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ニュージーランド出身のアナと、アメリカ出身のマーティーンを迎えてのトークも最終回となりました。今回は、二人がニュージーランドとアメリカで最近人気の映画を紹介します。

「異文化ディスカッション」では、広島大学に学ぶ留学生をゲストに招き、東広島での学生生活や、身近な話題について、英語で話してもらいます。

聞き手：Joe Lauer（広島大学外国語教育研究センタ―）

（中級〜上級向け）

Image credit: (C) John Lamonica via Wikimedia CC BY-SA 3.0.

＊毎月第１週は「異文化ディスカッション」をお届けします。

＊エントリーの「スクリプトを見る」をクリックすると、番組内で使われている表現を見ることができます（スクリプトは表示されません）。

※今月も引き続きYouTubeによる配信を試験的に実施しています。上記の画面をクリックして番組をお楽しみください。Popular Movies

Wisconsin

= a state north of Chicago

to catch on to

= to be able to understand

particles

= 不変化詞　※ここでは日本語の助詞のこと。

radicals

= （漢字の）部首

reasonably

= relatively, fairly, moderately

of all-time

= ever

"The Terminator"

= a 1984 science fiction action movie, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger

a cyborg

= a person whose body is partly like a robot

a revolution

= 革命

"End of Watch"

= a 2012 crime drama

intense

= high pressure

like

= um

to make sacrifices

= to give up or lose something in order to get something else

relatively

= かなり、to some extent

a street cop

= a police officer usually dealing with various crimes daily

prior to

= before

"Drumline"

= a 2002 musical drama

to go off to

= to go away to (especially far away, for a long time)

on a scholarship

= receiving money for school, 奨学金

"Princes Mononoke"

= a 1997 epic historical fantasy anime, written by Hayao Miyazaki

feudal

= 封建

mining

= 鉱業、鉱山の

to mediate

= to help reach an agreement between two arguing groups, 調停する

"V for Vendetta"

= a 2006 political thriller

Guy Fawkes

= a man, living at the time of Ieyasu Tokugawa, who tried to kill the British king. Today, Guy Fawkes Night is a fun little holiday in early November, featuring a bonfire and/or fireworks.

to blow up

= to explode, 破裂する

Parliament

= the British part of government which makes laws

a rebel

= a revolutionary guy, a radical

to overthrow (a government) = （政府を）倒す

"Cool Runnings"

= a 1993 sports film

Jamaican

= related to Jamaica, a Caribbean island

bobsledding

= The Winter Olympics sport

the Calgary Olympics

= the event which was in central Canada in 1988

"Freedom Writers"

= a 2007 drama

poverty-bound Los Angeles

= the constantly poor area of LA

to be fresh out of

= to have just graduated from

to go to court

= to get taken to court, 裁判沙汰になる

to skip (school or classes)

= サボる

a diary

= a journal, 日記

a gang

= a group of people (usually involved in crime or bad behavior)

to be portrayed

= to be described in a certain way

a motivational speaker

= a person who tries to motivate others, such as a famous athlete, or a successful businessman, or (in this case) a person who had a terrible life but became a winner

"Interstellar"

= a 2014 science fiction movie

crops

= 作物

an expedition

= a group of explorers

a wormhole

= a (perhaps) possible shortcut to faraway places in the universe

to check out

= to investigate

to be inhabitable

= people can live there

a drum roll

= continuous beating of the drum when something exciting is going to happen

"The School of Rock"

= a 2003 comedy starring Jack Black

to kick (someone) out

= to get rid of (someone)

a substitute teacher

= （米）臨時教師, 代行教師

a Battle of the Bands competition

= a contest between music bands, with the winner usually decided by the audience reaction

"The Dark Night"

= a 2008 Batman action film

Heath Ledger

= a young Australian actor who suddenly died a few months after making the movie

Christian Bale

= a British actor who also starred in the 2012 movie "The Dark Knight Rises"

"I haven't gotten around to it"

