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「知的好奇心の強い大人の女性」のためのオンライン・マガジン「カフェグローブ・ドット・コム（http://www.cafeglobe.com）で好評連載中の「迷える女のとっさのヒトコト 」が本になりました。ロンドナーに教わる、学校では教えてくれないリアルで気の利いた本当の英会話。本物の発音が聞けるCDも付いた、本格的な学習教材となっています。イギリス英語に興味のある方にも、おすすめいたします。CD1枚付き。
"Ⅰじつは私……
1.I'm a bit peckish.
2.I'll have a lie-in.
3.I just hung out with...
4.I'm going to get some shut-eye.
5.It goes straight to my hips.
6.You've just got a spare tyre.
7.I'm sorry, I have to shoot.
8.I'm just nipping out.
9.I'm sorry, I can't make it.
10.I've made up my mind.
11.Actually, I've changed my mind.
12.Is the pope Catholic?
13.No worries.
14.I'm on the case.
15.We met through friends.
16.I'm afraid so.
17.I'll treat you.
18.It's on me.
19.It's my round.
20.Same again, please.
21.Can I have the bill, please?
22.I splashed out last night.
23.It was an impulse buy.
24.It's a waste of money.
25.I can't afford it.
26.It's not worth it.
27.I'm skint.
28.We're going to tighten our belts.
Ⅱ話があるんだけど……
1.Can I ask you something?
2.Can I have a moment?
3.I have something to tell you.
4.Don't go there.
5.Go on.
6.What are you trying to say?
7.Can you run that by me again?
8.Letht.
9.Cat got your tongue?
10.I'm just winding you up.
11.I'm just having you on.
12.My ears are burning.
13.Do you mean it?
14.He doesn't mean it.
15.Pull up a chair.
16.Is there something wrong?
17.I've got a lot on.
18.Can you be there for 7 o'clock?
19.Does it work?
Ⅲまさか……/納得……
1.I don't believe it!
2.No way!
3.It was completely out of the blue.
4.You turned him down!
5.I'll believe it when I see it.
6.My phone bill doesn't make sense.
7.There's something fishy going on.
8.I smell a rat.
9.Well, he made it up.
10.There's more to him than meets the eye.
11.It was a bit of an eye-opener.
12.Ring any bells?
13.I know what you mean.
14.I can relate to that.
15.Fair enough.
16.I've got your number.
17.It puts things into perspective.
18.It's a long story.
19.You poor thing!
20.Like father, like son.
21.You can kill two birds with one stone.
22.It takes two to tango.
23.I've had a bit of a dry patc heard she went on a crash diet.
Ⅳ頑張ろうね……/頑張ってね……
1.You can count on me.
2.I won't let you down.
3.It's nothing serious.
4.Things can only get better.
5.You look like you need a shoulder to cry on.
6.I would give you the shirt off my back.
7.Why bother?
8.I'll give it a bash.
9.I'll look into it.
10.I think it is the best way forward.
11.Keep up the good work.
12.You need to pull your socks up.
13.You've got high self-esteem.
14.You're as old as you feel.
15.She has reached a cross-roads now.
16.It's personality that counts.
17.Easier said than done.
18.In your dreams.
19.It's a good idea in theory but...
20.It's the same old story.
21.Life goes on.
22.Let's face it.
23.Wake up and smell the coffee!
24.Sleep on it.
25.There are two sides to every story.
26.There's no going back.
27.You should tone it down a little.
28.Why don't you get a second opinion?
29.You'll burn yourself out.
30.Only eight weeks tbiscuits for me, I'm watching my figure.
32.Feel free to use the phone.
Ⅴうれしいな……/よかったな……
1.We see eye to eye.
2.We are on the same wavelength.
3.We are meant to be together.
4.It's a marriage made in heaven.
5.Sorted!
6.It's a winner!
7.I was blown away.
8.Mmm, very more-ish.
9.That's really good value.
10.That's such easy money.
11.The place was buzzing.
12.That film was mental!
13.That'll come in very handy.
14.It was a fluke.
15.You've come a long way.
16.I feel right as rain.
17.She's got that Friday feeling.
18.You shouldn't have.
