Reading Passage
ไปๆฅ๏ผใใใ๏ผใฏใๅญฆๆ ก๏ผใใฃใใ๏ผใง้ฟ้ฃ่จ็ทดใใใใพใใใ็ฐไธญใใใฏๆๅฎคใงๆๆฅญใๅใใฆใใพใใใ็ช็ถใใใซใ้ณดใใพใใใๅ ็ใฏใๅฐ้ใงใ๏ผๆบใฎไธใซ้ ใใฆใใ ใใ๏ผใใจๅคงๅฃฐใง่จใใพใใใใฟใใชใฏๆ ใฆใใๆ็คบใซๅพใใพใใใ
ใใซใๆญขใพใฃใๅพใๅ ็ใฏใ้ฟ้ฃๅ ดๆใธ็งปๅใใพใใ่ฝใก็ใใฆ่กๅใใพใใใใใจ่จใใพใใใ็ๅพใใกใฏ้ใใซๅใไฝใใๅปไธใๆญฉใๅงใใพใใใ็ฐไธญใใใฎ้ฃใฎๅธญใซใใๅฑฑ็ฐใใใใๅฐใๆใใใช้กใใใฆใใพใใใ็ฐไธญใใใฏใๅคงไธๅคซใ ใใไธ็ทใซ่กใใใใจๅฃฐใใใใพใใใ
ๆ กๅบญใซ็ใใจใใใใใใใใฎ็ๅพใ้ใพใฃใฆใใพใใใๅ ็ใฏๅ จๅกใฎๅฎๅ จใ็ขบ่ชใใพใใใใใใใใๅ ็ใฏใ้ฟ้ฃ่จ็ทดใฏใไธใไธใฎๆใซ่ชๅใฎๅฝใๅฎใใใใซใจใฆใๅคงๅใงใใใจ่ชฌๆใใพใใใใ่จ็ทดใซ็ๅฃใซๅๅ ใใใใจใซใฏใๅคงใใชๆๅณใใใใฎใงใใใใจ็ถใใพใใใ็ฐไธญใใใฏใ็ฝๅฎณใ่ตทใใใจใใซใฉใใใใฐ่ฏใใใใใ่ใใใใใซใชใใพใใใใใฎ่จ็ทดใ้ใใฆใๅฝใฎๅคงๅใใๆนใใฆๆใใพใใใ
Vocabulary List
้ฟ้ฃ่จ็ทด (hinankunren) โ evacuation drill
ๆๆฅญ (jugyou) โ class, lesson
็ช็ถ (totsuzen) โ suddenly
ๅฐ้ (jishin) โ earthquake
ๆ็คบ (shiji) โ instruction, direction
ๅพใ (shitagau) โ to obey, to follow
้ฟ้ฃๅ ดๆ (hinanbasho) โ evacuation area
่ฝใก็ใ (ochitsuku) โ to calm down
่กๅใใ (koudou suru) โ to act, to behave
ๆ กๅบญ (koutei) โ schoolyard
ๅฎๅ จ (anzen) โ safety
็ขบ่ชใใ (kakunin suru) โ to confirm
ๅฝ (inochi) โ life
ๅฎใ (mamoru) โ to protect
็ฝๅฎณ (saigai) โ disaster
English Translation
Today, there was an evacuation drill at school. Tanaka was taking a class in the classroom. Suddenly, a bell rang. The teacher loudly said, "It's an earthquake! Hide under your desks!" Everyone followed the instructions without panicking.
After the bell stopped, the teacher said, "We will move to the evacuation area. Let's act calmly." The students quietly formed lines and began walking down the hallway. Yamada, who was sitting next to Tanaka, had a slightly scared look on their face. Tanaka said, "It's okay. Let's go together."
When they arrived at the schoolyard, many students had already gathered. The teacher confirmed everyone's safety. Then, the teacher explained, "Evacuation drills are extremely important for protecting your life in the event of an emergency. Participating in them seriously holds great significance." Tanaka began to seriously consider what to do if a disaster occurred. This drill helped them reconfirm the preciousness of life.
Comprehension Questions
- ไปๆฅใๅญฆๆ กใงใฉใใชใใจใใใใพใใใ๏ผ
What happened at school today?
