MY PARENTS *GERRY*

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Hi Everyone!

 

A few weeks ago, my parents came to visit Japan.

It was their first time to visit, and they had such a great time!

 

First of all*, my parents wanted to try Japanese food.

I took them to an izakaya, and they ate* everything!

I was very surprised*.

 

 

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First of all            まず最初に

take...to             ...を~に連れていく

eat-(ate)-eaten         食べる

be surprised (at)       ~に驚いている

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They also ate sushi, Kobe beef, basashi,

and lots of other great Japanese food.

 

My parents also wanted to travel a little,

so we went to Hiroshima and Miyajima.

They said that the Hiroshima Peace Museum was sad,

but they were glad that* they went.

 

 

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be glad (that) (that以下)が良かった/うれしい

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In Miyajima, we enjoyed the beautiful temples

and we stayed overnight at a Japanese Ryokan.

 

On the day before* they left*,

we went to Osaka-jo and had a hanami party.

We ate sushi and snacks underneath* the cherry blossom trees.

 

My parents had a blast* in Japan, and loved everything about it!

They said they wanted to come back to Japan many more times.

 

 

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on the day before     ~の前日に

leave-(left)-left       帰る、去る、出発する

underneath            ~の真下で

had a blast             とても楽しんだ

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Gerry