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A1-36 / CEFR A1 / EPISODE 36

I Failed

Supporting a friend after a setback

SceneTest results have been returned.

Frank sits beside Tina as she looks at a test paper in a classroom.
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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Narrator

Tina got her test back. She did not pass. She is worried about telling her mom.

ティナはテストが返ってきた。合格しなかった。お母さんに伝えることを心配している。

Tina01

I failed the test. I'm so sad.

テストに落ちちゃった。すごく悲しいわ。

Frank02

Try again. You can pass next time.

また挑戦すればいい。次は合格できるさ。

Tina03

But I studied so hard!

でもあんなに一生懸命勉強したのに！

Frank04

One test is not the end.

テスト1つで終わりじゃない。

Tina05

But my mom will be angry.

でもお母さんが怒るわ。

Frank06

Call her. Tell her the truth.

電話して。本当のことを話しなよ。

Tina07

It's so hard to tell her.

お母さんに言うのが、すごく難しいの。

Frank08

Then I will sit next to you.

それなら僕が隣に座っているよ。

Tina09

Really? You'd do that?

本当？そうしてくれるの？

Frank10

I have no mother to get angry at me. I can borrow yours.

僕には怒る母親がいない。君のを借りるよ。

Tina11

You're the best, Frank.

あなたって最高ね、フランク。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“I can borrow yours.” / “You're the best.”

In I can borrow yours., yours means your mother. Frank, who has no mother, gently jokes that he is willing to be scolded by Tina's mother alongside her. You're the best. is a fixed expression of gratitude or delight; no noun is needed after best.

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