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B1-59 / CEFR B1 / EPISODE 59

Tina's Homesick Morning

Being present for a homesick friend

SceneTina is looking at the star map on her wall. She opens the door for Frank, who has brought coffee as promised.

The friends with morning drinks in a room with a star map.
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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Narrator

Tina is looking at the star map on her wall. She opens the door for Frank, who has brought coffee as promised.

ティナは壁の星図を見ている。約束どおりコーヒーを持ってきたフランクを、ドアを開けて迎える。

Frank01

Morning. Here's your coffee. You seem quiet today.

おはよう。はい、コーヒー。今日は静かだね。

Tina02

I dreamed I was home with my family.

家族と故郷にいる夢を見たの。

Frank03

What were you doing?

何をしてたの？

Tina04

Having breakfast. My sister was telling a story, and everyone was laughing.

朝ごはんを食べてた。姉が何か話していて、みんな笑ってたの。

Frank05

That sounds like a lovely dream.

楽しそうな夢だね。

Tina06

It was. Then I woke up, and the room was so quiet. I miss them.

そうなの。でも目が覚めたら、部屋がすごく静かで。みんなに会いたい。

Frank07

Would you like to call them?

家族に電話したい？

Tina08

Later, maybe. Mom would worry if she heard me crying.

あとで、かな。泣いてるのを聞いたら、母が心配しちゃう。

Frank09

You can talk to me. You don't have to pretend you're fine.

僕には話していいよ。平気なふりをしなくても。

Tina10

My star looks so tiny this morning. So far away.

今朝は私の星が、とても小さく見えるの。すごく遠い。

Frank11

It is far. But I'm just down the hall. Call me whenever you feel like this. I'll always come.

遠いね。でも僕は、廊下の先にいる。こんな気持ちのときは、いつでも呼んで。必ず来るから。

Tina12

Always? Then have breakfast with me. You can make the pancakes.

必ず？じゃあ、朝ごはんを一緒に食べて。パンケーキはあなたが焼いてね。

Frank13

...I walked right into that.

……まんまと乗せられたな。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“I walked right into that.”

Walk (right) into that means to unwittingly fall into someone's verbal trap or joke, rather than physically collide with something. Right emphasizes how completely it happened. After Frank promises to come, Tina turns his own words into a commitment to breakfast and pancake duty. He wryly acknowledges that she got him.

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