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N3 · IntermediateLong passagePassage #274
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「エネルギー祭まつり」のご案あん内ない

〇〇市しでは、ゴールデンウィーク（4月つき29日にち〜5月つき5日にち）の1週しゅう間かん、「エネルギー祭まつり」を行おこないます。太たい陽ようエネルギーを利り用ようして電でん気きを作つくる「太たい陽よう光こう発はつ電でん」を知しり、エネルギー問もん題だいを考かんがえるイベントです。

太たい陽ようエネルギーには、なくなることがない、空くう気きを汚よごさない、「ただ」で地ち球きゅう上じょうのどこでも得えられる、という長ちょう所しょがあります。今いま、問もん題だいになっている地ち球きゅう温おん暖だん化かの主おもな原げん因いんである二に酸さん化か炭たん素そ（CO2）を出ださないものです。このお祭まつりでは、太たい陽ようエネルギーを利り用ようした発はつ電でん装そう置ち（注1）のある住じゅう宅たくや電でん気き自じ動どう車しゃなどのモデルを通とおして、毎まい日にちの生せい活かつの中なかで太たい陽ようエネルギーがどう役やく立だつかを実感じっかんする（注2）ことができます。

政せい府ふも、太たい陽よう光こう発はつ電でんを進すすめる方ほう針しんは（注3）を示しめし、その利り用よう量りょうを10年ねん後ごの2020年ねんには今いまの10倍ばい、2030年ねんには40倍ばいにすることを目もく標ひょうとしています。さらに、太たい陽よう光こう発はつ電でん装そう置ちを買かう人ひとには、そのためのお金かねを援えん助じょします。

子こどもたちが日本にっぽん、そして地ち球きゅうの環かん境きょうを考かんがえるきっかけになるこのイベントに、ぜひご家か族ぞくで参さん加かしてください。

期き間かん：4月つき29日にち〜5月つき5日にち

日にち時じ：10：00〜16：00

場ば所しょ：市し役やく所しょ前まえ広ひろ場ば

《電でん気き自じ動どう車しゃ乗じょう車しゃ会かい》

毎まい日にち　①12：00　②13：00　③14：00　④15：00

(1回かい5分ぶんの乗じょう車しゃで、各かく回かい先せん着ちゃく（注4）10人にんまで）

※会かい場じょうへは車くるまを使つかわず、バスや自じ転てん車しゃの利り用ようをお願ねがいします。

〇〇市し環かん境きょう課か


（注ちゅう1）装そう置ち：機き械かいやしくみ

（注ちゅう2）実感じっかんする：実際じっさいのことのように感かんじる

（注ちゅう3）方ほう針しん：あることをする際さいの、だいたいの方ほう向こう・考かんがえ方かた

（注ちゅう4）先せん着ちゃく：早はやく着つくこと

Questions

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  1. 1「エネルギー祭り」の目的は何か。
  2. 2太陽エネルギーの特徴といえないものはどれか。
  3. 3政府の方針はどれか。
  4. 4電気自動車に無料で乗るにはどうすればよいか。

