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演習問題 1
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15min
『Tokyo's commuter train and subway system is one of the best
輸送システム
一般的に
ひんぱん
transit systems in the world Trains generally run (frequently)
定額的に
and on regular schedules, and the railway companies continue to
建設する
の
する
construct new lines or stretch the existing lines to cover longer
キョリ
接続する
distances, Sometimes, two or three railway lines are connected
するために
(so that passengers can travel/across two or three prefectures on a
single train However, the longer a line becomes,
交通事故
~する可能性が高い
the moie
likely trains are
機械トラブ
to be delayed because of traffic accidents and mechanical problems)
普通は
Normally, if a train is only a few minutes late) (1) the commuters
can catch the preceding train which also arrives a few minutes late.
列車のダイヤ
However, when a serious accident occurs, train schedules are
~する道になる
回り
seriously disrupted, and people end up making a detour and losing a
great deal of time. Moreover, (2) commuters who live in the
外
している
suburbs and work in the city are so heavily dependent on trains and
可能
***
subways that there is a possibility that an unexpected natural
ような
吹雪
disaster, such as a major earthquake or snow storm, might leave them
今から遠くはなれたところで
Stranded (far away from their homes
・・・のように思われる
It appears that convenience and
unexpected trouble are two sides of the same coin.>
care

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1
Too many people go through life (complaining about their
文句を言う
problems) I've always believed that (if you took one tenth of the
~に精力を注ぐ
Bに向ける。
energy you put into complaining and applied it to solving problems)
うまくいく
you'd be surprised by how well things can work out
2
お気に入りの
文句を言わない人
My favorite non-complainer (of all time may be *Jackie
Robinson, the first African American to play Major League Baseball
耐える
RO
He endured racism that many young people today couldn't
understand] He knew he had to play better than the white guys,
and he knew he had to work harder So that's what he did. He
*vowed not to complain, even if fans spit on him)
(以前は)~だった
に向かって唾を吐く
321m, 203
3 I used to have a photo of Jackie Robinson hanging in my
office, and it did make me sad that so many students knew little
about him Many never even noticed the photo. Young people
を育てる
[brought up on color TV don't spend a lot of time looking at black-
画像
and-white images
4
*The message in his story is this: Complaining does not work
戦略
7149
as a strategy) We all have finite time and energy. Any time we
VLそうもない
達成する
B.FR.
Spend *whining is unlikely to help us achieve our goals. And it
won't make us happier.
(注)Jackie Robinson (1912-7) vow 「う」 whine 「泣き言をいう。 ぼやく」