A1-30 / CEFR A1 / EPISODE 30

New Sneakers!

Showing a friend something you bought

SceneShowing off new sneakers.

Tina shows her pink sneakers to Frank in a shopping mall. — Select the illustration to view it at full size in a new tab.

Narrator

Tina bought new sneakers. She shows them to Frank.

ティナは新しいスニーカーを買った。そのスニーカーをフランクに見せる。

Tina01

Look at my new sneakers!

私の新しいスニーカーを見て！

Frank02

Nice color. They are pink.

いい色だ。ピンクだね。

Tina03

I got them yesterday! Brand new!

昨日買ったの！新品よ！

Frank04

Where did you buy them?

どこで買ったの？

Tina05

At the mall. Fifty percent off!

モールで。50%オフだったの！

Frank06

Nice find.

よく見つけたね。

Tina07

I know! I love a good deal.

でしょ！お買い得が大好きなの。

Frank08

How many pink things is that now?

これでピンクのものはいくつ目？

Tina09

Counting is for Earthlings, Frank.

数えるのは地球人のすることよ、フランク。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“Brand new!” / “Nice find.”

Brand new means completely new. Nice find. praises someone for discovering a good purchase or bargain. Here find is a noun meaning something discovered, rather than a verb.

“I love a good deal.”

Besides meaning a transaction, deal often refers to a bargain. A good deal is a purchase at a favorable price. Tina is pleased with the sneakers she bought for half price.

“Counting is for Earthlings, Frank.”

Earthling means an inhabitant of Earth, a word aliens often use for humans in science fiction. Something is for … can suggest that it is someone else's concern. Tina uses her alien identity to dodge the question of how many pink things she owns.

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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Words & context

“Brand new!” / “Nice find.”

“I love a good deal.”

“Counting is for Earthlings, Frank.”