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Music

音楽

英検5級 · TOEIC 225未満(目安) · 344語 · 日本語訳つき

Mia likes music. On the way to work, she listens to music on her phone. On the way home, she listens, too. Music makes the train short.

One evening, there is music in the station. It is not on her phone. It is a man with a guitar. He sits on a small chair by the stairs. He plays and sings.

His voice is not loud, but it is very good. His songs are old and a little sad. Many people walk past. Some people stop and listen. Mia stops, too.

She stops for one song. Then she stops for two songs. Then she is late for her train. She does not mind. She puts a coin in his guitar case. He smiles at her.

After that, Mia looks for him every evening. He is always there at six o'clock. She listens to one song every day. She does not use her phone for music now. This is better.

Then one evening, the man is not there. His chair is not there. There is no music in the station. It is just people and trains. Mia is a little sad.

The next day, he is not there. He is not there all week. "Where is he?" thinks Mia. "Is he OK?" She does not know his name.

On Monday, there is music again. The man is there with his guitar. Mia is very happy. She stands and listens to three songs. Then she speaks to him.

"Are you OK?" she asks. "There is no music all week." "Yes," says the man. "My family is in Scotland." "I go and see them every year." "I am Joe." "I am Mia," says Mia. "I like your songs."

Joe gives her a small card. "I play in a bar on Saturday nights," he says. "Come and listen." "Bring a friend."

On Saturday, Mia goes to the bar with Ben. It is small and warm. Joe plays all evening. At the end, he plays one song for "Mia from the station". Ben looks at her. "Lovely," he says.

この物語の単語と意味(113語)
like好きだ、~のような
music音楽
on~の上に、~に
theその、例の
way道、やり方
to~へ、~に
work働く、仕事、職場
she彼女
listen聞く
her彼女の、彼女を
phone電話、スマホ
home家、家へ
too~も、~すぎる
make作る、~にさせる
train電車
short短い、背が低い
one1、ひとつ
evening夕方、晩
thereそこに、あそこに
be~である、~にいる・ある
in~の中に、~で
station駅
itそれ
not~ない
aひとつの
man男の人
with~と一緒に、~で
guitarギター
he彼
sitすわる
small小さい
chairいす
by~のそばに、~までに、~によって
stair階段
play遊ぶ、(スポーツを)する、演奏する
and~と、そして
sing歌う
his彼の
voice声
loud(音が)大きい、うるさい
butでも、しかし
veryとても
goodよい
song歌
old古い、年をとった
little小さい、少し
sad悲しい
manyたくさんの
person人
walk歩く、散歩
past過ぎて、過去
someいくつかの、いくらかの
stop止まる、止める、停留所
for~のために、~の間
thenそれから、そのとき
two2
late遅い、遅れて
doする
mind心、気にする
put置く
coin硬貨
case場合、ケース
smileほほえむ、笑顔
at~で、~に
after~のあとで
thatあれ、それ、あの
look見る、~に見える
him彼を、彼に
every毎~、すべての
alwaysいつも
six6
o'clock~時(ちょうど)
day日、昼間
use使う
now今
thisこれ、この
noいいえ、ひとつも~ない
justちょうど、ただ~だけ
next次の、隣の
allすべての、みんな
week週
whereどこ
think思う、考える
know知っている
name名前
againもう一度、また
happyうれしい、幸せな
stand立つ
three3
speak話す
youあなた、あなたたち
askたずねる、頼む
yesはい
say言う
myわたしの
family家族
iわたし
go行く
see見える、会う
them彼らを、それらを
year年、~歳
yourあなたの
giveあげる、与える
cardカード
barバー、棒
night夜
come来る
bring持ってくる、連れてくる
friend友だち
warm暖かい
end終わり、終わる
from~から
lovelyすてきな

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