Yesterday or May 5th, the last day of the three consecutive
national holidays, I WAS going to take one of my local students to
Kokura, a northern city of Fukuoka Pref., where an international exhibition
of various imported foods and goods was held.
I had just wanted to give him a good opportunity to talk in English
to as many overseas exhibitors as possible at the show.
He an 8th grader. I have been sharing my English practice with him
for about 7 months as a part of my experiment on English education
to people younger than 18 year old.
Every time the show is held in Kokura around this season of the year,
I take some students of mine, if they want to be there, to the show
for their actual and practical practice in talking to many people
in English
But I had to cancel this plan this time due to an acute pain with my right
knee. I wasn't able to walk as normally as I do.
I had lots of pain and the knee got swollen.
This pain was one of the symptoms of gout- a disgusting
disease I have been suffering from for the past six years.
I had to stay in bed calmly for these past three days,
bearing the very acute and severe pains with the knee.
I am, at the same time, sincerely so sorry to you all
for not having been able to email you practical English
lectures and trainings for these days due to the above reason.
However, please allow me to make a fresh start
with the following lecture.
I am going to check and make necessary corrections, from tomorrow
on,- for a couple of days- till the beginning of the next week-
to all the translations and answers kindly submitted by you all.
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1) You had better get out and experience new things that will
spark your enthusiasm.
2) Recently I was visited by a very good friend who had just returned
from a long walk in the woods.
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ご参照ください。ご質問は何なりとどうぞ。