女性の英会話劇場Woman's Story

Sharon is talking to her friend Maria about a party she recently went to.

Sharon: And I approached a woman in a beautiful black dress…who I had never met…to compliment her on the dress, hoping to make friends with her. So I said, “That’s a beautiful dress. Where did you get it?” And she said, “My ex gave it to me as a gift a long time ago…I don’t even remember when it was.”

Maria: Oh-oh. The mouth is the gate of evil!

Sharon: I know. I felt bad and apologized. And you know what she said? She said, “No worries! He had terrific taste in clothes and women”.

Maria: Wow! She’s quite a character, huh?

Sharon: Exactly! But I couldn’t say anything more…I couldn’t figure out if she was being sarcastic or really meant it. Can you be friends with someone like her?

Maria: Well, it could be thrilling to have someone like her around, who puts things in her own “intellectually funny” way.

Sharon: Do you really think so?

Maria: Yeah. Why not?

Sharon: So do you think I should have responded by saying, “But he’s now lost that terrific sense…because of you?”