= I haven't had a chance/ opportunity"

"Batman Begins"

= a 2005 film

the Joker

= the bad guy in the movie

to wreak havoc

= to cause a huge number of problems

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広島大学では今年度からターム制が始まり、ちょうどまもなく第１タームの試験週間が始まるところ。今回の会話の舞台も、期末試験（final exam）中の教室。天文学（astronomy）の試験勉強を全くやってこなかった男性が、試験で禁止されていることを女性に求めます。（実際の大学の授業でこれをやると厳罰に処されますので、学生の皆さんは断じて真似をしないように…！）

（初級〜中級）

※今月も引き続きYouTubeによる配信を試験的に実施しています。上記の画面をクリックして番組をお楽しみください。*** It's a Good Expression ***

（今回の重要表現）

Mars

火星

Jupiter

木星

Mercury

水星

Uranus

天王星

Saturn

土星

Venus

金星

Neptune

海王星

Pluto

冥王星（準惑星）

Why the heck ...?

いったいぜんたい

※疑問を強調する口語表現。

Besides

おまけに

study for weeks straight

何週間もひたすら勉強する

to kick ass

圧倒的に勝つ（俗語）

to take no prisoners

皆殺しにする（俗語）

attractive

魅力的な

Flattery's gonna (=Flattery is going to) get you nowhere with me.

おだてたって何も出ないよ。

before the heat death of the universe

宇宙が終わる前に

an analogy

類推、類似のたとえ

to make a point

わかりやすくする

there's a higher chance of light escaping from a black hole than there is of me actually telling you the answer

私から答えを聞ける見込みよりも、光がブラックホールから抜け出せる見込みの方が高い

（＝答えを教える気は全くない）

*** Script ***

Astronomy Class

M: Pssst. Clarice. What'd you get for Number 4?

W: Roberto, this is the final exam. Why the heck would I tell you the answer? Besides, didn't you just say that you studied for weeks straight for this test?

M: Oh right. About that: when I said that I was studying for weeks, I actually meant that I was sitting in my room kicking ass and taking no prisoners in DOTA 2! Besides, why would I ever study when I can just get all the answers from the smartest, most attractive girl in the class?

W: Flattery's gonna get you nowhere with me, Roberto! Why don't you try studying for a change if you want to actually graduate some time before the heat death of the universe?

M: Ah! I got it! The answer to Number 4 is… "Heat Death"! Thanks Clarice!

W: What? I was just using an analogy to make a point. That's not the answer.

M: Really, Clarice, I appreciate it. Now what's the answer to Number 5?

W: Did you not understand me? I'm not risking my "A" in this class just to help you cheat. It's your own fault you don't know the answers.

M: Clarice. Clarice. Clarice. Number 5. What's the answer?

W: Roberto, there's a higher chance of light escaping from a black hole than there is of me actually telling you the answer to Number 5.

M: Oh right, light can't escape from a black hole. I'm gonna write that for Number 5!

W: (Clarice sighs) Roberto, please just leave me alone. I'm not helping you cheat.

(The teacher approaches Clarice.)

M2: Clarice, I saw what you did just now. Asking Roberto to give you the answers to the test is cheating. I'm afraid I'm going to have to give you an "F".

W: Wait, no professor! It's not like that! I wasn't cheating!

(Written by David Shaner)

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海外の人は、日本にどのようなイメージを持っているのでしょうか。フジヤマ・ゲイシャなどの、昔からある固定観念（stereotypes）に加え、最近ではテクノロジーの先進国というイメージを持つ人も多いようです。そんな一人であった会話の女性は、日本に来てちょっと意外に感じたようです…。

（初級〜中級）

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（今回の重要表現）

weird

奇妙な、変な

now that you mention it

あえて言うなら

when it comes to ...

...のこととなると

to slow everything down

全てを遅くする

creepy

気味が悪い、「きもい」

I feel guilty admitting it, but ...

