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A2-08 / CEFR A2 / EPISODE 08

I've Been There

Talking about travel experiences

SceneDiscussing travel at a café.

Tina shows Frank a travel photo on her phone at a seaside cafe.
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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Narrator

Frank and Tina are chatting about travel. Tina has been to Hawaii twice.

フランクとティナは旅行の話をしている。ティナはハワイに2回行ったことがある。

Tina01

I've been to Hawaii twice, you know.

私、ハワイに2回行ったことあるのよ。

Frank02

Oh, nice. I actually know someone who lives there now.

いいね。実は今そこに住んでる人を知ってるんだ。

Tina03

Really? Have you visited them?

本当？訪ねたことある？

Frank04

No. We just talk online. I don't travel much.

いや。オンラインで話すだけ。…僕、あまり旅行しないから。

Tina05

What? You have to go! You know what I loved most? The people. So warm.

え？行かなきゃ！私が何が一番好きだったか？人よ。すごく温かいの。

Frank06

Warmer than your home planet?

君の故郷の星より温かい？

Tina07

I mean friendly, not hot! Everyone was so kind to me.

暑いって意味じゃなくて、親切ってこと！みんな、すごく優しくしてくれたの。

Frank08

And the food? I've heard it's amazing. You left the flowers alone, right?

食べ物は？すごくおいしいって聞いたよ。花には手を出さなかったよね？

Tina09

Lots of fresh fruit! And no, I didn't eat any flowers.

新鮮な果物がいっぱい！それと、花は食べてないわよ。

Frank10

Good. A safe trip for you — and for the flowers.

よかった。君にも安全な旅行だったんだね——花にも。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“Have you visited them?”

Here them refers to the one person Frank mentioned, someone who lives there. They and them are also used for a single person when you do not specify gender. In other words, "Have you visited that person?"

“So warm.”

Describing people, warm is not about temperature; it means friendly and welcoming. Because Frank compares the people with Tina's home planet, Tina clarifies: friendly, not hot.

“You left the flowers alone, right?”

Leave something alone means not to touch or bother it. Tina wanted to eat flowers in A1-11, so Frank checks that she did not try to eat any in Hawaii. The final for the flowers is a joke: it was a safe trip not only for Tina but also for the flowers, which escaped being eaten.

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