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A Surprise Visitor

古い友人が予告なしに訪ねてきた、ある夜の話。

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It was almost ten o'clock. I was reading on the sofa. My phone was on silent. The doorbell rang. I was not expecting anyone. I opened the door slowly. It was Hiro — my best friend from university. I had not seen him in five years. He had a small bag and a tired smile. "Sorry," he said. "My train was late, and I did not want to wake you up with a call." I told him to come in. We sat at the kitchen table. I made tea. We talked for two hours. We did not talk about anything important. We talked about old classmates, about food, about a movie we had watched together once. He left at midnight. He took the late train back to his city. I closed the door and stood there for a moment. It is strange how a single evening can fill up a year of silence.

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I was not expecting anyone.文法
誰も来る予定はなかった。
過去進行形 (was expecting) で『その時点での予期』。
I had not seen him in five years.文法
5年会っていなかった。
過去完了 + in + 期間。
I told him to come in.文法
入って、と言った。
〈tell + 人 + to + 動詞〉= 『人に〜するよう言う』。
We did not talk about anything important.文法
何か重要な話はしなかった。
〈anything + 形容詞〉の語順 (形容詞は後置)。
It is strange how a single evening can fill up a year of silence.文法
たった一晩で、1年分の沈黙が埋まることがあるのは不思議だ。
〈It is + 形容詞 + how 節〉= 仮主語 + how節。

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