and the world famous top
group U2 come to this store.
They all live in the same block as my apartment is.
I am fighting with this supermarket.
I don't care who comes to this store.
I tried to express my anger
in those four sentences with
my poor English.
I've been here for only one year.
But I couldn't make myself understood with my poor pronunciation.
The assistant manager came back with a toilet paper.
He thought, "this customer didn't get a toilet paper that he had
bought."
No ! I didn't buy a toilet paper.
I'm complaining that I am charged for it.
I am saying that I want money back.
I showed those written four sentences
because I couldn't
make myself understood.
But the spelling was wrong.
What can I do?
Using my limited vocabulary,
I kept speaking English
which didn't make any sense.
If you have a passion to tell something from your heart,
you will be understood.
They seemed to understand what I was saying after four or five minutes.
They finally gave me two dollars back.
I thought I won and triumphantly went out of the supermarket.
I went to the store again on the next day.
But I decided no to go back any more.
Because.....
To be continued ...
I will never go to the supermarket next door. (part-4)
隣のスーパーマーケットには絶対行かない!(その4) said=いった(say言う の過去)
earlier=はじめに Al Pacino =アルパチーノ He is not the only one=彼だけではない
want to〜 =〜することを望む、〜したい add=加える some=何人か
more=もっと
Goldie Hawn、MIchael Douglas, Catherine Zeta- Jones =
ゴールデイー・ホーン、マイケル・ダグラス、キャサリン・ゼダジョーンズ
the world famous top group U2 =世界的に有名なトップロックグループのU2
They all =彼らみんな live=住む the same block =同じブロック
as〜=〜と同じ fight=戦い、ケンカ I don't care =そんなことはどうでもいい
tried=試みた(try試みる の過去) (to)express=表現する(こと)
anger=(一時的な激しい)怒り those=それらの four sentences =4つの文章
with〜 =〜で poor English=下手な英語
I've been here for only one year=私は一年しかここにいない、私は渡米一年だけだ
couldn't make myself understood =うまく通じない poor pronunciation=ヒドイ発音
assistant manager=副店長 come back =帰ってくる with〜=〜とともに
thought=思った(think思う の過去) customer =お客
didn't get a toilet paper that he had bought=買ったはずのトイレットペーパーが袋に無い
buy=買う be complaining =文句を言っている be charged=請求された
I want money back=お金を返してほしい show=見せる
written four sentences =書いた4つの文章 because=なぜなら
spelling=スペル wrong=間違った What can I do?=なんてこった
Using =使って my limited vocabulary=私の限られた単語
kept speaking =しゃべり続けた didn't make any sense.=デタラメな
If =もし passion=情熱 tell=伝える
will be understood=理解されるだろう、(相手に)通じるだろう
seem to〜=〜らしい、〜のようだ understand=理解する
after four or five minutes.=4〜5分後に finally =ついに、とうとう
give 〜 back=〜(ものを)返す、取り戻す
gave=与えたる、くれた(give与える、くれる の過去)
won=勝った triumphantly=勝ち誇って、意気揚々と
went= 行った(go行く の過去) went out =出て行った
again =再び on the next day=次の日に、翌日に
But=しかし decide=決心する to go back =行く事
no 〜any more=もう〜ない To be continued ...=次回に続く