Vegetables Are So Expensive!（野菜高すぎ！）

エピソード4｜英語スクリプト（English Script）

Alain: Hey Cathy, you look surprised. What happened?

Cathy: I went to the supermarket today, and I couldn’t believe the prices.

Alain: Really? What was so expensive?

Cathy: Vegetables! Everything was expensive.

Alain: I’ve heard that vegetable prices are going up.

Cathy: Tomatoes were almost twice the price!

Alain: Wow, that’s crazy.

Cathy: Lettuce was expensive too. And broccoli!

Alain: Vegetable prices change a lot in Japan.

Cathy: But this time it feels really extreme.

Alain: The weak yen might be part of the reason.

Cathy: The weak yen? What does that have to do with vegetables?

Alain: Japan imports a lot of food.

Cathy: Oh, I see. So when the yen gets weaker, imported food becomes more expensive.

Alain: Exactly.

Cathy: That’s a problem. I love salads.

Alain: But we have a garden, remember?

Cathy: That’s true. You grow vegetables there.

Alain: Yes. This year I’m growing tomatoes, cucumbers, and basil.

Cathy: I know. But gardening isn’t really my thing.

Alain: But you love eating vegetables.

Cathy: Of course I do.

Alain: That sounds very convenient.

Cathy: I eat the vegetables. You grow them.

Alain: That’s a nice arrangement.

Cathy: Right?

Alain: But gardening takes a lot of work.

Cathy: I know. That’s why I don’t do it.

Alain: At least you’re honest.

Cathy: But your tomatoes are really delicious.

Alain: I’m glad you think so.

Cathy: They’re much better than supermarket tomatoes.

Alain: And much fresher too.

Cathy: Then please grow a lot this year.

Alain: Maybe I should sell them.

Cathy: Sell them?

Alain: Yes. To you.

Cathy: To me?!

Alain: Of course. Vegetables are expensive these days.

Cathy: Wait a minute. I’m your wife.

Alain: Don’t worry. I’ll give you a special price.

Cathy: That doesn’t make me happy at all.

Dialogue（英語＋日本語）

Alain: Hey Cathy, you look surprised. What happened?
キャッシー、驚いた顔してるね。どうしたの？

Cathy: I went to the supermarket today, and I couldn’t believe the prices.
今日スーパーに行ったんだけど、値段を見てびっくりしたの。

Alain: Really? What was so expensive?
本当に？何がそんなに高かったの？

Cathy: Vegetables! Everything was expensive.
野菜よ！全部高かったの。

Alain: I’ve heard that vegetable prices are going up.
野菜の値段が上がっているって聞いたよ。

Cathy: Tomatoes were almost twice the price!
トマトなんて、ほとんど倍の値段だったの！

Alain: Wow, that’s crazy.
それはすごいね。

Cathy: Lettuce was expensive too. And broccoli!
レタスも高いし、ブロッコリーもよ。

Alain: Vegetable prices change a lot in Japan.
日本では野菜の値段はよく変わるからね。

Cathy: But this time it feels really extreme.
でも今回は本当にひどい気がするわ。

Alain: The weak yen might be part of the reason.
円安もその理由の一つかもしれないね。

Cathy: The weak yen? What does that have to do with vegetables?
円安？それが野菜とどう関係あるの？

Alain: Japan imports a lot of food.
日本は食べ物をたくさん輸入しているんだ。

Cathy: Oh, I see. So when the yen gets weaker, imported food becomes more expensive.
なるほど。円の価値が下がると、輸入品が高くなるのね。

Alain: Exactly.
その通り。

Cathy: That’s a problem. I love salads.
それは困るわ。私はサラダが大好きなのに。

Alain: But we have a garden, remember?
でも僕たちには庭があるじゃないか。

Cathy: That’s true. You grow vegetables there.
そうね。あなた庭で野菜を育てているわよね。

Alain: Yes. This year I’m growing tomatoes, cucumbers, and basil.
そう。今年はトマトとキュウリとバジルを育てているよ。

