Sunday, September 27, 2009

のび太も天才になれる?

Nobita is being scolded by his mom in the living room. Nobita looks depressed and his mom a bit disapointed but not freakin' out like she usually is.

Mom: Everytime is the same thing so you should already know. Why don't you have any motivation (to do well in school)? I really tell you this. When you use your brain, you'll begin to use it better. When you neglect it, it'll rust together and won't work.
Doraemon (outside overhearing the lecture): Sounds sad. Tonight is a particularly severe scolding.

(Later)
Doraemon: It's finally over? That was long.
Nobita (looking exhausted): Two hours, 15 minutes, 59 seconds. Life is becoming awfully terrible.
Doraemon: It's not always the same. (working on a space pod)
Nobita (noticing): Hey, isn't that the Space Lifeboat that you are always making?
Doraemon: Yup. I neglected it and now it's rusted. That's why I have to repair it.
(leaving) I'm all done!
Nobita (still outside with the boat and thinking to himself): I should run away from home. (inside the ship) If I push this button, it can take me to another living star. (pushes button and ship flies away). Waa!! This has to be a joke. It seems like we will arrive at the target star. あっというまにwarped. I have landed so therefore I must be prepared. I think this planet will probably be easier to live on than Earth.

Nobita goes outside
Nobita: This planet looks a lot like Earth. It seem like the spitting image. (Walks around) This street is the spitting image of my street. (sees his front door and shocked). It's just like my door!!
(Nobita's mom comes out the door and runs towards him while Nobita runs away)
Mom: There you are. You are late.
Nobita (frightened): It looks just like Mom!! なんのこっちゃ!!Wasn't I not suppose to come back to Earth?
(Nobita in the house): Doraemon!! That machine is a fake! (no one). He's not here.
(At night in his bed): I went to all this trouble to run away from home. There's a test tomorrow. I want to skip school.

Next morning
Mom: Wake up!! You'll be late for school!!
(Suneo and Gian walk to school, Nobita following, looking down at the concrete, dejectly)
Suneo: I don't have complete confidence in today's test.
Gian: Me neither.
Suneo: But, if we get a bad grade, at least Nobita's will be worst (it actually のび太よりはましだと思えば気がらくさ. but from the looks of the pannel with Gian and Suneo laughing and Nobita with his mouth open and x's in his eyes, it seems like this is what they are implying.)
School
Teacher: The test will begin. This test is especially difficult.
Class: Huh? (The looks on their faces says WTF?)
Nobita (freaking out): I can do these hard problems...(looks at test)huh? What's this?
(the test consists of easy addition problems. Nobita is supposed to be in the 4th grade). Teacher must have made a mistake. These are first grade problems. (Finishes test. Teacher comes) Is this okay?
Teacher: Nobi-kun. This attitude just won't do. Even if you don't know the answer, you can at least try... (look at test and looks shocked) You finished?! 100 points!!
Class: Huh? (The looks on their faces says WTF?)
Shizu-chan: Congratulations on your hard work and studying.
Nobita (looking shocked as well): It was nothing.
(Outside of class)
Suneo: Lucky break.
Gian: Yeah.
(Back in class)
Teacher: Who can read this (points to the board. It's hiragana: はながさくことりがうたう)
Nobita (raises his hand): I can read it. "When flowers bloom, birds sing"
Class: Huh? (Sounds more like WTF?)
Shizu-Chan: It's great Nobita is becoming so smart.
Suneo: What's wrong here? It's as if you were unable to do things on purpose.
Gian: Yeah. This seems weird. Nevertheless, we are stupid.
Suneo: Please forgive us.

(At Nobita's house)
Mom: Show me today's test. (Angry) Another zero points!! If you keep neglecting your work, you'll only come to this!!
Nobita: Look at it.
Mom: Everytime I look at it, I see 0 points. (Looks at the test) 100 points!! (cries)
(Nobita's room)
Nobita: Everybody makes fun of me but they're not doing it. Why are they acting this way?
Voice outside of window: That house! That's Nobita's. I heard he's an amazing genius.
Nobita: I haven't been shown this much respect since I was born. Feels good, right. (Looks out window and another Nobita walking in the streets. They see each other anf freaks out.)
There's another me! (Runs outside)
Both Nobitas: Who are you? I'm Nobita.
Nobita #2: I ran away from home yesterday but I got hungry so I came home.
Nobita #1: So that's it! This resembles Earth but of course, this is the difference.
Nobita #2: You came from another universe?
Nobita #1: In this universe, elementary school is subtraction and addition, Middle school is multiplication and high school is division.
Nobita #2: Yeah. In your universe, you have to learn everything in elementary school? Your planet must be full of geniuses.
Nobita #1: Well, not to that extent...The more you use your head, the better you will use it. If you don't give up studying, you can be like me.
Nobita #2: Me be like you? It's impossible.
Nobita #1: Is it impossible? Aren't you me?
Nobita #2: If that is it, then I will try to able to do it.
Nobita #1: Try your best, me.

(Back in Nobita#1's backyard with the lifeboat and Doraemon)
Nobita: And that's why I came back. I will try hard with my studies from now on.
Doraemon: That's absolutely wondeful. The other Nobita will not lose and be persistent in his studies. (happy face)
(Nobita's room)
Nobita: I'm a genius so it's all good. (Lounges in his room, napping)
Doraemon: That's in the other world. I don't think you really understand this.

Fin

1 comment:

meoyama said...

がんばってますね!ウーさんの翻訳を読むと、ドラえもんやのび太の顔が目に浮かんで、とてもおもしろいです。この調子で、がんばって(^^)/