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ラジオ英会話　　　Monday, January 20

So, Katie, what's the new situation going to be like today?
Well, they are blowing up balloons.
They are?
Yes.

That's it?
That's enough.
OK. Let's hear it.

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Let's have the party at my ... (place).
Sounds good, Steve. We'll need a birthday cake, and balloons, and all that .... (jazz).
More balloons? Whew! Why don't you bake the birthday cake, Celeste?
Baking is not my ... (forte).
Oh.
I'd be more than happy to ...(provide)... drinks.
It's a deal. I'll make an angel ....(food)... cake.
Sweet! I'll help you ... (frost)... it.
Okay.

Wow!
I'm exhausted just hearing that.
Browning up balloons is hard.
Right. Is this a new kind of test or something, exam? Fill in the balloon
Really?
Fill in the balloon blanks. Yes.
Fill in the balloons. Wow!

It's a browning up balloons.
They are necessary for every birthday party.
I see. Wow!
And then you pop balloons.
Ah, yes.
Because it's uplifting?
Yes.
Very nice.

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ラジオ英会話　　　Tuesday, January 21

So Jeff, what's the new situation going to be like.
Well, this time, Ginny is damming her fingers on the table.

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Ginny, what are you doing right now?
I'm damming my fingers on the table.
I don't mean to, I don't mean to, I don't mean to sound like a broken
record...
You kind of do.
But we need to clean the garage.
Okay, Jake. What should I do?
Help me get rid of all the junk that's sitting around.
What junk?
Come on. I'll show you.
That's an all-day job, I mean, that's an all-day job. I said, "Ah! That's an
all-day job."
You made your point, Ginny.

She really did make her pint.
Yes, she did.
Ginny started sounding like a broken record.
You are right.

Okay, here's a very typical question.
Yes.
What do you do in your spare tire, tire... no, spare time. I'm sorry.

I like fiddling around on my computer.
Oh, you do.
Yes. I like trying out different drawing applications and different
creation.
Oh, doodling.
Doodling, yes.

That's how you spend your time.
Yes.
Waste your .... no, no, no.
Yes!
Wast your time.

How about you, Jeff?
Well, usually, I'm fiddling around in my garden.
You are? Oh!
Yeah, weeding and you know, picking berries and planting flowers.
Oh, great!
Yeah.
You are working... in the garden.
Gee.
It's not really work. It's more like therapy.
Oh, okay.

What kind of berries?
Uh, blueberries and blackberries.
That's nice. Wow!

How about you, Ken?
Oh, you mean, what I like to do in my spare tire?
Right.
I mean time.
You don't have. I have one, but you don't have one.
Well, I have one too.

I like fiddling around on my biwa.
Oh!
Yeah.
I've seen you play the biwa. You are very good.
Well, thank you, Katie, and on that note...
（on that not = それに関連して、それでは）

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ラジオ英会話　　　Wednesday, January 22

The Suwanee River is in the way. （in the way = 行く手を塞いで、の邪魔になって）
Yeah, well, that's another person auditioning.
Okay, we can't get that person out of the way. So...
No.

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So, Katie, what's the new situation going to be like this time?
Oh, my goodness. They are jumping up and down with excitement.

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Good job, Beverly! You really belted out that song!
Thanks.
I was in the back of the auditorium, and I could hear you clear as a bell.
I was feeling really jittery.
You had great stage presence.
Really? My hands were shaking, and my stomach was in knots.
Well, you nailed it!
Oh, I'm feeling light-headed.
Oh, you'd better sit down.

Do you think so?
Yeah, you are standing on the piano.
Ohh!

Wow! Have you ever gone to the audition?
I still do.
Yeah, still go to the auditions.
Yeah, not necessarily singing but for voice work.
（not necessarily = からと言って, だからと言って）
Okay.
I sometimes have to audition.
I see.
Yeah.
You keep going then?
I keep on going, keep on ticking.
All right.
Keep on singing.

Great! Jeff, how about you?
I go all the time as well.
Oh, you do?
Yeah, singing auditions, I think, are some of the hardest.
Because uh...
Uh... because there are a lot of good singers our there.
Uh-huh.
A lot better than me. So...
Oh.
Well, I hear a man called Jeff Manning is really good.
Yes.
No. He tries to belt out those songs.
Yeah.

How about you, Ken? What kind of auditions do you do?
Uh... yeah, I've been to a few movie auditions.
Wow!
I paaed one, I was in the movie, in this movie, but that scene, a pretty
long scene was cut.
Oh, no!
My heart.
But I'm sure you really belted out those lines.
Yeah, I'm sure I did. No, I don't remember anymore.

So, let's look forward to more auditions.
Yes.
Okay!

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ラジオ英会話　　　Thursday, January 23

All right. Good for him.
Yeah, and good for her.
Yes.
Yeah.

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So, Jeff, what's the new situation going to be like?
Well, speaking of musical...
Yes.
This time, they are IN a musical, The Promised Prom.
Promised Prom. They head rhyme. （head rhyme = 頭韻）

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Are you going to senior prom, Susan?
No, my boyfriend, Jeremy, doesn't want to wear a tux and he hates to dance.
Tell him I want to take you to prom. He'll change his tune.
You're asking me to prom?
Yes, I'm asking you to prom.
That's music to my ears! I was going to break up with Jeremy anyway! Ha ha
ha!

Oh, our love will grow.
From here to eternity. (from here to eternity = from now until forever, always)

Big finish.
Go to Broadway.
Those are great harmony at the end.
Ken, that's music to my ears.
Oh, yeah, sure. You need no auditions.

Katie, have you ever been in a musical?
You know, I have. And the first musical that I auditioned for, I was a freshman... Well, no, oh my goodness, The Mikado, when I was in junior high school, we did The Mikado.
Wow!
I just remembered that.

Mikado!
Yeah.
Wow!

So that's uh.... Mikado by Gilbert and Sullivan.
Yes. We had so much fun.
Great!

How about you, Jeff?
Umm... when I was in grade school, I was in uh... one little play, I think I played a carrot.
Okay.
And I told everyone that I really wanted to be a singer and an actor, but I changed my tune.
Oh. Well, that's as good job as any, Jeff.
I agree. And we're still having fun doing it.
Great!