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A Saturday at the Bookstore

本屋で過ごす、ゆっくりした土曜の午後。

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On Saturdays, I often go to the bookstore near the station. I do not always buy something. Sometimes I just walk around and look at covers. The bookstore is small but well organized. The owner knows me by now. He nods when I come in. I usually start at the fiction shelves. I pick up books, read the first page, and put them back. If a sentence catches my attention, I keep reading. Today I found a thin novel about a baker who cannot sleep. I read three pages standing up. I bought it. I also bought a coffee from the small counter at the back. I sat by the window and read for an hour. Outside, people walked past with shopping bags. Inside, it was quiet. This is my favorite kind of weekend.

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  • I do not always buy something.文法

    いつも何かを買うわけではない。

    部分否定 (not always)。〈I never buy〉(全否定) と区別。

  • The owner knows me by now.表現

    店主はもう私のことを知っている。

    〈by now〉= 『今までに、もうすでに』、現在完了的副詞句。

  • If a sentence catches my attention表現

    一文が引っかかったら

    〈catch one's attention〉= 『〜の注意を引く』。物・現象が主語。

  • I read three pages standing up.文法

    立ったまま3ページ読んだ。

    現在分詞 standing が状態を表す分詞構文。動詞 read を修飾。

  • people walked past with shopping bags文法

    人々が買い物袋を持って通り過ぎていた

    〈walk past + with + 名詞〉。with は『〜を持って/伴って』を表す前置詞。

  • This is my favorite kind of weekend.表現

    これが私の一番好きな週末だ。

    〈my favorite kind of + 名詞〉= 『私の一番好きな種類の〜』。エッセイの締めで多用。

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