ラジオ英会話 Monday, March 17
Katie...?
Yes.
What's the new situation going to be like?
Well, Ken, they are having kind of opposite reactions. Mark is cheerful, but Anna is very worried.
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Mark, how are you doing?
I had to have surgery.
Oh, no. That's tough luck... I'm sorry.
No, it's all right. It's cool. They inserted a rod and four screws in my left leg.
Well, I hope you are on the road to recovery.
Well, I'm not out of the woods yet, Anna.
What do you mean? Oh, will you be all right?
I'm facing surgery again to remove the hardware.
Oh, that's a drag.
Don't worry. I will be fine. Want to grab a coffee with me?
Okay.
Hey, cheer up. It's cool.
Ohhh.....
It's cool. Wow!
Very positive.
Very cheerful and fun to be around.
Right.
But I have a feeling that he is not out of the woods yet.
Right. Yes, he is going to have surgery again.
But I think he'll be just as cheerful as this next time too.
Right.
Yes.
Doesn't seem to worry about the woods...
No.
.... that he is in.
No.
Now, I hate to say this, but I have to close the program.
Ohhhh...
Oh, you don't have to, and keep going.
Another 50 minutes or so.
Wow!
Yeah, sure! Why not?
Sure!
Well, you are such positive thinkers, you two.
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ラジオ英会話 Tuesday, March 18
Jeff, what's the new situation going to be like?
A whole another world. Ellie is a salmon and Bernard is a tortoise.
What is the world coming to.
I don't know.
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I'm flunking geometry, Bernard.
I'll tutor you, Ellie.
That'd be super. I'll be up a creek if I fail the final exam.
Let's map out a plan for you to ace it.
Can I take a rain check on that? I'm meeting up with some friends at the dam.
No problem.
Thanks. Well, I'd better hit the road.
Would you rather hit the river?
Hmm... That's right. Why are you so good at geometry?
Because a good teacher taught us (tortoise).
Hmmm....
Oh my goodness.
Is that a pun?
Yes.
Groaner... grower
Pun?
Groaner... pun
Fantastic (Puntastic)!
So, you are making a pun on tortoise.
Yes, a good teacher taught us (tortoise).
Yes.
Okay. Sounds almost like uh... Lewis Carroll here.
Well, Ken, it's time.
Oh.
You taught us (tortoise) well.
Oh, well, you know, I'll be up a creek if I don't finish the program right now.
That's right.
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ラジオ英会話 Wednesday, 19
Wow!
Fifth place is excellent.
Really.
Nothing to sneeze at.
No.
That's right. Ache!
Don't do that.
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So, Katie, what's the new situation going be like this time?
Oh, dear. The father is feeling angry that he didn't win the race.
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Good going, Dad!
Well, if I'm going anywhere good, I'm going downhill fast.
Why do you say that?
All the younger guys passed me every single one of them.
A 50-mile race is nothing to sneeze at.
Let's face it. I'm over the hill. I'm getting old. I'm done.
You're making a mountain out of a molehill.
I am?
Yes! After all you came in fifth place.
I did? Why didn't you say so in the fast place?
I was about to.
Not bad for a 95-year old guy, huh?
Not bad at all, Dad!
Oh, my! I didn't know you were 95.
I didn't either, till just now.
I did. Well, my conclusion of the conversation...
Yes?
He is not over the hill at all.
No.
No way!
My take is he is in his prime.
Yes.
He is 95?
That's right. That's what he said, 95.
And, you know, it just goes to show you that at any age you should continue doing what you love.
Right. Have you ever run a marathon?
I've run a half marathon.
Wow!
Oh, you did.
I did, yeah. It was very difficult. I didn't train properly for it.
Ouch!
So next time, I would train. But I finished.
Good going!
Thank you.
You didn't train for it and you finished it?
Yes.
I think you are bragging.
No, well, no, but it was a very interesting experiment in mind over matter.
（mind over matter = 〔肉体的な困難などを〕気力で乗り越えること）
Uh-huh.
Hmm...
You know, I was in so much pain afterwards. Ken, it was awful.
Mind ... if you put your mind to it....
You can do it.
I know that.
Right.
How about you, Jeff?
I do a half mile every day.
Oh, you do? I didn't know that.
... to the train station.
Oh, Jeff, good going!
I see, to catch a train.
Well, that's about it for today so until next time...
Keep listening.
Keep practicing.
And keep on running and smiling there.
Bye!
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ラジオ英会話 Thursday, March 20
So, Jeff, what's the new situation going to be like?
Oh, it's going to be so much fun. They are chipmunks.
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Art, I've got great news!
What is it, Linda?
I'm getting a huge advance for my next book. Good-bye Mr. Chipmunk.
You're moving up in the world!
Oh, thanks. I'm going to move to Guadeloupe!
Where in the world is that?
Oh, it's an island in the Caribbean.
This may be a dumb question, but is it inhabitant?
Oh, yes. There's a small chipmunk community by the sea.
Maybe you can put me in your suitcase.
Oh, you can sit next me on the plane.
Nice!
Oh, that was really cute.
That was fun
The one of them was saying "Put me in your ..."
... "suitcase."
It sounds like he is monkeying around.
It sounds like they are chipmunking around.
I don't know.
So, both of them are flying?
Yes, they are.
... to that island?
Wow!
Maybe.
Do you like flying?
I do. Yeah. I fly a lot, I think, these days. How about you?
All right.
Good!
Yeah, I enjoy flying. Oh, in fact, actually the last trip I took I was bumped up to .... uh.. you know, that class where they have the layout beds and you can lie down.
Is that a fast class kind of thing?
Yes.
Wow!
Lucky you!
I know.
Yeah, you are moving up in the world.
I got bumped up a business class once but never the fast class.
Wow!
Lucky you too.
Yeah, lucky you too.
Good going.
How about you, Ken?
I just love to sit in a small, economy seat.
Oh, I'm sure.
Yeah.
I don't believe you.
