中高生の基礎英語 in English Topic 22 Day 3
Who is your favorite historical figure?
Questions
Anna: I love learning about history. I like to think about how people lived in the past.
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.
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.
Carlos: I want to be a writer someday.
Carlos: 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.
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.
Carlos: Modern historians know a lot about Japanese culture in the Heian period because of her writing.
Today’s “takeway” phrase!
Carlos: That’s why I think she’s so interesting.
WORDS & PHRASES
historians 歴史家、歴史学者
in great detail 詳細に
history expert 歴史家、歴史の専門家
magical 魅力的な、魔法のような
get tired of … ~に飽きる
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