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B1-28 / CEFR B1 / EPISODE 28

Friend Drama

Asking someone to respect private information

SceneTina and Frank are in her apartment. Last night, she went out for drinks with her book club.

Tina and Frank discussing a friend on the sofa.
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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Narrator

Tina and Frank are in her apartment. Last night, she went out for drinks with her book club.

ティナとフランクはティナの部屋にいる。昨夜、ティナはブッククラブの仲間と飲みに出かけていた。

Tina01

My friend announced my secret to the whole book club last night!

昨夜、友達がブッククラブのみんなに私の秘密を言っちゃったの！

Frank02

What did she say?

何て言ったの？

Tina03

That I liked one of the guys. He was sitting right there!

メンバーの一人を私が好きだって。その本人も目の前に座ってたのよ！

Frank04

Had you asked her to keep it secret?

秘密にしてって頼んであったの？

Tina05

Yes. She'd promised. Then she blamed the wine.

うん。約束してたのに。それで、ワインのせいにしたのよ。

Frank06

How did he react?

彼はどんな反応だった？

Tina07

He smiled and went back to talking about the book.

にこっとして、すぐ本の話に戻してくれたわ。

Frank08

Did you tell her how you felt?

その友達に、どう感じたか伝えた？

Tina09

Yes. "That was embarrassing. Please don't share my private stuff."

うん。「あれは恥ずかしくて困ったよ。私のプライベートな話は人にしないで」って。

Frank10

What did she say?

何て返ってきた？

Tina11

She apologized. I'll still go on Thursday, but no more personal stories for now.

謝ってくれたわ。それでも木曜日は行くけど、当分は個人的な話はしないことにする。

Frank12

What will you talk about, then?

じゃあ、何を話すの？

Tina13

The book. And I'm ordering her a water. A very big one.

本の話よ。それと、彼女にはお水を頼んであげるわ。特大のをね。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“Friend Drama”

Here drama means interpersonal conflict rather than theater. There's drama. suggests trouble, and I don't want any drama. rejects it. The title refers to the conflict caused by a friend revealing Tina's secret.

“That I liked one of the guys.”

Here like includes romantic interest. Depending on context, I like him. means attraction rather than friendship. The secret revealed publicly was Tina's interest in one of the men.

“Then she blamed the wine.”

Blame something assigns fault to it. The friend excuses revealing the secret by blaming the wine. The pattern blame A on B also assigns the cause of A to B.

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