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Vocabulary32 words
  • 案内あんない
    • ·guidance; leading (the way); showing around
    • ·information; notice; notification
    • ·announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
    • ·invitation
    • ·acquaintance; knowledge
    N3
  • 月つき
    • ·Moon
    • ·month
    • ·moonlight
    • ·(a) moon; natural satellite
    N3
  • 日にち
    • ·Sunday
    • ·nth day (of the month)
    • ·counter for days
    • ·Japan
    N3
  • 週間しゅうかん
    • ·week
    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
  • ただ
    • ·ordinary; common; usual
    • ·free of charge
    • ·unaffected; as is; safe
    • ·only; merely; just; simply
    • ·but; however; nevertheless
    N3
  • 得るえるAs it appears here: 得られる
    • ·to be able to ...; can ...
    • ·to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain
    N3
  • お
    • ·honorific/polite/humble prefix
    N3
  • 装置そうち
    • ·equipment; device; installation; apparatus
    • ·stage setting
    N3
  • 住宅じゅうたく
    • ·residence; housing; residential building
    N3
  • 政府せいふ
    • ·government; administration; ministry
    N3
  • 進めるすすめる
    • ·to advance; to move forward; to put (a clock, watch) forward
    • ·to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to make progress in; to further; to advance; to hasten; to speed up
    • ·to raise; to elevate; to promote; to develop; to stimulate (e.g. one's appetite)
    N3
  • 示すしめすAs it appears here: 示し
    • ·to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell; to exemplify; to make apparent
    • ·to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.)
    • ·to indicate; to show; to represent; to signify; to display
    N3
  • 量りょう
    • ·quantity; amount; volume; capacity; portion (of food)
    • ·generosity; magnanimity; tolerance
    • ·pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
    N3
  • 目標もくひょう
    • ·goal; target; aim; objective
    • ·mark; sign; landmark
    N3
  • さらに
    • ·furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
    N3
  • 援助えんじょ
    • ·assistance; aid; support
    N3
  • 地球ちきゅう
    • ·Earth; the globe
    N3
  • 環境かんきょう
    • ·environment; surroundings; circumstances
    N3
  • ぜひ
    • ·certainly; without fail
    • ·right and wrong; pros and cons
    N3
  • 参加さんか
    • ·participation; joining; entry
    N3
  • 期間きかん
    • ·period; term; interval
    N3
  • 会かい
    • ·meeting; assembly; party; gathering; conference; athletic meet
    • ·society; association; club
    N3
  • 回かい
    • ·counter for occurrences
    • ·a time; an instance
    • ·inning (baseball); round; game
    • ·episode; chapter; instalment
    • ·Hui (people)
    • ·Islam
    N3
  • 課か
    • ·lesson
    • ·section (in an organization); division; department
    • ·counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
    N3
  • 注ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 機械きかい
    • ·machine; mechanism
    • ·instrument; appliance; apparatus
    N3
  • 実際じっさい
    • ·reality; actuality; truth; fact; actual conditions
    • ·practice (as opposed to theory)
    • ·truly; really; indeed; actually
    • ·bhutakoti (limit of reality)
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 感じるかんじる
    • ·to feel; to sense; to experience
    • ·to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to)
    • ·to become infected with (an illness); to catch
    N3
  • 際さい
    • ·occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
    N3
  • 方向ほうこう
    • ·direction; orientation; bearing; way
    • ·course (e.g. of action)
    N3
Other levels57 words
  • するAs it appears here: して
    • ·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
  • 電気でんき
    • ·electricity
    • ·(electric) light
    N5
  • 作るつくる
    • ·to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct
    • ·to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
    • ·to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train
    • ·to till
    • ·to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write
    • ·to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose
    • ·to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found
    • ·to have (a child)
    • ·to make up (one's face, etc.)
    • ·to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
    • ·to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion
    • ·to form (a line, etc.)
    • ·to set (a record)
    • ·to commit (a sin, etc.)
    N5
  • 知るしるAs it appears here: 知り
    • ·to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover
    • ·to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate
    • ·to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with
    • ·to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship)
    • ·to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know
    • ·to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility
    N5
  • どこ
    • ·where; what place
    • ·how much (long, far); what extent
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あります
    • ·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
  • 今いま
    • ·now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
    • ·another; more
    N5
  • 問題もんだい
    • ·question (e.g. on a test); problem
    • ·problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter
    • ·question (i.e. doubt)
    • ·public discussion; controversy
    • ·trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なって
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • 出すだすAs it appears here: 出さない
    • ·to take out; to get out
    • ·to put out; to reveal; to show
    • ·to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in
    • ·to publish; to make public
    • ·to send (e.g. letter)
    • ·to produce (a sound); to start (fire)
    • ·to serve (food)
    • ·... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out)
    • ·to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ...
    N5
  • もの
    • ·thing; object; article; stuff; substance
    • ·one's things; possessions; property; belongings
    • ·things; something; anything; everything; nothing
    • ·quality
    • ·reason; the way of things
    • ·used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
    • ·item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
    • ·cause of ...; cause for ...
    • ·somehow; somewhat; for some reason
    • ·really; truly
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    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
  • ある
    • ·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
  • 毎日まいにち
    • ·every day; daily
    N5
  • 中なか
    • ·inside; interior
    • ·among; within
    • ·middle; center; centre
    • ·during; while; middle; midst; amid
    • ·interval; gap
    • ·mean; average
    • ·second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes); middle
    • ·medium grade; medium quality
    • ·red-light district
    N5
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    N5
  • する
    • ·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
  • 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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • 買うかう
    • ·to buy; to purchase
    • ·to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize
    • ·to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke; to arouse; to win (someone's favour)
    • ·to accept; to take on; to take up
    • ·to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)
    N5
  • 人ひと
    • ·person; someone; somebody
    • ·human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
    • ·human (Homo sapiens)
    • ·(other) people; others
    • ·character; personality; nature
    • ·capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
    • ·adult; grown-up
    • ·I; me; one
    N5
  • お金おかね
    • ·money
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: します
    • ·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
  • なる
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • 家族かぞく
    • ·family
    N5
  • 車くるま
    • ·car; automobile; vehicle
    • ·wheel; castor; caster
    N5
  • 使うつかうAs it appears here: 使わ
    • ·to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
    • ·to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
    • ·to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
    • ·to use (language); to speak
    N5
  • 自転車じてんしゃ
    • ·bicycle; bike
    N5
  • 早いはやいAs it appears here: 早く
    • ·fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt
    • ·early; soon; earlier than usual
    • ·premature; too soon; too early
    • ·easy; simple; quick; fast
    • ·as soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ...
    N5
  • 着くつく
    • ·to arrive at; to reach
    • ·to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
    N5
  • 市し
    • ·city
    N4
  • 行うおこなうAs it appears here: 行います
    • ·to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
    N4
  • 利用りよう
    • ·use; utilization; utilisation; application
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえる
    • ·to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)
    • ·to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration
    • ·to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect
    • ·to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan
    • ·to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine
    • ·to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise
    • ·to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
    N4
  • なくなる
    • ·to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing
    • ·to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more
    • ·to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
    N4
  • 空気くうき
    • ·air; atmosphere
    • ·mood; situation
    • ·someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
    N4
  • 原因げんいん
    • ·cause; origin; source
    N4
  • 生活せいかつ
    • ·life; living
    • ·livelihood; (one's) living
    N4
  • 倍ばい
    • ·double; twice (as much)
    • ·times (as much); -fold
    • ·1-nth; 1 to n; 1 in n
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • 場所ばしょ
    • ·place; location; spot; position; area
    • ·room; space
    • ·sumo tournament
    N4
  • 会場かいじょう
    • ·assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
    N4
  • だいたい
    • ·generally; on the whole; mostly; almost; nearly; approximately; roughly; about
    • ·general; rough
    • ·outline; main points; gist; substance; essence
    • ·in the first place; first and foremost; from the start; to begin with
    N4
  • 汚すけがすAs it appears here: 汚さない
    • ·to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to make dirty; to stain
    • ·to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor; to defile
    N2
  • 長所ちょうしょ
    • ·strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
    N2
  • 発電はつでん
    • ·generation of electricity; power generation
    • ·sending a telegram; telegraphing
    N2
  • 実感じっかん
    • ·real feeling; actual feeling
    • ·to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
    N2
  • 方針ほうしん
    • ·policy; course; plan (of action); principle
    • ·magnetic needle
    N2
  • きっかけ
    • ·chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion
    N2
  • 日時にちじ
    • ·date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.)
    • ·days and hours
    N2
  • 広場ひろば
    • ·public square; square; plaza; piazza; forum
    • ·open space; clearing
    N2
  • 乗車じょうしゃ
    • ·boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
    N2
  • お願いしますおねがいします
    • ·please
    N2
  • ご
    • ·honorific/polite/humble prefix
    • ·honorific suffix
    N1
  • 役立つやくだつ
    • ·to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
    N1
  • 先着せんちゃく
    • ·arriving first
    • ·first to arrive
    • ·moving first
    N1
Grammar3 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • というN3

