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基礎英語3 Lesson 053 He wrote dictionaries

Lesson 053 He wrote dictionaries

サイトウ先生は、ブンと一緒にジュウキチを家に連れて帰りました。

He wrote dictionaries

Ms. Saito: Come on in, Boon. Let’s put the turtle in this water tank.

Boon: You’re not afraid of turtles, Ms. Saito?

Ms. Saito: No. I used to have a turtle when I was little.

Boon: Wow, you have so many books!

Ms. Saito: Well, I am an English teacher. Actually, some of them were my father’s. He passed away a few years ago.

Boon: What did he do?

Ms. Saito: He wrote dictionaries.

Boon: Dictionaries…. Incredible!

Ms. Saito: When I was a child, I was no good at sports.

Boon: Just like me.

Ms. Saito: My father encouraged me to read books. I started to enjoy reading books with the help of dictionaries.

Words & Phrases

water tank 水槽
be afraid of … ・・・を恐れる、怖がる
pass away 亡くなる(die の婉曲的表現)
incredible 信じられない(くらい素晴らしい)
encourage A to … ・・・するようにAを励ます
with the help of … ・・・の助けを借りて

父は辞書を書いていたの

今日のストーリーを英訳してみましょう。文章をクリックすると英文例が表示されます。

お上がりなさい、ブン君。カメをこの水槽に入れましょう。
Come on in, Boon. Let’s put the turtle in this water tank.
 
サイトウ先生はカメを怖がらないのですか?
You’re not afraid of turtles, Ms. Saito?
 
怖くないですよ。小さい頃、飼っていたことがありますから。
No. I used to have a turtle when I was little.
 
わー、すごくたくさんの本をお持ちですね!
Wow, you have so many books!
 
だってわたしは英語の教師よ。実は一部は父のものだったのよ。彼は数年前に亡くなったの。
Well, I am an English teacher. Actually, some of them were my father’s. He passed away a few years ago.
 
お父さんは何をなさっていたんですか?
What did he do?
 
父は辞書を書いていたの。
He wrote dictionaries.
 
辞書・・・。信じられない!
Dictionaries…. Incredible!
 
子供のころは、わたしはスポーツが全然得意ではなかったの。
When I was a child, I was no good at sports.
 
ぼくと同じですね。
Just like me.
 
父は本を読むように励ましてくれたの。それでわたしは辞書の助けを借りながら読書するのを楽しむようになったんです。
My father encouraged me to read books. I started to enjoy reading books with the help of dictionaries.
 

Comprehension Check

What does Boon find in Ms. Saito’s house?
Many books.
 
What did Ms. Saito’s father do?
He wrote dictionaries.
 

Step Up Points

CAN-DO Chunk I enjoy+ …ing(・・・することを楽しむ)

わたしは辞書の助けを借りながら読書するのを楽しむようになりました。
I started to enjoy reading books with the help of dictionaries.
 

KISO 1

わたしはクラシック音楽を楽しみます。
I enjoy classical music.
 

KISO 2

わたしはピアノを弾くのが好きです。
I like playing the piano.
 

KISO 3

わたしは野球とテニスをすることをとても楽しんでいます。
I enjoy playing baseball and tennis very much.
 

CORPUS 活用情報

enjoy …ing(一般動詞)のランキング

No.1 
I enjoy working on the farm.
 
No.2 
I enjoy doing it.
 
No.3 
I enjoy playing cards.
 

CAN-DO Chunk Practice

I enjoy cooking for my family.
 
I enjoyed taking pictures of old temples.
 

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