Oh ! My God Story NO. 75
A New Year in New York
A New Year is not a big deal for Americans.
But a New Year is very important for me.
I invited four Japanese to my office two years ago
for New Year's celebration.
We had "Osechi" in New York.
We went to a Japanese supermarket in New Jersey
and bought a lot of
Japanese food and a bottle of sake.
We enjoyed the taste of "Osechi" after having a toast with sake.
It was something special for me
to celebrate a New Year
in a foreign country.
Everyone had a great time.
We are all here for the different reasons.
A guitarist, a pianist, a flutist, a manager and me.
But we feel like a family just because we are all Japanese.
We all miss Japan.
We love Japan even when we are far away.
Oh ! My God.
A New Year =正月 a big deal =:大騒ぎするような事 for 〜=〜にとって
important=重要、大事 invite=招待する two years ago =2年前
New Year's celebration=新年のお祝い
Osechi=おせち料理 New Jersey =ニューヨーク州の中心マンハッタンに隣接する州
bought=買った(buy=買う の過去)
a lot of =たくさん a bottle of sake=日本酒一瓶
enjoy=楽しんだ taste=味 have a toast=乾杯する
something special =格別な感動 in a foreign country=異国での
Everyone=みんな a great time=とても楽しい時間
different=異なる We are all here for the different reasons=
みんなそれぞれ目指す道は違う a manager =会社経営者
feel =感じる like〜=〜のように just =ただ、だけで
miss =懐かしく思う even==〜していても far away=離れる