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B1-06 / CEFR B1 / EPISODE 06

Failing Adulting

Checking instructions while cooking

SceneTina's kitchen. A scorched pot sits on the stove like evidence. Frank is inspecting it.

The friends beside a burnt pot in the kitchen.
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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Narrator

Tina's kitchen. A scorched pot sits on the stove like evidence. Frank is inspecting it.

ティナのキッチン。焦げた鍋が、証拠品のようにコンロの上に置いてある。フランクがそれを観察している。

Tina01

I'm twenty-three, Frank, and I still can't cook a single thing.

もう23歳なのよ、フランク。それなのに何ひとつ料理できないの。

Frank02

If you had to cook for yourself, you'd learn fast enough.

自分で作るしかなかったら、すぐに覚えるよ。

Tina03

I'd starve first. I burned rice yesterday. Rice has, like, one rule.

覚える前に飢え死にするわ。昨日なんて、ご飯を焦がしたのよ。ご飯なんてルールが一つしかないのに。

Frank04

Did you read the instructions?

説明は読んだ？

Tina05

Instructions are boring. I just wish adulting came with a manual.

説明って退屈なの。大人の生活にも説明書があればいいのに。

Frank06

It does. It's called the back of the rice bag. One cup of rice, two cups of water, lid on, twenty minutes. Does that make sense?

あるよ。米袋の裏に書いてある。米1カップに水2カップ、ふたをして20分。わかった？

Tina07

Totally. So I open the lid every two minutes to check.

ばっちり。じゃあ、2分ごとにふたを開けて確かめればいいのね。

Frank08

No. Lid on. That's the one rule.

違う。ふたはしたまま。それがその「一つのルール」だよ。

Tina09

Ugh. Fine.

もう。わかったわよ。

Frank10

Tonight we're gonna make one thing. You read, I supervise.

今夜は一品だけ作る。君が読んで、僕が見ている。

Tina11

And if I burn it?

で、焦がしたら？

Frank12

Then we order pizza. And never speak of the rice again.

そのときはピザを頼んで、ご飯の話は二度としない。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“I just wish adulting came with a manual.”

Adulting informally turns adult into a verb for handling everyday adult responsibilities, such as cooking, cleaning, and paying bills. Failing Adulting means struggling with these duties. Tina wishes adult life came with instructions.

“And never speak of the rice again.”

Never speak of something again jokingly treats an embarrassing failure as something to erase from memory. Frank teases Tina by suggesting they permanently bury the story of yesterday's burnt rice.

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