Carol, hold on!
Oh, hey, Pete. What's up?- Listen. Great news. John's parents have a house by the beach and they're letting him use it this weekend.
- He's having a load of people over.
- I'm gonna stay at the house all weekend with John, and I just wanted to see if you'd like to come too.
- Wow. That sounds cool.
- Um. I'm going out to dinner tonight with my friends, but maybe I could come over on Saturday, just for the day.
- Cool. It's going to be a great day.
- The house is right by the beach.
- Let me give you directions.
- Well, I'm in a bit of a rush right now.
- Could I just call you on Saturday morning and get the information?
- Oh, sure. Yeah. Just call me on Saturday then.
- I'll have my mobile. Try to get over early.
- We're going to have a big barbeque on the beach around lunchtime.
- OK. That sounds cool.
- Anyway, I gotta go. See you later.
- Yeah, see you.
Great news
："great news"の部分は米英語版では “awesome news”となっている。"awesome"という語は英英語よりも米英語でよく使われる。イギリス英語では、大げさな形容詞をあまり使わない。
a load
： "a load"は"a lot"の意味。「大勢の」
a bit of
：英英語では"a bit of"などを付けて名詞を柔らかく表現することがよくある。
call you on Saturday morning
："call you on Saturday morning"米英語版では前置詞"on"は使っていないが、英英語では使われる。
mobile
："mobile"は「携帯電話」の意味。米英語では"cell phone"。
get over
： "get over"は"arrive"の意味。「～に来る/着く」
gotta
： "gotta"は"got to"の意味。「～しなくてはいけない」