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物語：スーツケースの中の驚き

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列車の旅での間違いと、そのあとに生まれた思いがけない友情についての短い物語を読みます。

The wrong suitcase

Lena was tired after a long week by the sea. At the station, she took her red suitcase from the shelf, got off the train and took a taxi home.

At home, she opened the suitcase to get her pyjamas. But there were no pyjamas inside. Instead, she found three thick books about birds, a pair of large walking boots, a camera and a notebook full of drawings of birds. It was not her suitcase!

Lena looked at the suitcase carefully. It was red and the same size as hers, with the same black wheels. The two cases were almost identical. Then she noticed a small label under the handle with a name, Tomás Ruiz, and a phone number.

She called the number at once. A man answered. He sounded worried. "Yes, I'm Tomás," he said. "I think I have your suitcase. I'm a bird photographer, and my notebook is in that suitcase. It has two years of work in it!"

The next morning, they met at a café near the station and swapped suitcases. Tomás was so grateful that he bought Lena breakfast. He showed her some of his photos of rare birds, and she told him about her holiday.

Now Lena always puts a big yellow ribbon on her suitcase. And every spring, Tomás sends her a postcard with a new bird on it.

物語を理解しましょう

物語を読んで、正しい答えを選んでください。

Where was Lena coming back from?
- a) A week by the sea
- b) A trip to the mountains
- c) A visit to her parents
How did Lena get home from the station?
- a) By bus
- b) On foot
- c) By taxi
What did Lena want to take out of the suitcase?
- a) Her camera
- b) Her pyjamas
- c) A book
Which thing was NOT in the suitcase?
- a) Walking boots
- b) A camera
- c) A map
- d) A notebook
How did Lena find the owner of the suitcase?
- a) She went back to the station.
- b) She found a label with his name and phone number.
- c) She asked the taxi driver.
Why was Tomás worried?
- a) His notebook with two years of work was in the suitcase.
- b) He was late for a train.
- c) He could not find his phone.
Lena bought Tomás breakfast.
- a) True
- b) False
What does Lena do now when she travels?
- a) She travels without a suitcase.
- b) She sends Tomás postcards.
- c) She puts a yellow ribbon on her suitcase.

物語の中の単語

太字の単語の最も適切な意味を選んでください。

The two cases were almost identical.
- a) very different
- b) exactly the same
- c) both new
She called the number at once.
- a) immediately
- b) later that week
- c) one time only
He sounded worried.
- a) He looked worried in a photo.
- b) He wrote that he was worried.
- c) His voice showed he was worried.
They met at a café and swapped suitcases.
- a) sold
- b) exchanged
- c) lost
Tomás felt very grateful to Lena.
- a) angry
- b) tired
- c) thankful
photos of rare birds
- a) small birds
- b) birds you do not see very often
- c) birds that live in cities

解答

物語を理解しましょう

a) A week by the sea物語はこう始まります：Lena was tired after a long week by the sea.
c) By taxi彼女は電車を降りて、タクシーで家に帰りました。
b) Her pyjamas彼女は pyjamas を取り出そうとして、スーツケースを開けました。
c) A map中には本、登山靴、カメラ、ノートが入っていましたが、地図はありませんでした。
b) She found a label with his name and phone number.彼女は、持ち手の下に、名前と電話番号が書かれた小さな label があるのに気づきました。
a) His notebook with two years of work was in the suitcase.トマスは、自分のノートには2年分の仕事が入っていると言います。
b) Falseトマスは感謝して、レナに朝食をごちそうしました。
c) She puts a yellow ribbon on her suitcase.今では、レナはいつもスーツケースに大きな黄色いリボンをつけています。絵はがきを送ってくるのは、トマスのほうです。

物語の中の単語

b) exactly the sameIdentical は「まったく同じ」という意味です。2つのスーツケースは色、大きさ、車輪が同じだったので、ほとんど identical でした。
a) immediatelyAt once は「待たずにすぐに」という意味です。
c) His voice showed he was worried.電話で、レナは彼の声を聞きました。Sound + 形容詞で、人の声がどう聞こえるかを表します。
b) exchangedTo swap は「何かを渡して、別のものを受け取る」という意味です。それぞれが自分のスーツケースを受け取りました。
c) thankfulGrateful は「感謝している」という意味です。レナはトマスがノートを取り戻すのを手伝ったので、彼は彼女にお礼をしたいと思いました。
b) birds you do not see very oftenRare は「めずらしい」という意味です。これらの鳥はあまり見かけません。