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★全ての文をひたすら唱えて一旦は暗記済み。その後は、最後の一番長い文だけでも忘れないように努力中。
自作練習文は勝手に作った後、Grammaryでのチェックのみなので正しくないかも。

勘定は全部で9000円

【基本文】
The total is 9,000 yen.

【 バリエーション文】
The total was 9,000 yen. / We divided it up evenly.
 ※divide up:分ける、分割する

The total was 9,000 yen. / We divided it up evenly / among five people, / so it was 1,800 yen per person.

The total was 9,000 yen. / We divided it up evenly / among five people, / so it was 1,800 yen per person. / That was less than I had expected.

The total was 9,000 yen. / We divided it up evenly / among five people, / so it was 1,800 yen per person. / That was less than I had expected, / considering how much we ate.

【自作練習文】
The total was 3000 yen. We did not divide it up evenly, and I paid 1000yen.

同僚と飲みに行く

【基本文】
I go out for a drink with my co-workers.

【 バリエーション文】
・Last night / I went out for a drink with my co-workers.

・Last night / I went out for a drink with my co-workers. / We went to our favorite izakaya.

・Last night / I went out for a drink with my co-workers. / We went to our favorite izakaya. / We got there before 6:30.

・Last night / I went out for a drink with my co-workers. / We went to our favorite izakaya. / We got there before 6:30, / so we were in time for happy hour.
 ※happy hour:〔飲食店などの〕サービスタイム、特別割引時間

【自作練習文】
I went out for a drink with my co-workers last week. We had a great time.

スポーツジムに行く

【基本文】
I go to the gym.

【 バリエーション文】
・Recently / I go to the gym / to stay fit.

・Recently / I go to the gym / twice a week / to stay fit.
 ※stay fit:健康を維持する

・Recently / I go to the gym / twice a week / to stay fit. / I run on the running machine.

・Recently / I go to the gym / twice a week / to stay fit. / I run on the running machine / for about 30 minutes.

・Recently / I go to the gym / twice a week to stay fit. / I run on the running machine / for about 30 minutes. / It’s just the right amount of exercise for me.

【自作練習文】
Yesterday, I went to the gym and did exercise for about one hour. I got exhausted.

彼女と午後7時に会う

【基本文】
I meet my girlfriend at 7:00.

【 バリエーション文】
I met my girlfriend at the station at 7:00.

I met my girlfriend at the station at 7:00 / and we went on a date.

I met my girlfriend at the station at 7:00 / and we went on a date. / We went to a nice restaurant.

I met my girlfriend at the station at 7:00 / and we went on a date. / We went to a nice restaurant / and talked about our end-of-the-year travel plans.

I met my girlfriend at the station at 7:00 / and we went on a date. / We went to a nice restaurant / and talked about our end-of-the-year travel plans over dinner.

【自作練習文】
I met my boyfriend at the theater at 10:00. We saw a movie and had a wonderful lunch.

ウィンドウショッピングをする

【基本文】
I go window shopping.

【 バリエーション文】
・When I went window shopping, / I found a jacket I liked.

・When I went window shopping, / I found a jacket I liked. / I wasn’t planning to buy it.

・When I went window shopping, / I found a jacket I liked. / I wasn’t planning to buy it, / but I tried it on.

・When I went window shopping, / I found a jacket I liked. / I wasn’t planning to buy it, / but I tried it on / and it looked really good on me.

・When I went window shopping, / I found a jacket I liked. / I wasn’t planning to buy it, / but I tried it on / and it looked really good on me, / so I ended up getting it.

【自作練習文】
I’m not interested in fashion, so I rarely go window shopping around the fashion floor.