女性の英会話劇場Woman's Story

Julia is talking with her friend, Sharon, about her mother-in-law.

Sharon: Julia, you look tired…are you OK?

Julia: No! It was one of the most terrible weekends! Sharon…will you listen to the story about my MIL?

Sharon: Your MIL? You mean, your mother-in-law?

Julia: Yes. My hubby’s parents invited us for dinner, which was awfully nice of them, because my husband was off on a business trip and my daughter and I were just on our own. I should have declined their offer, but I was kind of bored. But that was a huge mistake.

Sharon: Was she mean to you?

Julia: No, no! She’s such a wonderful woman. It’s just that…um…her “wondefulness” is not the kind I appreciate. You know what I mean?

Sharon: Oh, come on, Julia. Spit it out. You don’t have to play a nice daughter-in-law in front of me.

Julia: Oh, it was a bummer! I was wearing my favorite white skirt that evening, and there she came, holding her 100th glass of red wine in her hand and tripped over, and …spilled the wine all over my skirt! And just out of the blue, she took a salt shaker and sprinkled it over the huge smudge, saying salt works to get rid of wine smudges. But it didn’t work! I was feeling so sulky throughout the evening, I felt like a Japanese flag.