やさしい英語会話 (199) Smokin'

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先週取り上げた「ショッピング」は多くの人に愛されていますが、逆に今週取り上げる話題は、多くの人に嫌われているかもしれません。今回のテーマは「喫煙」です。



日本では法律で20歳未満の喫煙が禁じられていますが、アメリカでは州によって喫煙可能な年齢が異なっています。また、概してタバコに対する規制が厳しいアメリカですが、日本では考えられないあるものの吸引が法律で認められている州もあるようです。それは何でしょうか。



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（17:38　10.4MB　初級～中級）Smokin'



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

（今回の重要表現）



a smoke room

喫煙室



to annoy

...をいらいらさせる



Why wouldn't they let me smoke outside ...?

（反語的に）どうして外で喫煙させてくれないんだろう（させてくれてもいいじゃない）。



to dissipate into the air

空中に消散する、空気中に散って消える



to be cramped into ...

...に閉じ込められる



to compress

詰め込む、圧縮させる



leisurely

ゆっくりと



to depend state by state

州によって違う



turn 20

20歳になる



to hold out

辛抱する



*** Script ***

(Slow speed) 03:15-05:40

(Natural speed) 14:10-15:55



Smokin'



Scene: A friend approaches a female American student who is smoking.



M: Hey, you can't do that here!



W: Do what…?



M: You can't smoke here!



W: Why not?



M: You're in the middle of campus. Here, look, there's a smoke room right here for you to smoke in.



W: A smoke what?



M: It's a smoke room, so you don't annoy the people around you.



W: Wow, this is weird. Why wouldn't they let me smoke outside where the smoke can dissipate into the air easier, instead of cramping me in a room, which basically compresses it all?



M: Because other people can smell it and breathe it in if you smoke outside.



W: Hmm… Japan confuses me. It still has a couple of cafes and restaurants where you can smoke in, but you can't leisurely smoke outside?



M: Can you in America?



W: It depends state by state, but basically if you're outside no one really cares if you smoke. Except when there are signs that say you can't.



M: What about in buildings?



W: Generally, any public building you can't smoke in, and most restaurants are the same, so usually you can only smoke in bars now.



M: Hmm. Hey, aren't you 19? You have to be 20 to smoke in Japan!



W: What?! Man, really? It's only 18 in the US... Well, this is a sad day. I guess now is the best time to quit if I can't buy cigarettes in Japan!



M: Yes, I think this is a great opportunity for you to give up smoking.



W: Hey, Just kidding! I turn 20 next week. And I think I can hold out until then!



M: I give up…



(Written by Matthew Bola)