話を面白く伝える英語

Storytelling — Tell a story people actually listen to。ネイティブが実際に使う40個を、意味・例文・発音つきでまとめました。

So get this.ちょっと聞いてよ（すごい話があって） — So get this. My landlord wants to raise the rent and paint my door pink.
You're not gonna believe this.信じられない話なんだけど — You're not gonna believe this.
Guess what?ねえ聞いて！／なんだと思う？ — Guess what?
Did I ever tell you about〜の話ってしたっけ？ — Did I ever tell you about the time I got locked out in Seoul?
This one time,前にさ、こんなことがあって — This one time, I fell asleep on the last train and woke up in Nara.
So what happened wasえっとね、何があったかっていうと — Why are you two not talking?
Picture this:想像してみて： — Picture this: rooftop show, sunset, the whole city behind you.
So there I was,で、気づけばこんな状況でさ — So there I was, on stage, and my guitar strap snaps.
All of a sudden,突然、 — We were just eating, and all of a sudden, the lights went out.
Out of nowhere,どこからともなく／いきなり — Out of nowhere, this guy walks up and asks if I'm the singer.
Next thing I know,気づいたら〜してた — I said yes to one drink. Next thing I know, it's 5 a.m. and I'm singing at karaoke.
Before I knew it,気づけば／あっという間に — How long did you live in New York?
And that's whenで、その時だよ — We were packing up after the show. And that's when I saw her.
Little did I know,その時の俺はまだ知らなかった — I thought it was just a normal shift. Little did I know, the owner was selling the place.
Turns out,結局〜だったんだよね — Did you find your wallet?
Sure enough,案の定 — I had a feeling the train would be late. Sure enough, forty minutes.
As luck would have it,運よく（運悪く）、たまたま — I missed the last train, but as luck would have it, my coworker lives nearby.
Just my luck.ついてないなあ（いつもこうだ） — Did you get the limited sneakers?
Of all people,よりによって — Guess who walked into the cafe? My ex. Of all people.
For some reason,なぜか — For some reason, my phone only gets signal in the bathroom.
The thing is,問題はさ／実はね — Why don't you just quit?
To make matters worse,さらに悪いことに — My flight was canceled. To make matters worse, my phone died.
It gets worse.まだあるんだよ（もっとひどくなる） — So my date showed up an hour late.
Here's the kicker:で、極めつけはね — The landlord raised the rent, fixed nothing, and here's the kicker: he wants a thank-you gift.
And the best part?で、一番いいところは？ — The new apartment is huge. And the best part? It's above a bakery.
I kid you not.マジで（冗談じゃなく） — The guy ordered twelve shots of espresso. I kid you not.
And he goes,で、そいつがさ〜って言うの — So I ask for a discount, and he goes, "That is the discount."
Dead silence.シーン…（完全な沈黙） — I told my best joke at the wedding.
The last thing I expected一番予想してなかったのは — The last thing I expected was a hug from the angry customer.
Fast-forward to時は流れて〜 — We met at a jazz bar in Osaka. Fast-forward to now, we're married with a dog.
Where was I?どこまで話したっけ？ — Sorry, go on.
I'm getting to that.今その話するとこ — Wait, so did you get the job or not?
Needless to say,言うまでもなく — The band showed up two hours late. Needless to say, the owner wasn't happy.
Looking back,今振り返ると — Do you regret quitting your job?
Moral of the story:教訓： — And that's how I lost my deposit.
And that was that.で、それっきり（それで終わり） — What happened with the band?
So yeah.まあ、そんな感じ — And then I missed the last train. So yeah.
It was a whole thing.いろいろあって大変だったんだよ — Why did you move out?
Don't ask.聞かないで（ひどかった） — How was the first day at the new job?
It's a long story.話すと長くなるんだけど — Why are you living at the studio?

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