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Flashback
to be grounded
to yell at someone
to memorize
to look sharp
Today is "Flashback Friday". A flashback is a memory of the past. For example, if you go to the store to buy a watermelon, and suddenly you remember the time when you were a child and you dropped a huge watermelon on the carpet and then your mother yelled at you and grounded you for a week, you had a "flashback".
The other day, as I was looking at some Japanese schoolchildren in their uniforms, I had a flashback of when I was a boy scout. I really enjoyed wearing a uniform. Perhaps it was because American schoolchildren don't wear uniforms, and so this was my only chance. I think I looked quite sharp! As a boy scout, I had to memorize an oath which I amazingly still remember to this day.
By the way, check out the ancient TV in the background. Ha!
Have a fabulous day!
"to be grounded" and "to look sharp",both of them were out of
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削除There seems to be quite differences between U.S schools and Japanese one’s , such as School bus , uniforms ... .
返信削除And Oath . As far as I remember I have never made any path so far .
Maybe in boy/Girl Scout , there is even in Japan . At a wedding ceremony I did ? Mine was by Shinto Style , I don’t recall any word I speak out.
I bought a book about American elementary school textbooks.
In the book I found an orth for kids and their parents, which 1st grade kids have to memorize.
It stars like this . I pledge allegiance to the frag of United States of America and to the Republic
for which it stands , one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all .”
What an noble and lofty concept !
格調高いと言いたいのですが。
Anyway I want (need)to start learning English from American elementary school level.
YEA! I just had another flashback of saying the pledge of allegiance in school everyday. There was always a small fLag hanging next to the blackboard.n We had to say it from 1st grade all the way to 12th grade.
削除Maybe I will write more about American Culture. Thanks for giving me a flashback!
訂正
返信削除...one’s ➡︎ones
...path ➡︎oath
... speak out ➡︎Spoke out
There must be more mistakes in my writing.
Yes, many mistakes. :) But I'm proud of you for writing anyway. Good job! No rain, no rainbows! I think many people are afraid of writing because they don't want to show their mistakes. Maybe I should write my blog in Japanese so that everyone can see how many mistakes I can make. What do you think?
削除I couldn’t agree with you more . We could learn more out of mistakes . Still embarrassing though.
返信削除How difficult it is to put my thought , feelings, ideas and simple facts I found into words !
Even into Japanese . In that point you’re a really good writer . I am learning a lot from your writings . I would appreciate if you correct my mistakes .
ジョンさんの日本語ブログ... いいですねー❤️Of course i’m one of those being afraid of making mistakes ! I’m not an iron woman .