I’m from (1)Lagos, (2)Nigeria, which is in the west of Africa. And, um, that’s where most of my family come from . And, um, I spent most of my (3)formative years in Lagos.
(1)Lagos ラゴス ★ナイジェリア南西部の港湾都市で、国内最大の都市。 (2)Nigeria ナイジェリア ★西アフリカの連邦制共和国。首都はアブジャ。イギリス連邦に加盟しており、人口はアフリカ最大の約1億9千万人。ハウサ語など各民族の言語もあるが、公用語は英語である。 (3)formative years （人格の）形成期、発育期
Q. 時間があるときは何をしますか？
Um, I’m a big (4)foodie. So , I love, um, cooking, particularly for l?family (5)gatherings. And I like to bake, but I definitely love cooking (6)Nigerian meals. So , um, if you meet a Nigerian, um, you would probably (7)get an opportunityto eat (8)jollof rice, which is a type of, um, red rice, but it’s, um, known quite (9) universally .
(4)foodie 食べ物に関心の強い人、食通 (5) gathering 集まり、会合 (6)Nigerian ナイジェリアの、ナイジェリア人 (7)get an opportunityto do ～する機会を得る (8)jollof rice ジョロフライス ★トマト味のピラフのような料理で、西アフリカの米料理の定番としてよく知られている。 (9) universally 広く、普遍的に
Q. 家族について教えてください
I’ve got three children ? a boy aged 11, another boy aged 8 and a daughter aged 3. And they, somehow, they (10)convinced us to get a dog, so we now have a dog, ha-ha, that is 9 months old. We love the country lifestyle, and, um, we have really (11)embraced, um, (12)living out in the country. We like the woods and the (13)open air. And, um, I used to be a city girl, but now I can say I’m (14) officially very country.
(10) convince A to do A を説得して～させる (11)embrace ～を受容する (12)live out 過ごす、暮らす (13)open air 戸外、野外 (14) officially 明確に、はっきり言って
Q. 日本についてどう思いますか？
I would love to go to , and visit Japan. I like the culture ? I think it’s quite interesting. Um, they (15) come acrossas being very (16) respectful , and, um, they have a beautiful culture. But particularly I like Japanese food. It seems quite healthy and, um, fresh. So , anyopportunity that I do have, I will eat Japanese food. I don’t think I’ve ever eaten Japanese food and not enjoyed it, ha-ha.
