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【スクリプト】
こんにちは～！イードムバラク！サウジの日本語の先生、佳子です＾＾
ラマダンとイードが終わり、16日間の長い学校の休みも終わり、今日からいつもの毎日が始まりました！1週間前までは11時に起きていましたが、ちょっとずつ生活リズムを調整して、今日はなんとか6:40に起きました。でも、朝早く起きるとやっぱり体が良い感じです！

さて今日は前回の話に関連して、「サウジでの運転」について話しますよ～。
まずは日本との違いから。日本では車は左側通行ですが、サウジでは右側通行です。そして地域によって違うかもしれないですが、私が住んでいる地域では、ほとんどの信号機に待ち時間が表示されています。日本では見たことないです。サウジでは朝のピーク時には交通警察が信号を操作します。また、サウジには環状交差点（ラウンドアバウト）が多いです。
信号がある交差点で赤信号でも右折できるのがいいです。住宅街では減速を促すため、減速帯が設けられています。サウジでは日本と比べて爆走する車が多いので、住宅街では必須ですね。気を付けなければいけないのが、信号前で線をはみ出さないこととスピード違反のための監視カメラの前を走るときは絶対に制限速度を守ること。大きな道路では監視カメラがついていて、簡単に違反が見つかってしまいます。
駐車についても大きな違いがあります。住宅街にある学校、クリニック、小さなお店が集まった通りなど、公式の駐車場がなく、建物の周りに停めるしかありません。ピーク時には道路が大変なことになります。家の前に車を停めるときも線の中であれば路上駐車OKです。ちなみにサウジでは前向き駐車が圧倒的に多いですね～。日本では後ろ向きが一般的です。私は日本で後ろ向き駐車で手こずっていたので、助かりました。
サウジで運転し始めて9か月が経ちました。最初は本当に怖かったのですが、慣れるものですね。最近は、学校と家との往復だけではなく、行けるお店や公園も増えました。昔は外に行くときは全部夫に頼るしかなかったのでちょっと申し訳なかったのですが、今は気軽に近くのスーパーに行ったり、公園に散歩に行ったりできるので自由を感じています！ただ本当にサウジでは変な運転をする人が多いので、いつも気を引き締めて運転しないと！

それでは、今日のフレーズを確認しましょう～！
今日のフレーズは最後に出た「気を引き締める」です。意味は「気持ちをしっかりと集中させ、真剣に取り組む」です。
それではまた、マアッサラーマ！


Japanese with Yoshiko（スクリプト付）

第41回：サウジでの運転~Driving in Saudi Arabia~

Quanti di questi modi di dire conoscevate? Esistono le stesse espressioni nella vostra lingua? Fatemi sapere e andate a fare il QUIZ dopo l'ascolto del podcast! :)
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Modi di dire... con il cibo!

第四个行星是一个实业家的星球。
The fourth planet belonged to a businessman.
这个人忙得不可开交，小王子到来的时候，他甚至连头都没有抬一下。
This man was so much occupiedthat he did not even raise his head at the little prince's arrival.
小王子对他说：“您好。您的烟卷灭了。”
"Good morning," the little prince said to him. "Your cigarette has gone out."
三加二等于五。五加七等于十二。十二加三等于十五。
Three and two make Five. Five and seven make twelve. Twelve and three make Fifteen.
你好。十五加七，二十二。二十二加六，二十八。
Good morning. Fifteen and seven make twenty-two.Twenty-twoand six make twenty-eight.
没有时间去再点着它。
I haven't time to light it again.
二十六加五，三十一。
Twenty-six and Five make thirty-one.
哎哟！一共是五亿一百六十二万二千七百三十一。
Phew! Then that makes Five-hundred-and-one-million,six-hundred-twenty-two-thousand, seven-hundred-thirty-one.
“五亿什么呀？”小王子问。
"Five hundred million what?" asked the little prince.
嗯？你还待在这儿那？
Eh? Are you still there?
五亿一百万，我也不知道是什么了。我的工作很多!

Five-hundred-and-one million, I can't stop, I have so much to do!
我是很严肃的。
I am concerned with matters of consequence.
我可是从来也没有功夫去闲聊！二加五得七…
I don't amusemyself with balderdash. Two and Five make seven...
“五亿一百万什么呀？”小王子重复问道。
"Five-hundred-and-one million what?" repeated the little prince,
一旦他提出了一个问题，是从来也不会放弃的。
who neverin his life had let go of a question once he had asked it.
这位实业家抬起头说。
The businessman raised his head.
我住在这个星球上五十四年以来，只被打搅过三次。
During the Fifty-four years that I have inhabited this planet, I have been disturbed only three times.
第一次是二十二年前，不知从哪里跑来了一只金龟子来打搅我。
The First time was twenty-two years ago, when some giddy goose fell from goodness knows where.
它发出一种可怕的噪音，
He made the most frightful noise that resounded all over the place,
使我在一笔帐目中出了四个差错。
and I made four mistakes in my addition.
第二次，在十一年前，是风湿病发作，
因为我缺乏锻炼所致。
我没有功夫闲逛。我可是个严肃的人。
现在…这是第三次！
我计算的结果是五亿一百万…

几百万什么？
这位实业家知道要想安宁是无望的了，就说道：

几百万个小东西，这些小东西有时出现在天空中。

苍蝇吗？
Flies?
不是，是些闪闪发亮的小东西。
Oh, no. Little glittering objects.
是蜜蜂吗？
Bees?
不是，是金黄色的小东西，这些小东西叫那些懒汉们胡思乱想

我是个严肃的人。我没有时间胡思乱想。


小王子-The Little Prince-Read in Chinese

小王子第29章：很严肃的人

こんにちは！さゆりです。
今回のトピックは「日本での一人暮らし（part1：部屋を探す）」です。
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這次的主題是「在日本獨居（part1：找房子）」。
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Today's topic is "Living Alone in Japan (Part 1: Finding a Room)".
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