そう認めるのは後ろめたいんだけど ...

let's pretend it never happened

なかったことにしよう（起こらなかったふりをしよう）

We're not going there.

その話はよしとこう

Let's keep this rated PG.

直訳では「それをPGのレーティングのままにしておこう」。PG（Parental Guidance）は映画のレーティングの一種で、暴力的場面や性的描写を若干含むため、子どもが見るためには保護者の同伴を必要とする。意訳すれば「ちょっときわどい話になりそうだから」。

*** Script ***

Stereotypes of Japan

M: Hey, did you have any weird images of Japan before you came here?

W: Hmm… now that you mention it, I had a couple that maybe were wrong.

M: Oh, like what?

W: For example, I had this huge image that Japan was very technology advanced. You see it all over the media. You know: "Japan invents giant human-looking robot that can fly!" But actually, Japan is very behind when it comes to everyday-technology.

M: (laughs) Exactly. I thought the same thing. I feel like everything is 10 years behind here, including the cellphones. For example, they started selling Smartphones in Japan a couple years AFTER they were first sold in the U.S. I was very surprised.

W: And another thing: Japan depends more on humans doing work rather than technology. This is good because it gives people jobs, but it kind of just slows everything down.

M: True, that. Hmm…what else…Oh! Another image is that my friend thinks that everyone wears kimonos.

W: Ha ha ha! I wish. I LOVE kimonos. I love looking at people wearing kimonos.

Man: That's creepy…

W: I like to admire beauty, Zach. What about the idea of Japanese eating whale and horse meat?

M: Hey, I've eaten both of those…

W: Um, I did too… I feel guilty admitting it, but they tasted pretty good.

M: Shhhh… let’s pretend it never happened... (Thinking) Hey, tentacles!

W: What?

M: You know…Tentacles!

W: NOOOO. NONONONO. NO. We're not going there; let's keep this rated PG.

M: Hey, we're talking about stereotypes!!!!

W: That's one that does not need to be discussed. 

(Written by Lauren Johnson)

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今回は、スポーツジムを舞台とした、いかにもアメリカ人らしい会話です。

スポーツジムにやってきた大学２年生のLillyとMax。ダイエットとシェイプアップを目指して運動を始めようとするLillyのことを、Maxはしきりにからかっていますが…。今回の会話は、今のアメリカの若者の間で使われている俗語も含め、生きた会話表現が満載です。解説を参考にしながら、がんばって聞いてみましょう！

（初級〜中級）

※今月も引き続きYouTubeによる配信を試験的に実施しています。上記の画面をクリックして番組をお楽しみください。*** It's a Good Expression ***

（今回の重要表現）

to get ripped

筋肉ムキムキになる

elliptical

エリプティカル・マシン（an elliptical machine）での運動

※ジムに設置されている自転車型の運動器具で、ペダルの軌道が楕円形（ellipse）を描くことからこう呼ばれる。

to work off...

= to get rid of...

Freshman 15

大学一年生で太った15ポンド（約7kg）

※“freshman”と“fifteen”のように、単語同士が頭韻（alliteration）を踏む表現は、英語で好んで用いられる。このあとMaxがLillyをからかう際に”fifty-five”（55ポンド＝約25kg）と言い換えているのも、頭韻による言葉遊び。しかもわざわざ”f”を３つに増やして、Lillyの「ぽっちゃり感」を強調しようとしている。

I don't gotta take the time to call you fat.

君が太っているだなんて、僕がわざわざ呼ぶ必要はないよ。

※"don’t gotta”は俗語表現。gottaをhave toに置き換えると、上記のような意味となる。

Your mirror already calls you that every morning when it shows you your reflection!

すでに君の鏡が、毎朝君の姿を映す時、君をそのように（fatと）呼んでいるだろ。

backsides

おしり

to get in shape

シェイプアップする

to be into...

…に夢中の

They'll be into you just like all those Twinkies you just downed before we came into here.

