一期一会で一喜一憂

目標へ向かって努力することをやめてはいけません。
Never stop working toward your goal.

【今日のスキット】
Ben:
○Hey, I've got an idea.
===> Hey, I've got an idea.
△I once read about some people who got stuck in a railroad tunnel without an electricity.
===> I once read about some people who got stuck in a railroad tunnel without electricity.

Makoto:
○What did they do, light emergency candles or something?
===> What did they do, light emergency candles or something?

Ben:
○Come on, Makoto, think for a minute. Trains don't carry candles.
===> Come on, Makoto, think for a minute. Trains don't carry candles.

Makoto:
○You're right. They must have used their lighters. It sounds logical, doesn't it?
===> You're right. They must have used their lighters. It sounds logical, doesn't it?

Ben:
△Not that either. They all turned on their cellphone screen then used them like dim flashlights.
===> Not that either. They all turned on their cellphone screens and used them like dim flashlights.
△It gave them just enough light to thank you weight safely.
===> It gave them just enough light to evacuate safely.

「screens and」は複数形の「s」と次の母音「a」がつながって聞こえることはよくあります。「screen then」ではなくて「screens and」に聞こえるよう慣れましょう。

evacuate　避難する
「thank you weight」って・・・。我ながら無理矢理ですね。

Makoto:
○Good idea. My cellphone is in my suitcase.
===> Good idea. My cellphone is in my suitcase.
△The phone is out of range, of course, but I think that batteries still have some juice.
===> The phone is out of range, of course, but I think the batteries still have some juice.

juice　電気、ガソリン、石油
日本語でも「電池」って言いますよね。電気がたまってる池・・・つまり電気は液体のイメージでしょうか。

【Let's Listen and Write!】
(1) 交通渋滞に引っかかって、そこに着くのに2時間かかった。
○I got stuck ina traffic jam and it took me two hours to get there.
===> I got stuck ina traffic jam and it took me two hours to get there.

(2) 喉に魚の小骨が引っかかって、取れないんだ。
△A small fish bone got stuck in my throat and I can't get it on stuck.
===> A small fish bone got stuck in my throat and I can't get in unstuck.

(3) ボーリングのボールの穴から親指が抜けなくなったことがある。
×My thumb one's got stuck when I was holds in the bowling ball.
===> My thumb once got stuck in one of the holes in a bowling ball.