Words & phrases
和らげる in English
soften
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John ( ) ( ) ( ) the train.
「ジョンは電車に乗り遅れたのかもしれない。」
may [might] have missed
What do the cherry trees in Potomac Park mean?
They are a symbol of friendship between Japan and the U.S.
Who is Helen Taft?
She is the wife of the President [the First Lady].
記事 in English
article
風景 in English
scenery
Use comma.
私の弟のトム(Tom)はいつもサッカーの練習をしている。
Tom, my brother, always practices soccer.
Who is a hero to Keisuke Iwaya?
Dr. Brown is.
Who sent letters to Helen Taft?
Eliza Schidmore and David Fairchild did.
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Helen Taft replied a letter ( ) and ( ).
「ヘレン・タフトはすぐに、そして肯定的な手紙を返信した。」
swift / affirmative
もう一度挑戦する in English (3 words)
make another try
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Ever since, the cherry trees in Potomac Park ( ) ( ) ( ) by citizens of Washington,D.C.
「それ以来ポトマック公園の桜の木はワシントンDCの市民に大切にされている。」
have been cherished
What does Keisuke Iwaya conduct?
He conducts space photography.
True or False?
Iwaya needs advanced technology to help his camera land softly.
False
→He obtained materials at a local home-improvement store.
How many people visit the cherry blossom festival in Washington, D.C. every spring?
Hundreds of thousands of people do.
〜するとすぐに in English
On doing
正しい順に並び替えよ。
( this event / of / in 1935 / holding / Washington, D.C.'s / began ).
Washington, D.C.'s holding of this event began in 1935.
What does happen to the balloon after the camera photographed the earth?
It bursts on its own.
After importing 25 varieties of cherry trees from Yokohama, what did David Fairchild do?
He planted them on his own property as an experiment.
True or False?
One day, they learned about Helen Taft the wife of the President, who herself had lived in Japan.
False(コンマが必要）
One day, they learned about Helen Taft, the wife of the President, who herself had lived in Japan.
Translate "blossom", "blooming", "bloom" into Japanese.
blossom: 花
blooming: 花盛りの
bloom:花
Translate the sentence into Japanese.
「彼が医者であることを私は想像(imagine)できない。」
I can't imagine his[him] being a doctor.
What is the difference between the first gift and the second gift? (Lesson 1)
the first gift → They had to be burned because they were infested with insects.
the second gift → They were successfully planted in Potomac Park.
Lesson 2 Part 2 (p.25)
"That is what attracted me to him so strongly."
Thatが指す2つのこととは？
①Dr.Brown gave his all in pursuit of things that interested him.（ブラウン博士は自分が興味のあるものを追求するのに全力を尽くした。）
②Dr. Brown achieved things that at first would have seemed impossible.（ブラウン博士は最初は不可能と思われていたことを成し遂げた。）
Choose the best answer.
An official letter from Japan said that ( ).
①Tokyo and Washington, D.C. would make another try to plant cherry trees.
②Tokyo intended to donate 2,000 cherry trees to the United States.
②Tokyo intended to donate 2,000 cherry trees to the United States.