- ใใซใ้ณดใฃใใจใใๅ ็ใฏ็ๅพใใกใซไฝใจ่จใใพใใใ๏ผ
What did the teacher say to the students when the bell rang?
- ็ฐไธญใใใฏใๆใใใซใใฆใใๅฑฑ็ฐใใใซไฝใจๅฃฐใใใใพใใใ๏ผ
What did Tanaka say to Yamada, who looked scared?
- ้ฟ้ฃ่จ็ทดใฎๅพใๅ ็ใฏใชใ่จ็ทดใๅคงๅใ ใจ่ชฌๆใใพใใใ๏ผ
After the evacuation drill, why did the teacher explain that the drill was important?
- ใใฎ่จ็ทดใ้ใใฆใ็ฐไธญใใใฏไฝใๆใใพใใใ๏ผ
What did Tanaka feel through this drill?
Answers
ไปๆฅใๅญฆๆ กใง้ฟ้ฃ่จ็ทดใใใใพใใใ(Today, there was an evacuation drill at school.)
ใๅฐ้ใงใ๏ผๆบใฎไธใซ้ ใใฆใใ ใใ๏ผใใจ่จใใพใใใ(They said, "It's an earthquake! Hide under your desks!")
ใๅคงไธๅคซใ ใใไธ็ทใซ่กใใใใจๅฃฐใใใใพใใใ(They said, "It's okay. Let's go together.")
ไธใไธใฎๆใซ่ชๅใฎๅฝใๅฎใใใใซๅคงๅใ ใจ่ชฌๆใใพใใใ(They explained it was important for protecting one's own life in case of an emergency.)
็ฝๅฎณใ่ตทใใใจใใซใฉใใใใฐ่ฏใใ่ใใใใใซใชใใๅฝใฎๅคงๅใใๆนใใฆๆใใพใใใ(Tanaka came to think about what to do if a disaster occurred and felt the importance of life anew.)
Grammar Points Used
- ใใใใใพใใ (ใ ga arimashita): Used to indicate that something happened or existed in the past.
Example: ไปๆฅใฏใๅญฆๆ กใง้ฟ้ฃ่จ็ทดใใใใพใใใ(Today, there was an evacuation drill at school.)
- ใใฆใใพใใ (ใ te imashita): Indicates an ongoing action in the past or a state that continued from the past.
Example: ็ฐไธญใใใฏๆๅฎคใงๆๆฅญใๅใใฆใใพใใใ(Tanaka was taking a class in the classroom.)
- ใใจ๏ผ่จใใพใใ๏ผ(ใ to iimashita): Used to quote someone's direct speech.
Example: ๅ ็ใฏใๅฐ้ใงใ๏ผใใจๅคงๅฃฐใง่จใใพใใใ(The teacher loudly said, "It's an earthquake!")
- ใใ (ใ zu): Indicates "without doing [verb]". Similar to ใใชใใง.
Example: ใฟใใชใฏๆ ใฆใใๆ็คบใซๅพใใพใใใ(Everyone followed the instructions without panicking.)
- ใใใ (ใ sou): Attached to the stem of adjectives/verbs to mean "looks like," "seems like."
Example: ๅฑฑ็ฐใใใใๅฐใๆใใใช้กใใใฆใใพใใใ(Yamada had a slightly scared look on their face.)
- ใใใใซ (ใ tame ni): Indicates purpose, "in order to" or "for the sake of."
Example: ่ชๅใฎๅฝใๅฎใใใใซ...(in order to protect one's own life.)
- ใใใจ๏ผใซ๏ผใใใ (ใ koto ni imi ga aru): Used to express that 'there is meaning/significance in doing something.' It emphasizes the purpose or value of an action.
Example: ็ๅฃใซ่จ็ทดใซๅๅ ใใใใจใซๆๅณใใใใพใใ(There is meaning in participating in the drills seriously.)
- ใใใใซใชใ (ใ you ni naru): Means "come to be able to" or "come to be in a state of." Indicates a change in state or ability.
Example: ใใ่ใใใใใซใชใใพใใใ(Came to think deeply.)