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他た者しゃとの間まで考かんがえを通つうじ合あわせるために、視し線せんやアイコンタクトというものが活かつ用ようできます。実じつは、これは赤あかちゃんでも行おこなっていることなのです。生せい後ご9カ月げつごろの赤あかちゃんは、何なにかおもしろいモノを見みつけると、母はは親おやにパッと目めを向むけます。母はは親おやがそれに気きづいたら、モノに視し線せんを戻もどすことによって、母はは親おやの視し線せんを誘ゆう導どうします。母はは親おやは「ああ、風ふう船せんだね。まあるいね」などと話はなしかけることでしょう。他た者しゃと一緒いっしょに同どうじものを見みるという行こう為いを通とおして、物ものの見みえ方かたや意い味みづけを共きょう有ゆうしているのです。

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  1. 1文中で、生後9カ月の赤ちゃんはどのようなコミュニヶーションをすると述べられているか。

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Vocabulary3 words
  • 誘導ゆうどう
    • ·guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
    N1
  • 同どう
    • ·the same; the said
    • ·likewise
    N1
  • 行為こうい
    • ·act; deed; conduct
    N1
Other levels28 words
  • 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
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • おもしろい
    • ·interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling
    • ·amusing; funny; comical
    • ·enjoyable; fun; entertaining; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·good; satisfactory; favourable; desirable; encouraging
    N5
  • モノもの
    • ·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
  • 目め
    • ·eye; eyeball
    • ·eyesight; sight; vision
    • ·look; stare; gaze; glance
    • ·notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
    • ·an experience
    • ·viewpoint
    • ·discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality)
    • ·(an) appearance
    • ·chance (of success); possibility (of a good result)
    • ·spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave
    • ·grain (of wood, paper)
    • ·eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
    • ·intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard)
    • ·dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number
    • ·graduation; division (of a scale)
    • ·tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
    • ·ordinal number suffix
    • ·somewhat; -ish
    • ·point (e.g. of change)
    • ·eye (empty space inside a group of stones)
    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
  • するAs it appears here: し
    • ·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
  • 見るみる
    • ·to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
    • ·to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
    • ·to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
    • ·to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
    • ·to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try
    • ·to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
    N5
  • 方かた
    • ·direction; way
    • ·person; lady; gentleman
    • ·method of; manner of; way of
    • ·care of ...
    • ·person in charge of ...
    • ·side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
    N5
  • 意味いみ
    • ·meaning; significance; sense
    N5
  • 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
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • 赤ちゃんあかちゃん
    • ·baby; infant
    N4
  • 行うおこなうAs it appears here: 行って
    • ·to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
    N4
  • こ
    • ·child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
    • ·(one's) child; offspring
    • ·young woman
    • ·young (animal)
    • ·offshoot
    • ·interest
    • ·new share
    • ·player who is not a dealer
    • ·young geisha; young prostitute
    • ·bird egg
    • ·-er (often of young women)
    N4
  • 見つけるみつける
    • ·to find; to discover; to come across; to spot; to catch (someone doing)
    • ·to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
    N4
  • 気き
    • ·spirit; mind; heart
    • ·nature; disposition
    • ·intention; mind; will; motivation
    • ·mood; feelings
    • ·consciousness
    • ·care; attention; consideration; worry
    • ·interest
    • ·(the) air; atmosphere
    • ·ambience; atmosphere (of); air (of); mood
    • ·fragrance; aroma; flavour; taste
    • ·qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine); chi; ki
    N4
  • 間ま
    • ·time; pause
    • ·space
    • ·room
    N3
  • 考えかんがえ
    • ·thinking; thought; view; opinion; concept
    • ·idea; notion; imagination
    • ·intention; plan; design
    • ·consideration; judgement; deliberation; reflection
    • ·wish; hope; expectation
    N3
  • 通じるつうじるAs it appears here: 通じ
    • ·to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to connect (to); to run (from, between; e.g. bus service); to extend (up to); to go (to); to reach
    • ·to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to get through (e.g. of a signal); to connect (e.g. of a call); to work (of a phone line)
    • ·to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be comprehended; to get across (e.g. of an idea)
    • ·to be well versed (in); to be proficient (in); to know a lot (about); to be familiar (with)
    • ·to be widespread; to be commonly known; to be prevalent
    • ·to have an effect; to work; to be on par (with)
    • ·to communicate secretly (with the enemy); to conspire (with); to betray
    • ·to have an affair (with); to have an illicit relationship; to be intimate (with)
    • ·to be relevant (to); to concern
    • ·to have bowel movement; to (be able to) defacate
    • ·to convey (an intention, feeling, etc.); to get (something) across; to communicate; to make (someone) understand
    • ·to give out (e.g. a business card); to hand out (a name card)
    • ·to do via (something); to go through (someone); to do by using
    • ·to span the entirety (of); to concern (all of); to extend (all across)
    N3
  • 活用かつよう
    • ·practical use; application; making good use of; putting to good use; capitalizing on
    • ·conjugation; inflection
    N3
  • 実はじつは
    • ·as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
    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
  • 何かなにか
    • ·something; some; any
    • ·somehow; for some reason
    • ·(so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
    N3
  • 母親ははおや
    • ·mother
    N3
  • 向けるむけるAs it appears here: 向けます
    • ·to turn (towards); to face; to point; to aim; to direct to
    • ·to head to; to go towards
    • ·to allot; to allocate
    • ·to send; to dispatch (e.g. a person)
    • ·to aim for; to pursue
    N3
  • 戻すもどす
    • ·to put back; to return; to give back; to restore (to a previous state, e.g. defrosting, reconstituting, reconciling); to turn back (e.g. clock hand)
    • ·to vomit; to throw up
    • ·to recover (of a market price)
    N3
  • 風船ふうせん
    • ·balloon (toy or decoration)
    • ·balloon (hot-air or gas)
    N2
Grammar2 patterns

