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A dairy farmer lived peacefully in a small village near the Fukushima
Nuclear Power Plant with his Philippine wife and two sons. His family
was very happy as he kept about 40 cows and worked very hard with his
wife together every day. He built a new workshop to earn more money
because his sons were very young. He prepared a new satchel for his
elder son and expected that the entrance ceremony at the elementary
school would be held in April when the cherry blossoms were in full
bloom around the school ground.
But the Fukushima Plant exploded after a huge tsunami hit Fukushima
on March 11. The wind from the plant spread the cesium all over the
fields,mountains and houses of his village. The milk from his cows
contained lots of cesium as he had fed them grass which he had mowed
there every morning. He threw out all the milk contaminated by the
cesium every day so he couldn't get any money in April.
His wife evacuated from the village to The Philippines with their two
sons before the entrance ceremony at the elementary school because they
were concerned for the health of their sons. He remained by himself and
kept working in Fukushima for a while. At last he gave up milking the cows
and went after his wife and sons in The Philippines.
However, he was not able to understand the Philippine languages. So he
could not get a job there. He returned to Fukushima alone in May. But
he had neither cows nor his family in the village. He was a tree without
roots.
A dairy farmer
left this message
on a wallboard:
"If the Plant hadn't exploded,
I wouldn't have killed myself."
A dairy farmer lived peacefully in a small village near the Fukushima
Nuclear Power Plant with his Philippine wife and two sons. His family
was very happy as he kept about 40 cows and worked very hard with his
wife together every day. He built a new workshop to earn more money
because his sons were very young. He prepared a new satchel for his
elder son and expected that the entrance ceremony at the elementary
school would be held in April when the cherry blossoms were in full
bloom around the school ground.
But the Fukushima Plant exploded after a huge tsunami hit Fukushima
on March 11. The wind from the plant spread the cesium all over the
fields,mountains and houses of his village. The milk from his cows
contained lots of cesium as he had fed them grass which he had mowed
there every morning. He threw out all the milk contaminated by the
cesium every day so he couldn't get any money in April.
His wife evacuated from the village to The Philippines with their two
sons before the entrance ceremony at the elementary school because they
were concerned for the health of their sons. He remained by himself and
kept working in Fukushima for a while. At last he gave up milking the cows
and went after his wife and sons in The Philippines.
However, he was not able to understand the Philippine languages. So he
could not get a job there. He returned to Fukushima alone in May. But
he had neither cows nor his family in the village. He was a tree without
roots.
A dairy farmer
left this message
on a wallboard:
"If the Plant hadn't exploded,
I wouldn't have killed myself."
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After postong this entry in Lang-8, I just happened to watch the workshop and the blackboard and his message written by a white chalk on TV special program where a japanese famous singer Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi got angry with the Atomic Power Plant sadly. I agree with him completely! I'm happy to share the same photp and message as the requiem for the dairy farmer in Fukushima with Nagabuchi by coincidence!
A dairy farmer lived peacefully in a small village near the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant with his Filipino wife and two young sons.
He built a new workshop to earn/make more money because his sons were very young.
He was expecting the entrance ceremony of his oldest son's elementary school to be held in April.
But the Fukushima plant exploded after a huge tsunami hit/struck on March 11th.
The wind and rain from the plant spread the cesium all over the fields,_mountains and houses of his village.
The milk from his cows contained lots of cesium as he had fed them grass which he had mowed there every morning.
He threw out all the milk every day and couldn't get any money.
His wife evacuated from his village to The Philippines with their sons before the entrance ceremony at the elementary school.
They were concerned for the health of their sons and each other.
At last he gave up milking the cows and went after his wife and sons in The Philippines.
But he was not able to understand Tagalog so he could not get a job there.
A 54 -year-old dairy farmer
on a blackboard:
He killed himself in his new workshop.
What a tragic story. Unfortunately, I imagine there are many similar stories in the disaster area.
1. According to a dictionary, "Filipino" is used mainly by Philippine people. As a conclusion, they have the same meaning,don't they? I think "Phillipine" is a formal word rather than "Filipine",maybe.
2. He had two sons so we don't call his big brother "his oldest son but "elder son",maybe.
3. I think "hit" is a verb which needs the object so I must say "A huge tsunami hit Fukushima",maybe.
4.it's true that "March 11" should be pronounced,"March 11th" but it's permitted to write "March 11",maybe.
5." the entrance ceremony of his oldest son's elementary school " is too a long object. I want to shorten the phrase. May I change it and add when-clause as follows,"He was expecting that the entrance ceremony of the elementary school would be held in April when the cherry blossoms were in full bloom around the school ground."
6. he didn't understand both English and Tagalog,maybe.
OK! I'll devide the whole English sentences into some paragraphs. Thank you again!
2. "Elder/est" and "older/est" are interchangeable but elder usually designates seniority/authority within a group like a village.
3. An object is not necessary.
4. You can.
5. You can.
Red corrections indicate incorrect writing. Blue corrections are suggestions to make the writing more natural, as you requested.
I have considered your answers.
1.I want to have the similar spellings by using "Philippine or The Philippines" and consistent policy of the words.
2. OK.I'll use "older" in my case.
3. but I7d like to use an object so that the sentence is easier for readers to understand.
This discussion is useful for me to understand English better.
Thank you again,ying!