5/23 〜 5/26

ラジオ英会話　　　Monday, May 23

Is this the happy ending?
Happy ending.
Looks like it.
They were lucky.

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So, what's another situation going to be like, Katie?
Well, Ken, they sing their lines to the tune of "The ABC Song."

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There's no one at Gate 15.
The departure board says our flight is boarding at Gate 50.
We had better get a move on.
Paging passengers Ken Chigai and Donna Tale, please proceed to Gate 50 immediately.
（Ken Chigai勘違い、Donna Taleどうなってる？）
Ah! They'll be closing the gate shortly.
You got here just in the nick of time.
(in the nick of time = just in time, just before it’s too late)
Whew! That was a close call.
(close call = a situation in which something bad, unpleasant, or dangerous almost happens, but you manage to avoid it)
You're telling me.
(You’re telling me. = you strongly agree with what someone has just said)

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Well, we're going to finish it now.
Oh.
We don't have any more time left. So until next time
Keep listening
Keep practicing
And keep on smiling. We did it just in the nick of time.
Whew!
Bye.

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ラジオ英会話　　　Tuesday, May 24

Oh, my goodness.
There were two pilots, right? Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh.
Yeah.
Are they them?
Could be.
I don't know.

(Amelia Earhart = American aviator, the first female pilot to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, mysteriously disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937.
Charles Lindbergh = an American aviator, author, inventor, military officer, explorer, and social activist)

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So, Jeff, what's another situation going to be like?
This one's going to be fun. An albatross is learning how to fly from his fellow bird.
Wow.

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Alba, how do I take off?
Start off with a fast walk and then run.
The wind is picking up.
Yes, it is. You'll be up in the air in no time.
I'm flying!
You're heading in the wrong direction! Try to land on the land.
（try to land on the land = 陸に着地して）
I can't hear you!
Tross, turn around!
I see the lights of Ogasawara!
I'll follow you! Wait up!

All right.
Great. Now we know where they are, just about where they are.
Where are they going?
I see.
Well, the wind seems to be picking up.
It does.
And they are heading in the right direction?
They are.
Well, all is well, as they say ...
... that ends well.
Okay.

(All's well that ends well. = Everything has turned out satisfactorily, even though the outcome has been uncertain.)

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ラジオ英会話　　　Wednesday, May 25

So, what's another situation going to be like, Katie?
Right, well... Aladdin proposes the sightseeing tour.

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Rosemary, how about taking a sightseeing tour to the Grand Canyon in a helicopter?
(sightseeing = the activity of visiting interesting places, especially by people on holiday)
I'm prone to motion sickness, Aladdin.
(motion sickness = a feeling of being ill, especially of needing to vomit, that some people get in a moving vehicle)
It's not that much different from an airplane ride.
Really?
Yes. You'll love every minute of it.
How much is it?
Four hundred dollars per person.
Oh, that's a lot of money.
It's worth every penny.

Just to save money and time, can I can have your magic carpet ride?
Oh, sure. Hop on, milady.
（milady = 貴婦人, used in the past by a servant or ordinary person for talking to a woman of high social status）
Thank you, sir.
Here it goes.
Whee!!

A magic carpet ride.
That sounds like more fun.
Yeah!

Well, speaking of flying, have you ever taken a helicopter ride? Helicopter tour?
No.
It's like four hundred dollars here, right?
Yeah, for like 20 minutes or half an hour something like that. Yeah, there are ...
Oh, I see.
I think because I take a plane to where I'm going. I don't want to go up in the air again.
Oh, I see. The plane ride is enough.
Yes.
I would like to though.
How about you, Ken?
Well, just like Aladdin here, I'm prone to motion sickness.
Oh!
And I'm not very good at high places.
(be afraid of heights = acrophobia)
(be afraid of enclosed places = claustrophobia)
Ah...
So maybe someday.
Yeah.
Right. Not in the near future.
Well, okay, if you say so.
I like to take planes though. That's uh... That's fine.

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ラジオ英会話　　　Thursday, May 26

Star Trek, Captain Clark
One of my favorites.

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So, what's another situation going to be like this time?
Well, Ken, we know how much you like to hear us sing.
I do.
So, they sing their lines to the tune of "Scarborough Fair."

Really? Good luck.

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How about a ride in my new flying car?
Are you qualified to fly it?
Of course! I have my private pilot's license.
In that case, I have no qualms about it.
(qualms = thoughts that what you are doing might be bad or wrong)
Buckle up! I'm going to accelerate for takeoff.
(Buckle up. = Fasten one's seat belt in a car or aircraft.)
It is getting a little bumpy.
That's to be expected.
Where are we going?
Where no one has gone before.
Where no one has gone before.

Nice follow-up, there.
All right.
Wow! Great!
I was afraid of... it was getting a little bumpy for a minute.
No, it was smooth sailing.
Sailing, yeah. Good. That's to be expected.
All right.