No.289 VINCENT VAN GOGH Vincent van Gogh is famous for his I strongly agree with his idea. I may Sunflower paintings, one of which sold be poor, but I will not be sad, because for 5.8 billion yen in 1987. However, I will be able to do what I want to. If I when he was alive, nobody bought his do what I don t want to, I can t stand it. paintings, and he was poor. I asked I was not born to do such things. By my students if they wanted to follow Naoto Suetsugu their dreams and live like Vincent van Gogh. Here s what some of them said. Yes, I do. First, if I follow my dream, I By Wiseman Plumfield can find a reason to live. Even though I may be poor, I can work hard with I don t want to be poor like Vincent my favorite career! Second, I can go van Gogh. Following my dream is on a diet! If I am rich, I can eat important. However, if I become poor, delicious food, so I can t stop eating. I can t have a good time. By But, if I have little money, I can t buy Natsumi Ito much food, so I can go on a diet. By Megumi Tanimura No, I don t. If I had no money, I could not eat. In order to live, I have to eat. My answer is yes. First, following So, money is important to us. Living is dreams makes my life happy and more important than following my great. I have only one chance to live dream. By Haruka Ogami my life. Second, I believe we should live with our own dreams, and having I want to follow my dream. Although great dreams is wonderful. These van Gogh was poor, he really loved reasons say to me, Follow your painting. I want to do my favorite dream. By Kohei Nakamura things. Even if I am poor, I don t care. By Nobuhiro Kisihmura I would rather follow my dream than be rich because I want to keep on I want to follow my dream and live like painting till I die. If I didn t paint, I Vincent van Gogh. People can t live would feel as if I were dead. No matter without dreams, although few of us what happens, I won t stop painting. can follow our dreams and be rich. By Ayari Honda By Nami Sakamoto (401 words) の記事の著作権は著者に帰属します 無断で転載や複製はできません, OCTOBER 28, 2010 こんにちは 今週は 英語科 2 年生の生徒たちが 人間探究 Ⅱ の時間にゴッホの生涯に関する英文を読み 彼の生き方に対する意見を書いてくれました みなさんはゴッホの生き方についてどのように思いますか? みなさんも 夢 と 現実 の間で悩むことがありませんか? Read Mr. Plumfield s article and choose the statements that are true. 1. Vincent van Gogh s paintings were very popular since he was young. 2. All students agree that following dreams is more important than money. 3. Naomi thinks nobody can be rich and follow their dreams at the same time. 4. Naoto is happy if he can do what he wants to do. 5. Megumi thinks one of the benefits of being poor is that you can lose weight. 6. Ayari probably loves painting. Answers: 4, 5, 6. 1. sunflower a. 絵画 2. painting b. 職業 3. alive c. ひまわり 4. in order to ~ d. 生きて ( いる ) 5. although e. 我慢する 6. stand f. ダイエットする 7. career g. ~だけれども 8. go on a diet h. ~するために 9. would rather ~ i. たとえ~でも 10. no matter ~ j. むしろ~したい の記事の著作権は著者に帰属します 無断で転載や複製はできません
No.290 COMPARISON OF MY DAUGHTERS Do you like to be compared with your brothers and sisters? Of course not. I don t, either. My parents would never do that, but my grandparents often did, which I didn t like at all. There should be some difference between brothers and sisters, for we are all different from the others! So I ve decided not to compare my daughters with each other. However, today, I m going to compare the two. I ll never say which one is better than the other. I just want to tell you how different and how alike they are. First, about the differences. One difference is the level of their voice volume. My wife, Rika, noticed this when our second daughter, Ayumi, was born. Our first daughter, Shiho, made her first cry that was as loud as other babies, while Ayumi s was really loud, according to Rika. Even now, Ayumi s voice is far louder than her sister s (she has started to say something that sounds meaningful, although its meaning is not clear). Next, how they started to crawl is different. It took Shiho about ten months to roll over (this was a little longer than average babies anyway), and then she started to crawl. After crawling for about one month, she began trying to stand up. On the other hand, Ayumi seldom rolled over before she started to crawl. Usually, after a baby rolls