A FUNNY THING HAPPENED TO ME...

A funny thing happened to me last Friday. I'd gone into Chicago to do some shopping. I wanted to get some Christmas presents, and I needed to find a book for my psych course (I'm a junior at Northwestern University in Evanston). I had gotten to the city early, so by early afternoon I'd bought everything that I wanted. Anyway, I'm not crazy about downtown Chicagoー all the noise and traffic and strange peopleー and I'd made plans for that night. I just wanted to get in my car and drive home before the rush hour, but I felt really tired. I decided that I had time for a cup of coffee and a short rest. I bought a Tribune and went into a small cafeteria near the garage where I had parked my car. I got a cup of coffee and a package of doughnutsー glazed doughnuts. I'm crazy about glazed doughnuts. There were plenty of empty tables, and I found one near the window. I sat down and started the crossword puzzle in the paper. I always enjoy doing crossword puzzles.

psych サｲｸ adj)精神医学の
Tribune ﾄリﾋﾞｭｰﾝ n)新聞
glazed ｸﾞレｲｽﾞﾄﾞ adj)光沢のある　glazed donuts シュガージロップをかけたドーナッツ

MARRIAGE COUNSELING

David and Barbara Werner have been married for nearly fifteen years. They have two children, Gary, aged eleven, and Debbie, who is nine. During the last couple of years David and Barbara haven’t been very happy. They argue all the time. Barbara’s sister advised them to go to a marriage counselor. A marriage counselor helps marriage couples to talk about their problems and to solve them, if possible. Sometimes they meet the counselor separately, and other times they are together for the session. This is David and Barbara’s third session with Dr. Joyce Sisters, the counselor.

Barbara’s Interview
Oh, come in, Barbara. Have a seat. Didn’t David come?
Yes, he’s waiting outside. He didn’t want to come here this week, but...well, I persuaded him to come.
I see. How have things been going?
Oh, about the same. We still seem to have fights all the time.
What do you fight about?
What don’t we fight about? Oh, everything. You see, he’s so inconsiderate...
Go on.
Well, I’ll give you an example. You know, when the children started school, I wanted to go back to work again. So I got a job. Well, anyway, by the time I’ve picked Gary and Debbie up at school, I only get home about half an hour before David.
Yes?
Well, when he gets home, he expects me to run around and get dinner on the table. He never does anything in the house.
Hmm.
And last Friday! He invited three of his friends to come over for a drink. He didn’t tell me to expect them, and I’d had a long hard day. I don’t think that’s right, do you?
Barbara, I’m not here to pass judgement. I’m here to listen.
I’m sorry. And he’s so messy. He’s worse than the kids. I always have to remind him to pick up his clothes. He just throws them on the floor. After all, I’m not his maid. I think that’s part of the trouble. You see, l make more money than he does.

David’s Interview
David! I’m so glad you could come.
Hello, Dr. Sisters. Well, I’ll be honest. Barbara had to force me to come, really.
Does it embarrass you to talk about your problems?
Sure, it does. But I guess we need to talk to somebody.
Barbara feels that you... well, that you resent her job.
I don’ t know. I’d like her to stay home, but she’s very smart. So really, I encouraged her to go back to work. With the kids in school, she needs something to do. And I suppose we need the money.
How do you share the housework?
I try to help. I always help her with the dishes, and I help Gary and Debbie to do their homework while she makes dinner. But she doesn’t think that’s enough. What do you think?
I’m not here to give an opinion, David.
I think we are both too tired, that’s all. In the evenings we’re both too tired to talk. And Barbara...
She never allows me to suggest anything about the house or about the kids. We always have the same arguments. She has her own opinions and that’s it. Last night we had an other fight. She’s forbidden the kids to ride their bikes to school.
Why?
She thinks they’re too young to ride in the traffic. But I think they should. She always complains about picking them up at school. But they can’t be tied to their mother’s apron strings all their lives, can they?

married
session
persuade
inconsiderate     considerate
run around
expect
messy
worse
remind
maid
embarrass
encourage
allow
forbidden
tie タｲ v)結ぶ、縛る
apron エｲﾌﾟﾚﾝ n)エプロン
string ｽﾄリﾝｸﾞ n)ひも、頼り
be tied to A's apron strings 男が母親や妻の言いなりになっている。頭があがらない

Unit 23 MIGRATION

One of the greatest mysteries of nature is the instinct to migrate. Every year millions of creatures feel the need to move for one reason or another. なんらかの理由で、どうゆうわけか

Unit 21 NOISY NEIGHBORS

They must be doing (that).  
         may                                      
         might
         can't
         couldn't


She's probably doing (that).
         possibly




Pssst! Ozzie! Ozzie! Wake up!
 Huh? What? What's the matter? It can't be seven o'clock already!～のわけがない
（ありえない！　It can't be!)
No. It's half past one. It's those people next door again. Listen!
 Oh, yeah. They must be having another party. ～してるに違いない
Listen to that! They must be waking up the whole block.
(wake up～　～を目ざめさせる、起こす　wake me up)
(whole adj 全体の、全ての）
And they have three young children. They couldn't be sleeping through that racket.
(couldは推測で使われることがある：彼らは大騒ぎで寝ることができないだろう　racket n大騒ぎ）
It's disgusting! （disgusting adjうんざり、最低、、) Somebody should call the police! Ozzie, wake up!
 Huh? I wasn't asleep, dear. (asleep adj眠って）　They're all laughing. They must be having a good time. They never invite us, do they?