【前回の課題解答】★★★★★

Billは友人のAlbertにホットドックの作り方を教えています。今週も男同士の会話です。

Bill: Let me show ya how to cook hot dogs that are out of this world.
メチャクチャ美味しいホットドックの作り方を教えてあげるよ。

Albert: Are you pulling my leg? Anyone can cook a hot dog that is a no brainer.
冗談言っているのか？ホットドックなんて誰でも作れるよ。

Bill: Not anything like this, so first cut these puppies in half then you throw them on the grill. This way it cooks in half of the time and you can move on to other things.
そんなんじゃないんだよ、最初にホットドックを半分に切ってからグリルに乗せるんだよ。この方法だと半分の時間で焼き上がるし、他のことにとりかかれるよ。

Albert: You got me there. I have never done it that way but it definitely makes sense. What other kind of tricks do you have?
なるほど、その方法でやったことはないな、でも理にかなっているよ。他にはどんなコツがあるんだい？

Bill: Oh I could go on for hours about that but sadly I have to run today. Maybe next time.
それについては、何時間でも喋れるけど、今日は行かないといけないんだよ。多分次の時にね。

【今回の課題】★★★

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Billは友人のJoeに禁煙について話しています。今週も男同士の会話です。

Bill: I decided to bite the bullet and stop smoking a week ago. But I certainly have been a up hill battle that’s for sure.

Joe: Well, hang in there I did the same thing 3 years ago and I know because I was a chain smoker.

Bill: I knew it wasn’t going to be no picnic when I went into this so no worries.

Joe: In the long run you won’t even think about it but it is going to take a while.

Bill: Thanks for the encouragement because it seems to make it doable. By the way wanna go and smoke?

Joe: Get out of here!