今、中２が取り組んでいる英語長文がこれ。
One day in June, a student from America came to my junior high school. His name was Lucas, and he came to Japan with his family. When he introduced himself in my class, he said, "I want to have a great time in this class. I like Japan. Especially, I like Japanese temples. Please tell me if you are interested in them." I also like them, so I wanted to talk with him.
After Lucas introduced himself, he sat next to me. When I saw him, he looked nervous because he sometimes couldn't understand Japanese. I was not confident in speaking English, but I tried to support him in English. When I helped him, he said, "Thank you for helping me." We soon became friends. After we finished eating lunch, everyone stood up from their chairs. He asked me what we were going to do. I told him that we were going to clean our classroom. He said, "Really? I didn't know that students clean their classrooms by themselves in Japan. Students don't have to clean their classrooms at my school in America." When I heard that, I was surprised because I thought students in America also clean their classrooms by themselves at school.
On his first Saturday in Japan, Lucas and I went to the temple in my town by bus. He said, “I'm excited to ride a Japanese bus." Then, we got to the temple and saw statues. When I watched TV before, I found that many people visit the temple to see the statues, so I was happy to see them. We had a great time together. When we were going back home, he told me an interesting thing about buses. He said, "In my hometown, people can travel with their bikes by bus." I asked, "You mean you can put bikes inside, right?" He answered, "No. You can put bikes outside." I couldn't imagine that. Then, he showed me a picture of the bus on his phone. I said, "How interesting! I want to ride a bus like that in America." I became interested in American buses and wanted to know more about the differences between Japanese and American vehicles.
The next day, I went to the library and borrowed a book about American vehicles. After I enjoyed reading the book at home, my sister asked what it was. I showed her the American buses in the book. Then, I told her that Lucas talked to me about them. She said, "When I was in America, I talked with students from different countries. I found many differences between Japan and other countries, and that was interesting to me. If you talk with Lucas more, you can learn many things. I think conversations with people from other countries help you understand about their countries deeply. I'm sure talking with Lucas will be a great opportunity for both of you." Then, I wanted to talk with him more.
The next day, I talked to Lucas about the conversation with my sister. He said, "I can understand what she said. When I talk with you, I can learn about Japan, and that makes me become more interested in your country." I said, "I also want to know more about your country. I have found that talking with people from other countries is a great opportunity to learn about their countries. I'm happy to spend a good time with you."
One day in September, Lucas left Japan. When we said "goodbye" to each other at the airport, he told me about some of his memories in Japan. He said it was exciting to talk with me. Also, he said he was happy to visit the temple which was famous for statues with me.
Through the conversations with Lucas, I found differences between Japan and America, and that made me interested in America. Before I met him, I didn't know a lot about America, but now I feel close to that country. Even if you are not confident in speaking foreign languages, I want you to create an opportunity to talk with people from other countries. If you do so, I'm sure you can learn a lot of things you didn't know about those countries before.
これを７分台でスラ訳精読をできるように。
ただ「何となく意味が分かる」は松江塾では許されない。
僕が納得するスラ訳ができないとダメなんだ。
何となく
と
ちゃんと分かってる
の間はかなり距離があるから。
