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配管工

The Plumber

和哉：やあ、雄介！　調子はどうだい？

Kazuya: Hey Yusuke! How's it going?

雄介：ああ、まあまあだよ。この前、配管工に大金を払わなきゃいけなかったんだ！

Yusuke: Oh, so-so. Just had to pay the plumber a fortune!

和哉：本当？　ああ、あれは高くつくことがあるよね。　

Kazuya: Really? Yes they can be expensive.

雄介：自分で配管工になったほうがよさそうだよ。そうすれば、お金もたくさん稼げるし、大学に行かなくていいし。

Yusuke: I should become a plumber. Then I would earn a lot of money and no need to go to university.

和哉：僕の叔父さんが配管工で、大変な仕事だって言ってたよ。

Kazuya: My uncle was a plumber and he said it's tough work.

雄介：そうなの？

Yusuke: Is it?

和哉：うん、腰や膝を痛めることはしょっちゅうらしいよ。

Kazuya: Yes, back pain and knee problems are very common.

雄介：なるほどね。それで引退されたのかい？

Yusuke: I see. Is that why he retired?

和哉：うん、それが理由だったんだ。辞めた時、まだ60歳にもなってなかったよ。

Kazuya: Yes, for that reason. He wasn't even 60 when he retired.

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