Cathy: I know. But gardening isn’t really my thing.
知ってるわ。でも園芸はあまり私向きじゃないの。

Alain: But you love eating vegetables.
でも野菜を食べるのは好きだよね。

Cathy: Of course I do.
もちろんよ。

Alain: That sounds very convenient.
それはずいぶん都合がいいね。

Cathy: I eat the vegetables. You grow them.
私は食べる係。あなたは育てる係。

Alain: That’s a nice arrangement.
いい分担だね。

Cathy: Right?
でしょ？

Alain: But gardening takes a lot of work.
でも家庭菜園は結構大変なんだよ。

Cathy: I know. That’s why I don’t do it.
知ってるわ。だから私はやらないの。

Alain: At least you’re honest.
少なくとも正直だね。

Cathy: But your tomatoes are really delicious.
でもあなたのトマトは本当に美味しいわ。

Alain: I’m glad you think so.
そう言ってもらえて嬉しいよ。

Cathy: They’re much better than supermarket tomatoes.
スーパーのトマトよりずっと美味しいわ。

Alain: And much fresher too.
しかもずっと新鮮だしね。

Cathy: Then please grow a lot this year.
じゃあ今年はたくさん作ってね。

Alain: Maybe I should sell them.
もしかしたら売ろうかな。

Cathy: Sell them?
売るの？

Alain: Yes. To you.
うん。キャッシーに。

Cathy: To me?!
私に？！

Alain: Of course. Vegetables are expensive these days.
もちろん。最近は野菜が高いからね。

Cathy: Wait a minute. I’m your wife.
ちょっと待って。私はあなたの妻よ。

Alain: Don’t worry. I’ll give you a special price.
心配しないで。特別価格にしてあげるよ。

Cathy: That doesn’t make me happy at all.
それ、全然うれしくないわ。

エピソード4｜日本語訳（Japanese Translation）＆ 解説

Episode 4

Vegetables Are Getting Expensive!

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Cathy: The vegetables were so expensive today.
今日は野菜がすごく高かったのよ。

vegetables : 「野菜」
expensive : 「値段が高い」

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Alain: Really? What happened?
本当？どうしたの？

What happened? : 「どうしたの？」「何があったの？」

日常会話でとてもよく使う表現。

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Cathy: Tomatoes were almost twice the price.
トマトなんて、ほとんど倍の値段だったの。

twice : 「2倍」

almost twice :
「ほとんど2倍」

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Alain: Prices have been going up lately.
最近、値段が上がっているからね。

price : 「値段」

go up :
「上がる」

Prices go up
＝値段が上がる

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Alain: The weak yen makes imported food expensive.
円安のせいで輸入食品が高くなるんだ。

weak yen : 「円安」

import : 「輸入する」

imported food
＝輸入食品

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Cathy: I’m glad you grow vegetables in our garden.
あなたが庭で野菜を育ててくれていてよかったわ。

grow : 「育てる」

garden : 「庭」

grow vegetables
＝野菜を育てる

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Alain: Yes, but gardening takes a lot of work.
そうだけど、家庭菜園は結構手間がかかるよ。

gardening : 「園芸」「家庭菜園」

take work :
「手間がかかる」

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Cathy: That’s true. But I enjoy eating them.
そうね。でも食べるのは好きよ。

enjoy : 「楽しむ」

enjoy eating
＝食べることを楽しむ

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Alain: Of course you do.
もちろんそうだろうね。

Of course : 「もちろん」

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Cathy: Maybe you should grow more vegetables.
もっと野菜を育てたらいいんじゃない？

maybe : 「もしかすると」

grow more
＝もっと育てる

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Alain: Wait a minute. Are you planning to eat them all?
ちょっと待って。それ全部食べるつもり？

Wait a minute :
「ちょっと待って」

planning to
＝〜するつもり

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Cathy: Of course! They are fresh and delicious.
もちろんよ！新鮮でおいしいもの。

fresh : 「新鮮な」

delicious : 「おいしい」

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Alain: Maybe I should sell some vegetables.
野菜を売ったほうがいいかもしれないな。

sell : 「売る」

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Cathy: Sell them? To who?
売るの？誰に？

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Alain: To you.
君に。

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Cathy: That doesn’t make me happy at all.
それ全然うれしくないわ。

not at all :
「まったく〜ない」