Mary Poppins (1)

Mary Poppins (1)

East Wind (CHAPTER ONE)

If you want to find Cherry Tree Lane all you have to do is ask the Policeman at the cross-roads.

He will push his helmet slightly to one side, scratch his head thoughtfully, and then he will point his huge white-gloved finger and say:

" First to your right, second to your left, sharp right again, and you're there. Good morning. "

And sure enough, if you follow his directions exactly, you will be there
ーright in the middle of Cherry Tree Lane, where the houses run down one side and the Park runs down the other and the cherry-trees go dancing right down the middle.

If you are looking for Number Seventeenーand it is more than likely that you will be,
for this book is all about that paticular houseーyou will very soon find it.
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it is more than likely that you will be, for～
みなさんがおそらく探される、というのを超えたもので、というのは～

To begin with, it is the smallest house in the Lane.

And beside that, it is the only one that is rather dilapidated and needs a coat of paint.

But Mr Banks, who owns it, said to Mrs banks that she could have either a nice, clean, comfortable house or four children.
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either A or B

But not both, for he couldn't afford it.
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for:というのは（～ので）

And after Mrs Bnaks had given the matter some consideraton she came to the conclusion that she would rather have Jane, who was the eldest,
and Michael, who came next, and Jone and Barbara, who were Twins and came last of all.
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had given the matter some consideration：
その問題に対してよくよく考えたところ、
came to the conclution that ~：
～という結論に達した。
ex. after reading her letter, I came to concluton that she was a very intelligent person. 

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Mary Poppins は「やさしい」から外れるとのランク付けもあるのですが、ほんの一部の部分を除けば、（一つの）文が長いことを考慮しても）　第１章の英語は、決して難しくありません。
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