over, he or she tries to reach something and then begins crawling. Ayumi was different; she sat up, found something in front of her and tried to reach it, and it was then that she started to crawl! And it took her only a week to begin trying to stand up. How different their steps for standing up were! Second, about their similarities. One is that both of my daughters like my glasses. Shiho would often take my glasses off my face and twist the frame. Now that I learned to avoid this disaster, my glasses are safely kept from Ayumi s reach, but whenever I hold her, she tries to get my glasses. Next, my daughters look alike. I don t usually feel so, but their photos show me that Ayumi does resemble what Shiho was two years ago. One of the reasons might be that my wife and I looked alike when we were two or three years old; whichever parents my daughters take after, they are sure to look alike (some say both have their father s dark eyebrows, which also makes people think that they look alike). As I mentioned in the first paragraph of this essay, I DO NOT mean to say which one is better than the other. I love both of my daughters, and I m quite sure they both love me. I hope this will continue even after they are your age! (464 words) By Naofumi Kataoka の記事の著作権は著者に帰属します 無断で転載や複製はできません, NOVEMBER 4, 2010 こんにちは 今週は 片岡直史先生が2 人の娘さんについて書いて下さいました 2 人は どのようなところが似ていて どのようなところが違っているのでしょうか それぞれの個性は違っても パパが大好きなのは同じですね 温かい気持ちになれるエッセイです Read Mr. Kataoka s article and choose the statements that are true. 1. Mr. Kataoka likes to be compared with his brother. 2. Ayumi s voice is louder than Shiho s. 3. Shiho started to crawl, then rolled over. 4. When Ayumi tried to reach something, she started to crawl. 5. Only Ayumi is interested in glass. 6. Shiho and Ayumi take after Mr. Kataoka s eyebrows. Answers: 2, 4, 6. 1. comparison a. 類似点 2. alike b. 比較 3. meaningful c. 災難 災害 4. crawl d. 意味のある 5. roll over e. 似ている 同様な 形容詞 6. similarity f. ~に似ている 動詞 7. avoid g. ~を避ける 8. disaster h. 言及する 述べる 9. resemble i. 寝返りを打つ 反転する 10. mention j. はう 英文記事を読んで 宿題用紙の指定の欄に日本語 100 字で 要約 を書いてください の記事の著作権は著者に帰属します 無断で転載や複製はできません
No.291 HOW TO MAKE A WONDERFUL GARDEN Recently I have moved into my dream house. I haven t got used to living there yet, but I am now very excited to plan my dream garden. The planning is the key for making a wonderful garden and it is one of the great joys that gardening gives you. First off, you decide on a symbol tree. A symbol tree is usually tall, and it gives a particular character to your house. I have chosen a June berry which is supposed to be 3-4m. In spring, I will enjoy its white flowers. As the name tells you, it has a lot of sweet berries in June. I am dreaming of making jam, juice and wine using the berries. In autumn, its leaves turn into many kinds of red hues. I am sure the symbol tree will give me a lot of pleasure all year around. Secondly, you make a plan on where to put which trees or flowers. You need to plan around colors and hours of sunlight. Since my house has extremely white walls, my garden needs color. I am planning to plant pink and yellow roses, a purple clematis, blue hydrangea, green laurel and silver leaves. The main point is that many colors make you energetic or relaxed! Thirdly, you want to enjoy fruits of the trees you plant. I love eating!! That s why I have already bought a kind of Japanese citrus called cabos, and ordered two baby blue berry trees. I am going to buy two plum trees, and an almond tree. I think you have got the idea. I am able to taste seasonal fruits all year around!! As you can see, I am dreaming of making a fruitful bush or rather woods in my garden. It will have a good shade in about 10 years so that I can be relaxed there and keep my privacy. In order to make a garden like this, there are a few things I need to do right now. I have to remove weeds and tenacious horsetails disturbing my grand plan. Then I will cultivate and fertilize the poor soil to make it suitable for fruit trees. Finally, of course I need money to buy those baby trees, and time to keep them healthy. I am not sure that I will be able to maintain a beautiful garden forever, but just planning for the future dream garden is the happiest moment for me now!! (406 words) By Shoko Ishida STEPH S JOKE OF THE WEEK! Q: What is the longest word in English language? A: Smiles, because there is a mile between the first and the last letters. の記事の著作権は著者に帰属します 無断で転載や複製はできません, NOVEMBER 11, 2010 こんにちは 今週は 石田尚子先生が 夢の庭 について書いて下さいました 先日 新居に引っ越された尚子先生ですが どんな庭を作ろうと計画されているのでしょうか? 