Oｈ !　My God Story NO. ４１ 　


I will never go to the supermarket next door.  (part-�V)
　　
As soon as I came back to my apartment, I called my interpreter Y.
I told her about the story.
I asked her about how to complain in English.

1- This toilet paper was bought by a customer in front of me.
2- An employee charged me for this.　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　
3- This is your mistake.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
4- I want money back.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

The toilet paper was only about two dollars. But I went back to the　supermarket.
I didn't want money.
I wanted fairness.

I am a Japanese man.

I won't be a man if I give up easily.
In America, if you apologize, you lose a battle.
This is a good chance to learn a lesson.
I took a memo of those four sentences and went out of my room reciting them.

I went to the supermarket with the same shopping bag.
I entered the supermarket powerfully and caught the same employee at the register.
I complained to her.

This time, I was surrounded by six employees

including a manager and an assistant manager.
This became like a serious matter.
Every customer and employee in the store were looking at us.
I couldn't withdraw by that time.

Let it be.
To be continued ...

I will never go to the supermarket next door.  (part- �V)＝隣のスーパーマーケットには絶対行かない！（その３）　　As soon as 〜＝〜するやいなや
come back ＝帰る　　call＝電話をかける　　interpreter Y＝通訳のＹさん
told＝伝えた（tell 伝える　の過去）　　 about ＝〜について　　 ask＝尋ねる
how to〜 ＝〜のやり方　　was bought ＝買った（受身　buy買う　の過去・過去分詞がbought ）　　
An employee ＝従業員　　complain＝文句、クレーム　　　by a customer＝お客さんが　　
in front of me＝私の前の　　charged＝（代金を）請求する　　for＝〜に対して
mistake＝ミス、ミステーク　　want＝望む　　 money back＝お金を返す　　
only＝たかだか、たった　　　go back ＝戻る　　　fairness＝公正
I won't be a man if I give up easily＝ここで引き下がったら男がすたる！
In America＝アメリカでは　　apologize＝謝る　　lose＝負ける　　 a battle＝戦い
learn a lesson＝学ぶ　　take a memo ＝メモを取る　　four sentences ＝４つの文章
reciting ＝暗証しながら　　them＝それらを　　 with ＝〜と一緒に、〜を持って
enter＝入る　入って行く　　powerfully＝勢いよく　　
caught＝捕まえた（catch捕まえる　の過去）　　register＝レジ
This time,＝今度は　　was surrounded ＝取り囲まれた（受身）　　
including 〜＝〜を含めて　　a manager and an assistant manager＝店長と副店長
becoame＝なる　　like〜＝〜のように　　serious matter＝真剣な事、エライ問題、事件。重大事　　　
Every＝全ての　　customer and employee ＝客と従業員　　in the store ＝店内の
look at A＝Aをじっと見つめる　　us＝私たちを　　
I couldn't withdraw by that time＝もう後には引けない　　Let it be.＝なるようになる　
To be continued ...＝次回に続く

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