8/17 〜 8/20

ラジオ英会話   Monday, August 17

Six-figure.
Hmm...
Yeah.
He's very busy.

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So, Katie, what's another situation going to be like today?
Hmm... This is about Matt Hoshina, who pulls in a seven-figure income.
Wow!

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Have you been in touch with Matt Hoshina?
Oh, yes! He's doing really well.
What kind of job does he have?
He's an antic collector. He's pulling in a seven-figure income.
Wow! That's fantastic. He's got it made.
Uh-huh.
How come he's not here?
He can't take any time off from work.
Oh, that's too bad. Maybe he should collect his own personal time next.
That's funny.
Is he married?
Yes, he married this nice lady 18 years older than him and they've been living happily ever after.
Wonderful. Please tell him I say hello.
I will.

Hmm... I wish I’d (I had) been older.

Life.
Hmm...
Jeff, shall we ask Katie for a cup of coffee after work?
Oh, but she can't take any time off from work.
Really?
That's right.
She is always busy.
I'm pulling in a six-figure income.
Oh!
Well, she is saying six but it’s actually seven, Jeff.
Wow!


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ラジオ英会話   Tuesday, August 18

Wow! Inventors College.
A plot twist. (どんでん返し) An Inventors College. Wow!
Yeah, making it through the downsizing. (make it through = うまく切り抜ける)

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So Jeff, what's another situation going to be like today?
Well, Katie and I know how much you love us singing.
I do.
So, they sing their lines to the tune of "My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean" today.

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My company is downsizing.
Uh-oh. Is that going to affect your position?
Yes, they're phasing out my department.
Sorry to hear that.
It's okay. My career was going nowhere.
What are your plans for the future?
I've landed a position at Ejimura Inventors College.
Really?
I'm going to be teaching practical electronics.
Congratulations!

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Wow.
What do you think?
That worked.
Nice and smooth. People don't know how long it took to record a whole thing.
Oh, Ken. Shhhh..
Oh, sorry. Yeah, yeah. No, no. It was…. We did it so swimmingly. I couldn't believe.
(swimmingly = とんとん拍子に、スラスラと)
Oh, dear.
And I though at one time, "Gee! This recording was going nowhere."
(Gee = うわ〜、参った、う〜ん)

Yes.
But you came out as winners.
Yay!
Ta da!


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ラジオ英会話   Wednesday, August 19

She sounds really busy.
Yes.

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So Katie...
Well, Ken ...
What's another situation going to be like today?
Right. Well, you know, Emily really deserves a break. Emily is tired out.

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Emily, I heard you've been taking hot meals to Mom and Dad's.
Yes, Ryan. Oh, that way I know they're eating a balanced diet.
That's so nice of you. But are you eating all right?
Not really.
Look. I can stay with them for a couple of weeks.
That'd really help. Keeping an eye on the kids -- and Mom and Dad -- is pretty ...
Uh, tough?
To say the least, yeah.
Hectic?
Yeah.
Oh, sis. You've got a lot on your plate. You deserve a break, Emily.
(sis = あねき、お姉ちゃん)
Thanks, Ryan.

Can you keep an eye on the kids too? It's zoolike there.
Uh, that's a horse of a different color.
(a horse of a different color = 全く[全然]別の話[事柄・問題])
Yeah, it was just a thought. Ugh...

Uh, sis? Sis?

She really does sound tired out.
Yes.
Has she gone to sleep or something?
Evidently. She has.

Well, that's about it for today. You know, we've got a lot on our plate tomorrow.

We'll do our best.
Yes.
Yeah, we've got onigiri and uh...osushi ...


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ラジオ英会話   Thursday, August 20

Both names mean fastness. (fastness = 迅速)
Yeah. I didn't notice that.
But they are out of shape.

Daytona 500
デイトナ500カーレース◆米。フロリダ半島デイトナ(大西洋側)の有名な自動車スピードレース大会。

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So Jeff...
Uh-huh.
What's another situation going to be like today?
They're super heroes.

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Hayato, man, the elevator isn't working!
Ha ha! Let's just take the stairs, Daytona, girl.
But we have to climb seventy flights of stairs!
I don't mind working off a few calories.
Okay. It'll be a good mini workout.
Last one up is a rotten egg!
I win! You need to work up to this pace.
I agree. Well, that was fun. And this is my new apartment.
Oh. It's a nice door.
Don't go through it. Let me open it for you in style. (in style = 立派に、堂々と)
Oh, thank you, sir.
You're welcome, mom.
Ms.
Ah, Ms.

I won! I won, I won.
I think he let her win, I think.
No way.
Ladies first and all that stuff.

So it was a good mini workout for you, superheroes.
Yes.
It was a good mini workout.
Great!
Just like Rajio Eikaiwa.
Yes, everything is working fine.
Yes.