【前回の課題解答】★★★

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.
1週間前に凄く辛いのを覚悟で煙草をやめる覚悟をしたんだよ。でも、マジで苦戦しているよ。

Joe: Well, hang in there I did the same thing 3 years ago and I know because I was a chain smoker.
まあ、とにかく頑張れよ．僕も３年前に同じことをしたんだ。僕もチェーンスモカーだったからよくわかるよ。

Bill: I knew it wasn’t going to be no picnic when I went into this so no worries.
禁煙を始めた時に楽なことではないことは、分っていたので大丈夫だよ。

Joe: In the long run you won’t even think about it but it is going to take a while.
長い目で見れば、タバコのことなんて考えなくなるけど、時間はかかるね。

Bill: Thanks for the encouragement because it seems to make it doable.By the way wanna go and smoke?
励ましてくれてありがとう、やめられる気がするよ。で、タバコ吸いに行く？

Joe: Get out of here!!
ふざけるなよ！

【今回の課題】★★★

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Billは友人のMarkに先日友人宅で行なわれたたこ焼きパーテイにについて話しています。今週も男同士の会話です。

Bill: We went to Takoyaki Party over the weekend. But it is definitely not my kind of thing. I had it once before and I felt like I was chewing rubber.

Mark: What the heck! Who throws that kind of party in first place. That’s a new one for me.

Bill: I guess it’s a Japanese thing not exactly sure why. But they certainly were enjoying themselves and they all ate like a horse.

Mark: Make sure not to invite me to the next one of those deals. I think I’ll stick to the normal stuff. Yuck! I’ve heard of strange things but this takes the cake.

Bill: No worries. I won’t.