One Day Last Year
One day last year, when I was driving back to work after I'd had lunch,
I had an amazing and unforgettable experience. It must have been two
o'clock, or perhaps a quarter of an hour later - a quarter past two. It
was an incredible thing really. I was sitting there, at the steering
wheel of my new car, waiting for the lights to change, when all of a
sudden the car started to shake this way and that, rocking from side to
side, throwing me backwards and forwards, up and down. I felt as if I
was riding a bucking horse. Worse than that, some mysterious spirit or
hostile force seemed to be venting its vast fury upon the earth. And the
noise! There was a kind of deep groaning and horrible awesome grinding
which seemed to fill the air.
And then, a short while after, the whole paroxysm had stopped, just as
suddenly. Everything was calm and smooth again, quiet and peaceful once
more. I put my foot down, just a gentle pressure on the accelerator - or
the gas pedal as it's known in America - and drove off. Everything was
utterly normal once more.
So then: was this some very local and momentary earth-tremor which had
struck us, or, I asked myself, was it a supernatural visitation, some
fiery storm of diabolical wrath? Or was it, rather, merely that I'd
drunk a double vodka or two during my lunch?
ご多忙な中とは思いますが、何卒宜しくお願いします。
Yeah, indeed (^^);
But honestly, I do think that I will look weird with longer hair (>_<)
Mullet was kinda the symbol of the crazy haircuts in the 1980s ww
But mullets attract some attention independently of their popularity w
Who knows w
Maybe we wouldn't have a boyfriend/girlfriend when we are able to see each other w
Maybe we can meet ourselves soon too!
Yeah, indeed.
Also, depending of the region, the floods here aren't really scary and nothing to really worry about.
Plus, I think it's more safer living in Japan than Brazil, even with the earthquakes, to be honest.
Now isn't raining here, but sky now is pretty cloudy ww
So, your supernatural powers aren't that powerful (=ω=) www
Not really afraid, but a bit bothered with them w
Specially that there an mobile phone tower close to my home which serves as a lightning rod too (>_<)
Springs are mostly hot and somehow they're not too much rainy like summer and autumn :3
Do you have cold springs there in Japan?
Yes, it's that incident. It occurred around 1996, if I'm remembering right.
People there even related that they found an alien too!
Indeed it's really an interesting incident ^^
You have indeed a good luck there (^^)
Plus, that photo make me wish more that I could be there enjoying the cherry blossoms :3
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Well, I bet you wouldn't really like me with long hair (^~^);
Yes, he is mostly known by his mullet. w
Mullet were popular in Brazil during the 1980s and in the 1990s
As far as I know, nowadays only people from Argentina and USA truck drivers does use mullets. ww
Someday you can see them directly (^-^)
I would like to see your cute face personally too!
I wish it can happen soon.
Yeah, it is a bit far from areas that can be affected by flooding.
It depends on the luck, but I still haven't see myself any fish www
Yeah, it's indeed sad.
But people now are used to the flooding.
You might really have superpowers. w
Since it started to rain again after I saw your message. ww
But the rain was short now (^^)
I don't like the sound of thunder (>_<)
But I bet you will love them here in Sao Paulo~
They're really frequent. w
But still, it's really an interesting fact.
Monkeys do have a pretty luxurious life there in Japan ww
Maybe yes. w
It will be nice to see her on a UFO cutely like that~
Honestly, I hadn't the luck on seeing one.
But I heard some histories about UFOs here in Brazil.
There's even a city famed for one UFO history in 1996 :3
I think I heard the name "ume" once, but I never knew it's meaning.
That's really nice! The beautiful moment of the plum blossoms! :3
Does Oita have tons of cherry blossoms and plum blossoms in spring?
Every language has an expression for greeting people．
゛Kon´nichiwa゛is a Japanese standard greeting ．
ちなみに
short from でなんと訳しますか?
英語がまったくできなくて、自分なりに辞書を使って訳してみたのですが、
自信がないのでお願いします。
American restaurants have invaded t he food markets of many countries. Nowadays, we can easily find Americ an fast food restaurants all over Asia. In Kore a,there is always more than o ne American restaurant in town. In Downtown Seoul we can even find Burger King across the street from M cDonalds. Inside there American restaurants,it l ooks almost the same as in the Unite d States. The uniforms of the waiters are exact ly the same,and they play American music. The problem is that goods:they try to sell American culture as well.