想像するだけでも ワクワクしますね! ちなみに みなさんの Dream Garden はどんな庭ですか? さて 今週のジョークは世界一長い英単語に関するなぞなぞです 確かに長い Read Shoko s article and choose the statements that are true. 1. Shoko already has her dream garden. 2. Shoko plans to make jam from the symbol tree in her garden. 3. Shoko s dream garden will be very colorful. 4. Shoko can enjoy fruits from her garden in four seasons. 5. The trees in her garden will be too tall in ten years. 6. Shoko is sure that she will keep her garden beautiful forever. Answers: 2, 3, 4. 1. particular a. 紫陽花 2. hue b. 色 色彩 3. hydrangea c. 頑強な しつこい 4. remove d. 特定の 5. tenacious e. 適している 6. disturb f. ~を維持する 7. cultivate g. ~に肥料をやる 8. fertilize h. ~を耕す 9. suitable i. ~を妨げる 侵害する 10. maintain j. ~を取り除く の記事の著作権は著者に帰属します 無断で転載や複製はできません
No.292 SHARED JOY IS A DOUBLE JOY; SHARED SORROW IS HALF A SORROW I was given a wonderful opportunity to take part in the Asian Youth Forum at the end of October. Here I d really appreciate it if you let me share my experiences. To be honest with you, I was so nervous before I left Japan for Korea, where the Forum was held. This year was the 100th anniversary since Japan annexed Korea, and it was just at the time the territory problem broke out between China and Japan. I know that there are various perspectives and thoughts depending on culture, country and individuals. But knowing little about them, I felt really unconfident. During the forum, in the daytime we had discussions about topics including how to promote juvenile exchange or how to create peace, and at night we just gathered together talking about different school lives among countries. I made friends with people from Korea, China, Russia, and Vietnam. It was a memorable event for me and I learned lots of things. At the end of the forum, one of the teachers made an announcement and said, Though thinking about issues of wars and politics such as North and South Koreas make me downhearted, to be together with all of you and to spend time discussing this topic made me optimistic. Also on the way back to Yamaguchi, Ms. Ota said When I first went abroad, I learned a human is a human no matter where they are from. Actually having finished the Forum, these two sentences were left in my mind. The reason why these two sentences were impressive was that they were exactly what I learned, too. As I was very nervous and unconfident before leaving Japan, I think people always face hard issues of politics and international society. Sometimes they affect our minds. When they consume us, we just feel powerless and are afraid of knowing. But during the forum I noticed that people help each other as HUMANS. I really thank my friends who helped me, teaching me Korean or talking to me when I was standing alone. I heard lots of opinions during the discussion. They broadened my view greatly. I felt that all of us live with a connection among people: we are able to live by hearing and accepting differences including ideas, thoughts and cultures. This forum encouraged me a lot. I would like to keep learning, thinking and sharing ideas more and more. There is a saying Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. I wish juveniles or people s exchange would promote itself more in many kinds of areas including culture and sports. I wish that we could value our connection as HUMANS even between different cultures or countries. I wish we could walk together to the bright future peacefully. Thank you for reading. (466 words) By Inori Okawa の記事の著作権は著者に帰属します 無断で転載や複製はできません, NOVEMBER 18, 2010 こんにちは 今週は 韓国で行われた青少年アジアフォーラムに参加した3 年 E 組の大川祈さんが この会議に参加した感想を書いてくれました この会議では アジア5ヵ国 ( 日本 韓国 中国 ベトナム ロシア ) から それぞれの国 ( 都市 ) を代表して80 人の高校生が集まり 国際交流や世界平和 環境問題 インターネットの功罪などのテーマごとに それぞれのグループでパネルディスカッションを行いました もちろん共通語は英語です! 国際社会に生きるみなさんは 今後ますます英語が必要になってくることでしょう それと同時に 自らの意見を持ち それを相手にきちんと伝えるコミュニケーション能力が求められます そのことを痛感させられた国際会議でした Read Inori s article and choose the statements that are true. 1. Inori was not nervous about going to Korea. 