"We were meant to put on a public opera the year before last but it was postponed."
- "We were meant to put on a public opera the year before last but it was postponed."
"we" 「私たち」
"were meant to ~" 「〜するはずだった」
"to put on a public opera" 「市民オペラに出演する」
"public opera" 「市民オペラ」"citizens opera" や "amateur opera" も言えます。
"the year before last" 「一昨年」
"it was postponed" 「延期された」