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A1-53 / CEFR A1 / EPISODE 53

Late Night Talk

Asking for a little more time

SceneA long conversation in a Tokyo hotel lounge.

Frank and Tina talk over tea and an album in a room overlooking city lights.
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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Narrator

It is two in the morning during their trip to Japan. Frank wants to go to his room. Tina wants to talk.

日本旅行中の朝2時。フランクは自分の部屋に戻りたい。ティナは話したい。

Tina01

Frank, don't go yet! Let's keep talking!

フランク、まだ行かないで！もっと話しましょう！

Frank02

It is two in the morning. You need to rest.

朝の2時だよ。君は休まないと。

Tina03

But this trip is so fun!

でもこの旅行、すごく楽しいの！

Frank04

I know. But go to bed now.

わかるよ。でももう寝なよ。

Tina05

I have so much to tell you!

まだ話したいことがたくさんあるの！

Frank06

Then write it down.

それなら書き留めて。

Tina07

That's boring! Talking is fun!

つまらないわ！話すほうが楽しいの！

Frank08

We can talk tomorrow.

明日も話せるよ。

Tina09

Five more minutes? Please?

あと5分だけ？お願い？

Frank10

Three minutes. Then I want some quiet.

3分。そのあとは、静かに過ごしたい。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“keep talking” / “Five more minutes?”

Keep -ing means to continue an action, so Let's keep talking! suggests continuing the conversation. Five more minutes? asks for an additional five minutes; more marks the extra amount.

“I have so much to tell you!” / “Then write it down.”

So much to tell you means a lot of things to tell you. Write it down means to make a note of something; it refers to what Tina wants to talk about. Frank suggests writing it down, but Tina would rather talk with Frank than write.

“Three minutes. Then I want some quiet.”

Here then means "after that," and some quiet means some quiet time. Frank answers Tina's request for five more minutes by cutting it to three. The punchline is that he stays a little longer while still protecting his own quiet time.

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