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【No. 1113】U-Turn Rush

Jan 4, 2018 13:50
Ive been staying at my parents house in Aichi prefecture since last Friday.

Unfortunately, I have to go back to Tokyo by tonight because I have work tomorrow.

Originally, I planned to drive to Tokyo yesterday in order to have leeway, but I watched the news about "U-turn rush" and stopped departing.

"U-turn rush" means a crowded situation that occurs when people who have come to their parents' home go back (u-turn) to Tokyo for work.

The highway that I planned to use seemed to have a 31 kilometers long traffic jam.

Since many Japanese do their work from today, not only roads but also trains were very crowded yesterday.

Today I will drive on unoccupied highways in comfort.
Uターンラッシュ

私は先週金曜日から、実家に帰省しています。

そして明日から仕事があるので、今日には東京に戻らなければなりません。

もともとは1日余裕を持たせるため、昨日東京に帰るつもりでしたが、「Uターンラッシュ」のニュースを見てやめました。

「Uターンラッシュ」とは、正月に実家に帰省していた人たちが、仕事のため東京にUターンする際の混雑を意味する言葉です。

私が使う予定の高速道路は、最長31kmの渋滞だったそうです。

多くの日本人は今日から仕事が始まるため、昨日は道路だけでなく、交通機関も混雑がひどかったようです。

私は今日、空いている高速を悠々と運転します。

Corrections (1)

No. 1 Fifi
  • I've been staying at my parents' house in Aichi prefecture since last Friday.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • Unfortunately, I have to go back to Tokyo by tonight because I have work tomorrow.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • Originally, I planned to drive to Tokyo yesterday in order to have leeway, but I watched the news about "U-turn rush" and stopped departing.
  • Originally, I planned to drive to Tokyo yesterday in order to have some leeway, but I saw the news about "U-turn rush" and stopped departing.
  • "U-turn rush" means a crowded situation that occurs when people who have come to their parents' home go back (u-turn) to Tokyo for work.
  • "U-turn rush" means a traffic jam that occurs when people who have come to their parents' home go back (u-turn) to Tokyo for work.
  • The highway that I planned to use seemed to have a 31 kilometers long traffic jam.
  • The highway that I planned to use seemed to have a 31 kilometers long traffic jam.

    no plurals used usually when we do plural noun + noun

  • Since many Japanese do their work from today, not only roads but also trains were very crowded yesterday.
  • Since many Japanese go to work from today, not only roads but also trains were very crowded yesterday.
  • Today I will drive on unoccupied highways in comfort.
  • Today I will drive on empty highways in comfort.
Toru
Thank you very much for correcting my post! (^^)

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