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英語　漫画　無料　だんだん長くなる文：The Soap

英作文にチャレンジ漫画を見る前に自分で文が作れるかどうかチェックしてみてください。どうですか？パッと書けましたか？？こたえそれでは答えはこちら↓文法説明① a bar of soapa = 1つのa bar of soap = 石けん1個（石けんは数えられないので、a bar ofをつける）② a pink bar of soappink = ピンク色の（形容詞）形容詞は名詞の前に置く。③ a pink bar of soap with a bubblewith ～ = 「～を持っている／～と一緒に」「泡のついたピンクの石けん1個」④ A pink bar of soap goes to school.goes = go の三人称単数形（主語が「a pink bar of soap = it」なので、-s が必要）。⑤ A pink bar of soap goes to school with a bubble.前と同じ文に with a bubble を足しただけ。⑥ A pink bar of soap goes to school with many bubbles.many ...
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ケチャップの語源は中国語！？ー世界を旅したソースの物語

🍅 ケチャップの語源ハンバーガーやフライドポテトに欠かせない「ケチャップ」。その甘酸っぱい赤いソースを知らない人はいないでしょう。でも…その名前のルーツが中国語（しかも魚醤）にあるって、ご存知でしたか？ケチャップは「魚のソース」だった？ケチャップの語源は、中国南部で話されている福建語（Hokkien）で「kê-tsiap（鮭汁）」という言葉にさかのぼります。これは、発酵した魚から作られる調味料の名前。今で言うところの「魚醤」に近いもので、東南アジアの料理によく使われていたそうです。ヨーロッパへ渡ったアジアの味17世紀頃、ヨーロッパの貿易商人たちはアジアでこの魚醤に出会い、その風味に魅了されました。やがて「kê-tsiap」という名前は英語に取り入れられ、「ketchup（ケチャップ）」としてヨーロッパでも知られるようになります。🍅 トマトとの出会い当時のヨーロッパでは、トマトはまだケチャップの材料ではありませんでした。キノコ、クルミ、アンチョビなど、さまざまな材料で試されていたのです。そして19世紀、アメリカでトマトを使ったケチャップのレシピが登場し、次第に私たちが知っている「トマトケ...
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英語多読　The Girl from the Sea

CEFR A1で読むお話：The Girl from the SeaNia was not from the land.She lived in the sea.Her home was deep underwater, where fish glowed and whales sang.But Nia was curious.“What is above the waves?”she wondered.One day, a great blue whale came to her.“I can take you there,”the whale said.Nia smiled.“Let’s go!”She climbed onto the whale’s back.Then,splash!They rose up, up, up—out of the water!The sea turned into a city.Tall buildings stood like coral towers.Lights shone like little fish.The air smelled ...
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英語多読　The Boy Who Dug for Treasure

CEFR A1で読むお話：The Boy Who Dug for TreasureJake loved treasure. He read about pirates. He dreamed about gold.One day, he took a shovel and ran to the field.“I will find treasure today!” he said.Jakedug.He dug and dug.The hole was small. Then, it was big.Still, no treasure.“I must dig deeper!” he said.He dug more. The hole became deeper. The ground felt cool.Then—CLANK!Jake’s heart jumped.“A treasure chest?” he whispered.He dug faster. But—it was only a big rock.Jake frowned. “I can’t stop now!”He ...
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英語多読　The Girl Who Feared the Night

CEFR A1で読むお話：The Girl Who Feared the NightEmma did not like the night. It was dark. It was quiet. The night made her feel small.One evening, Emma came home. She put her hand in her pocket."Oh no!" she said. "Where is my key?"She looked in her bag. She looked in her shoes. She looked under the flowers.But the key was gone.Emma walked around the house. The sun went down. The sky became dark.Now it was night. Emma felt scared.She sat on the grass and looked up.The stars were bright. The moon was bi...
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多読　The Cat and the Apple Tree

CEFR A-1で読むお話：The Cat and the Apple TreeMilo the cat was hungry. He saw a big red apple in a tree.“I want that apple!” he said.Milojumpedonto the tree. Hewent upandup. The apple was very high.“I am close!” he said.Heput outhis paw. Hetriedto take the apple…But—oh no! His pawmovedtoo fast!Milofell down—BUMP!At the same time, the applefell down—PLOP!Milolookedat the apple. Hesmiled.“Haha! Now the apple is mine!” he said.Then he took a bigbite—CRUNCH!It was sweet.Moral of the story: "Sometimes, thi...
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英語多読　The Night of Dancing Stars

CEFR A-1で読むお話：The Night of Dancing StarsLuna and Stella loved the night. Every evening, they ran up the green hill full of yellow flowers. They lifted their hands and called to the stars."Come down and dance with us!" said Luna.The stars shined but did not move."Maybe they cannot hear us," said Stella. "Let’s dance first!"So Luna and Stellajumped, turned, and laughed. Their white dressesmovedin the wind.Then—something special happened.A small starblinked, shook, and came down! Itfellsoftly on th...
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英語多読　CEFR A-1で読むお話：The Moon Village

The Moon VillageLuna lived in a small house on the moon. Her house was blue. Next to her, there were red, yellow, and green houses. The moon was big and golden. It was a special place.At night, the stars shined. Luna loved to watch them. She sat by her window and counted the stars. "One, two, three… so many stars!" she said.One day, she saw a ladder. A boy was climbing up. "Hello!" she called. "Where are you going?"The boy smiled. "I want to touch the stars!" he said.Luna laughed. "Be careful! T...
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