A1-37 / CEFR A1 / EPISODE 37

Asking for Help

Asking how to borrow a book

SceneAt the library.

Frank receives a book at the library counter while Tina carries a stack. — Select the illustration to view it at full size in a new tab.

Narrator

Frank is at the library. He cannot find a book. He asks a staff member.

フランクは図書館にいる。本が見つからない。彼は職員に尋ねる。

Frank01

Could you help me, please?

手伝っていただけますか？

Staff02

Of course. How can I help?

もちろんです。どうされましたか？

Frank03

I cannot find this book.

この本が見つからないんです。

Staff04

Let me check. ...It's on shelf five.

確認しますね。…5番の棚にありますよ。

Frank05

Thank you. I usually only read books here. How do I check this one out?

ありがとうございます。いつもはここで読むだけなんです。この本はどうやって借りればいいですか？

Staff06

At the front desk, over there.

あちらの受付カウンターです。

Tina07

Frank! I found the manga! Twelve books!

フランク！漫画見つけた！12冊！

Frank08

I found one book. About rocks.

僕は1冊見つけた。岩の本だ。

Tina09

Twelve to one. I win at the library, too.

12対1。図書館でも私の勝ちね。

Frank10

It is not a game, Tina.

ゲームじゃないよ、ティナ。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“How do I check this one out?”

At a library, check something out means to borrow it through the lending procedure. In other contexts it can mean to investigate or look at something, as in Check this out!, or to leave a hotel. The setting determines the meaning. Here Frank asks how to borrow this book.

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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Words & context

“How do I check this one out?”