そりゃ男どもは君に夢中になることだろうよ、ちょうど僕らがここに来る前に君が平らげたTwinkiesみたいにね。

※Twinkiesはアメリカのスナック菓子で、典型的なジャンクフード。

to be mean

意地悪な言動をとる

If you ate Caesar himself it probably wouldn't fill up your black hole of a stomach.

シーザーサラダどころか、シーザー自身を食べてしまったとしても、君の底なしのお腹は満たされないだろうな。

※Wikipediaによれば、古代ローマのシーザー（カエサル）と、シーザーサラダとの関連はない。

insanely-built（ト書き）

むちゃくちゃ体格の良い、ヤバいほどムキムキな

※副詞＋builtで「…な体格の」（例：strongly/powerfully built）。insanely「むちゃくちゃに」（Steve JobsがApple製品を”insanely great”と紹介していたのは有名）

You got it going on.

君、色っぽいじゃん。

※洋楽の歌詞にもたびたび見られる表現だが、あまり品のない俗語なので、使用には注意。ここでのitは俗語でセックスアピールのこと。

What do you say we go have dinner together?

一緒に食事でもどう？

What do you say we…?は「一緒に...するのはどう？」と相手を誘う表現で、Lillyの”I would really like that!”という承諾の表現とともに覚えておきたい。"go have dinner”は"go and have dinner"と同じ意味で「夕食を食べに行く」。

Hey hot girl babe.

ねえ、そこのセクシーな彼女。

これもYou got it going on.と同様に、あまり品のない俗語。

to work out

運動（ワークアウト）をする

I’m paying.

僕がおごってやるから。

※It’s on me.やIt’s my treat.の方が適切。

a total wimp

ビビり

Maybe if you lost a thousand pounds and found a personality that doesn't stink like a pair of your mom's dirty socks, you may actually have a chance with some of the women that come here.

お前が1000ポンド痩せて、ママの小汚い靴下のような悪臭のしない人間になれば、ここに来ている女とのチャンスも意外とあるかも知れないがな。

※男同士で相手を罵る時に「お前の母ちゃん…」とやるのは、英語も同じ。

good-looking

かっこいい、イケメンの

※handsomeよりもよく使われる。

*** Script ***

In the Gym     

M: Alright Lilly, let's get ripped!

W: Max, I'm not here to get ripped. I just want to do some elliptical for a few months to work off my Freshman 15.

M: Ha ha. In your case, it's more like the Freshman 55? Ha ha.

W: Hey, are you calling me fat?

M: Listen: I don't gotta take the time to call you fat. Your mirror already calls you that every morning when it shows you your reflection!

W: Agh! Whatever, Max. While YOU'RE standing in the corner staring at girls' backsides, I'm gonna be on the elliptical actually getting myself in shape. I may be fat now, but in a few months every guy at this school will be into me.

M: Sure, Lilly, they'll be into you just like all those Twinkies you just downed before we came into here. Seriously, what haven't you eaten!?

W: Now you're just being mean, Max! You and I both know all I had for lunch today was a Caesar salad.

M: Caesar salad? If you ate Caesar himself it probably wouldn't fill up your black hole of a stomach!  (Lilly is approached by an insanely-built body builder.)

M2: Hey, girl, you got it going on. What do you say we go have dinner together?

W: Um… I would really like that!

M: What? Why would he ask out someone like you? That's unfair!

(Max finds the nearest girl and approaches her.)

M: Hey hotty girl babe. Wanna go do McDonald's with me after this work out, I'm paying! (Girl walks away.)

M2: Um, buddy, you actually thought you had a chance with a girl like her? I hate to say it but, you're a total wimp! Maybe if you lost a thousand pounds and found a personality that doesn't stink like a pair of your mom's dirty socks, you may actually have a chance with some of the women that come here.

M: No! I'm good-looking! No, it can't be true! Ladies love me!