Fast food is becoming more and mor e popular all around the world even t hough it threatens people's health. H amburgers and pizza have a lot fat, a n d the ingredients in them are not al ways of good quality. Large fast food companies only want to make a profi t, and many consumers who think "fa st service" is the most important thin g prefer such meals for lanch, and ev en dinner.
In response to this invasion, I propos e "Slow Foof",a new idea （that） protest s the spread of fast food. Followers of the Slow Food Movement are interest ed in reviving traditional meals. The movement is not only about meals;it is related to overall modern culture.
Supporters of the movement want us to have the fast-paced lifestyle we lea d. They think people should keep thei r ethnic tastes and recipes.They enco ur age eating the fish,natural foods of traditional diets. They feel eating cust oms are an important part of each tr aditional culture and they think eatin g leisurely can make our lives happier and more worthwhite.
（３），ｔhey are protesting the spread of fast food and hope every country in the w orld will try to preserve its unique, tr aditional food.
１．（３）に入る最も適切な語を一つ選びなさい。
(1)Ｎｅｖｅｒｔｈｅｌｅｓｓ (2)Ｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅ (3)Ｅｖｅｎ ｓｏ (4)Ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｕｎｔｒａｒｙ
２．Ｓｌｏｗ ｆｏｏｄ の支持者が私たちに対して激励していることはどんなことか。日本語で２点、具体的に説明しなさい。
３．（ｔｈａｔ）のｔｈａｔと同じ用法のｔｈａｔを含む文を一つ選びなさい。
(1)Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｓｏ ｄａｒｋ ｔｈａｔ Ｉ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ ｒｅｃｏｇｎｉｚｅ ｗｈｏ ｔｈｅ ｍａｎ ｗａｓ．
(2)Ｈｅ ｗａｓ ｔｈｅ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｍａｎ ｔｈａｔ ｃａｍｅ ｔｏ ｏｕｒ ｐａｒｔｙ．
(3)Ｉ ｔｏｏｋ ｉｔ ｆｏｒ ｇｒａｎｔｅｄ ｔｈａｔ ｓｈｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ ａｇｒｅｅ．
(4)Ｉ ｗａｓ ｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｅｄ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｎｅｗｓ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙ ｈａｄ ｇｏｔ ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ．
お願いします！
I was amazed to see that our utility bills came to so much.
例えばこの文で使われているseeですが、SVOの用法でthat節を目的語に取っていると思います。
that our utility bills came to so much全体が目的語で、更に同格のthatを用いて、that=our utility～と解釈しています。そしてこのthatは、seeというよく使われる動詞の目的語に取られているので省略可能だと考えています。ここまでは合っていますか？
この目的語にとるthatですが、英文をイメージする際に混乱します。
このような動詞+that～はどういう風にイメージすれば良いのでしょうか？
For some people, shorter hair could look attractive.
But I do honestly prefer more longer hair (^-^)
The hair of this man, called Chris Waddle, is indeed unique :3
Too bad that he shaved his mullet in the 1990 World Cup. ww
Also, no no, I'm not a beautician (^^)
I'm just a "mullet specialist" lol
I do know some of the hairstyles more just of curiousity, to be honest.
Yeah, I think I should really have more self-confidence about them.
Thank you!
Yeah, it's a kinda of an old problem here in Sao Paulo.
No, I don't have the luck on climbing on the top of my roof, since the overflow doesn't come here ww :3
Well, we could try to learn someday on the overflows in a try & error style ww
Funnily enough, after I saw your message, it started to rain heavily www
I had to shutdown everything for a good while, there were a huge number of thunders today (>_<)
Wow, I never know that either japanese monkeys do take a bath together with men in winter.
Now I'm pretty impressed wwww
Who knows what it could be, it could be this UFO:
http://lohas.nicoseiga.jp/thumb/1197134i
:3
Interesting, and the plum blossoms looks beautiful!
Indeed, they look very similar.
But how plum blossoms are called in Japan?
So far I know, cherry blossoms are called there "sakura".
