Hey, Pat! TGIF!
Hi, Doug. It's been a long week, eh?- Yeah, for sure. Any plans for the weekend?
- Yeah, a bunch of us from the office are going snowboarding at Whistler tomorrow.
- You should come!
- Oh, I don't think so. I don't know how to snowboard.
- Can you ski?
- Yes, but it's been ages, eh, so I'm probably a bit rusty.
- No problem. They've got loads of intermediate runs you can practice on.
- Besides, there are a couple of beginners in our group.
- Sounds like fun. Count me in.
- Great. We're all meeting here tomorrow morning at 7, and then driving up in my SUV.
- Do I need to bring anything?
- Nah, you can rent your gear there.
- Cool. See you tomorrow then!
TGIF
："TGIF"は"Thank God it's Friday."の略。長い(勤務あるいは学業の）一週間が終わろうとしていることを喜ぶ言い方。「やっと金曜日だ」。
eh
：ここの間投詞"eh"は、自分の意見を述べ、相手の同意を得る機能を果たす。付加疑問的な使い方。
a bunch of
："a bunch of" は"several"の意味。ここでは｢何人かの」。
eh
：ここの"eh"は、「語りのeh」(narrative eh)と言われ、何かについて語る時の間投詞。"eh"の最もカナダ的用法の一つ。