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B2-07 / CEFR B2 / EPISODE 07

Shared Calendar

Defining what information needs to be shared

SceneTwo weeks ago, Frank and Tina set up a shared calendar to make plans together. Now they're checking it at a café.

The friends looking at a calendar on a phone in a cafe.
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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Narrator

Two weeks ago, Frank and Tina set up a shared calendar to make plans together. Now they're checking it at a café.

2週間前、フランクとティナは一緒に出かける予定を立てるため、共有カレンダーを作った。今、二人はカフェでそのカレンダーを見ている。

Tina01

Question. Every Wednesday evening, your calendar says "busy." Seven to ten. No label.

質問。毎週水曜の夜、あなたのカレンダーが「予定あり」になってる。7時から10時。ラベルなし。

Frank02

Correct.

その通り。

Tina03

That's it? "Correct"? Secret club? Drum lessons? Give me a clue!

それだけ？「その通り」？秘密クラブ？ドラムのレッスン？ヒントちょうだい！

Frank04

That's time I keep for myself. I'd rather not share the details.

自分のために取ってある時間なんだ。詳しいことは、話さずにおきたいな。

Tina05

Okay, but I thought we shared this so we'd know when to invite each other out.

でも、いつなら誘っていいかわかるように、共有したんじゃなかった？

Frank06

Exactly. Does "busy" tell you enough to pick another evening?

その通り。「予定あり」ってわかれば、別の夜を選べるよね？

Tina07

For making plans, yes. But now I'm curious.

予定を立てるには、それで十分よ。でも、気になるの。

Frank08

I get curious too. But to plan dinner, I only need to know when you're free.

僕も気になることはあるよ。でも、夕食に誘うなら、君がいつ空いているかわかれば十分なんだ。

Tina09

I know. But it's like a wrapped present I'm not allowed to shake. And shaking is the best part!

わかってる。でも、振って中身を当てちゃいけないプレゼントみたいなの。振るのがいちばん楽しいのに！

Frank10

I'll tell you this much: it's not a secret club, and I'm not learning the drums.

これだけは教えるよ。秘密クラブじゃないし、ドラムを習ってるわけでもない。

Tina11

There go my best guesses. I've been shaking this box for two weeks!

有力候補が消えちゃった。この箱、2週間ずっと振ってたのに！

Frank12

But I'd like to keep the actual plans to myself. Is that okay?

でも、実際に何をするかは、自分だけのことにしておきたい。それでいい？

Tina13

Okay. I'm giving it a label myself: "Frank's mystery. Do not shake."

わかった。じゃあ、ラベルは私が付けておくわ。「フランクの謎。振らないこと」。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“a wrapped present I'm not allowed to shake”

In the United States, shaking a wrapped gift to guess its contents from sound or weight is a familiar amusement, especially with presents under a Christmas tree. Givers may jokingly say No shaking! Tina compares the unlabeled Wednesday appointment to a tempting present she is forbidden to investigate. Her final Do not shake. promises herself that she will stop prying.

“There go my best guesses.”

There goes … lightly laments something disappearing or being spoiled. With a plural subject, it becomes There go …. Tina dramatically mourns her confident guesses of a secret club and drums after Frank rules them out. And there goes the last slice. in B2-57 uses the same pattern.

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