A1-05 / CEFR A1 / EPISODE 05

Family Photo

Introducing people in a photo

SceneAt school, Tina shows a family photo.

Tina and Frank look at a family photo on a classroom desk. — Select the illustration to view it at full size in a new tab.

Narrator

Tina shows Frank a family photo.

ティナはフランクに家族写真を見せる。

Tina01

Look! This is my mom. She is kind.

見て！これは私のお母さん。優しいのよ。

Frank02

You have a mom. I do not have parents.

君にはお母さんがいるんだね。僕には両親がいない。

Tina03

Oh. I'm sorry.

あら…それは、ごめんなさい。

Frank04

It is okay. A doctor built me.

いいんだ。博士が僕を作ったんだよ。

Tina05

A doctor built you? So... he is your dad?

博士があなたを作ったの？じゃあ…彼があなたのお父さん？

Frank06

...I never thought of that. He is kind. Like a father.

…そんなふうに考えたことはなかった。彼は優しい。父親みたいだ。

Tina07

Then you have a family too!

じゃあ、あなたにも家族がいるじゃない！

Frank08

A father in a lab coat. I like that.

白衣を着た父親か。いいね、それ。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“Oh. I'm sorry.”

Here I'm sorry. expresses sympathy on hearing something painful, rather than an apology. Tina is responding with care after learning that Frank has no parents. The Japanese translation also conveys concern, rather than an admission of wrongdoing.

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Words & context

“Oh. I'm sorry.”