超濃縮！やさしい英語会話 (22) Kei's Best

Hiroshima University's English Podcast

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今週と来週は、恒例の「超濃縮！やさしい英語会話」です。この11年間に配信した335本の「やさしい英語会話」よりエピソードを厳選し、毎回４本分を濃縮してお届けします。今回は、Keiさんの選んだ4本の傑作エピソードをお送りします。
　
*** Kei's Best ***
やさしい英語会話 (277) At the Bowling Alley
やさしい英語会話 (266) Endings are not always happy
やさしい英語会話 (248) It’s important to be honest during interviews
やさしい英語会話 (147) Scared of bugs
*** Script ***
やさしい英語会話 (277) At the Bowling Alley
W: Jamal, today's the day I'm gonna bowl my first perfect game!
M: (Yawn) I don't see the big deal in bowling a perfect game. All you gotta do is beat some pieces of wood with a giant ball a few times. Anyone can do it.
W: Jamal, this is your first time bowling, so you wouldn't really know, but bowling is a lot more than just throwing a "giant ball". It takes years of practice, and the techniques necessary to bowl a perfect game can't just be learned over night. (The two of them walk up to the lane.)
W: Alright here I go! Perfect game, here I come! (Bowls the ball)
M: Oh. You only beat 3 of them.
W: It's not BEATING them. It's "knocking them over." And I'm still just getting warmed up. That was just some kind of fluke. Besides, I doubt YOU could do any better. Here's a 15 pounder. Good luck knocking any pins over with that!
M: OK. Watch this! (Jamal throws the ball under his legs and it rolls very slowly.)
W: Ha ha! Granny-style throw? You're not gonna hit any pins with THAT technique. (Jamal gets a perfect strike.)
M: Cool! I beat them all!
W: What? A strike? That's impossible! My technique is flawless and you're just some amateur! Alright, this time I'm gonna get a strike for sure. (Sarah throws the ball with all her strength but only manages to knock over 1 pin.)
M: So, a strike is when you only beat one of the pins?
W: Ah! Last time you got lucky. Let's see if you can go 2 for 2.
M: OK, cool.
(Jamal throws the ball like a baseball. Despite the form, he manages to get a perfect strike.)
M: Hey, I beat them again! This game is too easy. Can we go to the arcade?
W: What?! IMPOSSIBLE! I AM the superior bowler! Besides, it's not called "beating the pins" you moron! I'm too good for this. I'm going home!
(Written by David Shaner)
やさしい英語会話 (266) Endings are not always happy
W: Oh, Humberto, this is, honestly, the best date I could've asked for. The food is delicious. The atmosphere and night view are just astonishingly beautiful. And the bouquet of roses… you really know how to get to a woman's heart!
M: Well, It's because… I love you, Natsuki. And, I actually have a rather important question to ask you… Natsuki… I…
Waiter: Hi folks. I'm your waiter! Is everything going alright? I hope you like the food! If you need any refills, let me know! And if you have any questions or concerns feel free to share them! Oh, and if you don't mind, I'd love for you to fill out this questionnaire! My name is Fred. F-R-E-D, D as in DOG. So if you could, also please write a review on the service that I provide to you guys.
M: Ah, everything is going great, Fred, thank you.
Waiter: That's great to hear! Call me if you need anything!
M: Ugh! Waiters can be so obnoxious here… Anyways, as I was saying… (Alarms start sounding, and everyone starts screaming)
M: WHAT?!?! NATSUKI!??! The lights went off!
W: I'M… I'M RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU, HUMBERTO!!! WHAT'S GOING ON!?!??!
M: I… I DON'T KNOW!!
Waiter: SIR! SIR! WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE NOW!
M: FRED, IS THAT YOU!??!! (Waiter: starts coughing and passes out)
Announcement: THIS IS THE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT. EVERYBODY REMAIN CALM. FOR REASONS UNKOWN, WE WILL BE PUTTING THIS BUILDING ON LOCKDOWN. IF ANYONE TRIES TO ESCAPE, THEY WILL BE ARRESTED.
M: What the…?!
W: HUMBERTO! I'm scared.
M: Uh… I think we just got ourselves into a horror movie. I was going to ask you to marry me, but I don't think that's going to happen. I'm out of here!
W: WAIT! HUMBERTO DON'T LEAVE ME!!!
(Written by Lauren Johnson)
やさしい英語会話 (248) It’s important to be honest during interviews
Situation: John is at an interview for a part-time job.
W: Alright... how are you, sir? I'm Candice, and I'll be interviewing you today.
M: Hi Candice. It's nice to meet you.
(Stands to shake her hand, but his hand is visibly drenched in sweat.)
W: Oh my! Your hand is a bit sweaty!
M: Can I be honest with you, Candice?
W: Sure, in fact I'd prefer it.
M: I'm a bit nervous about this whole interview thing.
W: That's perfectly fine! It's normal for people to be nervous during interviews. It's a part of human nature.
M: But this isn't just ordinary interview anxiety. I'm nervous because... um... because I've done some horrible things. Unforgivable things. Things that if you ever found out about them, you probably wouldn't want to give me this job, or even look me in the eye!
W: OK, well, now that you've brought it up, I feel inclined to ask you what these "horrible" things are.
M: It all started last Wednesday. I was at the local Walgreens, buying some candy. I then decided to buy a birthday card for my mom, and I forgot about the chocolate bar in my hand... I walked out of the store without paying for it! I wanted to go return it, but by the time I noticed I was half-way home!
W: Um... Well, that's an interesting story.
M: I knew you guys would find out during the lie-detector test so I thought I'd just get it off my chest now.
W: Lie-detector test? Um... this is an interview for a position as a janitor at McDonald's. We don't do lie detector tests. In fact, if that's the worst thing you've ever done, you might just be the best employee we've ever had! You're hired!
M: Really? You mean it? Yippee!
(Written by David Shaner)
やさしい英語会話 (147) Scared of bugs
M: Hi Lauren! Why do you look so scared? Are you all right?
W: Remy, don't move! There's a beetle on your shirt!!
M: (Nonchalantly) Oh really…? Where?
W: You're not scared?!
M: Not really. It's just a bug. They're so small compared to us, so I don't really get scared of them.
W: Ugh, I hate bugs! I'm scared of every bug on this planet!
M: Every bug? You can't be scared of ants! Ants are harmless! And what about butterflies? Butterflies are beautiful!
W: What are you talking about?! Ants bite! And they've got all those little legs? Oh, creepy!! And butterflies start out as nasty, crawling caterpillars? Gross!!
M: Wait a minute; one time when I came over to your house there was a pet snake in a tank. Whose was that? If you're scared of bugs I can't believe you'd live with a snake in your house!
W: Oh, you mean Marbles? He's my pet garden snake. He's awesome!
M: Are you telling me that you're scared of bugs, but you think snakes are OK?!
W: Well, yeah! Snakes aren't bugs, now, are they? Snakes have brains, feelings, emotions!
M: Sometimes I just don't get you, Lauren…
(Written by Hannah Klein)