371. I Might As Well...

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I Might As Well...

I came to Costco and did some shopping. Well... I drove all the way to Homebush, so I might as well go to the outlet shop next door. I wanted to check out some running shoes there. Yeah, I'd rather do it now than come back here again, so I'll just go.

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I Might As Well...

I came to Costco and did some shopping. Well... I drove all the way to Homebush, so I might as well go to the outlet shop next door. I wanted to check out some running shoes there. Yeah, I'd rather do it now than come back here again, so I'll just go.

I might as well V：せっかくだから～しようかな

do (some) shopping：買い物をする

Well...：えっと/まぁ、

all the way：遥々・ずっと

next door：隣にある

例 The house next door has a beautiful garden.

S wanted to V：～したかった

check out：（新しい物などを）見てみる

I'd rather A than B：BよりAするほうがいい

rather than ~ing：～するほうがいい

【日本語訳】

せっかくだから

I Might As Well...

コストコに来て買い物をした。

I came to Costco and did some shopping.

ん～、せっかくHomebushまで運転してきたから、隣のアウトレットにも行こうかな。

Well... I drove all the way to Homebush, so I might as well go to the outlet shop next door.

アウトレットでランニングシューズを見たかったんだ。

I wanted to check out some running shoes there.

ここにまた戻って来るよりも今行った方がいいから、今行っちゃおう。

Yeah, I'd rather do it now than come back here again, so I'll just go.

≒Yeah, I want to do it now rather than coming back here again, so I'll just go.

✅Today's Question

Did you have a "might as well" moment recently?

最近、「ついでに～もやっておくか」という瞬間／場面はありましたか？

例 I found a good price for gas on my way to the golf course, so I was like "I might as well get some gas".

ゴルフ場に行く途中にガソリンが安い所を見つけたから、ついでにガソリン入れておくかってなった。