B1-38 / CEFR B1 / EPISODE 38

Hangover Regrets

Offering practical help to someone with regrets

SceneIt's the morning after a party. Tina is on her sofa. Frank has brought her a glass of water.

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Narrator

It's the morning after a party. Tina is on her sofa. Frank has brought her a glass of water.

パーティーの翌朝。ティナはソファに座っている。フランクは水を一杯持ってきた。

Tina01

I drank way too much last night.

昨夜は飲みすぎちゃったわ。

Frank02

How much did you have?

どれくらい飲んだの？

Tina03

Six drinks, and I'd skipped dinner. I should've gone home earlier.

6杯。しかも夕食を抜いてたの。もっと早く帰ればよかった。

Frank04

Sounds rough. Would you like me to close the curtains?

つらそうだね。カーテンを閉めようか？

Tina05

Yes, please. It's too bright in here.

うん、お願い。ここ、まぶしすぎるの。

Frank06

There. Better?

ほら、閉めたよ。少し楽になった？

Tina07

Much better. I thought you were going to lecture me.

ずっと楽。お説教されるかと思ってたわ。

Frank08

You already know what went wrong. Want me to stay a while?

何がよくなかったかは、もう分かってるでしょ。しばらく一緒にいようか？

Tina09

Please. But no stories about last night.

お願い。でも、昨夜の話はなしね。

Frank10

Fine. We can just sit here quietly.

いいよ。静かに座っていよう。

Tina11

Thanks. Could you pass me that glass?

ありがとう。そのグラス、渡してくれる？

Frank12

Here's your water.

はい、水。

Tina13

Finally, a drink I won't regret tomorrow.

やっと、明日後悔しなくていい飲み物だわ。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“Hangover Regrets”

A hangover is the headache, nausea, and other symptoms after drinking too much, typically the next morning. The title describes Tina regretting the previous night's excess.

“Sounds rough.”

Rough informally means difficult or unpleasant. Sounds rough. omits That from That sounds rough. and expresses sympathy, here for Tina's hangover.

“There. Better?”

Here There. marks completion of an action rather than a location: Frank has finished closing the curtains. Better? shortens Is that better? and checks whether she feels more comfortable. There you go. and There we go. are common in similar situations.

“I thought you were going to lecture me.”

As a noun, lecture means an academic talk. As a verb with a person as its object, it can mean to scold them at length. Tina expected Frank to tell her off.

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