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Walking the Dog

犬の散歩 — 同じ道、同じ時間、でもいつも違う。

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I have a small dog. His name is Mochi. Every morning, we walk together. We take the same path. We pass the same houses. We see the same trees. But Mochi always finds something new. Today he stopped at a leaf. Yesterday he stopped at a small rock. He smells everything. He pulls at his leash. He wags his tail. I am tired sometimes. I want to go home. But Mochi is always happy. He teaches me to look. The corner is not just a corner. The sidewalk is full of small smells and small sounds. After thirty minutes, we go home. I drink coffee. Mochi sleeps on the rug. My day is better because of him.

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We take the same path.コロケーション
同じ道を通る。
〈take a path〉= 『道を通る』、コロケーション。〈the same X〉で同一性を強調。
He pulls at his leash.表現
リードを引っ張る。
〈pull at + 名詞〉= 『〜を引っ張る』。前置詞 at は『接触ありの引っ張り』を示す。
He teaches me to look.文法
彼は私に『見ること』を教える。
〈teach + 人 + to + 動詞〉= 『人に〜することを教える』。
The sidewalk is full of small smells and small sounds.表現
歩道は小さな匂いと小さな音でいっぱいだ。
〈be full of X〉= 『〜でいっぱい』、感覚名詞の並列で詩的表現。
My day is better because of him.文法
彼のおかげで、私の一日は良いものになる。
〈because of + 名詞〉= 『〜のため』。〈because + 節〉(because he comes) との使い分け。

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