風鈴さんの おぼえた日記 - 2018年1月30日(火)

ラジオ英会話　First Laugh of the New Year　　Tuesday, January 30

　Riddles　なぞかけ
１． 犬が「モー」と鳴くのはいつ？
Q:　When does a dog go “moo”?
A:　When it is learning a foreign language.

２． 犬が前庭で吠えないようにするには？
Q:　How do you stop a dog from barking in your front yard?
A:　Put him in your backyard.

３． 犬はなぜ円を描いて回る？
Q:　Why do dogs run in circles?
A:　Because it’s too hard to run in squares.

４． どしゃ降りになると何がおこる？
Q:　What happens when it rains cats and dogs?
A:　You can step in a poodle.
※puddle　水たまり　poodle　プードル犬

５． どんな市場を犬は避ける？
Q:　What type of markets do dogs avoid?
A:　Flea markets.

６． 猫がドッグショーで優勝したのを見てあなたは何と言う？
Q:　What do you say when you see a cat with a dog show?
A:　A cat-has-trophy
※catastrophe　大失敗 /kətˈæstrəfi/ と発音が似ている

７． 犬のマジシャンを何と呼ぶ
Q:　What do you call a dog magician?
A:　A labracadabrador
※Abracadabra 呪文　Labrador ラブラドール・リトリーバー犬（盲導犬などで活躍）

８． 犬と海洋生物学者の似たところは？
How is a dog and a marine biologist alike?
One wags a tail and the other tags a whale.
※wags a tail しっぽを振る　tags a whale クジラにタグをつける


　talking-dog　話す犬
A man has a talking dog. He brings it to a talent agent and says, “This dog can speak English.”
The agent, unimpressed, says, “Okay, I’m all ears.”
“Okay, Spot,” the man says to the dog, “what’s on the top of a house?”
“Roof!” the dog answers.

“Oh, come on,” the agent says. “All dogs go ‘roof’.”
“Okay, then,” the man says and asks the dog, “What is a stormy ocean like?”
“Rough!” goes the dog.

The agent gives the man a dirty look.
“All right,” the man says and asks the dog: “In your opinion, who was the greatest baseball player of all time?”
“Ruth!” goes the dog.
※dirty look　嫌な顔をする、にらみつける　Ruth　ベーブルース

And the talent agent, having had enough, kicks them out of his office onto the street. And the dog turns to the man and say “Maybe I should have said DiMaggio?.”


　失敬な。これは犬だ
A gentleman is visiting a hotel with his dog.
Clerk:　 I'm afraid bring monsters into the hotel is prohibited.
Gentleman:　 Excuse me, but this is a dog.
Clerk: 　Yes. I am talking to a dog.
とある紳士が犬を連れてホテルを訪ねた。
受付　「困ります。怪物を連れて来られては」
紳士　「失敬な。これは犬だ」
受付　「はい。私は犬に言っているんです」


"Dog Is in Heat"
A little girl asked her Mom, "Mom, may I take the dog for a walk around
the block?" Mom says, "No, because the dog is in heat." "What does that
mean?" asked the child. "Go ask your father. I think he is in the garage."

The little girl went to the garage and asked "Dad, may I take Susie for a
walk around the block? I asked Mom, but she said that Susie was in heat,
and to come talk to you."

Dad said, " Bring Susie over here" He took a rag, soaked it with gasoline,
and scrubbed the dog's rear-end with it and said, "Okay, you can go now,
but keep Susie on the leash and only go one time around the block." The
little girl left, and returned a few minutes later with NO DOG on the
leash.

Dad asked, "Where is Susie?"

The little girl said, "She will be here in a minute, she ran out of gas
about halfway down the block and another dog is pushing her home."
●in heat　さかりがつく　●soak　浸す　●scrub　ごしごしこする
●leash　（動物を繋ぐ）鎖,革ひも　●rear-end　最後尾、お尻


基礎英語３　I'm really busy right now. 今はとても忙しいの

感謝祭以来、君にほとんど会ってないよ。
I've hardly seen you since Thanksgiving.
/english/phrase/103920





わたしの人生にとって最高の勝利。
それは、自分と他人の欠点を、
受け入れられるようになったこと。
そのことで、
人生をありのままに
生きられるようになったこと


自分の欠点だけでなく、他人の欠点も受け入れるオードリーでした。