(Written by David Shaner)

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2014年4月から37回にわたり、JoeとAkariがお届けしてまいりました「アメリカ探究の旅～イングリッシュポッドキャスト・英語を学ぶはじめの一歩～」（Adventure in America）ですが、今回が最終回となりました。しっかり聞いて、しっかり声に出して練習してみましょう。

ジュンは、リディアとカリフォルニアのディズニーランドに来ました。目的はもちろん「ハッピーエンド」！彼のもくろみはすべて成功するのでしょうか…。

さて、来月第２週より新しいシリーズが始まります。「アメリカ探究の旅」と同じく、長さもレベルも聞きやすい、楽しいお話をお届けします。どうぞご期待ください！

（初級）(37) [最終回] そしてハッピーエンドへ…

Situation: Jun is finally in California's Disneyland, and has a proposal to make.

W: Today's been so much fun! Just like you, I LOVE Disneyland!

M: (Whispering on phone) Yeah, just take it after I say the line, OK? (Hangs up)

W: Uhh… Jun? What are you doing? Who was that?

M: Oh that was… just some guy. So, we're here: Snow White's house!

W: Yeah, but wait… why is that guy wearing a Goofy costume?

M: Oh, that's not important. Lydia… Lydia… you've been wonderful to me as we traveled through the States. I just wish… I would like you to be with me forever. Lydia, Lydia… Will you marry me?

W: Oh… oh, yes, Jun! Yes! (splash in water)

M: Oh no! How can you be so goofy!

W: What? Goofy? You suddenly propose to me, and now you're complaining and calling me goofy?

M: No! The guy I hired to take a picture just dropped the camera in the water!

(Written by Glen-Andrew Beardsley)

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ニュージーランド出身のAnnaと、アメリカ出身のMatteenをゲストに迎えた「異文化ディスカッション」の２回めをお届けします。今回のテーマは「世界の格闘技」です。

「異文化ディスカッション」では、広島大学に学ぶ留学生をゲストに招き、東広島での学生生活や、身近な話題について、英語で話してもらいます。

聞き手：Joe Lauer（広島大学外国語教育研究センタ―）

（中級〜上級向け）

Image credit: (C) John Lamonica via Wikimedia CC BY-SA 3.0.

＊毎月第１週は「異文化ディスカッション」をお届けします。

＊エントリーの「スクリプトを見る」をクリックすると、番組内で使われている表現を見ることができます（スクリプトは表示されません）。

※今月も引き続きYouTubeによる配信を試験的に実施しています。上記の画面をクリックして番組をお楽しみください。Martial Arts

pretty much

= a relatively large amount, kind of a lot

strictly

= only, in one way

a pedestrian

= a person walking on and next to streets

a lack of

= not having enough of

obviously

= of course, clearly

to stare

= to look at for a long time

to be annoying

= to be irritating, 腹立たしい

to stick out

= to stand out, to be easily noticed because different

Brazilian jiu-jitsu

= a self-defense system that includes a lot of fighting techniques while lying on the ground.

to severely maim (someone)

= to badly injure (someone)

kung fu

= unarmed Chinese martial arts, resembling karate

A: So, you never broke any bones?

B: No.

Note that, in contrast to Japanese, to agree with a negative sentence, the second person needs to say "No."

Example 1:

A: It's not snowing outside now?

B: No. It's warm outside.

Example 2:

A: You are not French?

B: No, I'm Japanese.

a bunch of

= a lot of

taekwondo

= a Korean form of fighting, using techniques from China and Japan

goujyu-ryu

= 剛柔流, karate using hard and soft techniques

Gichin Funakoshi

= 船越儀珍 (1868-1957), often called “the father of modern karate”

