やさしい英語会話 (198) Shopping

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先週、一挙８本をお届けしました「アメリカ探究の旅」いかがだったでしょうか。数が多すぎてまだ全部を聞けていないという方もご心配なく。自分のペースで聞けるのがポッドキャストのよいところ。お暇な折にぜひ耳を傾けてみてくださいね。そして次回の配信もお楽しみに！



さて、４月後半の３週間は「やさしい英語会話」をお届けします。今週のテーマは「ショッピング」です。２人の留学生が、広島にもあるあの有名なディスカウントストアで買い物をしているようです。ショッピングが好きな方も、そうでない方も、どうぞお楽しみください。



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（15:35　9.4MB　初級～中級）Shopping



*** It's a Good Expression ***

（今回の重要表現）



Don Quijote

日本のディスカウントチェーン。



to get stuck in one's head

（歌などが）頭に残って抜けない、頭の中でぐるぐる回っている



All's well that ends well.

「終わりよければすべてよし」

※ことわざ。William Shakespeareの戯曲のタイトルとしても有名。



awesome

すばらしい



I wouldn't go that far.

そこまでではないけどね。

※thatは副詞。否定の文脈で「そんなに〜ではない」の意味で使われる。

これを直訳すると「私なら、そこまでは言い及ばないだろう」。

相手の言った（強い肯定を含む）ことに対し、肯定の度合いが低いことを表明する。



Wal-Mart

アメリカの大手ディスカウントストア。



to dread ...ing

...するのが怖い



mean

（形）意地悪な、感じの悪い



The quality of some of their products are pretty low.

正しくはThe quality of some of their products is pretty low.

※この言い間違いについては番組内の解説をお聞きください。



decent

きちんとした



to be few and far between

とてもまれな



to blow ... out of the water

...を打ち負かす



multiple times

何度も



flat out run

全速力で走る

※flat out＋...[形容詞] = really ...



to check out

（お店を）チェックする



as far as the eyes can see

見渡す限り



an option

= a choice



an entire day

丸一日



*** Script ***

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Shopping



Scene: Two foreign students shopping at a Don Quijote.



M: Don, Don, Don, Don Quijote, Don-Ki-Ho-Te!



W: Please stop singing that song.



M: Why? I love that song! And this store too.



W: But it gets stuck in my head so easily! (sigh) Never mind. Now I'll just sing it the rest of the day too.



M: See: all's well that ends well! Anyway, thanks a lot for bringing me to this store, they have everything that is awesome all in one place.



W: I wouldn't go that far.



M: It's like Wal-Mart, but with actually good things for sale.



W: You don't like Wal-Mart?



M: I'm a college student who has no money, so, yes, I like Wal-Mart. But at the same time, I kind of dread going to the place.



W: Why?



M: Because most of the time the people are very unhappy or mean. And the quality of some of their products are, unfortunately, pretty low. Now, I've been to a couple of Wal-Marts before that were decent with good customer service, but those are few and far between!



W: So, now you're complaining about America's customer service?



M: Not so much complaining as… comparing it to Japan's customer service, which just blows America's customer service out of the water! I've had people run to different sides of the store multiple times looking for something for me. They flat out RAN! (sigh) I'm going to miss Japan and their awesome stores.



W: Me too, me too. Though I really wanna get back to America and check out their malls. Shops: as far as the eyes can see! Everywhere. Stores with clothes, and make-up, and bags! And, and SHOES!



M: I know, I know, but really, why do you need so many shops in one place?



W: Because women need options when they shop.



M: And an entire day to do it!



(Written by Matthew Bola)