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ある政せい治じ家かのスピーチを聞きいて感かん動どうした一ひと人りの学がく生せい、「スピーチの準じゅん備びにはどれぐらい時じ間かんがかかるのですか。」と質しつ問もんした。政せい治じ家かは「それはスピーチの長ながさによります」と答こたえた。学がく生せいが「今こん日にちは長ながいスピーチでしたから、きっと長ながく準じゅん備びをされたんでしょうね。」というと、政せい治じ家かは「そういうことではありません。いくら話はなしてもいいのなら、今いますぐできますが、5分ぶんのスピーチを頼たのまれたら、準じゅん備びに2週しゅう間かんはかかるでしょう。」と答こたえたそうだ。

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  1. 1この政治家が言いたいことはどれか。

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Vocabulary5 words
  • 感動かんどう
    • ·being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
    N3
  • 準備じゅんび
    • ·preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
    N3
  • 今日はこんにちは
    • ·hello; good day; good afternoon
    N3
  • こと
    • ·thing; matter
    • ·incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
    • ·circumstances; situation; state of affairs
    • ·work; business; affair
    • ·after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
    • ·nominalizing suffix
    • ·pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
    • ·alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
    • ·necessity; need
    • ·you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
    N3
  • 週間しゅうかん
    • ·week
    N3
Other levels19 words
  • 聞くきくAs it appears here: 聞いて
    • ·to hear
    • ·to listen (e.g. to music)
    • ·to ask; to enquire; to query
    • ·to hear about; to hear of; to learn of
    • ·to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with
    • ·to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to
    • ·to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)
    • ·to taste (alcohol); to try
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: した
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 一人ひとり
    • ·one person
    • ·being alone; being by oneself
    • ·being single; being unmarried
    • ·by oneself; alone
    • ·just; only; simply
    N5
  • 学生がくせい
    • ·student (esp. a university student)
    N5
  • どれ
    • ·which (of three or more)
    • ·well; now; c'mon
    N5
  • 質問しつもん
    • ·question; inquiry; enquiry
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • 答えるこたえるAs it appears here: 答えた
    • ·to answer; to reply
    N5
  • 長いながい
    • ·long (distance, length)
    • ·long (time); protracted; prolonged
    N5
  • 長いながいAs it appears here: 長く
    • ·long (distance, length)
    • ·long (time); protracted; prolonged
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: された
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • いう
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: ありません
    • ·to be; to exist; to live
    • ·to have
    • ·to be located
    • ·to be equipped with
    • ·to happen; to come about
    • ·to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)
    N5
  • いくら
    • ·how much
    • ·something over; and something; -odd
    • ·however (much); no matter how
    N5
  • 話すはなすAs it appears here: 話して
    • ·to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
    • ·to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
    • ·to speak (a language)
    N5
  • できるAs it appears here: できます
    • ·to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
    • ·to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable
    • ·to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
    • ·to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up
    • ·to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready
    • ·to grow (of a crop); to be produced
    • ·to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character
    • ·to be by nature; to be born ...
    • ·to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone)
    • ·to get pregnant
    N5
  • 頼むたのむAs it appears here: 頼まれたら
    • ·to request; to beg; to ask
    • ·to call; to order; to reserve
    • ·to entrust to
    • ·to rely on
    • ·please; please do; help me out here
    N5
  • かかる
    • ·to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)
    • ·to hang
    • ·to come into view; to arrive
    • ·to come under (a contract, a tax)
    • ·to start (engines, motors)
    • ·to attend; to deal with; to handle
    • ·to have started to; to be on the verge of
    • ·to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover
    • ·to (come) at
    • ·to be fastened
    • ·to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.)
    • ·to be caught in
    • ·to get a call
    • ·to depend on
    • ·to begin (a task); to set about (doing); to get down to
    N5
  • きっと
    • ·surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent)
    • ·sternly; severely
    • ·having no slack; rigid; stiff; tight
    • ·suddenly; abruptly; instantly
    N4
Grammar1 patterns

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  • と言うと（というと）N3

    'Speaking of…' / 'when it comes to…' — takes up a topic just mentioned and continues from it.

    学生が「今日は長いスピーチでしたから、きっと長く準備をされたんでしょうね。」というと、政治家は「そういうことではありません。

    The student said, “Today’s speech was long, so you must have spent a long time preparing it,” and the politician replied, “That’s not how it works.

Other levels7 patterns
  • きっとN4

    Adverb expressing the speaker's strong conviction that something is or will be so; 'surely, certainly, definitely, without fail'.

    学生が「今日は長いスピーチでしたから、きっと長く準備をされたんでしょうね。」というと、政治家は「そういうことではありません。

    The student said, “Today’s speech was long, so you must have spent a long time preparing it,” and the politician replied, “That’s not how it works.

  • てもN4

    Concessive — 'even if / even though …'; the main clause holds regardless of the te-clause.

    いくら話してもいいのなら、今すぐできますが、5分のスピーチを頼まれたら、準備に2週間はかかるでしょう。」と答えたそうだ。

    If I were allowed to speak for as long as I liked, I could do it right now, but if I were asked to give a five-minute speech, it would probably take me two weeks to prepare.”

  • たらN4

    Conditional/temporal ending on the plain-past stem meaning that once or if the first action happens, the second follows ('if / once / when ... then').

    いくら話してもいいのなら、今すぐできますが、5分のスピーチを頼まれたら、準備に2週間はかかるでしょう。」と答えたそうだ。

    If I were allowed to speak for as long as I liked, I could do it right now, but if I were asked to give a five-minute speech, it would probably take me two weeks to prepare.”

  • だ / ですN52 times in this passage

    The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.

    ある政治家のスピーチを聞いて感動した一人の学生、「スピーチの準備にはどれぐらい時間がかかるのですか。」と質問した。

    A student who was moved by a politician’s speech asked, “About how long does it take to prepare a speech?”

  • んですN5

    Explanatory ending that supplies a reason, context, or emphasis — 'the thing is…', 'it's that…'.

    学生が「今日は長いスピーチでしたから、きっと長く準備をされたんでしょうね。」というと、政治家は「そういうことではありません。

    The student said, “Today’s speech was long, so you must have spent a long time preparing it,” and the politician replied, “That’s not how it works.

  • じゃない・ではないN5

    Negates a noun or na-adjective with the copula, "is not / am not".

    学生が「今日は長いスピーチでしたから、きっと長く準備をされたんでしょうね。」というと、政治家は「そういうことではありません。

    The student said, “Today’s speech was long, so you must have spent a long time preparing it,” and the politician replied, “That’s not how it works.

  • だろうN5

    Presumptive expressing conjecture — 'probably', 'I think', or seeking agreement 'right?'; plain だろう / polite でしょう.

    いくら話してもいいのなら、今すぐできますが、5分のスピーチを頼まれたら、準備に2週間はかかるでしょう。」と答えたそうだ。

    If I were allowed to speak for as long as I liked, I could do it right now, but if I were asked to give a five-minute speech, it would probably take me two weeks to prepare.”

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