ゴールデンウイークのお休みを頂きました。さあ、新しい課題です。高校生の皆さんは試験週間に入りましたので、試験が終わってから挑戦して下さい。浪人生の皆さんは、今週末にでも、是非、トライして下さいね!
問1 (和文英訳)
目が覚めると窓の外で、小鳥たちが鳴いているのが聞こえた。まるで小鳥の声を通して野の花の言葉、日の光の喜び、木の葉のつぶやきをきいているようだった。(島根医大)
問2 (自由英作文)
外国人に「日本の良さ」を1つだけ伝えるとしたら、何を伝えますか?具体例を交えて書け。
皆さんの答をジョシュア先生が修正しました:
Essay 1
Question 1
目が覚めると窓の外で、小鳥たちが鳴いているのが聞こえた。まるで小鳥の声を通して野の花の言葉、日の光の喜び、木の葉のつぶやきをきいているようだった。(島根医大)
I could hear the voices of birds out of the window when I got up. Through
them, I could hear the words of flowers, delight of sunlight and whispers of
leaves.
Question 2
外国人に「日本の良さ」を1つだけ伝えるとしたら、何を伝えますか?具体例を交えて書け。
A good point for Japan is that there are many famous animations, for example, Naruto, One Pieces and Dragon Ball. They are translated into many
languages and a lot of people from foreign countries watch them. Japanese animation is very popular, so some foreign people do cosplay and some even come to Japan to buy anime merchandise. Japanese animation has influenced a lot of foreign people. So I think that a good point for Japan is that there are many animations which many people can enjoy.
Essay 2 ( )は原文
( I felt nature at that time when I heard birds chirping outside of my house, when I got up.)
I heard birds chirping outside my house ( out of the window の方が良い) when I got up. I felt as if I was listening, through the birds chirping, to the flowers singing, sunshine cry with joy and leaves murmuring.
Q2
(It is a good point in Japan that trains arrive at a station and depart from there on time. To my surprise, American trains delayed for ten minutes when I went to there. There is not such things in my country. So, businessmans can depend on them in easy . I think keeping time is very wonderful.)
What is a good point about Japan is that trains arrive and depart at the station on time. To my surprise, my train was delayed for 10 minutes when I was in America. In Japan this never happens. So business men can easily depend on them. I think punctuality is a wonderful thing
Essay 3
Q1
I heard birds singing out of the window when I woke up. It sounded like the words of flowers, the delight of sunlight and the whispers of leaves.
Q2
Water in Japan is very good. Tap water in other countries isn’t drinkable while Japanese tap water tastes good and is drinkable. In addition Japanese tap water is free in public spaces and served free in many restaurants. It is also very cheap for domestic use.