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The Train

電車

英検5級 · TOEIC 225未満(目安) · 348語 · 日本語訳つき

Every day, Mia takes the train to work. It is the same train every day. It is at half past eight. She gets on at the back. She sits in the same seat by the window.

Every day, there is a man on the train. He sits across from Mia. He has a grey coat and a green bag. He always has a book. He reads and reads. He does not look up.

Mia does not know his name. In her head, he is "the book man". She likes his books. Some are big, and some are small. Some are new, and some are very old.

One Monday, the train stops. It is not at a station. It is between two stations. Nobody can get off. "Sorry," says a voice. "There is a problem. Please wait."

Everyone waits. Ten minutes go by. Then twenty minutes. People look at their phones. People call their offices. Mia is late for work, and she is not happy.

The book man is not reading. He has no book today. He looks out of the window. Then he looks at Mia. "No book today," he says. "It is at home on my table."

Mia smiles. "I like your books," she says. "Thank you," says the man. "I am Sam. I read on the train every day." "I know," says Mia, and they both laugh.

They talk. Sam works at a school. He is a teacher. Mia tells him about Osaka. She tells him about her new job. The time goes very fast.

Then the train starts again. "Good," says a voice. "Thank you for waiting." At the next station, Sam gets off. "Goodbye, Mia," he says.

The next day, Mia gets on the same train. She sits in the same seat. Sam is there with a book. But today he looks up. "Good morning," he says. "Good morning," says Mia.

Sam has two books today. He gives one to Mia. "It is an easy book," he says. "It is good for the train." Now there are two people with books on the train.

この物語の単語と意味(118語)
every毎~、すべての
day日、昼間
take取る、持っていく、(乗り物に)乗る、(時間が)かかる
theその、例の
train電車
to~へ、~に
work働く、仕事、職場
itそれ
be~である、~にいる・ある
same同じ
at~で、~に
half半分
past過ぎて、過去
eight8
she彼女
get手に入れる、~になる、着く
on~の上に、~に
backうしろへ、もとへ
sitすわる
in~の中に、~で
seat座席
by~のそばに、~までに、~によって
window窓
thereそこに、あそこに
aひとつの
man男の人
he彼
across~を横切って、向こう側に
from~から
have持っている、ある
grey灰色の
coatコート
and~と、そして
green緑の
bagかばん、袋
alwaysいつも
book本、予約する
read読む
doする
not~ない
look見る、~に見える
up上へ
know知っている
his彼の
name名前
her彼女の、彼女を
head頭
like好きだ、~のような
someいくつかの、いくらかの
big大きい
small小さい
new新しい
veryとても
old古い、年をとった
one1、ひとつ
stop止まる、止める、停留所
station駅
between~の間に
two2
nobodyだれも~ない
can~できる
off離れて、(電気などが)切れて
sorryごめんなさい、残念に思う
say言う
voice声
problem問題
pleaseお願いします、どうぞ
wait待つ
everyoneみんな
ten10
minute分
go行く
thenそれから、そのとき
twenty20
person人
their彼らの
phone電話、スマホ
call電話する、呼ぶ
office事務所、会社
late遅い、遅れて
for~のために、~の間
happyうれしい、幸せな
reading読書
noいいえ、ひとつも~ない
today今日
out外へ
of~の
home家、家へ
myわたしの
tableテーブル、表
smileほほえむ、笑顔
iわたし
yourあなたの
thank感謝する
youあなた、あなたたち
they彼ら、それら
both両方
laugh笑う
talk話す
school学校
teacher先生
tell話す、伝える
him彼を、彼に
about~について、およそ
job仕事
time時間、~回
fast速い、速く
start始める、始まる
againもう一度、また
goodよい
next次の、隣の
goodbyeさようなら
with~と一緒に、~で
butでも、しかし
morning朝、午前
giveあげる、与える
easy簡単な
now今

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