Hiroshima University's English Podcast

アメリカ人は家族や子どもの写真を持ち歩き、家族自慢をする人が多いようです。「うちの愚息が・・・」などの表現に見られるように、とかく身内をおとしめる傾向がある日本人とは対照的ですね。 今回は、そんな子ども自慢（boasting about children）が好きな親戚を訪れている夫婦の会話です。夫の皮肉に満ちたセリフも聴きどころです。 Download MP3 （16:23　9.4MB　初級～中級）*** Script *** W: I'm so excited. I haven't seen my sister in 2 years! M: I wish we could have made it 3. W: Now what's that suppose to mean? I thought you got along with my family? M: Yea, all but her. W: And why is that? M: Because she's a show off. W: How? M: Remember the last time she came to visit us? Every minute of the day she kept talking about her children. ‘Little Jodie is so gifted.' ‘Little Carl has such a wonderful spirit.' Blah, blah, blah. W: Well we have a child and I'm always delighted to talk about him. M: Yea, well she's outright boasting. W: Oh, it's only love. M: Well, she loves to boast then. W: Maybe she doesn't know she's doing it. M: Then she's an unconscious boasting lover. Just be prepared to hear about the latest exploits of Jodie and Carl. W: I'm kind of look