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I'm feeling blue because... 明日は7:30amに会社に行って職場の掃除をしなければなりません。掃除当番なんです。当番は二カ月に一回くらいのペースで回ってきます。台風のせいで明日は大雨だし、そんな日にいつもより一時間も早く行くなんて憂鬱です。 I need to get to work at 7:30 am, and clean our workplace tomorrow. It's my turn to clean. I need to do it once in about two months. It must be pouring tomorrow because of a typhoon. I feel blue that I have to get to work one hour earlier than usual on such a day.

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I'm feeling blue because...

明日は7:30amに会社に行って職場の掃除をしなければなりません。掃除当番なんです。当番は二カ月に一回くらいのペースで回ってきます。台風のせいで明日は大雨だし、そんな日にいつもより一時間も早く行くなんて憂鬱です。

I need to get to work at 7:30 man to clean our workplace tomorrow because It's my turn. I need to do it once about every two months. It will be pouring down tomorrow because of a typhoon. I feel blue because I have to get to work one hour earlier than usual on such a day.

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'pouring down' is a colloquial expression for 'raining'.

because - use this word when you are providing an explanation to the last topic.

Example:

I did not go to school because I was feeling unwell.

I went to the beach today because the weather was good.

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You also may use it when giving an explanation as a reply to a question.

Example:

Louis: Fumiko, why do you feel blue?

Fumiko: Because I have to go to work early,

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