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ラジオ英会話　　　Monday, January 6

So, Katie, what's the new situation going to be like?
Well, Ken...
Yes.
The girl is secretly recruiting students for the marching band.

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Mr. Carpenter is recruiting students for the marching band.
So?
Shhhhh... people will hear.
Oh, sorry.
I mentioned to him that you'd make a good bass drummer.
You did?
Shhhhh.... walls have ears.
They do?
Yes. You know you are musically inclined.
What? I know nothing about percussion instruments.
Ah! All you have to do is keep a steady beat for the marchers.
I don't think...
Here comes Mr. Carpenter.
I have to go now.

Shhhh... he'll hear.
See you later motivator.
Oh, in a while computer file.

Oh, see you later motivator.
That's a new version, right?
Yes.
See you later alligator.
That's the original version.

That's a good way to learn English, actually.
Yeah.
By making up words that rhyme.
You bet.

Speaking of motivator, do you have any new year's resolutions that you are motivated to... do?
What's my motivation this year?
Oh, my.
Hmmm...
Hmm.... I'm motivated to get better at Japanese Kanji.
Oh, excellent.
I'm going to try and learn a new one every day.
Great!
Jeff is linguistically inclined.
No, I'm not. That's why I want to. That's why I'm gonna try.

Well, I'm a little slower than Jeff, so I think now I'm motivated to learn a new kanji every week.
Oh, okay.

Ken, how about you?
Yeah.
You know, speaking of Kanji, I keep forgetting one kanji every day. I can't believe it.
Oh-huh.
But anyway, my new year's resolution is pretty hard. Do push-ups.
Push-ups?
Yeah.... to be able to do 15 push-ups at a time.
Wow!
Fifteen push-ups at a time.
Every day?

Every day, maybe four, five times a day. So...
That's .... You are motivated.
Yeah.

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ラジオ英会話　　　Tuesday, January 7

Wow! That's almost like exact copy of it.
Yeah!
Yeah!
Great uncle did.
Yeah, she is musical inclined.
Right.

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So, Jeff...
Uh-huh.
What's the new situation going to be like?
Well, they are in a grand opera called "The Boogie-woogie," a very famous one.
It is?
Uh... it's about to become famous.
Oh, yeah. Okay. Positive thinking.
Yeah.

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Carla, you're an accomplished pianist!
Thanks Barry. I wish that I could play by ear.
That's interesting. I've always struggled with reading music.
Well, improvising is virtually impossible for me.
I'll show you how. What would you like to learn?
The boogie-woogie.
The boogie-woogie.
Yeah, the boogie-woogie.
Okay, copy what I play.

Like this?
That's it.

Viva boogie-woogie.

Yeah, it's a great idea.
It's catchy.
You guys don't seem to have a piano on stage.　Huh?
Uh... no, unfortunately.
Is this a dress rehearsal or real performance?

（dress rehearsal = 本げいこ real performance = 本番）

No, boogie-woogie grand opera.
Okay.

Oh, by the way, do you play the piano or any other musical instruments?
I play the guitar ...
You do. Great.
.... and I play by ear.
Oh, right!
Yes.

No, I've always struggled with focus.
Oh, okay.
Yeah. So it's hard for me to focus like to sit down long enough to learn the piano or guitar because I want to move on to the next thing.
Oh, I see.
How about you, Ken?
Well, I'm a biwanist.
Ah, yes!
Oh, that's right.
Kind of ... you know.
No, you are very good at it.
Yes.

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ラジオ英会話　　　Wednesday, January 8

So, Katie, what's the new situation going to be like?
Well, they like each other.

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Hey, do you play a musical instrument, Bianca?
I ... I play the trombone. How about you, Eric?
Oh, ... I play the clarinet, and I've recently taken up the saxophone.
Oh, good for you!
I've never had any musical instruction. I'm self-taught.
Really? Can you sight-read?
Yeah.
We should jam sometime.
Okay. Here's my number.

Oh, thanks. And here's mine.
Thanks.

Wow!
So...
Yeah, music was very instrumental in sparking their romance.
That's right. By the way, I play the guitar…
You do.
Hmm..
And you play the biwa.
Okay.
We should get together and jam sometime.

Make jam?
Well, yeah... we can make jam too. It's a little bit ...
Jeff, you can make jam, right?
I... I can make jam. I have uh... berries out of my garden but that's not what I was talking about.
Okay.
Oh...

Well, that jam sounds as good as the other jam.
I'll bring spoons.
What do you think Katie?
Oh, we can jam and eat jam at the same time something like...
Oh, that would make us very busy.
Yes.
I hope you get there on time. There's always some traffic jam.
Traffic jam?
Yes.
I knew you would say that.
Hmm...

Okay. By the way...
Yes.
Jeff, you play the guitar, right?
I play the guitar.
Katie, you don't play ... a musical instrument.
No.
But if you were to play a musical instrument, what would you choose?
Hmm... I would probably choose the violin.
The violin.
It's beautiful and the women wear such beautiful clothes.
That's the reason?
Okay.
Okay.
But you have to have strong jaw-bones.
Yes.
My jaw’s as strong as a shark's jaw-bones.
Jaws.
上手ですね。
Well, that was a shark (sharp) response from Jeff.

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ラジオ英会話　　　Thursday, January 9

So, Jeff, what's the new situation going to be like this time?
Well, this time, the woman is very frustrated.

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You can play the first violin part. It carries the melody.
Okay.
I'll do the second violin part which is the accompaniment.
Oh, I have no musical ability to speak of.
You've just come to a plateau, that's all.
You think so?
I know so. All musicians go through this. I’m no exception.
Really?
I've hit a bad one and it's so frustrating, if you know what I'm talking about. Ohhhh.... It's never-ending.
Okay, let's give Tchaikovsky a try.

Who?
Tchaikovsky?
No, no, no! Tchaikovsky, Tchaikovsky, Tchaikovsky!!!
You broke your bow.
What? Ahhhhh!!!!

I don't want to work with her. Don't have her on the show again.
Okay.
She scars.
Yeah, I'll tell her that. No, I would never there. Jeff, you tell her that.
No, not me.

Jeff, have you ever come to a plateau in your profession, in your business?
No, I never get that good.
Really? Oh, oh!
I'm always learning.
Listen to that.
Oh, my goodness.
I'm trying to get better.
Wow.
You don't have to be so modest about yourself, right?
Well, that's an answer I wasn't expecting.
Oh!
But ... great! Okay. Katie?

Oh, I come to plateaus every day.
You do?
I'm a bit of a perfectionist. So, I tend to get frustrated easily.
You are type A?
Very.
Okay! That sounds like somebody we just heard.

How about you, Ken?
Well, I don't come to a plateau but I come to downhill.
Wow!
Downslope.
That's not true.
That's not so good.