「パックンマックン・海保知里の英語に Thank you!」2011 年 07 月 18 日

In English, please!

回転寿司

Sushi are on plates.
Plates of sushi go around on a conveyer belt.
There's no need to order.
You can eat what you like.
The bill depends on the number of plates you've eaten.

  • 回転寿司をメリーゴーラウンド merry-go-round の応用で、sushi-go-round と言うニューヨーカーもいる
  • ベルトコンベヤーは、英語では conveyer belt と語順が逆になる

聞き耳リスニングクイズ

Some kids are hitting a turtle on a beach.
A boy decides to help the turtle.
The turtle says "Thank you." and takes him to a special place in the sea.
He meets a beautiful princess there.
And they have fan together.
A few days later, the boy wants to go home.
The princess gives him a box and says "Don't open it."
When the boy gets home, he opens the box and becomes an old man.

浦島太郎

  • 浦島太郎と似た小説に、ワシントン・アーヴィング Washington Irving の「リップ・ヴァン・ウィンクル Rip van Winkle」がある