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Joke 7 初級

Beware

一般ネタ ★★★

音声を聞いて、ネイティブの表現を身に付けましょう。

Upon entering the little country store, the stranger noticed a sign saying, "DANGER! BEWARE OF THE DOG!" posted on the door. Inside, he noticed a harmless old hound dog asleep on the floor besides the cash register.

He asked the store manager, "Is THAT the dog folks are supposed to beware of?"

"Yep, that's him," he replied.

The stranger couldn't help but be amused. "That certainly doesn't look like a dangerous dog to me. Why in the world would you post that sign?"

"Because," the owner replied, "before I posted that sign, people kept tripping over him."

Words & Phrases

beware: 注意する

country store: 田舎の雑貨店

post: 貼り出す、掲示する

harmless: 無害の、悪意のない

be supposed to〜: 〜しなければならない

can't help but + 動詞の原形: 〜せざるをえない

trip over: つまずく