showy

= flashy, 派手な、人目をひく

a strike

= a hit, a punch or kick

the hips

= the waist, 腰

whether… or…

= …か（または…か）

to sway

= to swing

craftsmen

= people who make things with their hands

momentum

= movement and energy, 勢い

however

= no matter how

to redirect

= to change the direction of

to beat… up

= ひどい目に合わす、傷つける

ground work

= wrestling on the ground

if you ever happen to be

= if you ever are by chance

like a fish flopping around

= imagine a fish out of water on the ground, helplessly trying to save itself

to adapt

= to change, to modify

Palo

= the name of Anna's teacher

cuddly

= comfortable, you want to hug it, 抱きしめたいような、とてもかわいい

flowing

= smoothly moving

insight

= clear and new ideas

a term

= an expression or word

once

= when, after

a stunt

= （映画の）スタント, 離れわざ

multiple

= many, various

to be at a plateau

= at a high flat area, not improving

gear

= equipment

to settle down

= to stop moving around, to live in one place

to get in shape

= to become physically strong and not fat

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好きになった人に気に入られるため、一途な行動をとるのはよくあること。でも、その人がアクティブな「健康おたく」（a fitness freak）だったら、ちょっとついていくのが大変かもしれませんね。

今回登場する男性は、好きな女の子に気に入られようと奮闘する友人の話をしています。会話の男性は、ふだん運動をしない友人が、女の子の「健康おたく」に一生懸命付き合っている様子を笑っていますが…。

（初級〜中級）

※今月も引き続きYouTubeによる配信を試験的に実施しています。上記の画面をクリックして番組をお楽しみください。*** It's a Good Expression ***

（今回の重要表現）

ridiculous

ばかばかしい

highly impossible

とても無理な

a chain smoker

ヘビースモーカー

to get winded

息切れする

What's THAT supposed to mean?

一体それはどういう意味？

a fitness freak

「健康おたく」

to scale

（山に）登る

a tricycle

三輪車

That would be the one!

まさにその人のことだよ！

to be madly in love with

〜に夢中の

She IS like the most popular girl in school, so...

実際、彼女は学校で一番人気ある系の子だから...。

※ここでのlikeは、間投詞としての「えっと」、あるいは前置詞としての「〜みたいな」としても解釈可能。

to have an effect on

に影響がある

to act like a desperate loser

やけくそな負け犬として振舞う

*** Script ***

The Things a Guy Will Do for a Girl

Situation: Kimberly and Stephen are at the student plaza eating lunch.

M: Hey, did you hear about what Suzuki-san is doing during Golden Week? It's ridiculous!

W: No, I didn't hear. What's he gonna do?

M: Well, I heard from Tammy that she heard from Kazuya that Suzuki-san is going to walk all the way from Hiroshima University to Hokkaido!

W: From here to Hokkaido in a week? Walking? That sounds highly impossible. Not only that, but Suzuki-san is a chain smoker. He gets winded just walking from the library to the cafeteria!

M: Ha ha. I KNEW you wouldn't understand, Kimberly.

W: What's THAT supposed to mean?

M: Look, Suzuki-san isn't doing this because he wants to. He's doing it because he got invited to go by Sarah Fisher.

W: Sarah Fisher? That fitness freak who scaled Mt. Fuji on a tricycle?

M: That would be the one! Suzuki-san's madly in love with her, and he'll do whatever she asks!

W: Well, she IS like the most popular girl in school, so it isn't too surprising she has that effect on a guy like him.

M: If you ask me, he's just acting like a desperate loser!

W: Maybe you're right.

(Stephen gets a message on his phone and looks at it.)

M: Uhhh, Kimberly, something came up. I gotta go.

W: What? I thought you said you were free all day? What is it?

M: Sarah Fisher just invited me to free climb the biology building! I gotta go!

W: Wait!... Ah! And he said SUZUKI-SAN was a desperate loser?

