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カラオケは、日頃のストレス解消のみならず、英語の上達にも大変効果的です。でも、あの騒音がムリという人もいるかも知れませんね。今回の会話では、そんなうるさいカラオケルームの中で、女性がとんでもない聞き違えをしてしまいます。教科書ではお目にかかれない生きたスラングが満載の会話です。

*** It's a Good Expression ***

（今回の重要表現）

a bit

少し

(to) grab

を取る、素早く食べる（飲む）

(to) go out with

〜とデートする

(a) chick

（俗語・使用注意）=a girl

dude

（米俗）お前、あんた

straight

（俗語）=heterosexual, not gay

elsewhere

ここじゃないどこかで

(to) score

（俗語）（女性を）モノにする

***Script***

Karaoke is Fun

(Scene: Karaoke room-noisy)

M: I'll go out for a bit and buy some drinks.

W: What?

M: I said I'm going out to grab some drinks.

W: Wait, you want to go out with sexy chicks?

M: (didn't hear well) Yeah, I am. Want to come with me?

W: Of course not, dude! I have perfectly fine guys right here. I don't need chicks.

M: (misheard) Oh OK. You sure you don't want me to get you anything?

W: Please. I'm straight.

(leaves then gets back)

W: You bought drinks? Why didn't you ask me if I wanted anything?

M: I did! Twice! You said you didn't want anything.

W: But I thought you went out to look for chicks!

M: Chicks? Who said anything about chicks? It was DRINKS.

W: And all this time I thought you were having fun elsewhere! Ha ha.

M: How could I even score on chicks? Karaoke is my only love. Hey, give me the mic, my song's coming up!

(Written by Bea Jianne Roque)