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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)