やさしい英語会話 (202) Drinking In Class

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日本とアメリカの大学には様々な違いがあります。このうち、教室の風景として大きく違うことの一つは、アメリカの教室では飲み物の持ち込みが許されていることが多いという点です。日本の教室では考えられないことですが、何と授業中の食事も認めていることすらあるようです。



今回の会話では、授業中に飲み物を飲んでいるアメリカ人学生に日本人の友人が注意しているようです。教室での二人の会話に耳を傾けてみましょう。（でも学生の皆さん、授業中の私語はダメですよ…）



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（今回の重要表現）



And that is related to this conversation how?

= And how is that related to this conversation?

※このような「肯定文＋疑問詞」のタイプが会話で使われることがある。

最後の疑問詞を上がり調子で発音する。



discreet

慎重な、控えめな



No way!

とんでもない！



You gotta be kidding!

冗談でしょ！



understanding

寛容な



Wow, that certainly sounds nice.

へえ、それは確かによさそうだね。



furious

激怒した



give and take

お互いが妥協しあっている



go for something to eat over taking a nap

お昼寝をするよりも、何か食べる物を探しに出かける



to hold out for a few more minutes

もう少しの時間だけがまんする



to catch some lunch

昼ご飯を食べにいく

※類似の表現で、to catch a bite to eatも覚えておこう。



to head off

〜に行く

※headは動詞。



to glare at 〜

〜をにらむ





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Drinking In Class



M: Hey! What are you doing?!



W: (gulp, gulp) Um…drinking coffee?



M: Hey, we're in the middle of class!!



W: And that is related to this conversation how?



M: You can't drink in the middle of a lecture!



W: Really? Not even water, or coffee?



M: No!



W: Oh, that's strange…



M: Why? Can you drink during class in America?



W: Of course! You can drink water, tea, coffee, almost anything. Depending on the teacher and how discreet you are, you can even eat snacks!



M: No way! You gotta be kidding.



W: Well, sometimes there are a couple of teachers that won't let you drink or eat anything. But most teachers are very understanding, and even drink water or coffee themselves.



M: Wow, that certainly sounds nice.



W: Yes, but I've seen a few students fall asleep in the middle of a lecture here in Japan, and if that happened in a lecture in America the teacher would be furious!



M: Is that so? Hmm, I guess it's give and take, though I could really go for something to eat now over taking a nap!



W: Well, we only have about ten more minutes left in class, so I'm guessing we can both hold out for a few more minutes.



M: True. Hey, do you want to catch some lunch after this? Maybe even head off campus and eat some curry?



W: Sure, sounds good! Although I think maybe we should quiet down, the teacher's glaring at us and walking this way!



(Written by Matthew Bola)