12/10 - 12/13

ラジオ英会話　　　Monday, December 10

Leo, here's some freshly popped popcorn.
Popcorn!
Don't burn your tongue.
Hot!
Blow on it, like this.
Okay, let's get down to business.
Oh, Leo, help grandpa string the popcorn.
Slide the popcorn down the thread.
Wheeee!
That's the idea.
Well, I have a feeling this might take all day.
Probably.

It might take all year.
Yeah.
So I mean so... the popcorn garlands ....
Right.
... these are for decorating the room or the Christmas tree.
The tee. The Christmas tree.
The tree... okay, okay.
Did you do that Jeff?

We did. We used popcorn and we also made garlands out of cranberries.
Is that right?
Oh, that's pretty.
So you make those garlands and decorate the tree.
Right, and then just wrap them around the tree and make beautiful little　decorations.

Sounds good.
Hmm...
How about you, Katie? Did you make those garlands?
No, we usually made popcorn but we ate it.
Oh, okay. That sounds easy.
Yeah, I know. But we did make ornament painted. We'd buy wooden paint by number sets. And then we also made stained glass ornaments to hang on our tree. That was a lot of fun.
Wow!

You mean you painted wooden ornaments?
Yes, yeah.
Ohhhh
They came in a special kit.
Like water colors or they had actual ???
Oh, I don’t remember which kind of paint it was. Yeah.
Yeah.

How about you, Ken?
Uh... we used to use cotton.
Cotton!?
And made snow.
Oh, yes!
The cotton on the tree.
Right.
Wow, that's .... isn't it interesting?
It is.
Uh-huh.
Very interesting.
So exciting too.
Okay, let's get down to business.
Oh, okay.
Right.
We gotta say good-bye.
Ah!
Oh!

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ラジオ英会話　　　Tuesday, December 11

Leo is decorating a gingerbread man.
Oh, is he OK? Is it safe?
Daddy, watch.
Wow! Look out! Let's get these cutters out of the way.
Oh, Leo. Don't ... don't eat the dough. You'll get a tummy ache.
He is eating the dough.
No, no, no.
Leo Doe is eating dough.
No, no.
Naughty Leo.
Oh, no. Pookie is gobbling up my fruitcake.
Pookie, stop! Stop, I say.
Pookie, shame on you!
Never a dull moment around here.

Pookie! Out!!

Oh that... that Pookie is really something.
Well, he talks.
He does.
He really makes the show.
He speaks English.
Never a dull moment.
Never a dull moment.

Well, speaking of the Doe family or rather dough...
Yes.
Mary says you'll get a tummy ache if you eat the dough to uh... Leo.
Yes.
Does that happen?
It does because it's so good. People can't stop eating it.
And they eat too much.
Is that right? Is that what it is?
Yep.
That's good.
Well, on the lines of it, how about fruitcake?

You know, fruitcake is pretty rich, but most children, I think, don't like fruitcake.
Oh, really.
It's acquired taste.

（acquired taste = だんだんと好きになる嗜好品、慣れ親しんだ味）

Yes.
More for adults.
Oh, I see.
I like the cake but I don't like the fruit.
Okay.
So I pick the fruit out and then I eat the cake.
Wow!

So, Ken, do you... do you like it now? I mean do you eat all the time?
Oh, you know, like you said it's uh... it was acquired taste... on my part.
Okay.
And ... I like it but I'd rather have something else like uh...
Like a gingerbread man or ....?
Or daifuku or something.
Oh!! The Japanese kind of a holiday treat.

Well, as much as I would love to keep talking about the subject....
Uh-huh.
It's uh... we gotta go.
Oh! okay.
Never a dull moment, huh?
Never a dull moment.

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ラジオ英会話　　　Wednesday, December 12

Your dog should be perfectly fine.
That's a relief!
If he gets diarrhea or starts vomiting, give him these pills three times a day.
He ate that fruitcake in the blink of an eye.
Well, these things happen.
Well, we'll keep a close eye on him.
Pookie, you are such a handful.

You're such worrywarts.

The dog, the talking dog said at the end... what did it say?
You're such worrywarts.

But during the holidays, you have to keep a close eye on pets... because they'll eat just about anything, especially dogs.
Right.

I'm kind of a worrywart.
You are?
Yeah.
You don't look like one at all.
I know. I'm a faker. I pretend to be calm. I'm a worrywart.
You are worrywart.

How about you, Ken?
I'm a huge worrywart.
Really!?
Yeah. Don't see my wart on my head?
No.

Jeff, how about you?
No, I ... kind of take everything in stride.
Wow!
I don't ???? nothing. I think everything will work out.
Oh and does it?
No, not really.

Take things in stride.

Good advice. Oh, okay, so from today, I will start taking things in stride.
So you are not worrywart anymore.
No. Finished.
Now we gotta keep a close eye on you to make sure if you do that.
Yeah, let's do that.

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ラジオ英会話　　　Thursday, December 13

Pookie is tearing up my Christmas wrapping paper!
Pookie, let go!
I can't deal with this. John, do something!
Pookie and Leo are playing tug-of-war with the box.
What's so funny?
Honey, I know you'll look back on this someday and laugh.
I'll get the camcorder.
If you can't beat them, join them, right?

Yes, I'll look at the video someday and I'll laugh at you.
Oh-oh

Wow! She is in a bad mood.
She sure is.
Someday I'll look back on this and laugh at you.
Oh, my goodness.
Boy!
She can't deal at all.
she can't deal with this, huh?
No.
I can deal with it ... maybe... no.
Do you think you can deal with it, John?
Oh, yes.
Oh, okay. Good luck.