Oh ! My God Story
NO. 41
I will never go to the supermarket next
door. (part-V)
As soon as I came back to my apartment, I called my interpreter Y.
I told her about the story.
I asked her about how to complain in English.
1- This toilet paper was bought by a customer in front of me.
2- An employee charged me for this.
3- This is your mistake.
4- I want money back.
The toilet paper was only about two dollars. But I went back to the supermarket.
I didn't want money.
I wanted fairness.
I am a Japanese man.
I won't be a man if I give up easily.
In America, if you apologize, you lose a battle.
This is a good chance to learn a lesson.
I took a memo of those four sentences and went out of my room reciting them.
I went to the supermarket with the same shopping bag.
I entered the supermarket powerfully and caught the same employee at the register.
I complained to her.
This time, I was surrounded by six employees
including
a manager and an assistant manager.
This became like a serious matter.
Every customer and employee in the store were looking at us.
I couldn't withdraw by that time.
Let it be.
To be continued ...
I will never go to the supermarket next door. (part- V)=隣のスーパーマーケットには絶対行かない!(その3) As
soon as 〜=〜するやいなや
come back =帰る call=電話をかける interpreter Y=通訳のYさん
told=伝えた(tell 伝える の過去) about =〜について ask=尋ねる
how to〜 =〜のやり方 was bought =買った(受身 buy買う の過去・過去分詞がbought )
An employee =従業員 complain=文句、クレーム by a customer=お客さんが
in front of me=私の前の charged=(代金を)請求する for=〜に対して
mistake=ミス、ミステーク want=望む money back=お金を返す
only=たかだか、たった go back =戻る fairness=公正
I won't be a man if I give up easily=ここで引き下がったら男がすたる!
In America=アメリカでは apologize=謝る lose=負ける a battle=戦い
learn a lesson=学ぶ take a memo =メモを取る four sentences =4つの文章
reciting =暗証しながら them=それらを with =〜と一緒に、〜を持って
enter=入る 入って行く powerfully=勢いよく
caught=捕まえた(catch捕まえる の過去) register=レジ
This time,=今度は was surrounded =取り囲まれた(受身)
including 〜=〜を含めて a manager and an assistant manager=店長と副店長
becoame=なる like〜=〜のように serious matter=真剣な事、エライ問題、事件。重大事
Every=全ての customer and employee =客と従業員 in the store =店内の
look at A=Aをじっと見つめる us=私たちを
I couldn't withdraw by that time=もう後には引けない Let it be.=なるようになる
To be continued ...=次回に続く
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