An Eventful Day with Phrasal Verbs
I usually get up around seven, but today I woke up at six because I wanted to get started on a new project for school. After I got out of bed, I looked over my notes and put together a checklist of tasks I needed to work through. My little brother tried to sneak out of the house without brushing his teeth, but Mom called him back and made sure he went through his morning routine. I sat down for breakfast, wrote down my goals for the day, and packed up my school bag, making sure not to leave out anything important.
As I headed out the door, my dad pointed out that I had forgotten my water bottle. I went back to pick it up and then set off for the station. On the way, I ran into my neighbor who likes to chat about everything that’s going on in the neighborhood. We caught up on each other's lives, then I hurried off so I wouldn’t miss out on the early train.
At school, the teacher handed out a worksheet and told us to fill it out and turn it in before the end of class. I went over the questions, and when I came across something difficult, I asked for help from a classmate. She talked me through the tricky parts until I could figure out the answers on my own. During group work, I tried not to fall behind, so I kept up with the others and jotted down important points as we talked over our ideas.
After class, I met up with a friend to work on our science project. We split up the research tasks and agreed to hand in our findings next week. We looked up some information in the library and wrote down everything that might help us. At lunch, we sat down in the courtyard and handed out homemade cookies. Everyone laughed at the jokes that came up, and we all promised to look out for each other during the next exam week.
In the afternoon, our English teacher called on me to read out a passage, so I stood up and did my best. Afterward, I sat back down and went over my pronunciation notes. During math, I ran into a problem that I couldn’t work out right away, but with some effort, I managed to figure it out. Before school let out, our teacher went over the schedule for next week and reminded us of upcoming deadlines.
When the last bell went off, I packed up and headed out to meet my sister at the park. She looked upset, so I asked about her day and talked her through some of her worries. We hung around for a while, then went back home together. At home, I changed into comfy clothes, cleaned up my room, and took out the trash as Mom had asked.
For dinner, I helped out by chopping up vegetables and setting out plates on the table. After we finished up eating, I cleaned up the kitchen and looked after my little brother while he worked on his homework. My dad came in to check up on us, then stepped out to pick up some dessert for everyone.
Before bed, I wrote down tomorrow’s goals, laid out my clothes, and set up my alarm. I turned off the lights, lay down in bed, and looked back on the day. It had been busy but rewarding. Even though there were times I almost gave up or lost track of what I needed to do, I managed to pull through thanks to everyone who helped out. No matter what comes up tomorrow, I know I can deal with it as long as I hold on to my determination and keep moving forward.
和訳
普段は7時ごろ起きるが、今日は6時に目が覚め、学校の新しいプロジェクトを始めたかったからだ。ベッドを出て、ノートを見直し、進めるべき作業リストを作った。弟は歯を磨かずにこっそり家を出ようとしたが、母が呼び戻し、ちゃんと朝の支度をさせた。私は朝食を取りながらその日の目標を書き、カバンに必要なものを忘れずに詰めた。
家を出ようとしたとき、父が水筒を忘れていると指摘してくれたので、取りに戻って持っていき、駅へ向かった。道中、ご近所さんにばったり会い、最近の出来事をあれこれ話した。近況を報告し合い、私は早い電車を逃さないよう急いで出発した。
学校では先生がプリントを配り、記入して授業終了までに提出するよう言った。問題を確認し、難しいところはクラスメートに助けを求めた。彼女が丁寧に説明してくれたおかげで、自分で答えを出すことができた。グループワーク中は遅れないように心がけ、他のメンバーに合わせて、アイデアを出し合いながら大事な点をメモした。
授業後は友人と待ち合わせ、理科のプロジェクトに取り組んだ。調べものは分担し、来週までに成果を提出することにした。図書館で情報を調べて役立ちそうなことをノートに書き留めた。昼休みには中庭で座り、手作りクッキーを配り合い、出てきた冗談にみんなで笑い合った。次の試験週間ではお互いに気を配ろうと約束した。
午後、英語の先生に指名されて音読をし、終わった後は発音のノートを復習した。数学ではすぐには解けない問題にぶつかったが、粘り強く考えた結果、答えを導き出せた。下校前には先生が来週の予定や締切を再確認してくれた。
最後のベルが鳴ると荷物をまとめて出発し、公園で妹と待ち合わせた。妹は落ち込んでいる様子だったので、今日の出来事を聞きながら悩みを聞いてあげた。しばらく一緒に過ごし、二人で帰宅した。家では楽な服に着替え、部屋を片付けて母に頼まれたゴミ出しもした。
夕食には野菜を刻んで皿を並べて手伝い、食後はキッチンを片付け、弟の勉強を見守った。父が様子を見にきて、みんなのためにデザートを買いに出かけた。
寝る前に明日の目標を書き、服を用意し、アラームをセットした。明かりを消してベッドに横になり、一日を振り返った。忙しかったが、充実した一日だった。途中であきらめそうになったり、やることを見失いかけた時もあったが、みんなの助けもあってなんとか乗り切れた。明日どんなことがあっても、決意を持ち続けて前向きに進めばきっと乗り越えられると信じている。
- get up(起きる)
- wake up(目覚める)
- get started on(始める)
- get out of(〜から出る)
- look over(見直す)
- put together(まとめる)
- work through(取り組む)
- sneak out(こっそり出る)
- call back(呼び戻す)
- go through(〜を済ませる)
- sit down(座る)
- wrote down(書き出す)
- pack up(荷物を詰める)
- leave out(省く/忘れる)
- head out(出発する)
- point out(指摘する)
- went back(戻る)
- pick up(取る/拾う)
- set off(出発する)
- ran into(偶然会う)
- chat about(話す)
- caught up on(近況を話す)
- hurried off(急いで出発する)
- miss out on(逃す)
- handed out(配る)
- fill out(記入する)
- turn in(提出する)
- went over(見直す/確認する)
- came across(出くわす)
- asked for(頼む)
- talked through(説明する)
- figure out(解決する)
- fall behind(遅れる)
- kept up with(遅れずついていく)
- jotted down(書き留める)
- talked over(話し合う)
- met up with(会う)
- work on(取り組む)
- split up(分担する/分かれる)
- hand in(提出する)
- looked up(調べる)
- sat down(座る)
- handed out(配る)
- laughed at(笑う)
- came up(起こる/話題に上がる)
- look out for(気を配る)
- called on(指名する)
- read out(音読する)
- stood up(立ち上がる)
- sat back down(座り直す)
- ran into(ぶつかる/出会う)
- work out(解く/解決する)
- let out((学校などが)終わる)
- reminded us of(思い出させる)
- went off(鳴る)
- packed up(片付ける)
- headed out(出発する)
- looked upset(落ち込んでいる様子)
- asked about(尋ねる)
- talked through(相談する)
- hung around(ぶらぶら過ごす)
- went back(戻る)
- changed into(着替える)
- cleaned up(片付ける)
- took out(出す)
- helped out(手伝う)
- chopping up(刻む)
- setting out(用意する)
- finished up(終える)
- looked after(世話をする)
- worked on(取り組む)
- came in(入ってくる)
- check up on(様子を見る)
- stepped out(出かける)
- picked up(買う/取る)
- laid out(用意する)
- set up(セットする)
- turned off(消す)
- lay down(横になる)
- looked back on(振り返る)
- gave up(あきらめる)
- lost track of(見失う)
- pull through(乗り切る)
- deal with(対処する)
- hold on to(持ち続ける)