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B1-21 / CEFR B1 / EPISODE 21

Interview With a Writer

Handling a question during an interview

SceneFrank is interviewing a novelist he has read for years. He has prepared three pages of questions.

Frank interviewing a writer with a book on the table.
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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Narrator

Frank is interviewing a novelist he has read for years. He has prepared three pages of questions.

フランクは、何年も読んできた小説家にインタビューしている。質問を3ページ分用意してきた。

Frank01

It's an honor to finally meet you. I've read all your books. Where do you get your ideas?

ようやくお会いできて光栄です。ご著書は全部読みました。どこから着想を得るんですか？

Writer02

The honor is mine. Often from people I meet in cafés.

こちらこそ光栄よ。カフェで出会う人たちから得ることが多いわね。

Frank03

Even the man who makes lists for everything?

何でもリストにする、あの男性もですか？

Writer04

Yes. I met someone who wrote down questions before ordering coffee.

ええ。コーヒーを注文する前に、質問を書き出している人に会ったの。

Frank05

So you put him in your novel?

それで、その人を小説に登場させたんですか？

Writer06

I used that habit, but invented the rest.

その習慣を使って、あとは想像で作ったのよ。

Frank07

Anyone you meet could become a character, then?

では、出会った人は誰でも登場人物になる可能性があるんですね？

Writer08

Sometimes. What do you do on your days off?

そういうこともあるわ。あなたは休みの日に何をしているの？

Frank09

Wait. Are you collecting ideas about me?

待ってください。僕からも着想を得ようとしているんですか？

Writer10

Perhaps. You seem very well prepared.

そうかもしれないわね。あなた、とても準備がいいもの。

Frank11

For asking questions. I hadn't prepared any answers.

質問をする準備です。答える準備はしてきませんでした。

Writer12

You brought three pages of questions. Surely I can ask one.

質問を3ページも持ってきたんでしょう。私も一つくらい聞いていいわよね。

Frank13

Of course. Could you send it in advance next time?

もちろんです。次回は先に送っていただけますか？

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“It's an honor to finally meet you.”

It's an honor to finally meet you. politely greets someone you have long wanted to meet. Finally emphasizes the wait. A more casual version is It's so great to finally meet you. The other person may reply The honor is mine., as the writer does here.

“The honor is mine.”

The honor is mine. politely replies to It's an honor to meet you. Both speakers express mutual respect in a formal exchange.

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