ラジオ英会話 Monday, May 5
Katie, what's the new situation going to be like this time?
Well, right. This time, they tend to talk fast in a monotone.
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Do you want the usual, Akio?
Yes, Betsy, I'd like to keep it short around the sides.
Got it. So what's the latest?
I adopted a puppy from the animal shelter.
No kidding!
This is Princess.
What an adorable photo!
She's a Husky mix.
I can tell she's smart.
She is. Princess is my pride and joy.
You are done.
That was fast. Thank you.
Thank YOU. Please come again.
I will. Hi! I'm back.
So soon?
Oh! I think I like emotion.
So much emotion there.
No emotion there.
So what's your pride and joy, Katie?
Hmm... let's see, I think my pride and joy, yeah, must be my cats.
I see.
They are very cute.
Ah! Jeff, what's your pride and joy?
Well, I'm not allowed to have pets. I would love to have them, but I can't have them in my apartment, so probably my guitars.
Oh, yeah.
I have more than one.
Wow!
Pride and joy.
Great!
How about you, Ken?
Yeah.
What's your pride and joy?
Yeah.
Our listeners.
OHHHH!!!
Yes.
Bravo!
Good answer.
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ラジオ英会話 Tuesday, May 6
So...
Uh-huh?
Jeff, what's the new situation going to be like?
Well, this time, they tend to shorten long vowels.
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My hair would look healthier without all these slit ends.
I agree. How about if I cut off an inch or so?
Sounds good, Duncan.
So what have you been up to, Lily?
I went camping in New Zealand.
How was it?
It was beyond my wildest dreams!
That good?
Oh, yes. I had a blast!
Oh!
Well, here's a little question for you.
Uh-huh.
What could be something that's beyond your wildest dreams, anything that happened to you, Katie?
Rajio Eikaiwa!
Rajio Eikaiwa.
I was just going to say that.
It's true though...
Oh, my goodness.
... to move to Japan and to be working on a fabulous program connecting to all the Japanese learners of English. What could be better?
Wow! How about you, Jeff?
Well, for me, it would be playing my guitar in front of 50,000 people.
Wow!
Tokyo Dome something like that.
Tokyo Dome, year, great!
Ken, how about you?
It would be something like working with Katie and Jeff for another 200 years.
200 ... I'll take it.
Good luck to all of us.
Living that long is beyond my wildest dreams.
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ラジオ英会話 Wednesday, May 7
So what's the new situation going to be like, Katie?
Well, I'll give you a hint. [Humming]
I see.
So...
Twinkle, Twinkle.
Yes, you got it. They sing their lines to the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."
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What kind of haircut do you have in mind?
I want to stand out from the crowd.
How about a spiky haircut with shaved sides?
Great!
So how's life?
Never been better. I just signed a contract with a recording company.
Congratulations, Norio! You're moving up in the world.
Yeah. I'm stoked!
High five!
That was great.
That IS a high five.
Yeah, maybe high ten, double it.
That's right.
This song, "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" ...
Hu-huh.
Yes.
Did you learn this song sometime?
Of course.
While ago?
I think everybody does, don't they?
Yes.
When did you learn it?
Well, children's toys, there are some of the gifts that you give to newborn babies; the children's wind-up toys have this song playing. So it starts in a cradle.
Ah, okay, yeah.
From the very beginning.
How about you, Ken? When did you learn this song?
I think I was in elementary school or probably in kindergarten.
You sang it in English?
Well, in elementary school, maybe we did.
Oh, I was thinking most Japanese children would learn it in Japanese but if you sing it in English, you would really stood out from the crowd.
I think everybody was singing that song together.
Oh, okay.
We stood out from the crowd, I guess.
The easiest part was a beginning, twinkle, twinkle little star...
It's a very cute song.
Well, some people try in many ways, many different ways to stand out from the crowd.
Yes.
Yeah, speaking of that, I found some old photographs ...
Yes?
... while cleaning out the closet and I had an afro for six months when I was a teenager.
Oh, how did it look?
It looked terrible.
Oh
I looked dorky. I got rid of it after six months.
Dorky, d-o-r-k-y, dorky. （dorky = ださい）
I stood out in a bad way.
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ラジオ英会話 Thursday, May 8
So, what's the new situation going to be like, Jeff?
Well, it's going to be interesting. They tend to pronounce "r" as "l" and "l" as "r."
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What do you think of strawberry blond extensions?
Great choice, Mia.
I'm going to be maid of honor at a wedding tomorrow.
Who's getting married?
Miranda Higgins.
Why, I've known Miranda since she was a baby! Who's the lucky guy?
Yoshi Koreda. They met in college.
That makes my day! Please give Miranda my best wishes.
I will.
Wow! That sounds good. I mean that sounds bad.
[Laughter]
I don't know.
It's okay. We know what's you mean.
We do.
Okay.
It's quite an interesting challenge.
It is, for you and for the listeners too. Oh, my goodness!
Yes.
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I'm sure that made their day.
I hope so.
