| Jessica: | Guess what? I've decided to quit my job and move to Mexico. |
| Miho: | Are you serious? You can't even speak Spanish! |
| Jessica: | I guess I'll learn fast.
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Seriously? You're joking! You can't be serious. No way!
| Bob: | After you. /Go ahead |
| Miho: | No, after you. |
| Bob: | Thank you.
| Vendor: | Excuse me, miss! Try on this hat. I think it will suit you! | | Hana: | I'd rather not, but thanks anyway. /No thanks./I'm okay, thanks.
| Hana: | It was great meeting you, Jennifer. | | Jennifer: | I hope I'll see you again soon. Happy holidays!
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Seasons greetings.
季節のご挨拶を込めて
| Bob: | Miho, this is for you. It's from all of us. | | Miho: | Thank you so much! You didn't have to do that.
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I got you something.
I got you a little something.
| Miho: | I'm sorry I broke the photocopier. | | Will: | Don't worry, Miho, it's not your fault.
I should have shown you how to use it.
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| Miho: | Well, I'd better go. It's been great seeing you again. | | Bob: | You too. Keep in touch! | | Miho: | I will. Take care of yourself.
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Stay in touch. 連絡してね。
Call me. 電話してね。
Don't be a stranger. 近いうちにまた。
| Betty: | So, what are you doing today? | | Hana: | I'm going to check out Sydney harbor.
The next ferry goes in 10 minutes, so I'm just killing time until then.
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I'm trying to entertain myself.
私はいま、自分が楽しめることを探しているんです。
I have some free time now, if you want to talk.
もしお話したいということであれば、今なら時間はありますよ。
| Raj: | Excuse me, Miho. Do you have a moment? | | Miho: | Sure. What can I do for you? | | Raj: | Do you know where the post office is?
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Excuse me, do you have a second?
すみません。いま、お時間ありますか？
Can I bother you for a moment?
いま、お話しても大丈夫ですか？
Is this a good time to talk to you?
いま、お話しても大丈夫ですか？
| Brad: | I think we're lost. | | Hana: | No we're not! I can tell you exactly where we are. | | Brad: | OK, I'm all ears.
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I'm listening. 聞いてますよ。
Go ahead. どうぞ。
Yes? はい？
Tell me. 話して。
| Miho: | I can't believe I failed my driving test! | | Jenny: | That was almost a month ago. You really should get over it.
| | ミホ： | 私が哕灻庠Sの試験に落ちるなんて信じられないよ。 | | ジェニー： | もう１か月も前のことじゃない。忘れた方がいいよ。 |
Stop worrying about it. 悩むのはやめたほうがいいよ。
What's done is done. 済んだことはもうどうにもならないよ。
Stop crying over spilt milk. いつまでも泣いてちゃだめよ。早く立ち直って。
※ことわざ「覆水盆に返らず」と同じ意味ですが、「水」の部分は、英語では「ミルク」を使っています
| Kathryn: | Miho, thanks for handling that client yesterday on such short notice. | | Miho: | You're welcome. | | Kathryn: | Did you have any trouble? | | Miho: | No, it was a piece of cake.
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It's easy./It's as easy as pie.
| Koji: | I saw that you had lunch with our director yesterday. Did she mention anything about the department? | | Miho: | No, we were just shooting the breeze. We didn't talk about work at all.
| | コージ： | 昨日、きみがうちの上司とランチをたべているところを見かけたんだ。彼女はうちの部署について、何か言ってた？ | | ミホ： | いいえ、私たちはちょっとお話をしていただけですよ。仕事のことについては何も話してませんよ。 |
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We chewed the fat.
わたしたちは世間話をしていたんです。
We did some catching up.
最近の話をちょっとしたんだ。
We didn't talk about anything in particular.
特に何かについて話したわけではないです。
We talked about nothing.
話の内容は特になかった。
| Kei: | I have been waiting for over three hours! Enough is enough! | | Receptionist: | I'm very sorry, sir. It won't be much longer.
| | ケイ： | 私は３時間以上も待ってるんですよ！もうたくさんですよ！ | | 受付： | 大変申し訳ございません。もう少々お待ちください。 |
| Brad: | Quick, let's order. I'm starving! | | Hana: | Me too. I'm going to order the biggest meal on the menu.
| | ブラッド： | 早く注文しようよ。俺、もうおなかペコペコだよ！ | | ハナ： | あたしも。メニューの中で一番おなかが一杯になるものを頼むことにするわ。 |
I'm ravenous.
私は飢えている。おなかが減っている。
I'm so hungry.
わたしはおなかがとても空いている。
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
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