Fallen leaves carpet

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Dec 06th 2009 17:16

I found a carpet of fallen leaves.
This photo is not good because I took it with my mobile...(- -;

It was in a small, secluded area of my hometown.

I felt a little sad when I saw it.
But I also felt somewhat happy. ^ ^

Several men were cleaning up the square at that time.
I thought “Please leave it for a little while...”

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Dec 06th 2009 17:32 choco

English
Japanese

I found the fallen leaves carpet.
I found the a carpet of fallen leaves carpet. (maybe?)

This photo is not good 'cause I took my mobile...(- -;
This photo is not good 'cause I took it with my mobile...(- -;

It was in the very small square in my hometown.
It was in the a very small square in part of my hometown.

I'd felt like little sadness when I saw it.
I'd felt like a little sadness when I saw it.

But also I could feel something happiness.
But also I could also felt something somewhat happy.

Several men was cleaning up this square at that time.
Several men were cleaning up this the square at that time.

lots of pretty leaves were in my front yard too! i wanted to leave them there for awhile, but the next day, our neighbor was cleaning it up for us... :( sad, but also grateful. strange mixture of feelings

Dec 06th 2009 17:44 KAZU

Japanese
English , Dutch

Thanks for your correction. :)
I really feel strange mixture of feelings about it, too.
Maybe, It was a present for a moment from someone.=)

Dec 06th 2009 18:31

This photo is not good 'cause I took it with my mobile...(- -;
This photo is not good because I took it with my mobile...(- -; (Try not to use short or abbreviated English because it might become a bad habit ;p)

It was in a very small part of my hometown.
This sentence is not grammatically wrong, but it sounds a bit odd. I might rephrase it as, "The carpet of fallen leaves was in a small, secluded area of my hometown."

"I felt a little sad when I saw it. But I also felt somewhat happy."

Although there's nothing wrong with this sentence, it feels to me somewhat lacking. It would be lovely if you could tell us why, or say something to hint to us. Like for example, " I felt a little sad... but I also felt somewhat happy as this signified that winter is coming... "

"I felt a little sad because time has flown by so quickly..."

例えばね。：）

Dec 06th 2009 18:58 KAZU

Japanese
English , Dutch

Thanks for your correction and kindly advice! 名無しsan.^ ^
It was very helpful.
and..
"I felt a little sad when I saw it. But I also felt somewhat happy."
What can I say In this case?
When I was....
「なんとなく幸せな気分」の時
「よくわかんないけどいい感じ」の時
I'm happy if you tell me some advise. ^ ^

Dec 06th 2009 19:28

Hmmm, then I would say,

「なんとなく幸せな気分」
"Somehow I feel happy/fortunate"

「よくわかんないけどいい感じ」
"I don't really know why, but I feel good about (it)"

:)

Dec 07th 2009 13:28 KAZU