Hi Everyone!
Even though it's getting near
Spring time in Japan,
in my hometown (Buffalo, N.Y. USA) there is still
a lot of snow!!
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Even though
～ではあるけれども、たとえ～でも
There is still ～
いまだに～がある
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Recently, the Northeast coast of the U.S.
has been getting hit with heavy winter storms.
The storms make lots of snow and usually cause a lot of flight delays,
school cancellations, traffic problems, etc.
This causes trouble in the big and crowded cities
of New York,
Boston, Philadelphia,
etc.
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get hit with～
～の打撃をうける
※has been getting hit
＝「現在完了進行形」
flight delays
飛行機の遅延
school
cancellations 休校
cause ～を引きおこす
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In Buffalo, however, there is a good side to the
storms - making a snowman!
My father sent me a picture of a snowman
that he and my nephew made just a few days
ago.
He said the snow was light and good for packing,
which means it's good snow for making a snowman.
I remember making a snowman every winter with my
family when I was a child.
I've never seen a snowman in Japan.
Maybe children make them in Hokkaido?
Have you ever made one?
Hope everyone is looking forward to the nice
Spring weather
- I'm looking forward to seeing you here at Imarge!
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a good side to the
storms～ 嵐の良いところ―雪だるまが作れる！
for packing
固める、押し固める
Have you ever made one?
今までに雪だるまを作った事がありますか？
※one (一つ＝雪だるま)を指します。
is looking forward to
～ ～を楽しみにする
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Gerry
