風鈴さんの おぼえた日記 - 2017年3月31日(金)

基礎英語３　WE ARE FRIENDS FOREVER　いつまでも友達だよ　　Friday, March 31

〇マリは卒業式から帰ったユキチを喜んで迎えました。
Mari welcomed Yukichi home from graduation.
●welcome　～を出迎える

〇ユキチはダグが卒業式に現れなかったので悲しみました。
Yukichi was sad because Doug didn’t show up at the graduation ceremony.

〇ケンはユキチにロボコーパスがアレックスからシグナルを受け取ったといいました。
Ken told Yukichi that RoboCorpus receive a signal from Alex.

〇ユキチは行って、ダグに話すことに決めました。Yukichi decided to go and talk to Doug.

〇ユキチと彼の友達はダグの家に行きました。しかし、家がなくなっているのを見つけました！　Yukichi and his friends went to Doug’s house, but found that is was gone.

〇みんなはショックを受けました。　Everyone was shocked.

〇ロボコーパスは再び記憶を失い、ダグの家族について真実をしらべることができませんでした。
RoboCorpus lost his memories again and they could not find out the truth about Doug’s family.

〇みんなは最後に集まり、ロボコーパスは変な動きをし始めました。
When everyone gathered for the last time, RoboCorpus began acting strange.
●gather　集まる

〇彼はダグからのメッセージを受け取り、それは「私たちはこれからもずっと友達です！！」というものでした。
He received a message from Doug, which said, “WE ARE FRIEDNS FOREVER!!”



　　　　　　　　中学英語でニッポン紹介
　　　　花見　Hanami(cherry-blossom viewing)
　Hanami is an important and fun part of spring in Japan. Hana means “flower,” and mi means “see” or “view.” So hanami literally means “flower viewing.” But usually hanami means viewing on specific type of flower ― cherry blossoms! When the cherry trees are in bloom, people have hanami parties with friends, classmates, or coworkers. They bring food and drinks, and sit under cherry trees looking at the beautiful blossoms. Parks get really crowded during cherry blossom season! There are cherry trees all over Japan, so every region of the country enjoys hanami.
●literally　文字通り　●specific　特定の　●cherry blossom　桜の花
●be in bloom　真っ盛りで　●crowded　混み合った　●region　地域、地方

　　　　入学式　Entrance Ceremonies
　The Japanese school year starts in early April. At the beginning of each school year, schools hold an “entrance ceremony.” Often, parents come to the ceremony with their children. Usually there is a speech by the school’s principal, and teachers and other staff are introduced. Companies also have entrance ceremonies. These events welcome new recruits to the company. The business year for many Japanese companies starts on April 1st, so lots of company entrance ceremonies are held on that day.
●entrance ceremony　入学式　●school year　学年（度）
●at the beginning of …　…の初めに　●principal　校長　●recruit　新入生、新入社員
●business year　事業年度

　　　　日本の教育制度　Japan’s Education System
　In Japan, everyone must finish six years of elementary school and three years of junior high school. After that, most students finish three years of senior high school. Also, before elementary school, many children do three years of preschool, or they go to a nursery school. After high school, some young people start work, and some go on to university. People often say that junior and senior high schools are really tough in Japan, but university is pretty relaxed compared to some other countries.
●preschool　幼稚園　●nursery school　保育園　●compared to …　…と比べて

　　　　英語教育　English Language Education
　Student in Japan take English for all three years of junior high school and three years of senior high school. They also receive some English instruction in elementary school. Some schools may offer other foreign languages, but everyone has to take English. And the Japanese government wants even more English education. In 2020 students will receive English lessons from the third year of elementary school, and English will be a full subject from the fifth year.
●instruction　教育、教授　●government　政府


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