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今月は第２週に「異文化ディスカッション」をお届けします。

アメリカ・ノースカロライナ出身のマディソン（Madison）と、フランス出身のニコラ（Nicolas）を迎えてのトークの最終回をお届けします。今回の話題は「異文化の友達」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）

＊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）。International Friendships

by

= until

to throw (someone) off

= to confuse (someone). (Example: “What he said completely threw me off.”)

to hang out

= to spend time (especially with friends)

occasionally

= sometimes

awkward

= ぎこちない

to relate to (something)

= to understand (something)

inappropriate

= not proper, ふさわしくない

entertaining

= funny, interesting

to let (someone) know

= to tell (someone)

to force

= to make, （人に）強いて＜...＞させる

broader

= wider

an African-American

= a black (American) (Note: This is in contrast to “a white (American)” or “a Caucasian American.” Madison is a white.)

not… necessarily

= 必ずしも… ない

friction

= 摩擦

skimpy

= sexy, small

an outfit

= a set of clothes

Oh, my gosh!

= Oh, my goodness! Wow! (Note: This is more polite than “Oh my god!”)

to bump into

= ぶつかる

as long as

= if, under the condition that

to apologize

= to say you are sorry

whereas

= on the other hand, conversely

to be aware of what’s going on

= to know what’s happening

a hypocrite

= ねこかぶり

in the first place

= in the beginning

to complain

= 文句をする

a senpai

= (Note: This is NOT really English. In English, the best translation is “another student” because age is not usually important in a lot of English-speaking countries.)

a conbini

= (Note: This is also not used much in English. Widely known would be “a convenience store”)

to withhold (one’s) opinion

= to not say (one’s) opinion

weird

= strange

sweet

= cute, nice

absolutely

= definitely, for sure

to make fun of

= to joke with (often in a negative way)

to mind

= to be concerned about, to worry about, 気にする

to be liberal

= to be open-minded and accepting of other cultures

to have a crush on (someone)

= to really like or love (someone)

up

= finished (Note: Especially in sentences such as “Time is up.”)

to be over the top

= too much

to be open

= to clearly talk about your emotions and feelings

to have a tendency to

= への性向がある