やさしい英語会話 (244) Looking for the Right Guy (1)

インターネットの発達によって、人と人との出会いやつながりの機会がますます増えています。最近では、スマホの画面をスワイプ（swipe）するだけで好みの異性に出会える、そんなアプリも登場しているようです。



今回の会話では、二人の女性が、異性に出会えるスマホのアプリを使おうとしています。果たしてどのような結果になるのでしょうか。今週と来週の２回に分けてお届けしますので、ぜひお楽しみください。



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（初級〜中級）*** It's a Good Expression ***

（今回の重要表現）



to swipe

（クレジットカードやタッチパネルの画面などを）スワイプする



I'm not really a fan of these sort of things.

こういうのはあまり好きじゃない。



anonymously

匿名で



to judge

仕分けをする



shallow

浅い、浅はかな



persistent

しつこい



to be attracted to

に魅かれる



to show off

を見せびらかす



decent

見苦しくない、ちゃんとした





*** Script ***



Looking for the Right Guy (Part 1)



Girl 1: Hey Lindsey, have you heard of this new app called Tinder?



Girl 2: No, what is it?



Girl 1: WHAAAAT?!?! It's SO popular right now. Basically, it's a dating application where you swipe left if you like their profile, and swipe right if you don't!



Girl 2: Um, I'm not really a fan of these sort of things...



Girl 1: I know, but it's kind of fun to anonymously look at profiles and judge them!



Girl 2: That's insanely shallow.



Girl 1: Come on. Just try it for a few minutes.



Girl 2: You're SO persistent...



(Makes a profile on the application)



Girl 1: Hey, do you think this guy is cute?



Girl 2: Um, no.



Girl 1: Then put your finger on the screen and swipe right!



Girl 2: Ugh...



Girl 1: What about THIS guy?



Girl 2: I'm not really attracted to guys who show off their muscles in a picture. (swipes and keeps swiping for a few seconds) Oh...THIS guy looks like a nice decent guy. It's a picture of him and his family, and his description says that he really likes hiking, playing with animals, and fishing.



Girl 1: SWIPE LEFT THEN!!!! Go on!   



(Written by Lauren Johnson)