Sept. 18, 2024
I usually go to work on foot.
My house is not far from my office.
When I commute to my office in a heavy rain, I use an umbrella.
However, since it doesn't cover my lower legs, my trousers tend to get wet.
My shoes become wet.
Therefore, I invented an solution for going out in a heavy rain.
I wear short pants and don't wear stockings.
I wear a pair of plastic sandals.
I put on stockings and change my short pants after I reach my office.
The solution has been working for more than 10 years.
However, it had a demerit.
I did that several days ago.
I tried to wear the plastic sandals last night, and found that they smelled very awful.
The bad smell bacteria had grown and the sandal's ordor was too bad.
I washed them, but the ordor didn't disappear.
I hate the musty smell.
大雨の中、歩いて外出する件
私は普段、徒歩で通勤しています。私の家は職場から遠くありませんので。
大雨の中、職場へ向かうときには傘を使います。しかし、傘では足元をカバーできないため、ズボンの裾が濡れがちになります。
また靴も濡れてしまいます。
そこで、大雨の日のために解決策を考え出しました。
私は短パンを履き、靴下は履きません。
そして素足にプラスチック製のサンダルを履きます。
職場に着いてからストッキングを履き、ショートパンツを着替えます。
この方法は10年以上うまくいっていました。
しかし、欠点がありました。
数日前に同じ方法で雨の中通勤しました。昨夜そのサンダルを履こうとしたら、ひどい悪臭がすることに気づきました。
雑菌が繁殖し、サンダルがとても臭くなっていたのです。洗ってみましたが、臭いは完全には取れませんでした。
私はこの生乾きの匂いが大嫌いです。
Going Out in a Heavy Rain on Foot
I usually go to work on foot.
My house is not far from my office.
When I commute to my office in aduring heavy rain, I usecarry an umbrella.
However, since it doesn't cover my lower legs, my trousers tend to get wet.
My shoes become wet.
Therefore, I invented an solution for going out in a heavy rain.
I wear short pants and don't wear stockings.
I wear a pair of plastic sandals.
I put on stockings and change my short pants after I reach my office.
The solution has been working for more than 10 years.
However, it had a demerit.
I did that several days ago.
I tried to wear the plastic sandals last night, and found that they smelled very awful.
The bad smell bacteria had grown and the sandal's ordor was too bad.
I washed them, but the ordor didn't disappear.
I hate the musty smell.
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すべてのことはメリットとデメリットがあるようだね
Going Out in a Heavy Rain on Foot
I usually go to work on foot.
This is correct, but you can also say "by foot" instead of "on foot".
My house is not far from my office.
When I commute to my office in a heavy rain, I use an umbrella.
However, since it doesn't cover my lower legs, my trousers tend to get wet.
My shoes become wet.
Therefore, I inventedcame up with an solution for going out in a heavy rain.
This is a more natural way to say this sentence.
I wear short pants and don't wear stockings.
By stockings, do you mean socks?
I wear a pair of plastic sandals.
I put on stockings and change my short pantinto my trousers after I reach my office.
The solution has been working for more than 10 years.
You can also say:
"This has been an effective solution for me, for the past 10 years."
However, it hads a demerit.ownside (or a con).
I think the words "merit" and "demerit" are used differently in Japan. Here, you can use the words "downside" or "con" instead of "demerit".
I did thatt happened several days ago.
I tried to wear the plastic sandals last night, and found that they smelled very awful.
The bad smell came from bacteria that had grown, and the sandal's ordor was tooreally bad.
I washed them, but the ordor didn't disappear.
I hate the musty smell.
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Good job! That's a great solution. You're very lucky that your office is near your house!
Going Out in a Heavy Rain on Foot (more natural: Going Out on Foot in Heavy Rain / Walking in Heavy Rain)
"A heavy rain" refers to an instance of heavy rain---a heavy rainfall. "A heavy rain" is possible here, but "heavy rain" is more natural, considering that this post isn't really about a specific instance of heavy rain, but about how you walk to work during heavy rain in general.
Going Out for a Walk in a Heavy Rain on Foot
The phrase "on foot" is used a lot by foreign speakers of English but it isn't something natives say very often. It's unusual that we would say "on foot" to describe how we are transiting between two places.
The below feels really unnatural to me:
"How are you going to get there?"
"On foot!"
Instead, we would use "I'll walk"
"How are you going to get there?"
"I'll walk"
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The expression "heavy rain" is not prefixed by the article "a".
For example:
"Look outside.. that's heavy rain!" (not "that is a heavy rain")
I usually go to work on foot.
The grammar here is fine. But, per previous comment, this is not something a native speaker would say.
"I usually walk to work" is what most people would say.
My house is not far from mythe office.
The grammar here is fine.
Since it is already clear that you are the subject of the sentence ("My house"), you do not need to use "my" for a second time.
In English, it's very common to simply say "the office" as opposed to either "my office" or "your office". For example:
-- "How long does it take you to get to the office?" is far more natural sounding than "How long does it take to get to your office?"
-- "It takes me 15 minutes to get to the office" is far more natural sounding than "It takes me 15 minutes to get to my office"
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However, since it doesn't cover my lower legs, my trousers tend to get wet.
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My shoes become wet.
Therefore, I invented an solution for going out in a heavy rain.
I wear short pants and don't wear stockings.
"Stockings" are a piece of clothing that women wear. You should Google the word "stockings" as I don't think this is what you mean :D
We refer to "short pants" as simply "shorts".
Example:
https://www.uniqlo.com/uk/en/men/bottoms/shorts?path=%2C%2C37374%2C
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I tried to wear the plastic sandals last night, and found that they smelled very awful.
"very awful" is not incorrect grammar. But, in English, we tend not to use the word "very" with some words which already have a strong meaning.
"Awful" already means "very bad". So saying "very awful" just doesn't sound natural.
In school, we are taught not to overuse the word "very". Often, there is a better word out there to use than adding "very" to everything. Some English teachers love to hate on the word "very" because English speakers tend to over-use it.
If you want to emphasise even further than "awful", you can use a stronger word like "horrendous" or "horrific".
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I washed them, but the ordour didn't disappear.
I hate theat musty smell.
Since you are referring to a specific smell (the 'damp' smell), you should use "that smell".
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