2)「子供のころには列車での旅行というのは心躍るものであった」
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In my childhood, I had a lot of fun when I was traveling by train.
3)「年に一度、夏休みに祖父母の家に行くときには、何時間も列車に乗ると考えただけでわくわくした」
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Every year I 「was [got]」 excited to think that I would be on the train for many hours to my grandparents' house in the summer vacation.
Now, a long distance train is less 「interesting [exciting]」 to me than before.
However, I 「clearly remember [remember clearly]」 that there were various trains for each destination in a big station, and that I was very excited when a train was 「about [going]」to leave.
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