2021-Feb-15 Level 4 結婚したんだって。

Lesson Dialogues

Situation 1

Mayumi and Takako are talking.

マユミ：ねえ、聞(き)いた？中村(なかむら)さん、結婚(けっこん)したんだって。

Mayumi: Hey, did you hear? I heard Nakamura-san got married.

タカコ：え、そうなの！？いつ？

Takako: Oh, really?! When?

マユミ：えーっと。三月(さんがつ)だったかな。

Mayumi: Hmm. I think it was in March.

タカコ：そうなんだー。超(ちょう)最近(さいきん)じゃん。

Takako: I see. That's really recent.

マユミ：しかもさ。旦那(だんな)さん、医師(いし)なんだって。

Mayumi: And you know what? I heard her husband is a doctor.

• 旦那(だんな) husband
• 医師(いし) doctor

タカコ：へー、すごい！いいなあ。

Takako: Wow, amazing! That's nice.

マユミ：だよね。医師(いし)と結婚(けっこん)なんて、なかなかないよね。

Mayumi: Right? It's not often someone gets to marry a doctor.

タカコ：そもそも、知(し)り合(あ)いになる機会(きかい)がないもんなあ。

Takako: It’s because there's no chance of us getting to know a doctor in the first place.

• そもそも in the first place
• 知(し)り合(あ)い acquaintance
• もの、もん indicates reason or excuse​; because

マユミ：中村(なかむら)さん、病院(びょういん)で働(はたら)いてるからね。

Mayumi: Nakamura-san works at a hospital, right?

タカコ：あー。私(わたし)の将来(しょうらい)の旦那(だんな)さん。どこにいるのかなあ。

Takako: Ah. My future husband. I wonder where he is.

マユミ：ははは。っていうかあんた、そもそも結婚(けっこん)する気(き)あるの？

Mayumi: Haha. I mean, do you even want to get married in the first place?

• あんた you; あんた is a familiar way of saying you. Using this to a stranger may sound rude.

タカコ：もちろん！早(はや)く結婚(けっこん)したいよ。いい知(し)り合(あ)いいたら、紹介(しょうかい)して。

Takako: Of course I do! I can't wait to get married. If you know someone good, introduce him to me.

マユミ：紹介(しょうかい)してあげたいけどさ。タカコは好(この)みがあり過(す)ぎるんだもん。

Mayumi: I'd love to introduce someone to you, but you're too fussy.

• 好(この)み liking; taste

タカコ：そうかなあ？そんなことないと思(おも)うけどなあ。

Takako: Really? I don't think I am.

マユミ：だって、いつも中身(なかみ)よりまず顔(かお)じゃん。結婚(けっこん)相手(あいて)なんて、まず中身(なかみ)じゃない？

Mayumi: Because a person's looks are always more important than his heart to you, right? But for a marriage partner, shouldn't his heart be the first thing you look at?

• 中身(なかみ) contents; substance

タカコ：えー。たしかに中身(なかみ)も大事(だいじ)だけどさ。好(この)みの顔(かお)じゃないと、そもそも好(す)きにならないし。

Takako: Hmm. It's true that his heart is also important, but if his looks aren't what I like, I won't even fall in love with him in the first place.

Situation 2

Tanaka-san and Yamamoto-san are talking in the office.

田中(たなか)：そういえば昨日(きのう)、テレビ見(み)てたらさ。日本(にほん)におけるエネルギー問題(もんだい)についてやってたんだよ。なんか、最後(さいご)まで見(み)ちゃったよ。

Tanaka: Oh yeah, I was watching the TV yesterday and they were talking about energy problems in Japan. I somehow ended up watching the entire program.

• そういえば which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mentioned it ...
• ～における regarding; about; indicates a place or situation: 日本(にほん)における公害(こうがい)。Air pollution in Japan.
• エネルギー energy; power

山本(やまもと)：へー、そうなんですか。

Yamamoto: Oh, really?

田中(たなか)：俺(おれ)、あんまり知(し)らなかったんだけどさ。自然(しぜん)エネルギーって、大事(だいじ)なんだねえ。

Tanaka: I didn't know much about the topic, but I guess renewable energy is very important.

山本(やまもと)：そうですよ。日本(にほん)も、今後(こんご)割合(わりあい)を増(ふ)やしていくんですよね。

Yamamoto: Yes, it is. Japan will also be raising its percentage in the future, right?

• 割合(わりあい) adv. comparatively; n. ratio, percentage
• 増(ふ)やす to increase; to add

田中(たなか)：おー、そうそう。そんなこと言(い)ってた。よく知(し)ってるね。

Tanaka: Ah, that's right. The TV program said that sort of thing. You seem to be very familiar with this.

山本(やまもと)：この前(まえ)、たしか政府(せいふ)がそんな発表(はっぴょう)してたんですよ。ニュースで見(み)ました。

Yamamoto: If I remember correctly, the government made an announcement on that the other day. I saw it on the news.

• 政府(せいふ) government
• 発表(はっぴょう) announcement, publication; presentation; 発表(はっぴょう)する to announce, to publish; to give a presentation

田中(たなか)：そうなんだ。俺(おれ)は昨日(きのう)、初(はじ)めて知(し)ったよ。

Tanaka: Oh, I see. I only learned about that yesterday.

山本(やまもと)：絶対(ぜったい)、増(ふ)やした方(ほう)がいいですよ。環境(かんきょう)も大事(だいじ)ですし。

Yamamoto: It's definitely better to raise the percentage of renewable energy. The environment is also important.

田中(たなか)：そうなのかなあ。なんか、環境(かんきょう)問題(もんだい)って、あんまり実感(じっかん)ないんだよね。

Tanaka: I've been wondering about that. Somehow, environmental issues aren't things that really strike us as important.

• 実感(じっかん) real feeling; 実感(じっかん)する to actually feel, to realize

山本(やまもと)：まあそうかもしれませんね。目(め)に見(み)えませんし。あまり実感(じっかん)はできないですよね。

Yamamoto: Well, that may be true. We can't see these problems happening, so they aren't things that we can immediately connect with.

田中(たなか)：けど、自然(しぜん)エネルギーの割合(わりあい)を増(ふ)やす傾向(けいこう)ってさ。他(ほか)の国(くに)も同(おな)じなんだって。

Tanaka: But it seems like the trend of raising the percentage of renewable energy is also happening in other countries.

• 傾向(けいこう) tendency; trend; inclination

山本(やまもと)：そういえば中国(ちゅうごく)政府(せいふ)も、そんな発表(はっぴょう)したんですって。ニュースで言(い)ってました。

Yamamoto: Speaking of which, I heard the Chinese government has also made a similar announcement. It was in the news.

田中(たなか)：なるほど。世界中(せかいじゅう)でしばらく、この傾向(けいこう)は続(つづ)くんだな。

Tanaka: I see. I think this trend will continue around the world for some time.

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