My sister's teaching English over in Japan and she wants me to send her some typically Kiwi stuff.
What for?- She wants to give other teachers birthday gifts - but wants to give them kiwiana things.
- But, I'm a little stuck for ideas.
- Uh… what do you reckon she means by 'Kiwi stuff'?
- Well, what about a Buzzy Bee?
- That'd be a great gift for anyone with young kids.
- Ah, Right!
- I even had one of those when I was a nipper.
- And, if anyone has a sweet tooth, you can't go wrong with chocolate fish.
- Right! That's a great example of a Kiwi sweet.
- They've been around forever.
- Or how about a pair of jandals? Can't get more 'Kiwi summer' than that!
- For sure!
- I can't imagine wearing anything else when summer hits.
- There's heaps of other things, too, if you think about it.
- True!
- Well, I'm sure I'll suss something out for her.
Kiwi
："Kiwi"は"New Zealander"の意味。「ニュージーランドの」
kiwiana
："kiwiana"は"certain items and icons fron NZ's heritage"の意味。「ニュージーランド独特の」
reckon
："reckon"は"think"の意味。「思う」
Buzzy Bee
："Buzzy Bee"は、ニュージーランドで代表的な、子どものおもちゃ。
nipper
："nipper"は"small child"の意味。「小さい子ども」
chocolate fish
："chocolate fish"はニュージーランドの代表的なお菓子で、魚の形をしたマシュマロをチョコレートでコーティングしたもの。
jandals
："jandal"は、ニュージーランドで代表的なゴム製のサンダル。「ビーチサンダル」
heaps
："heaps"は"a lot"の意味。「たくさん」
True!
：ここでの"true"は"I agree"の意味。
suss something out
："suss out"は"figure out; solve"の意味。「考えつく」