万花筒 Kaleidoscope2007-12-10&12-11, 日本令人喷饭的英语学习法

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Speaking of memory, here's something I doubt you will ever forget. A bizarre way to learn English. We saw this video on Andrew Sullivan's Web site. He got it from YouTube. We want to know "What Were They Thinking?" And perhaps eating. Take a look.
I have a bad case of diarrhea.
HILL: What?
COOPER: Oh, yes.

HILL: What is this? What are they selling? Beans?

COOPER: It's -- yes. I don't know, with that kind of problem, I'm not sure why they're smiling and making all those moves.

HILL: No.

COOPER: But they're the Zuiikin gals¹ of "Zuiikin English," a Japanese TV show where viewers learn how to speak English.

HILL: And do aerobics² at the same time?
COOPER: Exactly. Not sure why they don't stick with the basics, like "Hello, how are you?" But apparently³, "I have a bad case of diarrhea" is an important thing to know.

Let's check them out once again. Let's see what they're up to now?

HILL: OK.

COOPER: Oh, they're still doing the same thing.

HILL: Look. It's the same thing.

COOPER: They go on and on like that for quite some time.

HILL: What is tomorrow's show, "I'm going to vomit⁴?"

You know, that does so remind me of another one of our favorite Japanese TV moments around here. One of your personal favorites, I believe, Seamanship. Yes.

HILL: Yes. You know, if you put together the diarrhea moves and the seamanship moves, you'd have quite a routine there.

COOPER: Oh, yes. It's -- yes, it's quite something. There you go. And I'm not sure what the "P-Low the Skillful Abbot" is at the top, the little graphic⁵ there. But it's all -- it's all very strange, but you know...

HILL: Lord only knows.

COOPER: "What Were They Thinking?"

HILL: Some poor tourist is going to come up to you on the street, by the way, and say, "I have a bad case of diarrhea." And you'll just laugh.

COOPER: And I will break out the aerobics moves. Erica, thanks.