リスニング学習教材
TV stations call this month November Sweeps and show much more exciting stories in their dramas. They try to gain a high score in a survey taking place in November every year. We viewers were previously told that people in Y&R would be involved in explosion somewhere and a character will be killed in the accident. At the end of October, almost all celebrities in the show including their kids enjoyed a party with Halloween costumes at the ballroom Victor has built at the top of Newman Building but has not been used for a while. Then, we viewers were really excited to wonder if the explosion will occur there.
１１月は、スウィープスといって、アメリカのテレビ局は各局が高視聴率獲得を目指しいつも以上にドラマ制作に力を入れます。噂によれば、Ｙ＆Ｒのセレブたちは爆発に巻き込まれて、そのうちの誰かが死んでしまうということでした。１０月の終わり、ほぼすべてのセレブはハロウィンの衣装を身にまとい、ビクターが自社ビルの屋上に作ったダンスフロアに集まってパティーを楽しんでいます。そんなことから私たち視聴者は、ビクターのビルが爆破されるのではないかと、１１月のスウィープスを心待ちにするのです。
After the big explosion of the Newman building in the first half of November Sweeps, the second half was comparatively quiet. However, there are still some stories which should develop into excitement in the future.
ビクターのビルが爆破された１１月前半のスウィープスに比べて、後半のスウィープスは静かだったのですが、これからの展開を期待させるストーリーがいくつかありました。
Two different couples are expecting a baby - Sharon and Dylan and Sage and Nick. Sadly, Sharon has a miscarriage, but she does not tell anyone, not even Dylan. Sage's baby, Christian, is born prematurely and, according to the hospital nurse, he did not survive. Sharon's psychiatrist, Dr. Anderson, realizes that she has an opportunity to get revenge with the baby against Nick Newman. The doctor drugs Sharon and makes her believe that she did have a baby. Sharon and Dylan name their baby boy Sullivan.
二組のカップル（シャロンとディラン、セイジとニック）がそれぞれに赤ん坊を心待ちにしています。悲しいかな、シャロンは赤ん坊を流産してしまいますが、それを夫であるディランにさえ内緒にしています。一方、セイジの赤ん坊は早産のため、看護師によると、死んでしまいました。シャロンの精神科医のアンダーソン女医にとっては、これは赤ん坊を使ってニックに仕返しをするチャンスで、薬の力で（流産をした）シャロンに赤ん坊が産まれたことを信じ込ませます。そして、シャロン、ディラン夫妻はその赤ん坊をサリバンと名付けるのでした。
Time goes by while only Sharon knows the truth that Sully is not Dylan's son. Sully is now almost one year old. Recently, Sharon has received several strange phone calls. Later, she knows that the caller is trying to tell Sharon something about Sully, which makes Sharon very scared. She is anxious about the secret being uncovered and afraid that she will lose everything.