B2-16 / CEFR B2 / EPISODE 16

Late Night Recall

Revisiting an old conversation and answering again

SceneIt's late. Tina has come to pick Frank up from the lab building — the same building where they first met.

Frank and Tina standing in a laboratory at night.
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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Narrator

It's late. Tina has come to pick Frank up from the lab building — the same building where they first met.

夜遅く。ティナはフランクを迎えに、ラボの建物へ来た。二人が初めて出会った、あの建物だ。

Frank01

They finally replaced the clock. The old one ticked like it was counting down to something.

ついに時計が取り替えられた。前のは、何かのカウントダウンみたいに鳴ってたよね。

Tina02

The night we met, I thought someone had left a very tall statue next to that bench.

初めて会った夜、あの実験台のそばに、誰かがすごく背の高い像を置きっぱなしにしてると思ったの。

Frank03

To be fair, I wasn't sure you were real, either.

でも、僕だって君が本物かどうか確信はなかったよ。

Tina04

Then the statue talked! And the first thing I said was, "You have stitches! So cool!"

そしたら像がしゃべったのよ!それで私の第一声が「縫い目がある!すっごくかっこいい!」。

Frank05

Second thing. First, I asked where you were from, and you said, "Beyond the stars."

二言目だよ。まず僕がどこから来たのか聞いて、君は「星のかなた」って答えた。

Tina06

Oh, right. ...Well, it was true!

あ、そうだった。……でも、本当のことだし!

Frank07

True. Just not very specific. I was hoping for at least a street name.

本当だよ。ただ、大ざっぱすぎた。せめて通りの名前くらいは知りたかった。

Tina08

Then we sat right there and talked till four in the morning. You explained every machine in this room.

それから、あそこに座って朝の4時まで話したのよね。あなた、この部屋の機械を全部説明してくれた。

Frank09

You asked me eleven questions that night. I counted. I answered ten.

あの夜、君は僕に11個質問した。数えてたんだ。答えたのは10個。

Tina10

Ten? Which one did you skip?

10個?どれを飛ばしたの?

Frank11

The first one. "Friends? Yes? Yes?"

最初の一つ。「友達になろう?ね?ね?」

Tina12

Frank, that was years ago! I already decided it meant yes!

フランク、それ何年前の話よ!とっくに「イエス」ってことにしてたわ!

Frank13

I know. But I don't like leaving questions open. ...Yes. Yes.

分かってる。でも、答えてない質問を残しておくのは嫌なんだ。……うん。もちろんだよ。