click the button below to listen.
Dave-sensei will be on Radio MOMO (79.0FM) with D.J. Chiaki Kamibeppu on Thursday February 22th at about 5:40 pm. They will talk in English and Japanese about the Winter Olympics.
２月２２日（木）５時40分ごろにDave先生がRadio MOMOに出演します（DJは上別府千晶さん）。英語と日本語の両方でオリンピックについて話します。
A couple weeks ago I went snowboarding with a couple of friends. We rented a car and went up to Daisen early on a Sunday morning.
I didn’t think we needed snow tires, but my friend thought we did, so we paid 1,500 yen extra for them. It was a good choice! We were stopped on the highway on the way up to make sure we had the correct tires, since some of the roads were completely covered in snow. I hadn’t driven on roads that were that snowy in several years, so it was kind of a fun experience.
The road to Daisen.
It was a holiday weekend, so it was very crowded. We had to park down the mountain a little bit and then take a shuttle bus up to the entrance. However, the conditions and weather were great! It snowed for most of the day and was very powdery. We were able to keep going until about 4 pm and then headed home. I’m hoping to go again in the next few weeks!
I’m not a big sports fan, but American football can be really exciting. And of course, it makes me happy to see my home team doing well. So I just have to brag that this year, the Philadelphia Eagles won the final game of the season - the Super Bowl!
This win was important to Eagles fans because it was the first time Philadelphia won the Super Bowl. They made it this far twice before, but lost the final game both times. The other team this year, the New England Patriots, are one of the best teams in football history. No one expected the Eagles to do well – they were the underdog.
It was an exciting game, with both teams playing well and scoring in turn. The ending was especially tense – I couldn’t look away from the screen. But with a final score of 41-33, the Eagles took home the Lombardi Trophy and earned their place in football history.
Thanks to Dave and Ayumi for hosting a little Super Bowl party at their house. I’m glad I got to watch the game live!
If you’re curious, here are some highlights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcnIlBZGjDU
