Japanese–English parallel text
タクシーの中の電話
The Phone in the Taxi
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若い男の人
The young man
クレアはパリに住んでいます。四十四さいです。タクシーを運転します。
Claire lives in Paris. She is forty-four. She drives a taxi.
毎日、朝七時から夜八時まで働きます。タクシーは古いですが、とてもきれいです。
She works every day, from seven to eight. Her taxi is old, but it is very clean.
クレアはりこんしました。むすこが一人います。でも、もう大人です。リヨンに住んでいます。あまり電話をしません。
Claire is divorced. She has a son, but he is a man now. He lives in Lyon. He does not call her much.
月曜日の朝です。雨がふっています。若い男の人がタクシーへ走ります。大きいかばんと、小さいかばんを持っています。
It is Monday morning, and it is raining. A young man runs to the taxi. He has a big bag and a small bag.
「おはようございます!リヴォリ通りの大きい銀行までおねがいします。いそいでください!ちこくです。」
“Good morning! To the big bank on Rue de Rivoli, please. And fast, please! I am late.”
「パリでは、みんなちこくですよ。」クレアは言います。ほほえみます。
“Everybody is late in Paris,” says Claire. She smiles.
若い男の人はほほえみません。電話で話します。とけいを見ます。また電話で話します。
The young man does not smile. He talks on his phone. He looks at his watch. He talks on his phone again.
「はい、おかあさん。いいえ、おかあさん。わかっていますよ、おかあさん。今夜九時です。はい、全部あります。」
“Yes, Mum. No, Mum. I know, Mum. Tonight at nine. Yes, I have everything.”
クレアは聞きます。むすこを思います。むすこは電話で「はい、おかあさん」とぜったいに言いません。むすこは電話をしません。
Claire listens. She thinks of her son. Her son never says “Yes, Mum” on the phone. Her son does not call.
「あなたのおかあさんですか?」クレアは聞きます。
“Is that your mother?” she asks.
「はい。一時間ごとに電話をします。なんでもしんぱいします。」
“Yes. She calls every hour. She worries about everything.”
「母親はしんぱいします。」クレアは言います。「それが仕事です。そして若い男の人はなんでも忘れます。」
“Mothers worry,” says Claire. “It is their job. And young men forget everything.”
タクシーは大きい銀行の前に止まります。若い男の人はお金をわたします。かばんを持って走ります。
The taxi stops in front of a big bank. The young man gives her the money. He takes his bags and runs.
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