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ラジオ英会話

ラジオ英会話　　　Monday, March 31

Katie?
Yes, hello. It's great to be here with you. Enjoy listening and learning.
Thanks and Jeff?
Hi! Thanks for joining us. Let's make this a great year.
Thank you, Jeff.

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So, Katie, what's the new situation like this time?
The man has been offered a job as editor for Rajio de Eikaiwa.

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I've been offered a job as editor for a radio program called "Rajio de Eikaiwa."
No! Are you going to take it?
I'm not sure.
What? You don't want to miss a golden opportunity like that.
Is it a good program?
It's supreme, hugely fun and instructive.
Oh, really?
Yeah.
It would require that I relocate to Ioki-machi.
Ioki-machi? Oh, my goodness. I'd jump at the chance to move to Ioki-machi.
Really?
Oh, yes! It's such a beautiful city.

Oh, yeah?
Oh, yeah. You stay, I'll go.
Wow! What?

Wow!
She's very smart.
Well, you can both go, I'll stay.
Oh, Ken, no, you have to go too.
Yes.
Yes, I think I'd jump at the chance like that.


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ラジオ英会話　　　 Tuesday, April 1

Hi, Katy Perry. It's so great to be in Japan.
Hi, I'm Jeff Bridges. It's great to be learning with you.
Hi, I'm Ken Takakura. Nice to meet you.
April fools!

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Well, what's the new situation going to be like this time, Jeff?
This is kind of fun. They are Chipmunks eating potato chips and talking.

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I feel that I miss the boat, Steve.
What do you mean, Rumi?
I never got a teaching degree.
So what's holding you back from doing it now?
I'm too old.
You're never too old to learn as the saying goes.
But I'm a great, great grandma.
It doesn't matter, Rumi. Stop ruminating. Give it a go.
Okay, I will. Thanks for the chip, I mean, the tip.
No problem. Glad I could chip in.

Ken, Ken, there's something on your face.
Really?
No, April fools.
Oh, no. I punched all over my face. Now it's red.
Okay. So you do this often, I mean every year, Katie?
Yes, I do.
You do.
I enjoy it. But very simple April fools like the one when I just did to you.
It's nothing major.
All right. Thank you for the major embarrassment though.


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ラジオ英会話　　　Wednesday, April 2

So, Katie, what's the new situation going to be like today?
They are ducks.
I don't believe you.

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My uncle has offered to take me to Australia.
Whereabouts in Australia?
The outback (out duck) He wants me to meet some long-lost relatives.
（outback = 奥地　outback の back と duck をかけている）
Really?
Yeah. My grandma is from Australia.
No quacking, I mean kidding! Are you going?
Yes. The opportunity is too good to duck, I mean pass up.
How long will you be there?
A month.
You lucky duck!

What does your uncle do, by the way?
He's a doctor.

Oh, no.
That really cracked me up. (quacked me up)
Right.
It was the longest conversation between the two of you with one word.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack, quack, ... lasted about five seconds.
It was just ducky. （ducky = すてきな [俗語]）
Okay. But you still had to do that?
That's right.
The opportunity was too good to pass up.
Okay.


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ラジオ英会話　　　Thursday, April 3

So, Jeff, what's the new situation going to be like?
Well, the client is a seven-year-old boy.

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I want to be sitting pretty during my golden years.
Okay. I'm impressed. By the way, you are planning your life at such an early age.
But I'm already seven years old.
Right, sir. Now let's start you out with low-risk investments.
I'm interested in investing aggressively.
The stock market is really volatile now.
I realize that.
The odds aren't in your favor, sir.
I'll take my chances.
Whatever you say. Do you have a brokerage account?
No, but I've got my piggy banks out there on the track.

Oh, may I ask how many piggy banks you have got out there, sir?
I've got 2,555 piggy banks waiting to be cracked.
Wow! And where did you learn the language? You speak so well for a seven-year-old, sir?
I listen to Rajio Eikaiwa.
Oh, what a coincidence. Me too.
Me three.
Ohhh
Wow!

I think the odds are in our favor.
Yes.
I think so too.