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My Silver Lining

11月

17日

In my last blog post, I used the idiom, 'every cloud has a silver lining' (すべての雲は銀の裏地を持っています = 不幸中にも幸いあり). This is a song by a band (band? They are 2 sisters) called First Aid Kit. The song is called My Silver Lining, & it`s about wanting good luck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKL4X0PZz7M

And a couple more songs of theirs:
The Lion`s Roar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gekHV9DIjHc
Emmylou: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC57z-oDPLs

Grammar:
- a band/restaurant/town called ___ = ___ というバンド / レストラン / 町

#音楽

Loose Seat Leads to Neat Sight

11月

17日

While riding From Nagahama to Hikone, my bicycle seat became loose. While I was trying to fix it, I looked across the road & noticed this field with several old-fashioned water pumps in it. Cool! I like this kind of pump, especially the curved handle. I popped across the road & took this photo.

Every cloud has a silver lining! [イディオム: すべての雲は銀の裏地を持っています = 不幸中にも幸いあり]

Vocabulary:
Be careful!
- A bicycle has a SEAT, not a saddle (In English, saddle = 鞍)
- A car has a STEERING WHEEL, not a handle (In English, handle = 取っ手)

#旅行

Nagahama

11月

17日

Last week I went on a cycling trip around Biwa Lake. I started in Nagahama, on the north-east side of the lake. It`s a picturesque town with a castle & lots of traditional buildings. It`s famous for glassware (vases, drinking glasses, jewelry and things like that), but I didn`t buy any glassware. Instead (代わりに) I bought a lunchbox wrapping cloth (風呂敷) as a souvenir of my visit. After about an hour, a big group of students on a school excursion (遠足) arrived, so I decided to get back on my bike & head for Hikone Castle.

Grammar:
- go/be cycling, go/be traveling, go/be camping
- go to/be in Nagahama, go to/be in the bathroom
- go/be ON a trip, go/be ON an excursion, go/be ON a tour

#旅行