(Written by David Shaner)

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「大学デビュー」というスラングもあるように、新大学生の皆さんの中には、違う自分に変身したい！という願望をもつ人も多いかもしれませんね。でも、あまりやり過ぎると過去の自分からしっぺ返しを受けることも…。

今回の会話に出てくる男性も、そんな一人かもしれません。舞台はニューヨークのナイトクラブ。高校時代に"The No.1 Nerd"と呼ばれ、いかにもオタク風ファッションで登場した彼は、果たしてクラブのバウンサー（黒服）によるチェックをパスできるのでしょうか…？

（初級〜中級）

※今月も引き続きYouTubeによる配信を試験的に実施しています。上記の画面をクリックして番組をお楽しみください。*** It's a Good Expression ***

（今回の重要表現）

a bouncer

用心棒

to act normal for once in your life

一度でいいから普通に振る舞う

What's THAT supposed to mean?

それどういう意味だよ。

like

えっと

a nerd

おたく、ださいやつ

Keep it down!

静かにして、蒸し返さないで

to score

女の子を（ナンパして）モノにする

Buzz Lightyear pajama pants

バズ・ライトイヤー（映画Toy Storyのキャラクター）のパジャマのズボン

YOLO

人生楽しく生きよう（You Only Live Once、若者言葉）

There's a lot more to a man than the clothes he wears!

男は着てる物がすべてじゃないんだよ！

Oh, so you're a man now?

えー、あなたって男の子だったの？（皮肉）

What do you know?

まさか。（皮肉）

Don't even bother checking.

チェックする手間は要らない。

a loser

負け犬

*** Script ***

Life Is Tough for Men

Situation: Christen and Mark are waiting in line to get into the most popular night club in New York.

M: I can't believe we're finally here! I've been trying to get into this club for months!

W: Just try to act normal for once in your life, and you might actually get in this time. (Christen laughs.)

M: Hey! What's THAT supposed to mean? I was, like, the coolest guy in high school, and the ladies LOVE a guy with a sense of humor.

W: Oh really? Um, if I remember correctly, you were the Number One Nerd in high school!

M: Hey, will you keep it down! People are gonna hear you saying stuff like that and its going to affect my chances of scoring tonight!

W: Alright, Mark, I didn't want to say this, but there's NO WAY you're gonna "score" tonight while wearing your Buzz Lightyear pajama pants and wearing a shirt with nothing but the word "YOLO" on it.

M: Any REAL girl in this club will recognize that there's a lot more to a man than the clothes he wears!

W: Oh, so you're a man now?... Hey, we've finally gotten to the front.

(Mark and Christen reach the front of the line and are greeted by the bouncer.)

Bouncer: Yo, you on the list? What're your names?

W: I'm Christen Schwartz.

Bouncer: What do you know? You're on the list. And what's YOUR name?

M: I'm Mark Kingston, and of course I'm on the list so don't even bother checking.

Bouncer: Mark Kingston? Hey, you're that loser, Mark the Nerd, from high school!? No way am I letting a loser like you in!

M: Please! I've changed! I'm cool now!

W: I'm going in. See ya later, Mark!

(Written by David Shaner)

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JoeとAkariがお届けする「アメリカ探究の旅～イングリッシュポッドキャスト・英語を学ぶはじめの一歩～」（Adventure in America）の第36回目です。少し英語が苦手！という皆さんを対象にした、長さもレベルも聞きやすい番組です。しっかり聞いて、しっかり声に出して練習してみましょう。

大学のアメフトの試合を見にスタジアムにやってきたジュンとリディア。その大音響でなされる熱狂的な応援ぶりに、ジュンは圧倒されているようですね。

ところで、長い間皆様にお楽しみいただきました「アメリカ探求の旅」も、いよいよ次回で最終回となります。最終回はどんなストーリーになるのか、乞うご期待！

（初級）

※毎月第２週目に「アメリカ探究の旅」を配信します。(36) アメフトの試合は大音響！

場面：ジュンとリディアが、大学のアメフトの試合を見にきています。

W: I'm glad we could get tickets to the football game. Aren't you excited?

M: Sure. I'm just not used to how noisy the audience is.

W: Oh, come on, Jun! Everyone's just showing off their school spirit! This IS a university town after all!

M: I can understand that. I guess we also love cheering a lot when it comes to baseball back in Japan... but is there always a cannon at football games?