    Quotative marker plus 'say' that introduces a name, definition, or reported content — 'called', 'known as', 'that (one) says'.

    太陽エネルギーには、なくなることがない、空気を汚さない、「ただ」で地球上のどこでも得られる、という長所があります。

    Solar energy has the advantages of never running out, not polluting the air, and being available “for free” anywhere on Earth.

  • としてN3

    Marks the role, capacity, or status in which someone or something acts — "as (a doctor / a rule / etc.)".

    政府も、太陽光発電を進める方針はを示し、その利用量を10年後の2020年には今の10倍、2030年には40倍にすることを目標としています。

    The government has also announced a policy to promote solar power generation, aiming to increase its use to ten times the current level by 2020, ten years from now, and to forty times the current level by 2030.

  • ためにN3

    marks a purpose ('in order to') or a cause ('because of / owing to').

    さらに、太陽光発電装置を買う人には、そのためのお金を援助します。

    In addition, financial assistance will be provided to people who purchase solar-power equipment.

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  • を通じて/を通してN2

    Marks the means or intermediary something happens through, or a span it holds throughout — 'through', 'via', 'throughout'.

    このお祭りでは、太陽エネルギーを利用した発電装置のある住宅や電気自動車などのモデルを通して、 毎日の生活の中で太陽エネルギーがどう役立つかを実感することができます。

    At this festival, through models such as homes equipped with solar-power systems and electric vehicles, visitors can experience how solar energy can be useful in everyday life.

