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The Old Man at the Bus Stop

バス停の老紳士が毎日同じ場所で本を読んでいる、その理由。

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There is an old man at my bus stop. Every morning, I see him sitting on the bench, reading a book. He never gets on the bus. I take the seven-thirty bus. He is always there. I take the eight-fifteen bus. He is still there. One day, I asked him if he was waiting for someone. He smiled. "No," he said. "My wife liked this bench. She used to read here every morning before work. She passed away last year. I still come." He showed me the book. It was hers, with her name written inside. "I am reading the books she did not finish." I did not know what to say. I just sat next to him for a few minutes before my bus came. Some places hold more than they look like they could.

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There is an old man at my bus stop.文法
私のバス停に老紳士がいる。
〈There is + 名詞 + 場所〉= 存在文の基本形。
He never gets on the bus.表現
バスには絶対に乗らない。
〈get on〉= 『乗る』、句動詞。〈never〉= 強い否定。
I asked him if he was waiting for someone.文法
誰か待っているのかと尋ねた。
〈ask + 人 + if 節〉= 間接話法。時制の一致 (was)。
She used to read here every morning before work.文法
仕事の前に毎朝ここで本を読んでいました。
〈used to + 動詞〉= 『以前は〜していた』、過去の習慣。
She passed away last year.表現
去年亡くなりました。
〈pass away〉= 『亡くなる』、〈die〉の婉曲表現。
the books she did not finish文法
彼女が読み終えなかった本
目的格関係詞の省略。〈the books that she did not finish〉。
Some places hold more than they look like they could.文法
場所には、その見た目以上のものを抱えるものもある。
〈more than they look like they could (hold)〉= 『見かけ以上に』、関係詞節 + 比較。

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