Notes
stay up (夜遅くまで)起きている;
pay the price 代償を払う;
grab a bite 軽食を取る；軽く食事をする;
Gene: It’s time to get up!
Ed: I just went to bed!
Gene: You shouldn’t have stayed up so late watching TV. I told you we had to get an early start.
Ed: I know, but that movie was just too good to leave. I guess I’ll just have to pay the price and be sleepy.
Gene: Do you want to eat breakfast here?
Ed: No. Why don’t we just grab a bite at the coffee shop next door?
Gene: Okay by me.
Notes
acquaintances 知人、 知り合い;
Things couldn’t be better. これ以上ないほど良い状況です。
What’s up? どうした？どうですか？
Check you later. =See you later. 後で
cereal シリアル, 穀物食品;
A. (Acquaintances)
Matt: Good morning.
Maxine: Good morning. How are you today?
Matt: Just fine, thanks. How are you?
Maxine: Wonderful. Things couldn’t be better.
B. (Good Friends)
Dotty: Hi. What’s up?
Vivian: Nothing much. What’s new with you?
Dotty: Not too much. I’ve been pretty busy.
Vivian: Me too. Seems like all I do is eat and sleep.
Dotty: Gotta go. Call me tonight.
Vivian: Okay. Check you later.
C. (Family)
Mother: Good morning.
Son: Morning. What’s for breakfast?
Mother: The usual. Eggs, toast, and cereal. Coffee, if you want.
Son: I think I’ll just have cereal for a change.
Mother: Help yourself. The cereal and sugar are on the table.
The milk’s in the refrigerator.
(from “MORE DIALOGS FOR EVERYDAY USE Short Situational Dialogs for Students of English as a Foreign Language” by DEAN CURRY)
