B1-29 / CEFR B1 / EPISODE 29

Insurance Claim

Checking what evidence a claim needs

SceneTina is at an insurance office with her phone. She's preparing a claim for water damage at her old apartment.

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Narrator

Tina is at an insurance office with her phone. She's preparing a claim for water damage at her old apartment.

ティナはスマホを手に、保険会社の窓口にいる。以前の部屋で起きた水漏れ被害の保険金請求を準備している。

Tina01

This claim is for my old apartment. I've moved since then.

以前の部屋の被害についての請求です。そのあと引っ越しました。

Agent02

When did the leak happen?

水漏れが起きたのはいつですか？

Tina03

October ninth. My policy ended when I moved on the fifteenth.

10月9日です。15日に引っ越したとき、その部屋の保険契約も終了しました。

Agent04

Do you have photos from that day?

その日に撮った写真はありますか？

Tina05

Forty-one. I tried every angle.

41枚あります。あらゆる角度から撮ってみました。

Agent06

Does your phone show when they were taken?

スマホで撮影日時を確認できますか？

Tina07

Yes. Here — October ninth, eight p.m.

はい。ここです。10月9日、午後8時。

Agent08

Did you contact your landlord that night?

その晩、大家さんに連絡しましたか？

Tina09

Yes. I still have the messages, including his reply.

はい。大家さんからの返信も含めて、メッセージが残っています。

Agent10

Please send us that exchange with the dates visible.

日付が分かる形で、そのやり取りを送ってください。

Tina11

Along with all forty-one photos?

写真41枚も全部一緒に？

Agent12

Just choose two from that day that clearly show the damage.

当日の写真から、被害がはっきり分かる2枚を選んでください。

Tina13

Only two? I could put on my own gallery show with the other thirty-nine.

2枚だけ？残りの39枚で個展が開けますね。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“I tried every angle.”

Angle refers to the direction from which a photo is taken. Frank photographed the damage from every possible viewpoint, leading to the later total of forty-one photos. From every angle is another common form.

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Words & context

“I tried every angle.”