Vocabulary
親戚
relative(s)
落ちこぼれた left ( )
behind
What did Kensuke love to do when he was a child?
He loved drawing pictures.
In high school, Kensuke's classmates drew pictures better than Kensuke.
True (my classmates were far better than me and I felt left behind.)
As a child, I loved drawing pictures.
子どものころ、私は絵を描くのがとても好きでした。
お別れ会（２語）
farewell party
何か新しいこと ( ) new
something
What did he do during a spring vacation when he was a high school student?
He visited relatives in Belgium.
Kensuke drew pictures every day when he stayed with his relatives in Belgium.
True (I spent every day drawing pictures of the neighborhood.)
I spent everyday drawing pictures of the neigborhood.
私は毎日近所の絵を描いて過ごした。
壁画
mural
・・・することに決める ( ) to
decide
Where did he go when he was 26?
He went to Kenya.
The children in Kenya looked very happy to see a new dragon on the wall.
False
The children looked so delighted to see the new mural.
子どもたちは新しい壁画を見てとても喜んでいるように見えた。
launch
・・・の終わりに ( ) the end ( )
at, of
How did the children feel to see a dragon on the wall?
They were scared.
Kensuke decided to draw murals because he wanted people to feel happy.
True (I decided to draw murals to make people happy.)
Ecuador is the country where I created a mural in a women's prison.
エクアドルは、私が女性刑務所で壁画を創作した国です。
～を大切にする
cherish
喜んで with ( )
joy
Where did Kensuke create a mural in Ecuador?
He created a mural in a women's prison.
Kensuke asked all women in the prison to grow flowers.
False (I asked each woman to draw one flower that had a special meaning to them.)
It was the moment when I realized art can also give people the desire to live.
それが私がアートは人々に生きる希望も与えることができるのだと気づいた瞬間でした。