自転車

　　“I went out on my bicycle to meet her at the station. Unfortunately, my bicycle got a flat on the way there. But it was fortunate for me that I was near a bikeshop.　「彼女に会うために駅まで自転車で出かけたんだ。ついてなくてね、途中 で自転車がパンクしちゃったんだ。幸い、自転車屋の近くでね。

　　I pushed my bicycle there and had it fixed. After thirty minutes, I jumped on my repaired bicycle and pedaled at full speed to the station.　そこまで自転車を押してって直してもらったよ。三十分後に、直った自転車に飛び 乗ってフルスピードで駅までペダルをこいだよ。　

　　When I came to a place where I could see the station across a wide crowded street, I saw her in the parking lot for bicycles over there.　にぎやかな大通りの向こうに駅が見えるところまで来たらさ、そこの駐輪場に彼女がいるのが見えた。

　　She unlocked her bicycle, got on it and rode off. These tragedies would often happen before we saw the advent of cellular phones,” said Grandpa.　その子は自分の自転車のカギを入れてさ、乗ってっちゃったんだ。こういう悲劇は結構あったもんだよ、携帯電話 の出現を見る前にはね。」とおじいちゃんは言った。