The Night the Lights Went Out
明かりが消えた夜
英語ストーリー
It was a warm summer evening. I was reading a book in my room when suddenly, the lights flickered and went out. A moment of darkness, then silence. My heart skipped a beat.
日本語訳▼
重要単語・熟語
flickered
ちらちら光る
"The candlelight flickered in the breeze."
silence
静寂
"A deep silence fell over the forest."
skipped
(心臓が)ドキドキする
"My heart skipped a beat when I heard the news."
文法・構文解説
Simple Past Tense
過去に起きた出来事を表す単純過去形。動詞の過去形を使用する。例：was, went, read
"I went to the park yesterday."
When + Simple Past, Simple Past
2つの過去時制の出来事を繋ぐ表現。when節に先行する出来事が、主節の出来事の原因となることが多い。例：When the lights went out, I was scared.
"When I arrived home, my family was already eating dinner."