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A2-02 / CEFR A2 / EPISODE 02

New Apartment

Checking an apartment's features

SceneViewing an apartment with Tina, an agent, and Frank.

Frank and Tina view a sunny empty apartment with an agent.
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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Narrator

Tina is looking at an apartment with an agent. Frank has come along. The kitchen was renovated and the windows were replaced last year.

ティナは不動産業者と一緒にアパートを内見している。フランクも付き添っている。キッチンは去年改装され、窓も新しいものに交換された。

Agent01

The walls are all white right now, but you're free to repaint.

今は壁はすべて白ですが、塗り直しは自由ですよ。

Tina02

Free? Then it's pink. All of it. Pink.

自由ですって？じゃあピンク。全部。ピンクよ。

Frank03

...All of it.

…全部、ね。

Agent04

Right. And the kitchen was fully renovated last year.

ええ。それと、キッチンは去年すっかり改装されたんですよ。

Tina05

The floor does look brand new. Picture it: pink walls, morning sun—

床、確かに新品みたいに見えるわ。想像して。ピンクの壁、朝の日差し——

Frank06

—Does it stay warm in winter?

——冬は暖かく保てますか？

Agent07

Yes, we put in new windows last spring to keep the cold out.

ええ、去年の春、寒さを防ぐ新しい窓を入れました。

Tina08

Anyway, as I was saying — pink walls, morning sun, and warm all winter. I want to live here!

とにかく、さっきの続きね——ピンクの壁、朝の日差し、それに冬もぽかぽか。ここに住みたい！

Frank09

You still haven't asked about the rent.

まだ家賃を聞いてないよ。

Tina10

I know. I'm afraid to ask! Let me sleep on it. My bank account might have other ideas.

わかってる。聞くのが怖いの！一晩考えさせてください。…でも、銀行口座は別の意見かも。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“Anyway, as I was saying —”

As I was saying returns to a point interrupted earlier. Adding Anyway makes the return to the topic clearer. After being interrupted by a question about heating, Tina goes back to discussing the pink walls.

“Let me sleep on it.”

Sleep on it means to wait until the next day before deciding, rather than literally sleep on something. It is useful when you do not want to decide immediately about a major purchase or contract.

“My bank account might have other ideas.”

Have other ideas means to think differently. Tina personifies her bank account: she likes the apartment, but her balance may disagree. The joke expresses concern about affording the rent.

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