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gold-rimmed glasses : 英語聞き流そう‪!‬ 英語聞き流そう!by Hidemi Woods

    • Language Learning

京都や家族、日本を題材にした感動とユーモアの英語エッセイで聞き流し英語リスニング。

日本のミュージシャンを主人公にした面白い、興味深いエピソードを短く、英語で読み聞かせ!

段々と話の内容が分かってくると面白くてくせになる。

ユーモアたっぷりの日本人女子が主役のショートストーリー集。

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⁠英語リスニング攻略ガイド ⁠

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a gold-rimmed glasses

I was raised by my grandmother on my father’s side. She was a very strict and unsociable woman. She led a secluded life and spent most of the time retreating into her room. She would take a trip or go to the theater with my grandfather only once or twice a year.

On those rare occasions, she always wore glasses that she usually didn’t at home. A pair of glasses was a must for her to dress up. She had only one pair with gold rims. Although they were an essential item of her best clothes, she looked terrible with them. She had a stern face by nature but the pair made her look fearsome. Everyone in my family knew that she looked much better without them, and yet, none of us had the courage to say so to her.

Consequently, on every important, memorable event in her later life, she had an awful look by putting them on. She did it not just outside. When there was a guest or I took my friends from school to our house, she always greeted with the glasses on. She had great confidence in glasses. Shortly before her death, she even urged my father to wear glasses because she believed they would help him look grand and dignified. Her treasured gold-rimmed glasses were put into her casket when she passed away. The unpopular pair went to heaven with her. I know she’s wearing them up there still… 

Episode from The Family in Kyoto: One Japanese Girl Got Freedom by Hidemi Woods

Audiobook : Japanese Dream by Hidemi Woods On Sale at online stores or apps.

京都や家族、日本を題材にした感動とユーモアの英語エッセイで聞き流し英語リスニング。

日本のミュージシャンを主人公にした面白い、興味深いエピソードを短く、英語で読み聞かせ!

段々と話の内容が分かってくると面白くてくせになる。

ユーモアたっぷりの日本人女子が主役のショートストーリー集。

⁠https://88thpp.com/⁠

⁠英語リスニング攻略ガイド ⁠

☆ ★ ☆ お小遣いサイト モッピー ☆ ★ ☆ 累計900万人が利用しているポイントサイト! タダでお小遣いが貯められるコンテンツが充実★ 貯めたポイントはAmazonギフトやApple Gift Card、 PayPay、現金等に交換できちゃう♪ 簡単1分 無料会員登録しよう♪ https://pc.moppy.jp/entry/invite.php?invite=SkWEe104


a gold-rimmed glasses

I was raised by my grandmother on my father’s side. She was a very strict and unsociable woman. She led a secluded life and spent most of the time retreating into her room. She would take a trip or go to the theater with my grandfather only once or twice a year.

On those rare occasions, she always wore glasses that she usually didn’t at home. A pair of glasses was a must for her to dress up. She had only one pair with gold rims. Although they were an essential item of her best clothes, she looked terrible with them. She had a stern face by nature but the pair made her look fearsome. Everyone in my family knew that she looked much better without them, and yet, none of us had the courage to say so to her.

Consequently, on every important, memorable event in her later life, she had an awful look by putting them on. She did it not just outside. When there was a guest or I took my friends from school to our house, she always greeted with the glasses on. She had great confidence in glasses. Shortly before her death, she even urged my father to wear glasses because she believed they would help him look grand and dignified. Her treasured gold-rimmed glasses were put into her casket when she passed away. The unpopular pair went to heaven with her. I know she’s wearing them up there still… 

Episode from The Family in Kyoto: One Japanese Girl Got Freedom by Hidemi Woods

Audiobook : Japanese Dream by Hidemi Woods On Sale at online stores or apps.

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