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  • というものN1

    Emphasizes the entire stretch of a stated time period, or foregrounds the essential nature of a thing — "for the whole (time)...", "the very idea of...".

    他者との間で考えを通じ合わせるために、視線やアイコンタクトというものが活用できます。

    We can use gaze and eye contact to communicate our thoughts with other people.

  • だの～だのN1

    Reduplicated listing particle citing examples with a tone of complaint or exasperation ("what with X and Y and all that").

    実は、これは赤ちゃんでも行っていることなのです。

    In fact, even babies do this.

Other levels8 patterns
  • 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'.

    他者と一緒に同じものを見るという行為を通して、物の見え方や意味づけを共有しているのです。

    Through the act of looking at the same thing together with another person, we share ways of seeing the object and the meanings assigned to it.

  • ためにN3

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

    他者との間で考えを通じ合わせるために、視線やアイコンタクトというものが活用できます。

    We can use gaze and eye contact to communicate our thoughts with other people.

  • によって/によるN3

    Marks means, cause, passive agent, or a factor something depends on; 'by (means of)', 'due to', 'depending on'.

    母親がそれに気づいたら、モノに視線を戻すことによって、母親の視線を誘導します。

    If the mother notices, the baby turns its gaze back to the object, thereby guiding the mother's gaze toward it.

  • というN3

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

    他者と一緒に同じものを見るという行為を通して、物の見え方や意味づけを共有しているのです。

    Through the act of looking at the same thing together with another person, we share ways of seeing the object and the meanings assigned to it.

  • 間（あいだ）N4

    Marks a span of time or space throughout which, or between whose endpoints, something else continuously holds — 'while; during; between'.

    他者との間で考えを通じ合わせるために、視線やアイコンタクトというものが活用できます。

    We can use gaze and eye contact to communicate our thoughts with other people.

  • 〜ているN52 times in this passage

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

    実は、これは赤ちゃんでも行っていることなのです。

    In fact, even babies do this.

  • だろうN5

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

    まあるいね」などと話しかけることでしょう。

    It's round,” or something similar.

  • 一緒に（いっしょに）N5

    Indicates doing something jointly with someone or something else — "together (with)".

    他者と一緒に同じものを見るという行為を通して、物の見え方や意味づけを共有しているのです。

    Through the act of looking at the same thing together with another person, we share ways of seeing the object and the meanings assigned to it.

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