中高生の基礎英語 in English Topic 22 Day 1
Who is your favorite historical figure?
Dialogue
Carlos: I do, too. Who is your favorite historical figure, Anna?
Anna: Good question, Carlos. I really admire Katsushika Hokusai.
Carlos: He was an artist, wasn’t he?
Anna: Yes, he was. I want to be an artist someday, too. Hokusai is one of the most famous ukiyo-e artists. He created many pictures of the city of Edo and Mount Fuji.
Carlos: Cool. Well, I want to be a writer someday. I think Murasaki Shikibu is really inspiring.
Anna: Why is that?
Carlos: She wrote The Tale of Genji, one of the world’s first novels.
Anna: Wow. That’s amazing.
Carlos: Yeah. Modern historians know a lot about Japanese culture in the Heian period because of her writing. That’s why I think she’s so interesting.
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Why is that?
WORDS & PHRASES
guess 推測する
category カテゴリー、部門別
Hillary Clinton. ヒラリー・クリントン
Madonna マドンナ
Rosa Parks ローザ・パークス(アメリカ公民権運動の活動家)
Eleanor Roosevelt エレノア・ルーズベルト フランクリン・ルーズベルトの妻
hang on ちょっと(発言するのを)待って
Anne Sullivan アン・サリバン(ヘレン・ケラーの家庭教師)
Helen Keller ヘレン・ケラー
in my childhood 子どもの時に
Shohei Otani 大谷翔平
Darvish Yu ダルビッシュ有
Max Scherzer マックス・シャーザー(大リーガー)
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎
Murasaki Shikibu 紫式部
motivation 動機付け、やる気
traditional one’s 伝統的な物
bloom 花が咲く、花をつける
be in full bloom 完全に開花した状態
encouraged 勇気づけられる
conversational 会話体の、よりくだけた
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