前回の日本語訳
Can you give me an example of when the people of your neighborhood came together and showed a strong spirit of community?
「地域の行事で、近所の人たちとの強い結び付きを感じたことがありますか」
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Halloween will be here soon, on October 31. When I was a child, Halloween was a time when I felt a strong spirit of community in my neighborhood. Life in America has changed since I was a child -- it's not as safe these days, I'm afraid -- but back then, children wore costumes and went from house to house in the neighborhood collecting candy. We could even go up to the houses of people we didn't know. A number of houses had scary decorations and some adults giving out the candy has costumes on, too. There was a lot of excitement in the air on Halloween night and everyone enjoyed it. It was the only time of the year, in fact, when the whole community took part in a shared activity. It was a good feeling, but my favorite part, of course, was eating all that delicious candy!
10月31日はハロウィーンです。私が子どものころ、ハロウィーンは地域の強い結び付きを感じる行事でした。今の米国もずいぶん変わり、残念ながら以前ほど安全ではなくなっていますが、私が子どもの頃、子どもたちは衣装を着、あめをもらいに近所の家を回っていました。知らない人の家にも行っていました。多くの家では怖い装飾がしてあり、あめをくれる大人も衣装を着ていました。ハロウィーンの夜は、すごくわくわくした雰囲気で、みんなで楽しんでいました。実は、地域全体がまとまって活動するのは、この時しかありませんでした。とても心地良いひとときでした。しかし、一番大好きだったのは、あめを食べるときだったのは言うまでもありませんが!
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ベックさんのコメント
Mr. bear : |
Thank you for your essay. When I read about your experience, I thought back to one of my earliest memories of my time in Japan. I went to a lively summer festival in a small town and I wore a yukata. It was a lot of fun!
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Mr. Cozy : |
I like kagura, too. Over the summer, I went camping in Shimane Prefecture, at Hamada, and there was a kagura performance in the evening. It featured about six of those "snake-dragons" and one of them was spitting fire! My children got scared!
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Ms. MURATA : |
I understand your feelings about returning to your hometown. I don't often have a chance to go back to my hometown these days (Quincy, Illinois), but when I do, I have a warm, happy feeling. It's always nice to see old friends and places again.
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Ms. vine eggs : |
It sounds like you have a lot of happy memories of your childhood. I like living in Japan, but sometimes I feel so far away from my own childhood memories. The other day my children were looking at my old photos, when I was a child, and I began feeling very nostalgic.
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