  • さらにN2

    Adds a further point or a greater degree — 'furthermore', 'moreover', 'even more'.

    さらに、太陽光発電装置を買う人には、そのためのお金を援助します。

    In addition, financial assistance will be provided to people who purchase solar-power equipment.

  • お～願うN2

    Humble form for politely requesting an action — "(please) kindly ~, could you ~".

    ※会場へは車を使わず、バスや自転車の利用をお願いします。

    ※ Please do not come to the venue by car; use a bus or bicycle instead.

  • 際にN2

    Formal 'on the occasion of / when', marking the time at which a (usually formal) action takes place.

    （注3）方針：あることをする際の、だいたいの方向・考え方

    (Note 3) Policy: the general direction or way of thinking when carrying something out

  • などN4

    Lists one or more representative items and implies others of the same kind exist — 'and so on / etc. / such as'.

    このお祭りでは、太陽エネルギーを利用した発電装置のある住宅や電気自動車などのモデルを通して、 毎日の生活の中で太陽エネルギーがどう役立つかを実感することができます。

    At this festival, through models such as homes equipped with solar-power systems and electric vehicles, visitors can experience how solar energy can be useful in everyday life.

  • 〜の中でN4

    Marks a set or group as the domain of a comparison — "among ~ / of all ~", typically paired with a superlative.

    このお祭りでは、太陽エネルギーを利用した発電装置のある住宅や電気自動車などのモデルを通して、 毎日の生活の中で太陽エネルギーがどう役立つかを実感することができます。

    At this festival, through models such as homes equipped with solar-power systems and electric vehicles, visitors can experience how solar energy can be useful in everyday life.

  • ぜひN4

    Emphatic adverb urging or strongly wishing for something, usually paired with a request or a desire — "by all means / definitely".

    子どもたちが日本、そして地球の環境を考えるきっかけになるこのイベントに、ぜひご家族で参加してください。

    This event can give children an opportunity to think about the environment of Japan and the Earth, so please come and participate with your family.

  • ように / ようなN4

    Likens or exemplifies one thing by another, "like / as / similar to (a)".

    （注2）実感する：実際のことのように感じる

    (Note 2) Experience firsthand: to feel something as if it were actually happening

  • 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'.

    太陽エネルギーを利用して電気を作る「太陽光発電」を知り、エネルギー問題を考えるイベントです。

    This event is designed to help people learn about “solar power generation,” which produces electricity using solar energy, and think about energy issues.

  • がありますN5

    States the existence or possession of an inanimate thing, "there is / to have".

    太陽エネルギーには、なくなることがない、空気を汚さない、「ただ」で地球上のどこでも得られる、という長所があります。

    Solar energy has the advantages of never running out, not polluting the air, and being available “for free” anywhere on Earth.

  • 〜ているN5

    Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.

    今、問題になっている地球温暖化の主な原因である二酸化炭素（CO2）を出さないものです。

    It does not emit carbon dioxide (CO2), the main cause of global warming, which is currently a major problem.

  • 〜ことができるN5

    States that someone is able to do something — “can do” / “is able to do”.

    このお祭りでは、太陽エネルギーを利用した発電装置のある住宅や電気自動車などのモデルを通して、 毎日の生活の中で太陽エネルギーがどう役立つかを実感することができます。

    At this festival, through models such as homes equipped with solar-power systems and electric vehicles, visitors can experience how solar energy can be useful in everyday life.

  • にするN5

    To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'

    政府も、太陽光発電を進める方針はを示し、その利用量を10年後の2020年には今の10倍、2030年には40倍にすることを目標としています。

    The government has also announced a policy to promote solar power generation, aiming to increase its use to ten times the current level by 2020, ten years from now, and to forty times the current level by 2030.

  • そしてN5

    Additive/sequential conjunction joining clauses, 'and / and then'.

    子どもたちが日本、そして地球の環境を考えるきっかけになるこのイベントに、ぜひご家族で参加してください。

    This event can give children an opportunity to think about the environment of Japan and the Earth, so please come and participate with your family.

  • 〜てくださいN5

    A polite request asking someone to do something — “please do”.

    子どもたちが日本、そして地球の環境を考えるきっかけになるこのイベントに、ぜひご家族で参加してください。

    This event can give children an opportunity to think about the environment of Japan and the Earth, so please come and participate with your family.

  • までN5

    Particle marking the spatial, temporal, or extent limit of an action — "until / up to / as far as."

    (1回5分の乗車で、各回先着10人まで）

    (Each ride lasts 5 minutes, with a maximum of 10 people per session on a first-come, first-served basis.)

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