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A Book

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英検5級 · TOEIC 225未満(目安) · 377語 · 日本語訳つき

Mia's English is OK. She can talk at work. She can buy food. She can ask for coffee. But she cannot read a book in English. Not yet.

One day, she goes into a bookshop. There are many books. Most of them are very long. She opens one. There are too many words she does not know. She puts it back.

A woman works in the shop. "Can I help you?" she asks. "I want an easy book," says Mia. "English is not my first language." "Ah," says the woman. "Come with me."

She takes Mia to a small table. There are easy books on it. They are short, and the words are big. Mia looks at them. She takes a book about a woman and the sea. It has a blue cover.

That night, Mia sits in her chair by the window. She opens the book. She reads one page. There are five words she does not know. She looks them up on her phone. Then she reads the page again.

The next night, she reads one more page. There are four new words. The night after that, there are three. It is slow, but it is good. Mia likes the woman in the book. She wants to know about her.

Every night, Mia reads one page. Some nights, she reads two. She writes the new words in a small notebook. Soon the notebook has a lot of words in it.

On the train, Sam sees her book. "What is that book?" he asks. "An English book," says Mia. "It is easy, but it is good." "All books are good," says Sam, and he smiles.

After one month, Mia is on the last page. She reads it very slowly. The woman in the book goes home to the sea. Mia closes the book. She is very happy. It is her first English book.

She shows it to Mrs Green. "Very good!" says Mrs Green. "Wait here." She comes back with an old book. "This is my favourite book," she says. "It is easy, too. It is for you."

Now Mia has two books on her table. She has a notebook with two hundred words in it. Tonight, she opens the new book. She reads one page.

この物語の単語と意味(118語)
be~である、~にいる・ある
she彼女
can~できる
talk話す
at~で、~に
work働く、仕事、職場
buy買う
food食べ物
askたずねる、頼む
for~のために、~の間
coffeeコーヒー
butでも、しかし
read読む
aひとつの
book本、予約する
in~の中に、~で
not~ない
yetまだ、もう
one1、ひとつ
day日、昼間
go行く
into~の中へ
bookshop本屋
thereそこに、あそこに
manyたくさんの
muchたくさんの、とても
of~の
them彼らを、それらを
veryとても
long長い
open開ける、開いている
too~も、~すぎる
word単語、ことば
doする
know知っている
put置く
itそれ
backうしろへ、もとへ
woman女の人
theその、例の
shop店、買い物をする
iわたし
help手伝う、助け
youあなた、あなたたち
want欲しい、~したい
easy簡単な
say言う
myわたしの
first最初の、まず
language言語、ことば
ahああ
come来る
with~と一緒に、~で
meわたしを、わたしに
take取る、持っていく、(乗り物に)乗る、(時間が)かかる
to~へ、~に
small小さい
tableテーブル、表
on~の上に、~に
they彼ら、それら
short短い、背が低い
and~と、そして
big大きい
look見る、~に見える
about~について、およそ
sea海
have持っている、ある
blue青い
coverおおう、カバー
thatあれ、それ、あの
night夜
sitすわる
her彼女の、彼女を
chairいす
by~のそばに、~までに、~によって
window窓
pageページ
five5
up上へ
phone電話、スマホ
thenそれから、そのとき
againもう一度、また
next次の、隣の
four4
new新しい
after~のあとで
three3
slow遅い
goodよい
like好きだ、~のような
every毎~、すべての
someいくつかの、いくらかの
two2
write書く
notebookノート
soonすぐに
lotたくさん
train電車
see見える、会う
what何
he彼
allすべての、みんな
smileほほえむ、笑顔
month月(ひと月)
last最後の、この前の
slowlyゆっくり
home家、家へ
close閉める、近い
happyうれしい、幸せな
show見せる
wait待つ
hereここ
old古い、年をとった
thisこれ、この
favouriteいちばん好きな(イギリス英語)
now今
hundred百
tonight今夜

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