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It’s learning on the job from now
on. I’m really under pressure. Lunch time service is starting, and all the
sushi here is made to order. It’s a full house, and there’s nowhere to
hide. Kara San puts me on the scallop nigiri. Nigiri’s a simpler rice-based
sushi with a fish on top. My first attempt is embarrassing. When I pick up the
sushi, it’s falling apart. So it’s not well formed.
Head chef Kara San has to step in to help me out. One, two, three. Okay. He
can make six pieces a minute, and every one is perfect. Oh my God, the
different steps is extraordinary. I tried to give it one more shot.
And Kara San’s patience with me starts to pay off. Maybe I’m not so bad at
this after all. Next, an order for spicy tuna rolls containing tuna, chili
powder, cucumber, and sesame seeds. It’s made using a similar technique to
the dragon roll. Everything has to be so exactly the same size. But that took me
13 minutes this morning. Have I improved? That roll tight there. At last,
done, and in under two minutes.
(police alarms) So far so good. Finally, I think I’ve cracked it. And what do
the punters think? Very fine food. I thought somehow it was a Japanese chef
who’d made the sushi for us, but I didn’t know it was his first time. I love
it. I’m gonna hire him for my restaurant. Last sushi done. I know I’m slightly
slow, but in terms of the method, it’s very precise. Can I come back? Yes.
Excellent, thank you.
That was impressive. Bloody hard work, but I can
really start to understand why it takes so long to become a top sushi chef.
Today, the proof was in the sushi.
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learn on the job 仕事を通じて学ぶ
from now on これから
It’s learning on the job from now on.
under pressure プレッシャーをかけられて
I’m really under pressure.
full house 満員
It’s a full house, and there’s nowhere to hide.
scallop ホタテ
Kara San puts me on the scallop nigiri.
attempt 試み
embarrassing 恥ずかしいおもいをさせる
My first attempt is embarrassing.
fall apart ばらばらになる
When I pick up the sushi, it’s falling apart.
form 形を成す
So it’s not well-formed.
step in 介入する
help someone out 人を助ける
Head chef Kara San has to step in to help me out.
extraordinary 桁外れの/並外れた
Oh my God, the different steps is extraordinary.
give it a shot 試しにやってみる/挑戦してみる
I tried to give it one more shot.
pay off 効果をもたらす
And Kara San’s patience with me starts to pay off.
improve 上達する
Have I improved?
So far so good. 今のところ、順調です。
So far so good.
crack it 成功する
Finally, I think I’ve cracked it.
punter 客 *イギリス英語のスラング
And what do the punters think?
slightly 少し/若干/わずかに
in terms of ～の点で/～の観点で
precise 正確な
I know I’m slightly slow, but in terms of the method, it’s very precise.
impressive 感動的な
That was impressive.
bloody とても/すごく *イギリス英語のスラング
Bloody hard work, but I can really start to understand why it takes so long to become a top sushi chef.
proof 証拠
Today, the proof was in the sushi.
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