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Meeting an old friend again

SceneAn unexpected reunion in the street after several years.

Tina runs toward a surprised Frank with her arms open on a tree-lined street.
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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Narrator

A street corner. Frank and Tina have not seen each other in person for a few years. They run into each other.

街角。フランクとティナは数年間、直接会っていなかった。二人は偶然出くわす。

Frank01

...Tina?

…ティナ？

Tina02

Frank! No way — is that really you?

フランク！まさか——本当にあなたなの？

Frank03

It's me. Same face. Same... stitches.

僕だよ。同じ顔。同じ…縫い目。

Tina04

A few years, and you're still wearing that same brown jacket!

数年も経つのに、まだ同じ茶色のジャケットを着てるのね！

Frank05

It works. Why replace it? So, what's new with you?

まだ着られるからね。替える必要ある？それで、君は最近どう？

Tina06

I'm apartment hunting! And — wait, you first. What's the news?

アパートを探してるの！それと——待って、あなたが先。何があったの？

Frank07

I have an interview. A research lab, downtown.

面接があるんだ。ダウンタウンの研究所。

Tina08

A lab! You're going back to a lab.

研究所！…研究所に戻るのね。

Frank09

...When we first met in that lab, you called my face cool.

…あの研究所で初めて会ったとき、君は僕の顔をかっこいいと言ってくれたね。

Tina10

And I'd say it again. Let's get coffee. Black for you — I remember. And you're buying.

今でもそう言うわ。コーヒーを飲みに行こう。あなたはブラックね——覚えてるわ。それと、あなたのおごりよ。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“They run into each other.”

Run into someone means to meet them by chance. Although it can literally mean collide while running, with people it often describes an unexpected meeting. Each other makes the action mutual: the two unexpectedly meet again on a street corner.

“No way!”

No way! expresses surprise or disbelief, rather than a lack of a method. Tina reacts to unexpectedly meeting Frank. It also appears in A2-31.

“You're buying.”

Buy can mean to pay for someone's food or drink. You're buying. means “You're paying for us.” To offer to pay, say I'm buying. or It's on me. Delighted at their reunion, Tina jokingly makes Frank pay for the coffee.

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