英語学習のために役立つものはないかなとネットで探っていたら、YouTubeで『Would I Lie to You?』というBBCの番組を知った。英国のテレビ番組で、3人ずつ2チームに分かれて、それぞれの出演者の話が本当か、嘘かを当てるクイズ番組。
話し方もハッキリしていて、スピードも速くなくて理解しやすいし、なにより出演者の話が面白いから、何度見ても笑えるところがいい。現在、Season9まであるから量も多くあるのも良い。
残念な点はYouTubeでは字幕が表示されないこと。英語学習者にとって、単語を確認したり、聞き取れない部分を確認するために字幕は必須なので、字幕は
このサイトにあるものを利用することにした。
いやー、本当に面白いんだわ。例えば、「自分はペンが好きで、どこに自分のペンがあるか気になる。そのようなわけで、3つのペンのポリシーを持っている。」の話なんか笑った。さあ本当でしょうか、嘘でしょうか。
[Rob]Uh, David.
[David]I like pens.
[Lee]I know this! It's true.
[David]I like pens. And I... And I like to know where my pens are. For this reason, I have a three point pen policy.
[Lee]What's your three point pen policy?
[David]Er, well, point one, I find it important to know where my pens are at any time. Um, for example...
[Lee]That...that covers all three, doesn't it?
[David]No, no, no, no. Point two.
[Lee]Yeah?
[David]Is to, um, is to be hyper-aware of any pen that I've lent out. And point three is to take any opportunity within the bounds of a reasonable interpretation of the law, to purloin or otherwise obtain pens.
[Miles]Name three people who have currently got pens of yours that you want back?
[David]There are no people who have pens of mine. A key part of point two is to get a pen back as soon as possible. When people say, "Oh, can I borrow you pen?", what I want to say is "Absolutely NOT, get your own pen, this is mine!" However, as part of a scheme I'm working on to try and seem, normal would be an exaggeration, but, you know, at least acceptable in broader society, I try not to say that, I try and seem casual about it, "Oh, yeah, borrow my pen, that's fine," and then I'm thinking about it constantly until it is returned.
[Lee]The pen that you've got with you, sorry, is that your own pen, or is that a BBC pen?
[David]This is now my pen.
[Lee]Pass me the pen.
[David]I'd rather not.
[Lee]But you have to! You have to pass me it. I will give it you back... I will promise to give you the pen back within five minutes.
[David]All right.
[Lee]I'll... Let's meet halfway. It'll be the first time we've made physical contact in five years. Right, put the pen on the floor and step away. Step away from the pen.
[David]You're going to destroy the pen, aren't you?
[Lee]I'm not going to destroy the pen, you've got such a cynical mind.
[David]He's going to destroy it.
[Lee]I'm not going to destroy the pen, that would be infantile. So this is a pen you got from the BBC today?
[David]Yeah.
[Lee]If I take this pen and say I'm keeping this pen, what will you do to get the pen back off me?
[David]I will not fight you.
[Rob]So what are you thinking, Lee?
[Lee]It didn't seem much of a system, did it? You ask me to have the pen back, I'm going to say no and he's going to leave it at that.
[Richard]I'm so sorry.
[Lee]It is fair to say we have created drama.
[Rob]You had explicitly reassured him, in front of witnesses, that you would not break the pen.
[David]I didn't believe him.
[Lee]That is correct, that is true.
[David]I didn't believe him. I knew he'd break the pen. That pen, I'm afraid to say, and I hope this doesn't make me sound heartless, when I put that pen down there, it was dead to me.
[Rob]Right, Lee, which way are you going? Is he telling the truth or a lie?
[Miles]I bet you love pens, I bet you're pretty crazy about pens but you do not have a three point system.
[Kate]I think he might.
[Rob]OK, Lee, take a guess, truth or lie?
[Lee]We'll say it's a lie.
[Rob]You say it's a lie. David Mitchell - the truth or a lie?
[David]It is in fact...true.
[Rob]Yes, it's true, David does have a three point pen policy, so he knows where they are. Oh, that noise...
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