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ネバダ州リノに留学中のMomoとHiroは、リノ近郊にある観光地・バージニアシティを訪れています。ゴールド・ラッシュの時代には鉱山都市として栄えましたが、現在では古い時代のアメリカの趣を残す観光地となっています。また、今ではめっきり人口が減ったためか、いわゆるゴーストタウンとしても知られているようです…。



「アメリカ★は愉快だ」は、英語は上達したいけど少し苦手…という方々を対象にしたシリーズです。シャドウイングの練習もありますので、しっかり聞いて、しっかり声に出して練習してみましょう。

 

15: Virginia City Part 1 (Momo and Hiro)



M: So, Ms. Encyclopedia, what did you read about Virginia City?



W: Pretty cool! Virginia City is known as one of the most haunted places in Nevada, and possibly even the US! It’s an old silver mining town.



M: Whoa, I had no idea Nevada was so big on mining. That explains all the weirdly-named places here, like Goldfield and Gemfield.



W: And, it explains why all those weirdly-named places are so deserted; once the mines dried up, people started to leave. Take Virginia City-- at one point it had 25,000 residents, but now there are around 800.



M: But if Virginia City is supposedly haunted… maybe all of those people didn’t really leave after all! Whooo~ Spooky! Ha ha!



W: You laugh now, but you’d be surprised at how many people come here to see ghosts. They even have ghost tours for $20!



M: 20 bucks? Let’s save the money and explore ourselves!



(Written by Jazmin Boulton)