数年前の節分に起きた悲劇の話です。私の家族に起きた悲劇とは何だったでしょうか？

日本語でおしゃべり　podcast for Japanese learners

#5 節分に起きた悲劇の話

WAITER: Hello, I’ll be your waiter today. Can I start you off with
something to drink?
RALPH: Yes. I’ll have iced tea, please.
ANNA: And I’ll have lemonade.
WAITER: OK. Are you ready to order, or do you need a few minutes?
RALPH: I think we’re ready. I’ll have the tomato soup to start, and the
roast beef with mashed potatoes and peas.
WAITER: How do you want the beef — rare, medium, or well done?
RALPH: Well done, please.
ANNA: And I’ll just have the fish, with potatoes and a salad.


LANGUAGE NOTES
• Can I start you off with something to drink? Notice how the question starts with 
“Can.” Since this is a yes/no question, the intonation rises at the end.
• And I’ll have lemonade. Notice how Anna stresses “I’ll” and “lemonade” to 
emphasize her choice.
• Are you ready to order, or do you need a few minutes? The word “or” signals 
a choice here. Notice the rising intonation on order, and the falling intonation on 
minutes (the first choice is “Are you ready to order?” and the second choice is “Do 
you need a few minutes?”).
• I’ll have the tomato soup to start, and the roast beef with mashed potatoes and
peas. Notice that “tomato soup,” “roast beef,” “mashed potatoes” and “peas” are 
stressed because the food order is the important information here. Notice also that 
“tomato soup,” “roast beef” and “mashed potatoes” are compound words. The stress 
falls on the second word in each phrase.
• Well done, please. Notice that the subject and verb are omitted in the response; only 
the necessary information is given.
• I’ll just have the fish. Anna says “just” here to mean that she does not want a starter.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 10: 

「どうも腹が空いた。さっきから横っ腹が痛くてたまらないんだ。」
「ぼくもそうだ。もうあんまりあるきたくないな。」
「あるきたくないよ。ああ困ったなあ、何かたべたいなあ。」
「喰たべたいもんだなあ」
　二人の紳士は、ざわざわ鳴るすすきの中で、こんなことを云(い)ました。
　その時ふとうしろを見ますと、立派な一軒いっけんの西洋造りの家がありました。
　そして玄関(げんかん)には
西洋料理店
山猫軒
という札がでていました。
「君、ちょうどいい。ここはこれでなかなか開けてるんだ。入ろうじゃないか」
「おや、こんなとこにおかしいね。しかしとにかく何か食事ができるんだろう」
「もちろんできるさ。看板にそう書いてあるじゃないか」
「はいろうじゃないか。ぼくはもう何か喰べたくて倒れそうなんだ。」
　二人は玄関に立ちました。玄関は白い瀬戸(せと)の煉瓦(れんが)で組んで、実に立派なもんです。
　そして硝子(がらす)の開き戸がたって、そこに金文字でこう書いてありました。
「どなたもどうかお入りください。決してご遠慮(えんりょ)はありません」
　二人はそこで、ひどくよろこんで言(い)ました。
「こいつはどうだ、やっぱり世の中はうまくできてるねえ、きょう一日なんぎしたけれど、こんどはこんないいこともある。このうちは料理店だけれどもただでご馳走(ちそう)するんだぜ。」
「どうもそうらしい。決してご遠慮はありませんというのはその意味だ。」
　二人は戸を押おして、なかへ入りました。そこはすぐ廊下(ろうか)になっていました。その硝子戸の裏側には、金文字でこうなっていました。
「ことに肥(ふと)ったお方や若いお方は、大歓迎(だいかんげい)いたします」
　二人は大歓迎というので、もう大よろこびです。
「君、ぼくらは大歓迎にあたっているのだ。」
「ぼくらは両方兼ねてるから」

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[ — Audio description, listen and read along for greater understanding. — ]
Oi! Meu nome é João.
Eu trabalho em um supermercado. Eu sou caixa.
Eu começo a trabalhar às 8 da manhã. Eu termino às 5 da tarde.
Eu gosto do meu trabalho. Eu vejo muitas pessoas.
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