遠山顕の英会話入門 2023年春号 Dialog 9
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Challenge!
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K: So, are you ready, Carolyn?
C: I'll try.
K: Okay.
C: It's a little tricky.
K: You could waste a lot of breath, you know, on "Hanami" there.
C: Exactly.
K: Go easy.
C: OK.
K: You did it. All right.
All: Great! Now, let's go on a hanami picnic.
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Write It!
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◆ 文字通り
J: Well, we are going to use a new word... Uh... we're going to use "literally."
K: OK.
J: It's a little hard to pronouns.
K: Yes.
J: But "literally."
J: The pattern would be "A literally means B." And in this case, it would be "Hanami literally means viewing flowers."
◆ 現在は
C: Well, it's a little tiny word, let's use "now."
◆ それは～を表しています
J: Well, we are going to use another word that we haven't used in the dialog. The word "show." So, the pattern would be "It shows 何々."
K: OK.
◆ 桜の人気がどれほどか
C: Well, this also wasn't in the dialog, right?
K: No.
C: Okay.
K: It wasn't.
C: So, let's start with the word "how," and write "How popular Sakura is."
C: Oh, yeah.
J: I know they did.
K: Oh, they did. OK.
J: Way to go.
K: Great!
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Before We Move On!
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K: Sakura, Sakura, Sakura …
J: Uh-huh.
K: Do you like sakura viewing?
J: I love it.
C: Sure. Yeah.
K: You do? All right. Ever go on a "Hamami" picnick?
C: Yes.
K: Oh, you do? My!
J: Of course.
C: It's really ... because it's such a beautiful time of the year usually...
K: Yeah,
C: When it's not raining.
K: Uh-huh.
C: Hm... Yeah, it's just beautiful sitting under the trees.
K: How do you get ready for that? I mean, you know, do you bring sake or do you bring wine or do you bring some food?
J: A lot of food.
C: Yes, lots of food.
K: You make the food?
J: Finger food.
J: Food that's easy to eat, right.
C: Yeah, and also scout out a place where we can actually do it.
J: Yeah.
C: Because that can take some time to find a place to sit,
J: ... find the right spot.
K: Well, is there such a custom as uh... you know, "Hanami" back where you come from?
J: Um... Not necessarily flowers, but anywhere in nature, usually in parks or in the mountains. You go for a picnic, right?
C: Yeah, I would agree. I don't think we went specifically for you know...
J: Not for the flowers, right?
C: No. But anywhere beautiful where you could have a picnic. We would picnic too.
J: Any kind of beautiful scenery. You can have a picnic.
K: That's great.
J: So, Ken, do you do that a lot? Do you go to Hanami picnic?
K: I used to.
C: Oh!
J: Oh.
K: When I was a little younger...
C: Wait a minute...
J: Wait... you don't go now?
K: I just watch sakura and admire them.
C: Okay. But don't sit under them.
K: Not really. Sometimes kites come in, pick up all my food.
J: Oh,... and crows...
K: Don't forget those...
