Lost Voting Card, Found Resolve: A Lesson in Civic Courage

Fluent Fiction - Japanese: Lost Voting Card, Found Resolve: A Lesson in Civic Courage

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Story Transcript:

Ja: 町の選挙の日がやってきた。

En: The day of the town elections had arrived.

Ja: 遅い夏の日差しが窓から差し込み、コミュニティセンターにはまだ最近行われた盆祭りの飾りが揺れていた。

En: The late summer sun streamed through the windows, and decorations from the recently held bon matsuri still swayed in the community center.

Ja: センターは、選挙のための投票所として使われていた。

En: The center was being used as the polling station for the election.

Ja: 街の人々が次々に入っては出て行った。

En: The townspeople came and went one after another.