STORY 23
Lisa: Good morning, Katie.
リサ：おはよう、ケイティー。
Katie: Good morning.
ケイティー：おはよう。
Lisa: How are you?
リ：元気？
Katie: Just fine.
ケ：元気よ。
Lisa: You must have come home pretty late last night. I went to bed around 12 and you weren't home yet. Did you go out after work?
リ：昨日の夜、帰りがとっても遅かったんじゃない？ 私12時頃寝たんだけど、その時、まだあなた帰ってなかったもの。仕事の後、どこか出かけたの？
Katie: No, I was just working. There is so much I have to finish before I go to Vancouver.
ケ：いいえ、ずっと仕事してたわ。バンクーバーヘ行くまでに、終わらせなきゃいけないことがいっぱいあって。
Lisa: Oh? Really? How late were you working?
リ：そうなの？ 何時まで仕事してたの？
Katie: I left my office right around 12.
ケ：会社を出たのが12時ぐらいよ。
Lisa: Well, that's not good!
リ：あら、それは大変ね。
Katie: Oh, I'm alright.
ケ：いえ、大丈夫よ。
Lisa: Well are you almost caught up with your work?
リ：仕事でいっぱいいっぱいなの？
Katie: Yes, almost. I just have a few things to wrap up today and then I will be ready for my vacation. Oh? I certainly need it.
ケ：うん、ほとんどね。今日、もう少しやれば片付くから、そしたらバカンスだわ。もう絶対休暇が必要。
Lisa: Well you have earned it. Hey urn, I just made some coffee. Would you like a cup?
リ：頑張ったものね。ねえ、コーヒーを入れたの。１杯飲む？
Katie: Oh yes, that would be brilliant.
ケ：うん、うれしいわ。
Lisa: Urn just a sec, I'll get it for you.
リ：ちょっと待って、今用意するから。
Katie: Thanks.
ケ：ありがとう。
Lisa: Here you go.
リ：はい、どうぞ。
Katie: Thanks so much. Sit down with me for a while.
ケ：ありがとう。ちょっと座って。
Lisa: Sure.
リ：いいわよ。
Katie: Say, Lisa, have you ever thought about having kids in the future?
ケ：ねえ、リサ、将来子どもを持つこと、考えたことある？
Lisa: Hey, that was an unexpected question!
リ：まぁ、それはまた予想外な質問ね。
Katie: Well, have you ever thought about it?
ケ：ねえ、考えたことある？
Lisa: I can honestly say I have never thought about it. I think I am still way too young to even think about that kind of change in my life. Why do you ask? Have you been thinking about it recently?
リ：正直言って、考えたことないわ。人生をそんなに大きく変えることを考えるには、まだ私は若すぎると思うのよね。どうしてそんなこと聞くの？ 最近そういうこと考えてたの？
Katie: Well, yes. Actually I have been thinking about it a bit recently. Not in any clear terms. But, you know, just thinking that I might wanna have kids-or a kid I should say-in the future.
ケ：うん。最近ちょっとそういうこと考えてた。なんとなくね。将来何人か一一いや、１人かなあ一一子どもが欲しいなあ、なんて思ってた。
Lisa: That really comes as a surprise to me. You've always seemed so dedicated to your work to me.
リ：驚いたわ。あなた、とても仕事に打ち込んでるみたいだったもの。
Katie: Yes, I can see why you say that. And of course my career is still very important to me. If I ever did have a kid, I certainly wouldn't quit work forever. I would just take a year off, and then go back to work. I don't think I could stand not working for longer than that.
ケ：そうね、あなたがそう言うのもわかるわ。もちろん、キャリアも私にとって大事よ。もし子どもができても、それっきりずっと仕事を辞めてしまう、ということはないわ。 １年休んだら、仕事に復帰する。それ以上休むなんて、我慢できないわ。
Lisa: Well, that sounds more like you.
リ：うん、それはあなたらしいわ。
Katie: But you've never thought about having kids?
ケ：でも、あなた、子どもを持つこと、考えたことないの？
Lisa: No. I guess I just haven't gotten to that point in my life yet. Say, why are you talking about this all of a sudden?
リ：ないわ。まだ、そういう時期じゃないんだと思う。ねえ、どうして突然こんなこと話し出したの？
Katie: Oh, it was just a thought I had.
ケ：ただ、ふと思ったからよ。
Lisa: Have you and Brian been talking about getting married or something?
リ：ブライアンと結婚の話なんかしたりしてるの？
Katie: No. We have never talked about it exactly. But he has mentioned some things that made me think that he was at least thinking about it.
ケ：いいえ。ちゃんと話したことはないわ。でも、結婚を考えているらしいことを、彼が言ったことはあるわ。
Lisa: Like what?
リ：どんなこと？
Katie: It's hard to describe. But I could just tell he's thinking about it.
ケ：うまく説明するのは難しいわ。でも、結婚を考えていることはわかったの。
Lisa: Well I can certainly see you in the future as a woman with a great career raising a couple of brilliant kids.
リ：将来あなたが、すごいキャリアを持ちつつ、２、３人かわいい子どもを育ててる姿が見えるわ。
Katie: Oh, no, just one kid. One job and one kid.
ケ：あら、子どもは１人でいいわ。仕事も１つ、子どもも１人でいいわ。
Lisa: Well I think you would be a great mother.
リ：あなたは、素敵なママになると思うわ。
Katie: Thank you.
ケ：ありがとう