長文
I have visited a hospital many times because my younger brother often gets sick.
At first, I was afraid of hospitals because they looked cold and quiet.
However, I have met many kind doctors and nurses there.
They have always helped my brother carefully and kindly.
Last month, he stayed in the hospital for a week.
During that time, I visited him every day after school.
I have _____ that hospitals are important ____ to ____ lives.
Now I am not afraid of them anymore.
問題
① Why has the writer visited the hospital?
② How did the writer feel at first?
③ What did the writer do last month?
④ 空欄に入る適切な単語は何か。
I have _____ that hospitals are important ____ to ____ lives. (病院は命を救う大切な場所だと気づきました)
⑤ At first, I was afraid of hospitals because they looked cold and quiet. を日本語に訳しなさい。
解答
① Because his or her younger brother often gets sick.
② Afraid
③ The writer visited him every day after school.
④ realized / places / save
⑤ 最初、私は病院が冷たく静かに見えて怖かったです
日本語訳
私は弟がよく病気になるので、何度も病院に行っています。
最初は病院が冷たく静かに見えて怖かったです。
しかし、そこで多くの優しい医者や看護師に出会いました。
彼らはいつも丁寧に優しく弟を助けてくれました
先月、弟は1週間入院しました。
その間、私は毎日見舞いに行きました。
病院は命を救う大切な場所だと私は気づきました。
今ではもう怖くありません。
単語
hospital 病院
get sick 病気になる
always いつも
during ～ ～の間
realized 気づいた realizeの過去形(気づく)
save 救う
life 命 / 生活 / 人生 複数形=lives
save lives → 命を救う live a happy life → 幸せに生きる
afraid 怖い
anymore もう～ない
文法ポイント
- have visited / have met / have helped / have realized
「現在完了」「過去から現在までのつながりを表す」have ＋ 過去分詞 - I have realized that hospitals are important places to save lives.
「to save」= to不定詞 名詞（places）を説明している（～するための）
(病院は命を救うための重要な場所)
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