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English Senior High

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次の英文を読んで, 設問に答えなさい。 [5] The headline grabs your attention: "The ancient tool used in Japan to boost memory." You've been The Japanese art of racking up clicks online more forgetful recently, and maybe this mysterious instrument from the other side of the world, no less! could help out? You click the link, and hit play on the video, awaiting this information that's bound to change your life. The answer? A soroban (abacus). Hmm, () それは私がどこに鍵を置いたか覚えておく助けになりそうには ないですよね? This BBC creation is part of a series called "Japan 2020," a set of Japan-centric content looking at various inoffensive topics, from the history of Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki pancakes to pearl divers. The abacus entry, along with a video titled "Japan's ancient philosophy that helps us accept our flaws," about kintsugi (a technique that involves repairing ceramics with gold-or silver-dusted lacquer), cross over into a popular style of exploring the country: Welcome to the Japan that can fix you. For the bulk of the internet's existence, Western online focus toward the nation has been of the "weird Japan" variety, which zeroes in rare happenings and micro "trends," but presents them as part of everyday life, usually just to entertain. This sometimes veers into "get a load of this country" posturing to get more views online. It's not exclusive to the web traditional media indulges, too but it proliferates online. Bagel heads, used underwear vending machines, rent-a-family services - it's a tired form of reporting that has been heavily criticized in recent times, though that doesn't stop articles and YouTube videos from diving into "weird Japan." These days, wacky topics have given way to celebrations of the seemingly boring. This started with the global popularity of Marie Kondo's KonMari Method of organizing in the early 2010s, which inspired books and TV shows. It's online where content attempts to fill a never-ending pit - where breakdowns of, advice and opinions about Kondo emerged the most. Then came other Japanese ways to change your life. CNBC contributor Sarah Harvey tried kakeibo, described in the headline as "the Japanese art of saving money." This "art" is actually just writing things down in a notebook. Ikigai is a popular go-to, with articles and videos popping up all the time explaining the mysterious concept of ... having a purpose in life. This isn't a totally new development in history, as Japanese concepts such as wa and wabi sabi have long earned attention from places like the United States, sometimes from a place of pure curiosity and sometimes as pre-internet "life hacks" aimed making one's existence a little better. (B) The web just made these inescapable. There's certainly an element of exoticization in Western writers treating hum-drum activities secrets from Asia. There are also plenty of Japanese people helping to spread these ideas, albeit mostly in the form of books like Ken Mogi's "The Little Book of Ikigai." It can result in dissonance. Naoko Takei Moore promotes the use of donabe, a type of cooking pot, and was interviewed by The New York Times for a small feature this past March about the tool. Non- Japanese Twitter users, in a sign of growing negative reactions to the "X, the Japanese art of Y" presentations, attacked the piece... or at least the headline, as it seemed few dove the actual content of the article (shocking!), which is a quick and pleasant profile of Takei Moore, a woman celebrating her country's culinary culture. Still, despite the criticism by online readers, the piece says way more about what English-language readers want in their own lives than anything about modern Japan. That's common in all of this content, and points to a greater desire for change, whether via a new cooking tool or a "Japanese technique to overcome laziness." The Japan part is just flashy branding, going to a country that 84% of Americans view positively find attention-grabbing ideas for a never-ending stream of online content. And what do readers want? Self-help. Wherever they can get it. Telling them to slow down and look inside isn't nearly as catchy as offering them magical solutions from ancient Japan.

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English Senior High

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中間 UNIT 7 Reading 1 忌み数(縁起の悪い数字)を意識して行動することがありますか。 テーマ *superstition incomplete 未完成の pyramid ピラミッド 思想・哲学・宗教 VED Which number sounds lucky or unlucky to you? In many cultures around the world, people believe that some numbers are unluckier than others. Turkey In most Western cultures, many people consider the number 13 to be unlucky. In the United States, for example, many cities do not have a 13th street; many buildings 5 do not have a 13th floor. You might have seen the 13th floor ( 1 ) as 14 in ~412 つまり the elevator. There are also those who believe that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day - one on への人々 which many things can go wrong. The exact origin of *superstitions about Friday the 13th remains unknown. 10 However, superstitious fears about this date have grown and spread over the years, thanks, in part, to unfortunate events. In the 19th century, a ship - the HMS Friday which was launched on a Friday the 13th, disappeared at sea. On a Friday the 13th in 1992, an earthquake in *Turkey killed thousands of people. Note It is surprising, though, that the number 13 is considered unlucky in the United 15 States. The country was originally divided into 13 states. On the dollar bill there is a picture of an *incomplete *pyramid with 13 steps. The *bald eagle carries an *olive branch in one of its *claws with 13 leaves and 13 *berries on it. In the other claw it is holding 13 arrows, and above its head there are 13 stars. In different cultures, other numbers are believed to be unlucky. In Japan, Korea, 20 and China, for example, people consider the number four to be unlucky because the *pronunciation of the word meaning four is very similar to the pronunciation of the word that means death. Many hotels and hospitals in these countries do not have a room number four. Also, people (4) give a gift consisting of four items. bald eagle ハクトウワシ olive オリーブ claw かぎつめ berry # pronunciation 分詞① (補語になる分詞) Track 35-36 (302 words) Note HMS Friday 戦艦フライデー 金曜日に航海を開始すると不運にみまわれるという迷信を払いの けようと、英国海軍がジェームズ・フライデー船長の指揮下で金 曜日に出港させたが, 直後に消息を絶った。 広く語られているが, 史実としてその存在は裏づけられていない。 HMSはHis [Her] Majesty's Ship [Service] の略で 「英国海軍艦 いう意味 ア 1 2 (5

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TOEIC・English Undergraduate

英読解の問題です。 すっかり忘れてしまったため何も分かりません。 2問教えて欲しいです。お願いします><

2022 P=HT 6. 次のお知らせを読み、 (1) ~ (2) のA~Dで適切なものに○をつけなさい。 [4×2=8] TO: All staff From: Erin Liner, Manager Date: July 15 Subject: Our survey Dear all. We have finished reviewing the data which we received from the recent customer satisfaction survey. I would like to share the most important findings, and how we can improve on certain areas of our work. Overall, customers were happy with the quality of our service. the helpfulness of our staff, and the range of products we offer. However, there were some negative comments which we can begin to work on. A common complaint was that there are not enough foreign titles in the store, especially Japanese comics. I will ask John Calman to research some of the most popular series and make sure we start carrying them from the fall. As Gita Pradesh spent her college years in Tokyo, I will ask her to assist. Better signage was another thing which people wanted. They spend a lot of time looking for the right section and it frustrates a lot of customers. This is something we can improve immediately, so I will speak to Alice Moore today about making the signs easier to see, and adding more if necessary. Finally, we got some comments about having a small cafe in the store. Nowadays, people want to have a coffee while reading or browsing, and it could be a new source of profit. Mario Venetti will make a report on the feasibility and deliver it next month. Thank you for all your efforts in making us the best we can be. Erin Liner Manager (1) What is the purpose of the e-mail? (A) To ask staff to create survey questions (B) To share details of customer feedback (C) To inform staff of recent changes (D) To invite staff to apply for new positions (2) Where does Ms. Liner most likely work? (A) At a café (B) At a movie theater (C) At a clothing shop (D) At a bookstore 以

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