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A1-04 / CEFR A1 / EPISODE 04

The Mountain Village

Describing your hometown

SceneAt school, talking about Frank's hometown.

Frank shows Tina a drawing of a mountain village by a classroom window.
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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Narrator

Frank and Tina are at school. Tina asks about Frank's home.

フランクとティナは学校にいる。ティナはフランクの故郷を尋ねる。

Tina01

Frank, where is your village?

フランク、あなたの村はどこにあるの？

Frank02

It is in the mountains. Far from here. Very quiet.

山の中だよ。ここから遠い。とても静かだ。

Tina03

Quiet? No music? No dancing? No people?

静か？音楽なし？ダンスなし？人もいない？

Frank04

A few people. They are quiet and kind.

少しはいるよ。みんな物静かで親切だ。

Tina05

So... so quiet you can hear the snow?

じゃあ…雪の音が聞こえるくらい静かなの？

Frank06

Yes. That is the best part.

そうだよ。そこが一番いいところなんだ。

Tina07

My planet is bright and loud. I would miss the noise.

私の惑星は明るくてうるさいの。きっと音が恋しくなるわ。

Frank08

I would miss the snow.

僕は雪が恋しくなるよ。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“So quiet you can hear the snow?”

So … (that) … describes a degree that produces a result. Here that is omitted: So quiet (that) you can hear the snow? means “Is it quiet enough to hear the snow?” Omitting that is common in conversation.

“I would miss the noise.”

Here miss means to feel sad because someone or something is absent, rather than to fail to catch something. I would miss … describes a hypothetical feeling if the speaker were away. Frank's I would miss the snow. uses the same pattern, and I'll miss you. in A1-60 uses the same meaning of miss.

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