Oｈ ! My God Story
NO. ６７
The light and the shadow of New York
New York is a town where you can find many gorgeous shops.
You must surely think that way.
But you will find that it is not always true once you get here.
I suggest that you take a tour on an alley
from a main street of
many gorgeous shops.
You will find many down-to-earth general stores
as opposed to gorgeous shops.
This was one of the things that surprised me when I came to New York.
Most of these general stores are owned by immigrants.
They are South American, Middle Eastern,
South East Asian, Chinese
and Korean people.
The flashy and bright side and the poor and shabby side,
New York is a mixture of
both yin and yang.
Oｈ ! My God.
The light and the shadow ＝光と影 find＝見る
gorgeous shop＝華やかな店 must〜 ＝〜に違いない
surely ＝疑いなく、きっと think ＝思う
that way＝そんな風に true ＝真実 get here＝ここに来る
always＝いつも suggest ＝提案する
take a tour ＝巡る、遊歩をする an alley ＝裏通り
main street ＝大通り down-to-earth＝:現実的な
down-to-earth general stores ＝雑貨屋のような店
oppose＝反対する as opposed to〜 ＝〜とは対照的に
one of the things that surprised ＝驚いた事の一つ
Most＝ほとんどの general stores ＝雑貨屋 be owned ＝所有する
by〜＝ 〜によって immigrants＝（外国からの）移民、移住者
South American,Middle Eastern, ＝中南米
South East Asian, ＝中近東 Chinese ＝中国 Korean ＝韓国
The flashy and bright side＝華やかな陽の部分
the poor and shabby side＝貧しくてボロい陰の部分
a mixture of both ＝両方合わせて yin and yang:＝陰と陽（中国語発音）