B1-51 / CEFR B1 / EPISODE 51

Stars and Stitches

Sharing thoughts about a different life

SceneOn another evening, Frank and Tina sit on the steps outside their apartment building, looking at the stars.

The friends sitting on outdoor steps under the stars. — Select the illustration to view it at full size in a new tab.

Narrator

On another evening, Frank and Tina sit on the steps outside their apartment building, looking at the stars.

別の日の夜、フランクとティナはアパートの外の階段に座り、星を見上げている。

Tina01

These steps are cold.

この階段、冷たいわね。

Frank02

Want to go inside?

中に入る？

Tina03

Not yet. I looked at that family photo again. What if I'd stayed home?

もう少しここにいたい。あの家族の写真、また見たの。故郷に残っていたら、どうなってたかなって。

Frank04

What do you imagine?

どんな暮らしを想像するの？

Tina05

Dinner with my sister every week. Do you ever wish your life were different?

毎週、姉と夕食を食べる暮らし。あなたも、自分の人生が違っていたらって思うことはある？

Frank06

Sometimes. I wish I could walk down the street without people staring at my stitches.

ときどきね。この縫い目をじろじろ見られずに、街を歩けたらって思うよ。

Tina07

Does that happen often?

よく見られるの？

Frank08

Enough that I notice. But you've never made me feel uncomfortable about them.

気になるくらいにはね。でも、君といるときは、この縫い目で居心地が悪くなったことはないよ。

Tina09

They're part of my friend. And I still think they're cool.

私の友達の一部だもの。それに、今でもかっこいいと思ってるわ。

Frank10

I'm glad we met.

君に会えてよかった。

Tina11

Me too. If I'd stayed home, we wouldn't have met.

私も。故郷に残っていたら、出会えなかったものね。

Frank12

Shall we go inside now?

そろそろ中に入ろうか？

Tina13

I don't regret coming to Earth. Sitting on these steps, though? A little.

地球に来たことは後悔してないわ。この階段に座ったことは、ちょっと後悔してるけど。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“Sitting on these steps, though? A little.”

At the end of a sentence, though gently qualifies an earlier statement. Tina does not regret coming to Earth, but jokes that she slightly regrets sitting on these cold steps.

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Words & context

“Sitting on these steps, though? A little.”