ラジオ英会話　Lesson 155 今週の Review

Ms. Kizawa: Oh, hello. Welcome back. It has been a while.

Caspar: Hi, Ms. Kizawa. You’re looking well.

Ms. Kizawa: Thank you. I’m getting by. What can I do for you today, Caspar?

Caspar: I wanted to get this plastic figure appraised.

Ms. Kizawa: Oh, wow. It seems that you have an original King Zizilla figure from 1958.

Caspar: Is it worth a lot?

Ms. Kizawa: It looks like you can get about 60,000 yen for it.

Caspar: Really? A friend gave it to me for free.

Ms. Kizawa: That’s quite a thing to give away!

 

Q1: What does Caspar want to do?

A: Get another figure.

B: Know the value of his figure.

C: Give his figure to Ms. Kizawa for free.

正解は B: Know the value of his figure.

 

Akira: Whoa, it’s good to be in space again.

Selene: Yes, there’s nothing like flying through space.

Akira: How long have you been an astronaut, Selene?

Selene: Almost 15 years now. Don’t tell anyone.

Akira: Wow, you’re a veteran.　　　What was that?

Selene: I don’t know. Let’s play it safe and put on our spacesuits.

Akira: Good idea. We’ll be protected in case there’s an air leak.

Selene: Should we contact Houston Control?

Akira: Yes, let’s contact Megan. It’s best to keep her in the loop.

 

Q2: What will the two people do after this conversation?

A: Fry some food.

B: Put on their space suites.

C: Control an air leak.

正解は B: Put on their space suites.

 

Barbara: Deepak! What are you doing here?

Deepak: Barbara! What a coincidence! Are you a member here?

Barbara : Yes, I’ve been coming here for years.

Deepak: I just joined. Today’s my first day.

Barbara: Oh, welcome!

Deepak: I decided I needed to get into shape. So, what do you recommend?

Barbara: Well, this exercise machine is good for beginners. It’s fun.

Deepak: Am I doing it right?

Barbara: Yes! Very good.

Deepak: I’m tired already.

Barbara: The first day is the hardest. The important thing is to continue.

 

Q3: What is Barbara’s advice to Deepak?

A: Do more difficult exercises.

B: Buy an exercise machine.

C: Don’t give up exercising.

正解は C: Don’t give up exercising.

 

Takuma: Kelly, you’re walking around the house in your shoes.

Kelly: Oh, I’m sorry. I forgot about our house rules.

Takuma: It’s not a big deal. We are in America, after all.

Kelly: No, I like the tradition of taking off your shoes. I was just thinking about something else.

Takuma: Are you busy with work?

Kelly: A little. I need to think of some questions for tomorrow’s show.

Takuma: Why don’t you take a shower? My best ideas come to me in the shower.

Kelly: Maybe later.

 

Q4: Which of the following is true?

A: Kelly forgot to take off her shoes.

B: The shoes were too big for Kelly.

C: The man was taking a shower.

正解は A: Kelly forgot to take off her shoes.

 

Oh, it’s pouring outside.

 

It looks like the weather is only getting worse. Let’s play it safe and call it a day. We’ll resume the meeting at 10:30 tomorrow.

 

Needless to say, go straight home. No stopping for a drink somewhere, OK?

 

I couldn’t understand anything he was saying. I give up.

 

It’s not a big deal. The important thing is to continue learning.

 

As long as you don’t give up, you’ll get there in the end. Besides, learning English is a lot of fun, right?