A1-18 / CEFR A1 / EPISODE 18

This Is So Cute!

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SceneAt the toy shop.

Tina shows Frank a teddy bear in a toy shop. — Select the illustration to view it at full size in a new tab.

Narrator

Frank and Tina are in a toy store. Tina finds a small bear.

フランクとティナはおもちゃ屋にいる。ティナは小さなクマを見つける。

Tina01

Look! This bear is so cute!

見て！このクマ、すごくかわいい！

Frank02

Cute? It is just a toy.

かわいい？ただのおもちゃだよ。

Tina03

Just a toy?! Look at its face!

ただのおもちゃですって？！この顔を見てよ！

Frank04

It has a printed smile.

プリントされた笑顔だよ。

Tina05

But it smiles all the time! Frank, can you smile like this?

でもずっと笑ってるのよ！フランクも、こんなふうに笑える？

Frank06

I try to smile, but it is hard to move my face.

笑おうとはするよ。でも、顔がうまく動かないんだ。

Tina07

Then this bear can teach you! Look — big smile!

じゃあ、このクマが教えてくれるわ！見て——大きな笑顔！

Frank08

...I am not taking smile lessons from a bear, Tina.

…クマに笑顔を教わるつもりはないよ、ティナ。

Tina09

Too late. One cute smile teacher, please!

遅いわ。かわいい笑顔の先生を1体、お願いします！

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“One cute smile teacher, please!”

Tina jokingly uses the ordering pattern One …, please. as if she were buying an ordinary item. She imagines the bear as a “cute smile teacher” and asks for one in the voice of a customer placing an order.

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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Words & context

“One cute smile teacher, please!”