やさしい英語会話 (345) Picking up a Girl

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今週のテーマは「ナンパ」。本Podcastでは12年前に同じテーマの会話をお届けしましたが、大学生にとっての「出会い」は永遠のテーマと言えそうです。今回も、恋愛に使えそうな(?)クサいセリフ（corny lines）など、生きのよい会話表現が満載です。



さて、今回の会話の場面は大学の図書館。もちろん実際にはこのような顰蹙を買うような人はいませんが、図書館を利用する際にはどうぞお静かに…。

　

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

（今回の重要表現）



We gotta (do)

= We have got to (do)

〜しなければいけない



at all times

常に



Boy

（感嘆詞）まったく



check out

確かめる、チェックしてみる



worth a trip over there

あそこまで行くだけの価値はある



What’s your name?

名前は？

※日常のコミュニケーションで相手の名前を尋ねる際は、Could I ask your name?などを使う。



What do you say?

（提案の後で）どう？



without getting caught and yelled at

捕まって怒鳴りつけられることなく



It’s a deal.

わかった、決まり。（交渉成立）



Here goes nothing.

当たって砕けろ、ダメ元だ。



Woah

（感嘆詞）うわー。（元々は馬を止める時の「ドードー」にあたる）





*** Script ***



Picking Up a Girl



Situation: In the library



M: Hi there!



W: (whispering) Hey, we’re at the library. We gotta stay quiet at all times.



M: (starts to whisper) Oops. Sorry. Um… are you a freshman? It’s my first time seeing you here.



W: Yeah. It’s actually my first time coming to the library too. Boy, this library sure is huge!



M: I know. You should check out the West Library as well. It’s not as big as this one, but it’s still worth a trip over there.



W: Thanks! I’ll surely check it out soon.



M: By the way, I’m Hiroki. What’s your name?



W: Mine’s Samantha.



M: Wow, you have a beautiful name! I hope we can go out to a movie or something next time, what do you say?



W: Well… if you do something impressive right now, I MIGHT say “yes”.



M: Hey… I can show you one of my magic tricks!



W: Magic tricks? Um… you gotta have something cooler to show me… I’m so tired of guys showing their magic to impress me.



M: Oh, OK, OK.. let me think. How about if I shout here at the library without getting caught and yelled at by the librarian. Will you be impressed?



W: Ha ha… That sounds so stupid. But… it’s a deal.



M: Well, here goes nothing... “Samantha! Let’s go to a movie!” (loud voice)



W: Woah. I’m pretty sure the librarian heard that, and is going to yell at you for it. Sorry, Hiroki.



M: Maybe next time you should check what ID I’m wearing first!



W: Hm? “Hiroki Tanaka, University Librarian”?!



M: Yep. The librarian is NOT going to be yelling at you. Saturday night? 7 is OK?



W: Ah!



(Written by Mikael Kai Nomura)