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B2-05 / CEFR B2 / EPISODE 05

New Outfit Out

Testing an expectation against experience

SceneFrank waits outside their usual café with his coffee. He's wearing Tina's gift, a navy jacket, outside for the first time. Tina arrives.

Frank wearing his navy jacket outside the cafe.
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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Narrator

Frank waits outside their usual café with his coffee. He's wearing Tina's gift, a navy jacket, outside for the first time. Tina arrives.

フランクはいつものカフェの前で、コーヒーを手に待っている。ティナが贈った紺色のジャケットを外で着るのは、今日が初めてだ。そこへティナがやってくる。

Tina01

You're wearing it! Outside! Who are you and what have you done with Frank?

着てるのね！しかも外で！あなた誰？フランクをどこへやったの？

Frank02

I decided this morning. Then I stood by the door for four minutes.

今朝決めたんだ。それから、玄関のところに4分立っていた。

Tina03

Four minutes of what?

4分も、何をしてたの？

Frank04

Working up the courage to leave. I expected everyone to stare at me.

外に出る勇気を出そうとしてたんだ。みんなにじろじろ見られると思って。

Tina05

Has anyone actually stared?

それで、実際に誰かにじろじろ見られた？

Frank06

The barista looked up. And a cat watched me through the window.

バリスタさんは顔を上げたよ。それと、窓越しに猫が僕を見てた。

Tina07

What did the barista say?

バリスタさんは何て？

Frank08

She said, "New jacket? Nice," and made my usual.

「新しいジャケット？いいね」って言って、いつものを淹れてくれた。

Tina09

So instead of a crowd staring, you got one compliment and a curious cat.

つまり、大勢にじろじろ見られる代わりに、褒め言葉を一つもらって、猫に興味を持たれたわけね。

Frank10

Yes. I overestimated how interested everyone would be in my jacket. Significantly.

うん。みんなが僕のジャケットにどれだけ関心を持つか、過大評価してた。かなり大幅に。

Tina11

When I gave it to you, I said, "They might just say, 'Nice jacket.'" Pretty close!

渡したとき、「『いいジャケットだね』って言われるだけかもよ」って言ったでしょ。ほぼ当たりね！

Frank12

You did. But I needed to try it for myself. I like it.

言ってたね。でも、自分で着て出て確かめたかったんだ。気に入ったよ。

Tina13

Good. The barista likes it, you like it, I like it, and I'm counting the cat as a yes. That's unanimous.

よかった。バリスタさんも、あなたも、私も気に入ってる。猫も賛成ってことにしておく。満場一致よ。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“Who are you and what have you done with Frank?”

Who are you and what have you done with …? is a familiar joke about behavior so unusual that the person seems to have been replaced. Tina exaggerates her surprise when Frank arrives wearing a jacket he has never worn outside before.

“Working up the courage to leave.”

Work up means to build up something such as courage, appetite, or motivation. Work up the courage to … means to gather enough courage to act. Standing at the door for four minutes just to go out shows Frank's caution and nervousness about wearing the jacket in public.

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