12/12 〜 12/15

ラジオ英会話   Monday, December 12

I thought it was me or you, Jeff, at the binging, you know, somebody was going "uh, uh, uh...." Wasn't it you, was it?
Well, I usually don't make those noise unless I'm hungry or something.
No, those were reindeer.
Sounded pretty much like you or me.

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Well, Katie, what's the new situation going to be like?
Noelle is alarmed to see how ferocious the reindeer look.
(ferocious = violent and able to cause serious damage or injury)

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Oh, what a ...
Don't get too close to them.
Oh, they look mean. They're not domesticated?
No, they're from a wild herd.
Wild... oh, okay. I'll keep my distance. What do you feed them?
They're spoiled rotten. St. Nick gives them carrots.
Carrots. It looks like they eat tougher things than that. Are they really capable of flying?
Oh, yes!
But they don't smile. They just frown all the time. As a reporter, it's important to verify all the facts.
(frown = to move your eyebrows down and closer together because you are annoyed, worried, or thinking hard)
Oh well, as they say, "Seeing is believing."
Well, they're kind of cute. Hi, reindeer! Is it going to snow tonight?
No, it's going to rain, dear.
Rain, dear, reindeer. Is that a joke? I can't believe it.

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We're thinking of Ken and wishing him a speedy recovery.
Yes. We miss him.
See you next time. Bye!


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ラジオ英会話   Tuesday, December 13

Sounds like a fun place.
It does.
Sounds like a busy place.

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Jeff, what's the new situation going to be like?
Well, this time, Jingle is power walking through the workshop and Noelle is having a hard time keeping up with him.

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Who'd have thought you'd have assembly lines?
We had no choice. It's impossible to mass produce toys in any other way.
What are working conditions like for the elves? Do they take breaks?
(elf = a small imaginary person with magic powers)
Never! They can't sit still. They work for hours on end.
I take it they don't belong to a union.
On the contrary. They attend union meetings regularly.
Wait up, Mr. Jingle!
Now right over here, we have this assembly line as well.
Huh?
I think you'll enjoy this too.
Which way did he go?

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Power walking.
Good exercise.
It is.
Yes.
If you live in the North Pole, you probably don't get much.
I would prefer to power slide.
Yeah.

Well, that's all for today. So until next time. Bye!

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ラジオ英会話   Wednesday, December 14

Katie, what's the new situation going to be like?
Well, Ken, Jingle is whispering now because he is revealing a confidential information.

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Would you mind if I sat in on a union meeting?
Not at all. A word to the wise: You'd be wasting your time.
What... What do you mean by that?
Well, in the first place, all they do is dance.
Dance? You mean d-a-n-c-e, dance?
Uh-huh.
Uh...
They have nothing better to do. We have no rules or regulations.
I'm a little confused.

Don't be. We're Elvis, thank you very much, thank you very much.... I mean, elves. We've got dancing feet.
Can I quote you on that?
Yeah... no, I must remain anonymous. Thank you very much.
(anonymous = no one knows their name)

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Oh, thank you very much. How was today's lesson? We hope you enjoyed the show. Thank you very much.
Well, that's all for today.
So until next time. Bye!


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ラジオ英会話   Thursday, December 15

Hard to believe.

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So Jeff, what's the new situation going to like?
Well, Mrs. Clause likes to sing what she says when she is in the kitchen baking.

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You can decorate gingerbread men, and I'll pop them into the oven, oven, oven, oven. ♪
Hmm... Are they for St. Nick?
Heavens no! He is on a strict diet. He's got a sweet tooth, you know. I have to keep my eye on him.
(sweet tooth = If you have a sweet tooth, you like eating sweet foods, especially sweets and chocolate.)
Really.
He has to watch his waistline, waistline, waistline♪ or he won't be able to climb down chimneys.

Oh, that never occurred to me.
Yes, it's a problem.

So if he ate too many of her cookies, he got stuck in the chimney, he'd be singing "No, no, no" instead of "Ho, ho, ho"!
Oh, how true.
And Mrs. Clause would be singing a different tune as well.
Oh, dear.

Ho, ho, ho! Katie, do you like to sing when you are in the kitchen baking?
Yes, of course, when I'm baking apple pie, I'm singing.

Well, it's time to say good-bye.
Bye!