皆さんの中にも、映画を見るのが好きな人って多いですよね。好きな映画のことを英語で話せるようになったら、外国人と話す機会が、きっともっと広がりますよ!
| Thane, I had an interesting experience I forgot to tell you about |
| when I was on my trip with Mike. It was at a movie theater. |
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| OK. I've got a few minutes. Tell me what happened. Did you find gum |
| under your seat? |
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| No, but that's disgusting. |
| While we were watching the movie I noticed Mike and I were |
| reacting differently to many parts of the movie. Then I realized that |
| many other Japanese tourists were doing the same as me. |
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| Yeah, I've noticed that too when I go to some movies, especially |
| comedies. Sometimes the humor doesn't translate well because of |
| cultural reasons. |
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| Well, we saw an adventure movie, so that wasn't a problem. |
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| Did the movie have subtitles, or was it only in English? |
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| It was in English, so that might have been one problem. But Mike and |
| I physically reacted differently. To give an example, I was very surprised, when the |
| main character fell into the river, but Mike wasn't touched at all. |
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| That is interesting. I wonder why your expectations were so different. |
| In Japan, sometimes I'm the only one laughing at parts of movies, |
| it's a little embarrassing. |
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| Mike and I talked about it after the movie. He didn't even realize |
| what was going on. |
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| Well, at least you are learning to enjoy your differences. I think the |
| key to any relationship is accepting each other for who you are. |
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| アメリカでは、みんな映画館でどんなふうに映画を見るんですか? |
| まず、ポップコーンを買う。それも、すっごく大きいやつ。 |
| 日本人が見たらバケツみたいって言うよね。 |
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| そういえば、映画とかで見たことあるような気がします。 |
| それから、日本の映画館って普通シーンと静まり返っているけれど、 |
| アメリカ人は怒ったり泣いたリ笑ったり、 |
| とにかくリアクションが大きいんだ |
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| そういうところって、普段から日本人と違いますよね。 |
| それに、面白い映画だと終わったときに拍手が起こったりするね。 |
| 観客が一緒になってワーッと拍手して歓声を上げるところが、ちょっとコンサートみたいっていうか、 |
| そういうのが楽しくて映画館に行く人もいるよね。 |
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| セインさんは、どんな映画が好きなんですか? |
| 僕は色々な映画が好きです。そもそも映画とうのは、僕にとってエンタテインメントですから、基本的には何でも好きなんですけれど。一番好きなのはコメディーとか、アクションとか、SFXとか。そういった系のものが、大好きです。 |
| 君は? |
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| 私はアクション映画とホラー映画が好き☆ |
| 一番好きなのはスパイターマン2かな・・・ |
| Let's go and see a movie together. |
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| Sounds great! |
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