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In today's episode we learn an anecdote about the American tourists who once met the Queen and had no idea who she was. Here's the story. 

Key Vocabulary:
An anecdote   /ˈanɪkdəʊt/   noun  = a short, interesting story about a real incident or person.
To play a prank on someone = To carry out a trick, deception, or practical joke on someone.
To pull someone's leg  =  to deceive someone playfully; tease someone.
Cantankerous	/kanˈtaŋk(ə)rəs/ adjective   = bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
To be a fly on the wall =  you would like to hear what will be said or see what will happen while not being noticed

Former Royal Protection Officer, Richard Griffin said he and the Queen met the American hikers one day while they were walking near Balmoral Castle, her holiday home in Scotland.
"The Queen would always stop and say hello," Griffin said. "And it was clear from the moment we first stopped that they hadn't recognized the Queen."
Griffin said one of the Americans asked the Queen where she lived.
"She said, 'Well I live in London, but I've got a holiday home near here,"' Griffin recalled. 
The hiker then asked if she had ever met Queen Elizabeth.
"Well I haven't, but Richard here meets her regularly," the Queen replied.
The hiker then turned to Griffin and asked: "Oh, you've met the Queen? What's she like?"
"I decided to pull her leg, so I said, 'she can be very cantankerous at times, but she's got a lovely sense of humour".
The American then got his camera out, and gave it to the Queen, asking if she could take a picture of him with the royal protection officer. "Then we swapped places and I took a picture of them with the Queen and we waved goodbye". "The Queen said to me, 'I'd love to be a fly on the wall when he shows those photographs to their friends —  hopefully someone tells him who I am.'"

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The Queen and the American tourists

 راتلونکی اختر ته، ما سره او زیړ جوړا اخیستي دي.
Ratlonki Akhtar ta, ma sra aw zyar kapre akhisti di.
For the upcoming Eid, I have bought red and yellow clothes.

> او ورسره مې زيړ بنګړي هم اخیستي دي.
Aw warsara me zyaR bangri hum akhsti di.
And along with them, I also bought yellow bangles.

> د دواړو جامو سره مې ښکلې، درنې دوپټې هم اخیستې دي.
Da dwaro jamo sara me khaista, drane dopate hum akhsti di.
With both dresses, I have chosen beautiful, heavy scarves.

> اوس تاسې ووایئ: تاسې به څه اخلئ د راتلونکي اختر لپاره؟
Us taso owaya: Taso ba sa akhlay da ratlonki Akhtar lapara?
Now you tell us: What will you buy for the upcoming Eid

پښتونستان | Pakhtoon-is-tan | 1 Minute Talk

dress for the Eid | اختر لپاره جوړا |👗


Script

おはようございます。
日本語だんだんポットキャストのゆかりです。

いま日本は秋(あき)です。
夏が終わって、すっかり秋になりました。

毎日、すずしいですね。

夏がすごく、あつかったので、
まいにち、きもちいいがです。

いま、大阪では、
ながそでを着(き)ている人がほとんどです。

私は昼は、はんそでで、
夜はながそでを着ています。

紅葉(こうよう)はまだです。

紅葉とは、木のはっぱの色(いろ)が、

みどりいろから、
黄色(きいろ)や赤色(あかいろ)になることです。

私は紅葉を見るのがとても好きです。

毎年(まいとし)楽しみにしています。

今年の紅葉は、
京都(きょうと)では、
11月おわりごろが見ごろだそうです。

"見ごろ"とは、いちばん、きれいに見ることができるときのことです。

ちなみに、北海道(ほっかいどう)では、
いまが紅葉の見ごろですよ。

では、今日も最後まで聞いてくれて、だんだん、です！

また明日。

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Today's Keywords

□気温(きおん)
temperature

□半袖(はんそで)
short sleeve

□長袖(ながそで)
long sleeve

□紅葉(こうよう)
autumn leaves

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