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最近は寒い季節でも、冬キャンプなどのアウトドアを楽しむ人も増えてきましたね。眠気と寒さを我慢して、灯りのない真っ暗な夜空を見上げれば、ひょっとしたらロマンチックな流星群が見られるかも…！今回の会話は、冬山の流星群を見にきた二人の会話です。

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

（今回の重要表現）

Oh man

何てことなの

stuff

もの、こと

a shooting star

流れ星

paranoid

考え過ぎの、誇大妄想狂の

Earth’s atmosphere

地球の大気

If you say so!

君がそう言うなら（そうなんだろうね）！

And besides,

それにね、

dopey

愚かな

What a way to go out.

何ていう死に方なの。

Lighten up!

元気出して。深刻にならないで。

bundle up

着込む

You should have worn another layer under your jeans!

ジーンズの下にもう一枚着込むべきだったわね。

*** Script ***

A Meteor Shower

Situation: An Canadian woman and a Japanese man are standing on a mountain.

W: Oh man, I do a lot of nature stuff back in Canada, but I didn’t think I’d be able to do much here. Thanks for coming out and watching the meteor shower with me, Takuya!

M: Sure, Ali. Um… I’ve never seen a meteor shower before. To be honest, I don’t really understand why you’re so excited.

W: You’ll see… Look, there! A shooting star!

M: A... a what? Stars don’t have guns!

W: Ha ha, not shooting like a gun, shooting like.. Going very quickly across the sky! It’s a more fun way to say “meteor.” Look, there’s another!

M: Whoa… I saw it! There’s another! … Wow, I’ll admit: this IS pretty cool.

W: I told you so!

M: Yeah, yeah… Aren’t you afraid that one of the “shooting stars” is going to crash onto this mountain and kill us?

W: Ha ha… Takuya, dude, you ARE way too paranoid. Most meteors burn up as soon as they hit Earth’s atmosphere.

M: If you say so!

W: And besides, “death by shooting star” sounds pretty dopey! What a way to go out, huh?

M: Um… I’d rather not die, thanks.

W: Oh, come on, lighten up! You can’t deny that this is super cool!

M: True, this WAS fun, but next time can we do something that doesn’t involve being outside for hours in the middle of winter? I’m freezing!

W: Hey, I told you to bundle up! You should have worn another layer under your jeans! Tsk, boys!

M: Shh, Ali, I’m looking for meteors!

(Written by Jazmin Boulton)