Oh ! my God
story NO. ２０
Yasuto Nishitani
The mysterious
performer
I said before that there are many
performances in New York..
Ｔhere are many kind of
performances.
When I took subway the other day,
I saw two black men got
into the same train.
They started to sing right away.
They were good and had a wonderful harmony.
But you can tell from their shabby clothing
that they are not popular.
They were walking around the seat with a hat
while they were singing.
One out of three passengers put fifty cents
or a dollar in the hat.
When I came back from Queens, I saw a man on
a subway.
A beggar came into the car where I was sitting.
Then he suddenly sat on the floor and bowed
deeply.
His eyes were vacant. He was probably taking
drugs.
He didn't have any performances
and only walked around
the seats with a can.
But one out of three passengers gave him
money.
Oh ! my God.
This beggar must be great because he can make money with his bowing.
The mysterious performer＝妙な芸人 kind＝種類 take
subway＝地下鉄に乗る
（地下鉄は、米：the Subway 英：the Tube パリ：the Metro です）
same train＝同じ列車 get into ＝乗り込む right away＝いきなり
shabby clothing ＝使い古した（ヨレヨレの）服 while ＝間
one out of three 三つの内の一つ（３人の内の１人） passenger＝乗客
Queens＝クイーンズ（ニューヨーク・マンハッタンの川向こうの地域名）
A beggar ＝乞食 come into＝入って来る a car＝車両（会話ではa
carという事が多い）
suddenly＝突然 bowed deeply＝土下座をした vacant＝うつろ
probably＝たぶん taking drugs＝薬（麻薬）を飲んでいる with
a can＝缶を持って
must be great ＝大したもんだ bowing＝頭を下げる、お辞儀