Daily routines are important for maintaining my health, both mentally and physically. For instance, I continue recording life logs and review it. However, it’s not the (4)be-all and end-all of health.
I got an insight from one of my friends. He (1) alludes that humor (2) amounts to a good health. That makes sense because people are always searching for funny things. There are many comedy shows broadcast in Japan unfortunately, I can’t enjoy it because their brand of humor feels boring and I think it is a waste of time.
“Do you know R-1 Grand-Prix? It’s a famous audition of Japanese comedians. Everyone can try going on the stage for 2 minutes if they pay the fee of 2000JPN. I attended it last year.
Unfortunately, I could not pass the first stage of selection!”
He is an ordinary business person who is not so young, so I was surprised and asked why he wanted to attend it.
“It’s a good opportunity to (3) angle for a unique viewpoint. Because I often do presentations in front of many people. Don’t you think that it’s affordable and interesting?” For sure, I agree with in his opinion.
After that, he shared the topic of the audition. It sounds interesting, and I was proud of him for creating a story. As a result, I realized I should create a funny story. Alas! Is it possible for me? I’m too earnest and boring compared him.
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Title: What should I do to get more Humour?
Daily regular routines are important for keeping my health, both mental and physical. For instance, I continue recording lifelog and I review it. However, it’s not the (4)be-all and end-all of health.
I got insight from one of my friends. He (1) alludes to the humor (2) amount to a good health. That makes sense because people are always searching funny things. There are many comedy shows on broadcasting in Japan. Unfortunately, I can’t enjoy it because the taste feels boring and I feel it the waste of time in my case.
“Do you know R-1 Grand-Prix? It’s famous audition of Japanese comedian. Everyone can try playing it on the stage 2 minutes if the attendees pay the fee, It’s 2000JPN. I attended it last year.
Unluckily, I could not pass a selection of the first stage!”
He is an ordinary business person not so young, so I was surprised and asked why he wanted to attend it.
“It’s a good opportunity to (3) angle for a unique viewpoint. Because I often do a presentation in front of many people. Don’t you think that it’s affordable and interesting?” For sure, I agree with in his opinion.
After that, he shared me the topic of the audition. That sounds interesting, and I was proud of him who created the story. As a result, I realized I should create a funny story. Alas! Is it possible for me? I’m too diligent and boring person as compared him.
homework:
(1) allude to; Mention or make reference to something in an indirect way.(e.g.”I don’t understand. What problem is she alluding to?”)
(2) amount to; Reach; be equivalent to.
(e.g.”The total repair work will amount to 1200€.
“His statement amounted to a confession.”)
(3) angle for; Try to obtain something by hinting or suggesting.
(e.g. “From the way he’s speaking I suspect Tom is angling for a free ticket.”)
(4) be-all and end-all; To say that something is not the ‘be-all and end-all’ means that it is not what matters most or what is most essential.
(e.g.”Good schools are not the be-all and end-all of educating a child.”)
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