Thursday, July 10, 2014

Heavy doors - 重いドア

Two days ago, when, standing in line at the ladies room, I came to the springing door and tried to take it over from a young woman before me to hold it with my elbow and back, she said with a look of concern: “I’ll hold it; it’s heavy. You look frail.” Surely, I don’t look sturdy, never did, but it took me by surprise that I looked so frail.  It is true, however, I’m lately finding heavy doors hard to push and even when I use a revolving door I wait to find someone to go in front of me or from the other side so that I can enter without pushing.

二日前の事,お手洗いの列に並んでいて、跳ね返るドアの所に来た時,前の若い女性から引継いで肘と肩で押さえようとすると、彼女心配そうに云うには、[大丈夫? きついのよ。あたしがおさえてる」。あたし、元々頑丈な体つきではありませんけど,弱々しく見られたのははじめての事で、ちょっとびっくり。でもこの所、重いドアを押すのが大変で、回転ドアでも、誰か向こうから来る人か、先きに入る人の来るのを待って押さずに入るようにしている事は実際です。


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