マスターの生徒さんへ、

今書いているジャーナルの参考にしてください。太文字のところは大切な文法ポイントです。もし分からないことがありましたら、いつでも聞いてください。

Tuesday, July 18th  

Today, I went to the Korean restaurant that I usually go to.  I found a notice on the board that said: “We will not be doing lunch anymore”.  I was very disappointed to see that.  I loved this restaurant because they had good food and the waitress always gave me extra Kimchi.  She was always nice to me and we often talked.  Maybe, she talked to me because I was the only customer.

I only have 30~40 minutes for lunch and my choices to have lunch are limited so the Korean restaurant was really good for me. It was close and affordable.  On top of that, they had good food and service.  That’s why I was so disappointed when I found out they would close for lunch.    I wish there was some way they could keep the store open. 

Wednesday, July 19th

I have a chance to hear many stories from students. Recently, I heard a story about a student who sent a summer gift (お中元) to her friend.  The next day, she got a summer gift from that same friend.   When she looked at the gift, it was the same gift that she sent her.  At first, she thought that the gift was returned.  But it turned out that her friend sent the same gift on the same day.  Wow!  What a coincidence.  My student was a little embarrassed though because the gift she sent was a little cheaper than the one that she sent her.  This story kind of made me laugh. 

turned out 「結果〜となる」

It turned out that her friend sent the same gift. (友達が同じお中元を送ったという結果になった。)

Coincidence 「偶然」

What a coincidence!  (なんて偶然なんでしょう！)

Thursday, July 20th

It’s hard to keep your weight.  I lost nearly 3~4kg when I fasted last September.  Since then, I have been able to keep my weight about the same.  My student recommended me to fast and he helped me do it last September.  I did it for 3 days.  The process was a pain in the neck but I feel it was definitely worth it.  I promised myself to do it every September.  September is now less than 2 months away and I’m thinking about doing it again.  

fasted 「断食」

I tried fasting for 3 days.  (私は断食を三日間試してた。)

pain in the neck 「面倒」

Doing chores can be pain in the neck. (家事をすることは面倒な時もある。)

Saturday, July 22nd

Saturdays can be sometimes be very busy for me.  This week it was.  I had 2 classes in the morning and right after that I had to have a party for my day time class.  We went to an Izakaya near our school.  It’s actually an annual event.  We have 2 parties every year, one in summer and another in winter.  Usually 30 to 40 students get together and we chat, drink, eat, and play games.  This time I changed the game a little.   We made 5 teams and competed against each other.  The wining team got a prize.  The last part was for each team to sing one short lyric of Michael Jackson.  It goes like this, “Beat it, beat it, beat it, beat. No one wants to be defeated” Some teams did really well but other teams made us laugh.  We had a great time!

annual event 「恒例行事」

The summer party is an annual event. (夏のパーティーは恒例のイベントです。)

get together 「集まる」

My friends and I get together once every 3 months. (友達達と３ヶ月に一回集まります。)

compete against 「〜と競い合う」

My company team competed against a high school team in soccer.

我々の社会人チームが高校生を相手にサッカーで競い合った。