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Wow, it's still snowing out?
It's been going non-stop for hours!
Yeah, it's really
piling up
out there.
piling up
:
"pile up"は"accumulate"で、「蓄積する」という意味。ここでは「雪が積もる」。
I hope it's gone by the weekend.
I'm planning a trip to
Québec City
and I hate driving in the snow.
Québec City
:
Québec Cityはフランス語圏ケベック州の州都。1608年にフランス人が植民地化した北米最古の街。中世の街並みが残る観光地として有名。
Really? I hope it'll stay.
I wanna go skiing this weekend.
Well, as long as the roads are clear, then I guess it's okay.
I want it to be nice and sunny for the drive.
But Québec City is beautiful in the snow!
Sure, it's pretty, but I hate snow.
It's cold and wet, and it gets so dirty on the roads.
And I hate
shovelling
!
shovelling
:
"shovel"は「雪かきをする」という意味。進行形になった場合、カナダ英語ではshovelling(イギリス式)とshoveling(アメリカ式)の両方の綴りがある。
Yeah, but snow isn't always bad.
Don't you like skiing?
No way.
Spending hours out in the snow, ending up with cold feet?
No way.
:
"No way."は"Not at all."のくだけた言い方で、「とんでもない」という意味。
It's not my idea of fun.
Well, I hope we get a lot of it this winter.
I barely got out on the ski hills at all last year.
For me, I'll be really happy if it all melts!
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