著者は、OFFには友人のアメリカ人がやっている通訳、翻訳の仕事を手伝う、足立区に住む３７歳のタクシードライバー。フロントガラスから見える都会のワンシーンを切り取り、２カ国語（日・英）バージョンでお届けします。駅前にいるのは英会話学校だけではない。さて、今日の稼ぎはいくらかな？
【第３２回】
８月４日 （水） ２００４
真夏日！ 気温３４度。 うだるような暑さだ！ 午後、私は代々木公園のトイレに行った。子供達がアイスを食べて歩いている。彼らの数歩後ろを両親が歩いている。今、子供達は夏休みである。それは和やかな一場面である。私には夏休みなどない・・それにしても暑い！・・誰か！ 私にビールをくれ！ 私は車に戻ってペットボトルのお茶を飲んだ・・まずい！ それは温かった。日中、仕事をこなす。夕方、再び代々木公園のトイレに行く。広場に4才ぐらいの娘を連れたお母さんがいた。娘はソフトクリームを食べている。そこに男が犬を連れて散歩。近くを通る。娘は犬を見たとたん怯えて走る。「ママ！ 犬！」。彼女のソフトクリームは地面に落ちた。「あ！」。彼女はそこに固まると大声で泣き始めた・・お母さんが来て言う。「大丈夫？ 新しいアイス買ってあげるからね。わかった？」。それもまた幸せな一場面である。私は思う。“私にも・・ビールを買って欲しい、ビールをくれ！” 今日の売り上げ４２，０００円。私は泣き出す女の子の顔を思い出すことができる。それはかわいい・・・。
August 4th (Wed) 2004
A midsummer day! The temperature was 34 degrees ℃. It felt boiling hot. In the afternoon, I went to Yoyogi Park’s toilet. Children were walking while eating ice-candy. Their parents were several steps behind them. Now, children are on summer vacation. That scene was a happy one. I don’t have a summer vacation. I felt very hot. Everybody! Give me beer! I returned to my car and drank a bottle of tea. That tasted no good, it was lukewarm. During the day time, I picked up many clients. In the evening, I went to Yoyogi Park’s toilet again. A woman and her daughter who was about 4 years old were in the square. The daughter was eating a soft-cream. Then a man with a dog was passing near them. The daughter looked at the dog, and dashed several steps in fear, “Mom! Dog!” then she dropped the soft-cream on the ground. “A!” She stopped and began to cry in a loud voice. The dog looked at her in surprise. Her mother came to her and said, “Are you all right? I will buy a new soft-cream for you. Right!？” That scene was a happy one too. I thought that I want you to buy beer for me. Give me beer! I made 42,000 yen. I can remember the face of the daughter who began to cry. It was lovely.
真夏日！ 気温３４度。 うだるような暑さだ！ 午後、私は代々木公園のトイレに行った。子供達がアイスを食べて歩いている。彼らの数歩後ろを両親が歩いている。今、子供達は夏休みである。それは和やかな一場面である。私には夏休みなどない・・それにしても暑い！・・誰か！ 私にビールをくれ！ 私は車に戻ってペットボトルのお茶を飲んだ・・まずい！ それは温かった。日中、仕事をこなす。夕方、再び代々木公園のトイレに行く。広場に4才ぐらいの娘を連れたお母さんがいた。娘はソフトクリームを食べている。そこに男が犬を連れて散歩。近くを通る。娘は犬を見たとたん怯えて走る。「ママ！ 犬！」。彼女のソフトクリームは地面に落ちた。「あ！」。彼女はそこに固まると大声で泣き始めた・・お母さんが来て言う。「大丈夫？ 新しいアイス買ってあげるからね。わかった？」。それもまた幸せな一場面である。私は思う。“私にも・・ビールを買って欲しい、ビールをくれ！” 今日の売り上げ４２，０００円。私は泣き出す女の子の顔を思い出すことができる。それはかわいい・・・。
August 4th (Wed) 2004
A midsummer day! The temperature was 34 degrees ℃. It felt boiling hot. In the afternoon, I went to Yoyogi Park’s toilet. Children were walking while eating ice-candy. Their parents were several steps behind them. Now, children are on summer vacation. That scene was a happy one. I don’t have a summer vacation. I felt very hot. Everybody! Give me beer! I returned to my car and drank a bottle of tea. That tasted no good, it was lukewarm. During the day time, I picked up many clients. In the evening, I went to Yoyogi Park’s toilet again. A woman and her daughter who was about 4 years old were in the square. The daughter was eating a soft-cream. Then a man with a dog was passing near them. The daughter looked at the dog, and dashed several steps in fear, “Mom! Dog!” then she dropped the soft-cream on the ground. “A!” She stopped and began to cry in a loud voice. The dog looked at her in surprise. Her mother came to her and said, “Are you all right? I will buy a new soft-cream for you. Right!？” That scene was a happy one too. I thought that I want you to buy beer for me. Give me beer! I made 42,000 yen. I can remember the face of the daughter who began to cry. It was lovely.
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