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
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Come on in, Boon. Let’s put the turtle in this water tank.
You’re not afraid of turtles, Ms. Saito?
No. I used to have a turtle when I was little.
Wow, you have so many books!
Well, I am an English teacher. Actually, some of them were my father’s. He passed away a few years ago.
What did he do?
He wrote dictionaries.
Dictionaries…. Incredible!
When I was a child, I was no good at sports.
Just like me.
My father encouraged me to read books. I started to enjoy reading books with the help of dictionaries.
Comprehension Check
Many books.
He wrote dictionaries.
Step Up Points
CAN-DO Chunk I enjoy+ …ing(・・・することを楽しむ)
I started to enjoy reading books with the help of dictionaries.
KISO 1
I enjoy classical music.
KISO 2
I like playing the piano.
KISO 3
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.