Hiroshima University's English Podcast

今年も梅雨の時期が近づいてきました。今回は、雨期のない国から来たBrittanyと日本人のTakeshiが、日本の梅雨について話します。雨続きの毎日にうんざりしている様子のBrittanyに、Takeshiは日本人におなじみのある人形について説明します。雨の日と切り離せないその人形のことを、彼は英語でどのように説明しているのでしょうか。（「大はしあたけの夕立」の絵はWikipediaからお借りしました） Download MP3 （10:00　5.7MB　初級～中級）*** Script *** W: Hey Takeshi! How're you? M: Hey Brittany! I'm doing fine, and you? W: I'm OK, I'm starting to get a little tired of all this rain though… M: Yea, it really rains a lot in Japan during this time of year. W: We don't have a rainy season where I come from. Actually, it hardly rains at all. We sometimes have droughts and since it's so dry we also get forest fires occasionally. M: That sounds tough! Maybe having the rainy season isn't so bad. W: Maybe. I'm still tired of the rain. though. M: You should make a Teru Teru Bozu doll. W: What's that? M: It's a small doll that Japanese make out of white paper or cloth and hang outside the windows. It's supposed to bring good weather, and prevent rain. Kind of like a good luck charm. W: Sounds li