W: That's kind of unique here. They use an old artillery gun from WWII. We could see it on the field if we were closer.

M: I wonder…maybe everyone is being so loud because the cannon fire is making us all go deaf!

F: What did you say? I can't hear!

(Written by Glen-Andrew Beardsley)

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４月から６月まで、毎月第１週は「異文化ディスカッション」をお届けします。広島大学に学ぶ留学生をゲストに招き、東広島での学生生活や、身近な話題について、英語で話してもらいます。

今回のゲストはニュージーランド出身のAnnaと、アメリカ出身のMatteenです。第１回目の話題は「未来のテクノロジー」です。

聞き手：Joe Lauer（広島大学外国語教育研究センタ―）

（中級〜上級向け）

＊毎月第１週は「異文化ディスカッション」をお届けします。

＊エントリーの「スクリプトを見る」をクリックすると、番組内で使われている表現を見ることができます（スクリプトは表示されません）。

※今月も引き続きYouTubeによる配信を試験的に実施しています。上記の画面をクリックして番組をお楽しみください。The World of Technology

Matteen

= Matt

Auckland

= has a population of 1.5 million (equal to Kyoto City), and this is one-third the population of New Zealand

a conjoint

= A New Zealand program which allows undergraduates to study and get two bachelor's degrees （学士号）at the same time

the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

= in the north-central part of the US. The expression "the Twin Cities" refers to the two cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, which are right next to each other in the state of Minnesota

the flagship school

= the main school in a group

a declared major

= an official specialty for undergraduate students. (Note: Sometimes students can have a couple of majors, if they are willing to take a lot of classes)

law school = 法学部

to be overwhelmed by…

= 〜に圧倒される

to rule

= to control

a revolution

= 革命

the da Vinci Surgery

= a high-tech operation （手術）in which the doctor needs to make only one or a couple of very small cuts

a pair of scissors

= ハサミ

an incision

= a surgical cut

to navigate

= to move skillfully toward a goal

multiple = several, various

some sort of

= a kind of

internal surgery = an operation inside the body

a procedure

= a series of steps

turn it down =

reduce it to

to get (someone) back on (his/her) feet

= to make the person healthy

neurosurgeon

= a doctor who specializes in the nervous system, including the brain

a HoloLense

= a smart-glasses headset in which users see holograms (3-D images which look real)

chunky

= big, heavy, a bit hard to handle

augmented reality

= a real image with extra things added

promotional

= advertising

a sink

= 流し台

to talk (someone) through (a procedure, etc.)

= to guide someone…

to be right around the corner

= to be coming very soon

the Boeing 787 Dreamliner

= a plane which has been used (especially by ANA) since 2014

a conception of…

= an image of…

fatigueless

= a person does not get tired

jetlag

= 時差ぼけ

to be elevated

= to be raised

elevation

= height

a pressurized cabin

= 気圧が正常に保たれた機内

10,000 feet

= About 3.5 kms. Most passenger airlines fly at 30,000 or 40,000 feet

facial recognition technology

= software knows the name of a person just by looking at a photo

to detect

= to identify

creepy

= strange and scary

customs

= 空港の税関

a queue

= a line of people

to dye hair

= 髪を染める

a scar

= 傷跡

to get a nose job

= to get a surgically-improved nose

radiology

= 放射線医学

a stroke

= 脳卒中

Telestroke

= Also called "stroke telemedicine." A program in which stroke experts can communicate quickly and effectively with regular doctors in emergency situations

a CT scan

= Computerized Tomography, shows details of organs

an MRI

= Magnetic Resonance Imaging, uses radio-frequency and magnetic fields to show details of organs, muscles, and bones

home automation

= technology in the home, often linked to mobile phones

a break-in

= when a thief forces himself into a home or shop

to be keen for

= to be eager (excited) about

the kettle

= a metal container for boiling water

to grasp

= to get control of, to understand