Hiroshima University's English Podcast

Download MP3 ８月は、前半の２週間は「アメリカ★は愉快だ」、後半の２週間は恒例の「超濃縮！やさしい英語会話」をお届けします。 アメリカの大学の「フラット・パーティ」に招かれたMomo。日本人には馴染みの薄い言葉ですが、どのようなパーティなのでしょうか…？ 「アメリカ★は愉快だ」は、英語は上達したいけど少し苦手…という方々を対象にしたシリーズです。シャドウイングの練習もありますので、しっかり聞いて、しっかり声に出して練習してみましょう。 　 *** Script *** 8: A Frat Party (Carson and Momo) M: Hey, Momo, thanks again for coming to this party with me tonight. I really, REALLY wanna get into this frat, and bringing a pretty girl to their party definitely scores me some points. W: Ha ha, thanks for inviting me. I don’t really know what a frat is, though. We don’t have them in Japan. I think maybe they’re American? M: Oh, true… So, first of all, “frat” is short for “fraternity.” The girl version of a fraternity is a “sorority.” They’re social groups on campus. W: Like clubs? M: Mm… More like, SUPER clubs. Like, for me, I have to rush first, which means attending different events held by different frats. And then the frats that like me all give me a bid, and I have to decide which one I wanna join. After that, I