2. Inori understands that opinions are based on individuals, cultures and country. 3. Inori made friends with people from America. 4. Inori disagreed with what Ms. Ota said. 5. Inori likes the idea of hearing about different ideas, thoughts and cultures. 6. The saying Inori uses tells us to share both our problems and our happiness. Answers: 2, 5, 6. 1. annex a. ~を勇気づける 2. perspective b. ~を併合する 3. individual c. ~を破壊する 消耗する 4. promote d. ~を促進する 5. juvenile e. 観点 見え方 6. issue f. 青少年 ( の ) 7. downhearted g. 問題 問題点 8. optimistic h. 個人 9. consume i. 落胆した 10. encourage j. 楽観的な 英文記事を読んで 宿題用紙の指定の欄に日本語 100 字で 要約 を書いてください の記事の著作権は著者に帰属します 無断で転載や複製はできません
No.293 MY DREAM VACATION I would like to travel to South America one day. Especially, I want to visit Mexico and Peru, because I m interested in the old Maya and Inca cultures. My dream is to see Machu Picchu someday, because it looks so beautiful in books and pictures. Also, I really love South American food, so I would like to taste the real stuff such as tacos. Even though I m a little worried about the safety in South America, it is my dream to travel there! By Erika Tamminen My dream vacation is to charter Universal Studio Japan with ARASHI!! I love both Universal Studio Japan and ARASHI. I have two things that I want to do. Firstly, I want to ride all of the attractions so that I can hold hands with ARASHI members in a horrible attraction. Secondly, I ll take part in the parade. I would like ARASHI to sing songs just for me. I want to spend a special night with them. I believe that my dream will come true. By Akari Hamaoka I ll make a house of snacks during my dream vacation. First, I ll prepare dough of cookies: eggs, butter, powdered sugar and coloring agent. Next, I ll bake cookies and put them together to make walls, using chocolate. Then, I ll make a roof with other cookies. I ll put a small cute decoration on the wall. Then, assemble the house. I ll decorate the circumference of the house with refreshments. Finally, all of us will enjoy eating the house. It will be a pleasant experience for us to make and eat a house of snacks. By Haruka Uchida My dream vacation is to go to the moon. As I like playing hockey and basketball very much, I want to play them with rabbits living there all day. I think they have extraordinary power. So I want to measure their power. In case we have a match, I ll keep practicing hockey and basketball. By Takaaki Fujimura My dream vacation is traveling through space. I want to go to Mars and meet a Martian. First, I want to talk with the Martian about Martian life, Earth s future and love. Especially, talking about love with a Martian will be very interesting, I think. Second, I want to go shopping together. I want to know a Martian s sense. I m sure I will have a nice day! I m looking forward to meeting a Martian! By Akane Ninomaru I am going to visit England on my dream vacation. I have two things that I want to do. First, I want to meet J. K. Rowling, the writer of Harry Potter, and talk together about Harry Potter and English literature. Second, I want to visit historical sites in England. I would appreciate it if J. K. Rowling would guide me around. I would like to stay there for as long as my parents allow me to. By Yuri Fujimoto (483 words) の記事の著作権は著者に帰属します 無断で転載や複製はできません, NOVEMBER 25, 2010 こんにちは 今週は 普通科 2 年生の生徒たちが ライティング の時間に My Dream Vacation について書いてくれた英文を載せています 紙面の都合上 全員の英文を載せることができないのが残念ですが どの Vacation も楽しそうなものばかりでした なお 第 4 回考査の範囲は287~293 号です 質問があれば 気軽に英語の先生に尋ねてください 宿題用紙 の記入も忘れずに! Read second year students article and choose the statements that are true. 1. Erika believes South America is very safe. 2. Akari would like to go on a scary ride so she can hold hands with ARASHI. 3. Yu wants to sit and read a book in the house of snacks. 4. Takaaki needs to keep practicing hockey and basketball. 5. Akane thinks she would have a really nice day talking to a Martian about love. 6. Yuri wants to meet the cast of Harry Potter on a trip to England. Answers: 2, 4, 5. 1. charter a. 生地 2. horrible b. 文学 3. dough c. 装飾 4. decoration d. 火星 5. assemble e. 軽い飲食物 6. refreshment f. ~を借り切る 7. pleasant g. ~を組み立てる 8. extraordinary h. 楽しい 9. Mars i. 恐ろしい 10. literature j. 並はずれた 驚くべき の記事の著作権は著者に帰属します 無断で転載や複製はできません