The Eggs’ Use-By Date



I was busy. I’m off today.

The eggs’ use-up date was on August 18th. Today is 19th, so I needed to use up them.

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The eggs’ use-by date was August 18th. Today is the 19th, so I needed to use them up.

I baked jam cake.

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I baked a jam cake.

I used eggs, jam, margarine and hot cake mix.

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I used eggs, jam, margarine, and pancake mix.

◎In Japan, we say “hot cake mix”, but in English, “pancake mix” is more common.

It is not very soft. It is wet. I want to say, “しっとりした”.

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It’s moist.

◎moist: しっとりした

It is slightly sweet.

I will take them for tomorrow’s lunch at work.

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I’ll take them to work for lunch tomorrow.

◎take them to work : 職場に持っていく

I wrapped them and put them in the soft bag.

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I’ll wrap them and put them in my lunch bag.

A Misunderstanding about the Concert

I’m going to attend the violin concert on 29th August.

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I’m going to attend a violin concert on August 29th.

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I’m going to a violin concert on August 29th.

I misunderstood that 高嶋ちさ子 will appear the concert.

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I misunderstood. I thought 高嶋ちさ子 would be performing at the concert.

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I thought 高嶋ちさ子 would appear at the concert.

But the concert is produced by 高嶋ちさ子, so I will not see her.

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But she’s actually producing the concert, so she won’t be performing.

I was so excited to buy a ticket but now I was disappointed.

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I was so excited when I bought the ticket, but now I’m disappointed.

I like violin concert, so I might enjoy the concert.

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I like violin concerts, so I might enjoy the concert.

I usually watch her on TV. I’d like to see her in front of me.

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I usually watch her on TV. I want to see her live in person,

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I usually watch her on TV. I want to see her live.

I don’t find another concert because the ticket is expensive.

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I won’t look for another concert because the tickets are expensive.

A Lot of Spoiled Food

The other day, I went back my home town immediately because my mother was taken to the hospital.

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The other day, I went back to my home town right away because my mother was taken to the hospital.

Today I came back my place.

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Today I came back to my home.

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Today I came back home.

In the refrigerator, I saw a lot of food were damp.

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I saw a lot of spoiled food in the refrigerator.

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A lot of the food in the fridge had gone bad.

◎refrigerator, fridge: 冷蔵庫

◎spoiled: 腐った

◎go bad : 腐る

I throw out all. I was disappointed.

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I threw everything out. I was disappointed.

Eggs, milk, yogurt, tofu, natto, and more. Oh, my god!

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Eggs, milk, yogurt, tofu, natto, and more. Oh my God!

My fridge keeps on working during my trip but it was ten days. It’s too long to keep them fresh.

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My fridge kept working while I was away, but I was gone for ten days. That’s too long to keep the food fresh.

◎while I was away: わたしが留守の間

◎I was away or I was gone: It means you were not at home, especially for a longer period.

◎I was out : It usually sounds like a shorter time.

I did bad things because food is really important.

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I wasted a lot of food. I felt bad because food is really important.

◎waste food: 食べ物を無駄にする

From now I will not buy a lot of food.

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From now on, I won’t buy too much food.

Emergency things will happen. I cannot imagine when it will happen.

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An emergency can happen at any time. I can’t imagine when it will happen.(I don’t know when it will happen.)

◎will happen: It sounds like we are saying it “definitely will happen.”

◎can happen: It means “起こる可能性がある”.

Calorie mate is like snacks but it has good food.

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Calorie Mate is like a snack, but it has a lot of nutrients.

◎nutrients: 栄養素

Sometimes I baked cookies and froze them.

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Sometimes I bake cookies and freeze them.