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ラジオ英会話　　　Monday, January 8

So, Katie, what's another situation going to be like?
Well, this time, Ken, a girl goes back in time to stay with a family in the 1920s!

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I'll give you the grand tour of the 1920s!
How?
We have a time machine.
Is that a movie they're watching? It's soundless!
Talkies are not here yet. That's an iceman's truck. He's delivering ice to every home.

(talkies = サイレント映画に対し声が出るトーキー映画が1927年にアメリカのハリウッドで作られた a cinema film with speech and sound made during the period when most films were silent)

Wow! It's for the refrigerator. I should take a pic.
The use of the smartphone is prohibited.
Sorry. It's a force of habit. What household chores would I be responsible for if I stayed with this family?
Dusting carpets with the bamboo rug beater is a requirement.
That's not going to be hard. I do it to my futon.
Great!

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Nice and neat.

(neat = tidy, clean, good, great, cool, carefully arranged and looking nice)

Well, so until next time...
Oh, you are ending the show already?
Wow!
Oh, it's a force of habit, so ...

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ラジオ英会話　　 Tuesday, January 9

Oh, my goodness.

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So, Jeff...
Uh-huh?
What's another situation going to be like?
Oh, this time, two birds are talking about Bella.

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Bella has been sleeping all day!
You have to admit she's having a great beauty sleep.
I know! She's so vain!

(vain = 虚栄心の強い、うぬぼれの強い someone who is vain is very proud and thinks they are very attractive or special, unsuccessful, or useless)

Cats are programmed to go hunting at dusk and dawn. The rest of the day is not so important for them.

(dusk = the period of time at the end of the day just before it becomes dark)
(dawn = the beginning of the day, when it begins to get light)

Well, I see.
Well, I'm overdue for a birdbath if you don't mind. Then I'm going to enjoy the sun set!
Well, when you come home, don't let Bella catch you.
Oh.

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Oh, yes. Cats catch birds.
Yes.
Well, it's time to go. We are programmed to say good-bye, right?
Yes, we are.
We are.

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ラジオ英会話　　　Wednesday, January 10

Father-daughter quality time.
That's one way of looking at this dialog.

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So, Katie, what's another situation going to be like this time?
Well, Ken, this time, the father has a list as long as his arm.

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Today I'm going to mow the lawn, clean the garage, wash the car, fix the backdoor and plant the vegetables.
That's a lot of things to do in one day, Dad.
I like to keep busy, Pam.
Can't you take it easy today? We can sit and talk.
I'm a creature of habit. I can't relax until I've got everything done on my list.
Okay. I'll help you. There!
You tore up my list!
Now are you ready to relax?
Okay. I'll relax after I put my list together again.
Oh, brother.
No, I'm your father!

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Oh, I see.

So Katie, are you a creature of habit?
Yes, I am.
You are?
Oh!
Tell us more about it.
Well, in the morning I have to have a cup of coffee first thing. Yeah, that's my number one creature-of-habit thing.
How about you, Jeff?
Um, I can't think of any except that I have to have music in my life every single day.
Oh.
Is that right?
I either play music or I listen to music.
That's a nice habit!
Music is my life.
Wow. What about Rajio Eikaiwa? That's No.5 or 6?
No, no, no!
It's okay. You can be truthful, you know.
How about you, Ken?
Well, I'm just like you. I need a cup of coffee in the morning.
Right.
Not first thing but, you know, as soon as I can, you know.
Yes.
That's important.

Well, that's about it for today. So until next coffee... I mean next time.

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ラジオ英会話　　　Thursday, January 11

So he saves those coins.
Yes, every time he gets a quarter, he puts it in a jar and saves it.

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So, Jeff...
Uh-huh.
What's another situation going to be like?
Well, this time, he is collecting 500 yen coins.

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Where are you going on vacation this year, Daikichi?
I'm going to Belize.
Nice. How do you manage to save up money to take such nice vacations?
The best way is to save 500 yen coins.
Five hundred yen coins?
Yeah. I keep all my 500 yen coins in these jars. It's how my dad used to save money.
That's a stroke of genius, but...
But?
I don't want to part with my 1,000 yen bills.

(part with = を手放す)

Oh.

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Wow.
Yeah. That's what I do.
What?
The best way is to save 500 yen coins.
Oh, that's great.
Where do you put them?
Well, I have a special box with a little lock on it. And I have almost enough to take a vacation.
Oh, wow. Must be heavy. So you lock the box. Wow!
And my wife has the key.
You don't trust each other. No, no, no. I was just kidding. That's a great way. How about you, Katie?
I did the same thing. And I have a tin that I bought that says "500 yen coin" on it.
Uh-huh! How's it going?
Oh, slowly but surely.
Okay, nice answer.
How about you, Ken?
Well, I do the same thing. I use this jar and put 100 yen coins in them until it gets empty.

100円をこのジャーの中にいれるんだ……空っぽになるまでね。
つまり、入れても入れても空っぽになっちゃうんだよね。使っちゃうんだよね、と冗談を言っている。