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The Stranger Who Returned My Wallet

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Last Friday, I lost my wallet. I did not notice until I tried to pay for coffee. I checked my pockets. I checked my bag. Nothing. I felt a cold feeling in my stomach. There were two cards inside, and about fifty dollars in cash. I tried to remember where I had been: the train, the bookstore, the park bench where I sat for ten minutes. I went back to all of them. The wallet was not there. That night, I called my bank and canceled the cards. Three days later, an envelope arrived in the mail. Inside was my wallet. The cash was still there. There was a small note: "Found this on a bench in Yamashita Park. Have a better week." The handwriting was neat. There was no name, no return address. I have been thinking about it ever since. Some kindness comes without a face attached.

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I did not notice until I tried to pay文法
支払おうとするまで気づかなかった
〈not + 動詞 + until〉= 『〜するまで〜しなかった』、否定 + until のセット。
I felt a cold feeling in my stomach.表現
お腹に冷たい感覚が走った。
〈feel + 名詞〉。物理的な不安を『お腹の冷たさ』で表現する英語の慣用。
I tried to remember where I had been文法
どこにいたかを思い出そうとした
間接疑問 (where I had been) + 過去完了。『その時より前にどこにいたか』を整理。
Three days later, an envelope arrived in the mail.表現
3日後、郵便で封筒が届いた。
〈in the mail〉= 『郵便で』。米国式 (英国は 'in the post')。
I have been thinking about it ever since.文法
それ以来ずっと、そのことを考えている。
現在完了進行形 + ever since。継続を強調する典型構文。
Some kindness comes without a face attached.文法
優しさには、顔のないものもある。
〈some + 名詞 + 動詞〉= 『〜なものもある』。〈without + 名詞 + 過去分詞〉= 付帯状況。

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