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A2-57 / CEFR A2 / EPISODE 57

End of Semester

Making plans after exams

SceneTina has finished the term's last exam. A two-week break is approaching.

In a campus cafeteria, Frank shows drawings of a break plan as Tina happily rests her chin on her hand.
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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Narrator

Tina has just finished her last exam of the semester. She has a two-week break ahead. Frank's evening class has ended too, but he still has work.

ティナは学期最後の試験を終えたばかりで、これから2週間の休みに入る。フランクの夜間講義も終わったが、仕事はまだある。

Tina01

Frank, I've finally finished all the exams I was worried about!

フランク、心配してた試験を全部やっと終えたわ！

Frank02

Now you can finally rest.

これでやっと休めるね。

Tina03

I really need it. I haven't slept well lately.

本当に休まなきゃ。最近よく眠れてないの。

Frank04

You should sleep all weekend.

週末はずっと寝るといいよ。

Tina05

But I'm having lunch with friends tomorrow.

でも明日は友達とランチなの。

Frank06

Then sleep in before lunch.

じゃあ、ランチまではゆっくり寝て。

Tina07

And I'll be sitting down at lunch. Even more rest!

ランチでも座っていられるし。もっと休めるわね！

Frank08

I made a plan for your break yesterday. I'll add lunch.

昨日、君の休みの計画を作ったんだ。ランチも付け加えるよ。

Tina09

You made a plan for my break?

私の休みの計画を作ったの？

Frank10

Sleep late, have lunch with your friends, and enjoy your break.

朝はゆっくり寝て、友達とランチをして、休みを楽しんで。

Tina11

That's your whole plan?

計画って、それだけ？

Frank12

Yes. I made three drafts.

うん。下書きを3つ作ったよ。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“Then sleep in before lunch.”

Sleep in means to intentionally sleep later than usual, often on a day off. Oversleep means sleeping too long unintentionally, for example and becoming late.

“Even more rest!”

"Even more rest!" On top of sleeping in, Tina conveniently decides that sitting down at lunch counts as rest too.

“I made three drafts.”

A draft is a rough version of a piece of writing, so this means "I made three drafts." It is not about how many times he rewrote it; it says there are three drafts. Frank had prepared the plan the day before and is now adding the lunch he has just heard about. The punchline is his thoroughness: he made three drafts of a simple plan — sleep late, have lunch with friends, enjoy the break.

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