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What I Found at a Garage Sale

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Last Sunday, I walked past a house with a small sign: "Garage sale." I had never been to one before. I went in. There were old books, lamps, kitchen tools, and a small wooden chair. An older man sat behind a table. He smiled but did not push me to buy. I looked around for fifteen minutes. I almost left empty-handed. Then I saw a green notebook on the bottom shelf. It was old, with handwritten recipes inside. The pages were yellow but the handwriting was clear. The recipes had small notes in the margins: "Add more salt next time." "Mom's favorite." I asked the man about it. He said the notebook had belonged to his late wife. He was glad someone wanted it. I paid two dollars. Now I cook from it on weekends. I do not always make the recipes correctly. But every meal feels like a small letter from a stranger.

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I had never been to one before.文法
一度も行ったことがなかった。
過去完了 + never。経験用法を過去にずらす。
He smiled but did not push me to buy.表現
微笑んだが、買うように勧めてはこなかった。
〈push + 人 + to + 動詞〉= 『人に〜するよう強要する』。
I almost left empty-handed.表現
何も買わずに帰りそうになった。
〈almost + 過去動詞〉= 『〜しそうだった (が、しなかった)』。〈empty-handed〉= 『手ぶらで』、ハイフン付き形容詞。
the notebook had belonged to his late wife語彙
そのノートは亡くなった妻のものだった
〈belong to + 人〉= 『〜のものである』。〈late〉= 『亡き、故』、敬意を含む形容詞。
He was glad someone wanted it.文法
誰かが欲しがってくれて嬉しい、と。
〈glad + that 節 (省略)〉。感情形容詞 + 節の典型構造。
every meal feels like a small letter from a stranger表現
一食一食が、見知らぬ人からの小さな手紙のように感じる
〈feel like + 名詞〉= 『〜のように感じる』。エッセイの締めの直喩。

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