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やさしい英語会話 (310) Spike the Stag Beetle
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Download MP3 夏の昆虫採集の定番といえばカブトムシとクワガタムシ(stag beetle)。日本では昆虫の王様として親しまれていますが、欧米では他の昆虫と同様にあまり好まれていないようです。そんな彼らの評価を変えたかもしれないのが、昨年話題になった「絵を描くクワガタ」スパイクくん。このスパイク画伯が角でペンをにぎって書いた絵は、なんとオークションで高額で落札されたとか! *** It's a Good Expression *** (今回の重要表現) Gross (間投詞)おえっ。気持ち悪い。 No way! やめて!ムリ! Don't knock it til you try it. 食わず嫌いはダメだよ。(til=till) (to) count as ...とみなす creepy ぞっとする、きもい weird ぞっとする、きもい(=gross, creepy) stupid マヌケな、バカらしい sort of ちょっと(kind of) (a) personality 性格 (to) hang out お出かけする That's the spirit! そうこなくっちゃ! Drinks are on me! お酒は僕がおごってあげよう! ***Script*** Spike the Stag Beetle M: Oh, man… Hina, I really miss having a pet. Back in America I've got a dog, but my apartment here in Japan doesn't allow them! And fish are so boring… W: Hmm… How about a stag beetle? M: Ew, gross! No way! W: Hey, don't knock it til you try it, Chad! When I was little, I had a pet stag beetle. They're very easy to care for. M: Awe, come on, bugs don't count as pets. They're so… creepy. W: Those weird hairless cats are cree