19.He gave it the thumbs up.
20.He is very down-to-earth.
Ⅵまいったな……/助けて……
1.It beats me.
2.It's such a hassle.
3.I feel like I'm stuck in a rut.
4.I'm snowed under.
5.I'm run off my feet.
6.My batteries are running low.
7.That's out of order!
8.I could have died.
9.I have to start again from scratch.
10.Do I look frumpy.
11.I'm stuck.
12.That's a ton me.
14.What would you do in my shoes?
15.My head is killing me.
16.It itches!
17.I take hay fever tablets.
18.I don't know what's wrong but I feel funny.
19.Marriage is not a bed of roses.
20.Tongues are wagging.
Ⅶああ腹が立つ……/うんざり……
1.Don't nag!
2.Tell me about it!
3.How can you say that?
4.I really lost control.
5.I wasn't born yesterday.
6.Oy, you pushed in.
7.That's not the issue here.
8.Are you annoyed with me?
9.He walked out yesterday.
10.I'm fed up!
11.I'm not putting up with this.
12.Get a move on, will you?
13.Come on, we don't have all day.
14.Come on, it's not brain surgery.
15.It's a real turn-off.
16.I've gone off her.
17.I'm sick of this TV show.
18.Sparks will fly!
19.Her dress is hideous.
20.Please don't make a fuss.
21.She's very overprotective.
22.She is quite overzealous when it comes to education.
23.She's no oil painting.
24.She's really full of herself.
25.She's a hypocrite.< very half-hearted.
27.She always was an attention-seeker.
28.She's a loudmouth.
Ⅷ困った人……
1.You always tell it like it is.
2.It's harsh but fair.
3.You're twisting things to suit you.
4.Stop shifting me around!
5.What's come over her?
6.She looks a bit down.
7.He's having a mid-life crisis.
8.She wears the trousers in their relationship.
9.She'll eat you alive.
10.She always puts on airs.
11.She is so stuck-up.
12.She's got the green-eyed monster!
13.He just gave one-word answers.
14.He always comes up with a lame excuse.
15.He's asking for trouble.
16.She's just in a mood again.
17.She needs a wake-up call.
18.He was given the push.
19.He fell apart.
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" この企画は、そもそもはロンドンに滞在することが多かった私が、友だちでもあるSamantha Lierensさん（英文の執筆・監修を担当）たちと話しているうちに生まれたものでした。英語はある程度できるつもりだったけれど、ロンドンで日々生活をしていると、「え？」という言い回しがちょくちょく耳に飛び込んでくる。
たとえば""That's so cheesy!""。直訳すれば、「チーズくさ～い！」といったところで、「キザだったり、わざとらしかったりしてダサいこと」をおちょくる言い回しです。そう、ご想像のとおり、熟成が進んだチーズのようにコッテリした香りを放っている、ということ。クリエイティブさや新しさをことのほか大切にするロンドナー（Londoner）にとっては、最も言われたくない言葉のひとつなのです。
ロンドナーのフレーズには、おもしろい言い回しが多いのも特徴です。モンティ・パイソンやシェイクスピアの例を出すまでもなく、もともと言葉遊びが大好きな国民性。韻を踏んだり、ダジャレにしてみたり、わざと大げさな表現を使ったり。""Is the pope Catholic?""（21ページ）なんていうふざけたフレーズも、日常生活にちょっとしたおかしみを加えるのに活躍しているのです。とにかく実際、彼らと話しているとこういう言葉がポロポロ出てきて、飽きることがありません。
今回のフレーズを集めるにあたっては、ロンドンの""ごくごくフツー""の20～30代の人たちが使っている表現であることを念頭に置きました。これまでにもイギリス英語を扱った本は出されていますが、私の見るとこころではそのほとんどはお上品な優等生会話にとどまっています。でも、この本は違います。いまどきの、まさに「イキのいい」ロンドンのフレーズばかりです。ただし、それぞれのページにも書きましたが、イキのいい言葉であるほど、時と場所を選ぶもの。そして、だからこそシチュエーションにピッタリの表現が使えたときの快感もひとしおというもの。この本をじっくり読み込んで、イケてるロンドナーをめざしてください！
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