A Day in the Life of a Brompton Owner
卓越した折り畳み性能(15秒以下で折り畳み可能)で知られるイギリスのフォールディングバイク「ブロンプトン」。
普通の自転車と違って、車で気軽に好きな場所に持って行って、最高の景色の中(だけ)でサイクリングを楽しめるし、都市で乗っていて突然の雨に見舞われても、折りたたんでタクシーに乗せることもできます。学校近辺では、代官山に正規代理店があり、試乗も可能です。今日はそのブロンプトンのCEOによる興味深いプレゼン(字幕入り)を見つけたので紹介します。
その前に、ブロンプトンによるプロモーション動画でディクテーションをしましょう。ブロンプトンを所有するメリットを、ロンドン在住のオーナーがわかり易く語る短い動画です。
【ディクテーション】
I've always been a [ ] [ ] [ ] ever since I was a young man. I've lived in London for the last twenty years, so cycling is just something that has come with me.
My name is Andy. I live in Layton in East London. I cycle to work every day, and I work as a UX consultant. We build websites and [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]. My job and the things that I have to do mean that I'm out and about quite often. The big difference [ ] a Brompton [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] is (that) it folds.
The benefits and the advantages of that are absolutely huge. I always used to have bikes stolen, and since getting a Brompton [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] because it lives in the house.
The beauty of it is (that) because it's collapsible, you can just [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]. If I'm in town and I'm out and about and it actually gets a bit late, I can just take the bike, call an Uber and just chuck it in the boot. Whatever I want to do I can do and the bike [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ].
be out and about:出掛けている
have sth stolen ← 被害を表すhave
collapsible: 折りたためる cf. collapse: 崩壊する、倒れる
Uber: 米の企業が運営するハイヤー配車アプリ(の車)
chuck:〈話〉放り投げる
boot:〈BrE〉(車の)トランク(AmE: trunk)
【スクリプト】
I've always been a fan of cycling ever since I was a young man. I've lived in London for the last twenty years, so cycling is just something that has come with me.
My name is Andy. I live in Layton in East London. I cycle to work every day, and I work as a UX consultant. We build websites and a lot of digital products. My job and the things that I have to do mean that I'm out and about quite often. The big difference between a Brompton and a normal bike is (that) it folds.
The benefits and the advantages of that are absolutely huge. I always used to have bikes stolen, and since getting a Brompton I've never had a bike stolen because it lives in the house.
The beauty of it is (that) because it's collapsible, you can just take it anywhere you want to. If I'm in town and I'm out and about and it actually gets a bit late, I can just take the bike, call an Uber and just chuck it in the boot. Whatever I want to do I can do and the bike is there for me.
ブロンプトンについて:
Wikipedia(日本語):
Wikipedia(英語):
Talks at Google: Will Butler-Adams, CEO of Brompton Bikes (英語字幕付き)