☆Chapter 20-3☆ NY152の話のつづき。ジョージとバーディも出勤して。 (George出勤) George: What happened? Kath: He was unable to make it. George: He stood you up? Kath: Maybe...he had a car accident. Those cab drivers are maniacs. maniac 狂暴 Chris: They hit something and you slam into that plastic partition. slam パタンと閉める Kath: Or his elbows could be in splints, so he couldn't dial. splint そえ木(骨折用の) Chris: Or he could be unconscious. Kath: In a coma. coma 昏睡 Chris: Stuck in intensive care. intensive 徹底的な Kath: With that heart monitor beeping. beep ピーッという発信音 Chris: And like... Kath&Chris: No phone. (Georgeが新聞を見せる) Kath: What are you saying? George: It could be. He was arrested two blocks from the cafe. Chris: Is there a picture? (写真を見る) So that explains it. George: He was in jail. Chris: And there was a phone. George: But he only got one call, so he had to call his lawyer. Chris: You are so lucky. George: You could be dead. Kath: He couldn't possibly be the Rooftop Killer! Chris: Remember when you thought Frank might be the Unabomber? Kath: Well...that was different. Chris: How long did you sit there all alone? Kath: Not long. Joe Fox came in. I don't want to talk about it. Let's just get to work. There's got to be something to do. There's always something to do. George: Look at this. (新聞を指差して) Chris: He looks kind of cute. (バーディ出勤) Birdie: So? George: He was unavoidably detained. unavoidably やむを得なく, detain 引き留める Birdie: He stood you up?
"He stood you up?"が、ナイス! もうそれは言わないでーー!! (キャスの気持ち)
☆words☆ maniac slam splint coma intensive beep unavoidably detain
(George出勤)
George: What happened?
Kath: He was unable to make it.
George: He stood you up?
Kath: Maybe...he had a car accident. Those cab drivers are maniacs.
Chris: They hit something/ and you slam into that plastic partition.
Kath: Or his elbows could be in splints,/ so he couldn't dial./
Chris: Or he could be unconscious.
Kath: In a coma.
Chris: Stuck in intensive care.
Kath: With that heart monitor beeping.
Chris: And like...
Kath&Chris: No phone.
(Georgeが新聞を見せる)
Kath: What are you saying?
George: It could be. He was arrested/ two blocks from the cafe./
Chris: Is there a picture? (写真を見る) So that explains it.
George: He was in jail.
Chris: And there was a phone.
George: But he only got one call,/ so he had to call his lawyer./
Chris: You are so lucky.
George: You could be dead.
Kath: He couldn't possibly be the Rooftop Killer!
Chris: Remember/ when you thought Frank might be the Unabomber?/
Kath: Well...that was different.
Chris: How long/ did you sit there/ all alone? /
Kath: Not long. Joe Fox came in. I don't want to talk/ about it./ Let's just get to work.
There's got to be something to do./ There's always something to do./
George: Look at this. (新聞を指差して)
Chris: He looks kind of cute.
(バーディ出勤)
Birdie: So?
George: He was unavoidably detained.
Birdie: He stood you up?
・They hit something/ and you slam into that plastic partition.
は、“衝突して分離帯に突っ込む”でした。(ほんとかなあ)
・In a coma. は、“危篤”。
・Rooftop Killer は“殺人鬼”で、 Unabomber は“爆破犯”。