"Real English 29-summer fatigue (and more summer words)"
I want to go over some words related to the summer, the humidity, the heat, and stuff like that.
See if you understand the meaning of all of the words and expressions in the dialogue below between Ms A and Ms. B.
Situation: Ms A and B talking in the ladies' room before work.
Ms. A: Recently I am depressed and I feel sluggish.
Ms. B: I know what you mean. The hot and sticky summer in Japan gives many people, especially women, the blues. I heard that one of the reasons for this is the change in air pressure.
Ms. A: Really? I didn't know that. But, I saw on TV that it is soooooo hot in Osaka because of the heat island phenomenon.
Ms. B: Yeah, I saw that too. Besides feeling so bad all of the time, my hair is out of control because of this humidity! How about you?
Ms. A: Oh my god! That's so true! My hair is frizzy, jumping all around and sticky...I don't know what to do!
Ms. B: Me neither. When I was little, my grandmother told me, "A woman grows old in the summer." She was right! The ultra-violet rays damage our skin and give us wrinkles and sun spots, and we have to suffer from the abnormally cold air conditioner in the company which makes us dehydrated among other things...I could go on and on...
Ms. A: I know!! And what about makeup! What a pain in the butt! By the time I get to work, after commuting on the crowded and smelly train, and then walking to the office in the unbearable heat while sweating profusely, all of my makeup, which I spent a lot of time on to put on, is gone!! Then, after I arrive at the office, I have to put my makeup on all over again.
Ms. B: Yeah, yeah...Every time I get to the office I am dripping with sweat too.
Ms A: Ahhhh, I can't stand it anymore!! The only good thing about summer is eel is delicious! But, this year, eel is unbelievably expensive!!
Ms. B: Yep! I can't afford that! "Eel over rice" is over 700yen at Yoshino-ya!
Ms A: I wouldn't be caught dead there!
Ms B: Really?! Why not? I go there often. Recently many women frequent those kind of places because they have gotten cleaner and have a "healthy" menu too.
Ms A: I read that in the paper, but those kinds of places are just not me Anyway, I have been eating a lot of cold noodles and watermelon too this summer! I love watermelon! It's my favorite fruit!
Ms B: Me too!!!
Are you experiencing summer fatigue this year? If so, hang in there (for about another month or so)!!!
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