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My First Day at a New Job

緊張、迷い、優しい同僚 — 新しい職場の初日。

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I started a new job last Monday. I was nervous on the train. I checked the time too many times. I arrived twenty minutes early. The receptionist smiled and gave me a visitor badge, even though I was a new employee. "It is okay," she said. "They will fix it later." My manager came down at nine o'clock. He shook my hand and said, "Welcome." He showed me my desk. The chair was too high, and the keyboard was sticky. Someone had left coffee rings on the desk. My co-worker Anna noticed me. She gave me a clean cloth without saying much. By the end of the day, I had met fifteen people. I had forgotten most of their names, but Anna's I remembered. She was the first person who made me feel I belonged.

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  • even though I was a new employee文法

    新入社員だったのに

    〈even though〉= 『〜にもかかわらず』、強い譲歩。

  • Someone had left coffee rings on the desk.文法

    誰かが机にコーヒーの輪じみを残していた。

    過去完了 had left。私が机を見つけた時 (過去) より以前に誰かが残した、という時間の前後関係。

  • without saying much文法

    多くを言わずに

    〈without + -ing〉= 『〜することなしに』、動名詞をとる前置詞。

  • By the end of the day, I had met fifteen people.文法

    一日の終わりには、15人と会っていた。

    〈By the end of + 期間〉+ 過去完了。『〜までに〜していた』を表す典型構文。

  • Anna's I remembered.文法

    アナの (名前) は覚えていた。

    倒置 + 所有格名詞。〈I remembered Anna's (name)〉の倒置形で、Anna's を強調。

  • the first person who made me feel I belonged文法

    私を『ここにいていいんだ』と感じさせてくれた最初の人

    〈make + O + 動詞原形〉= 使役。〈feel + that 節 (省略形)〉= 『〜と感じる』。

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