VIEN
All passages
N2 · Upper intermediateMedium passagePassage #551
2

今いまの若わかい人ひとは、ある程てい度ど完かん備びした科か学がく社しゃ会かいに生うまれている。携けい帯たい電でん話わもカーナビ（注1）も当あたり前まえになった社しゃ会かいである。発展はってんの過か程ていを見みていない彼かれらは、どういった原げん理りでそれらが機き能のうしているのかを知しらない。知しらなくても、その恩おん恵けいを受うけることができる。充じゅう電でんさえしていれば、誰だれとでもいつでも連れん絡らくがつくと信しんじている。電でん波ぱがどんなもので、どのような設せつ備びによって成なり立たっているのかを知しらない人ひとが多おおい。十じゅう数すうメートルしか離はなれていない場ば所しょなのに、携けい帯たい電でん話わが通つうじなくなることがあるなんて、考かんがえてもいないだろう。

こういった「科か学がく離ばなれ」については、昔むかしから問もん題だい意い識しきがあった。だから、子こ供どもたち向むけに科か学がくを教きょう育いくするシステムをいろいろな形かたちで模も索さく（注2）してきた。けれども、僕ぼくが感かんじることが一ひとつある。そういう教きょう育いくをしているのは、科か学がくが好すきな人ひとたちだ。だから、口くちを備そなえてこう言いう、「科か学がくの楽たのしさを子こ供どもたちに知しってもらいたい」と。この言こと葉ばを聞きくたびに、「楽たのしさ」を押おし付つけている姿し勢せいを感かんじずにはいられない。

読どく書しょの楽たのしみを知しってもらいたい。スポーツの楽たのしさを感かんじてもらいたい。他たの分ぶん野やでも、こういった姿し勢せいは根ね強づよい。しかし、科か学がくの場ば合あいは、そんな悠ゆう長ちょうな（注3）問もん題だいではない、と思おもうのだ。読どく書しょやスポーツが嫌きらいな人ひとは、それをしなくても良よいだろう。楽たのしみは、ほかにいくらでもある。しかし、科か学がくを避さけることは、この現げん代だいに生いきていくうえではほとんど無む理りなのである。（中ちゅう略りゃく）もはや（注4）、好すきとか嫌きらいで片かた付づけ（注5）られるものではない、ということだ。

（森もり博ひろ嗣つぐ「科か学がく的てきとはどういう意い味みか」による）

（注ちゅう1）カーナビ：自じ分ぶんの車くるまの位い置ちを知しらせながら道みち案あん内ないする措そ置ち

（注ちゅう2）模も索さくする：探さがし求もとめる

（注ちゅう3）悠ゆう長ちょうな：のんびりした

（注ちゅう4）もはや：今いまではもう

（注ちゅう5）片かた付づける：済すます

Questions

0/3 answered
  1. 1筆者は、今の若者をどのように見ているか。
  2. 2僕が感じることが一つあるとあるが、何を感じているか。
  3. 3筆者の考えに合っているのはどれか。

Study this passage

Vocabulary6 words
  • 当たり前あたりまえ
    • ·natural; reasonable; obvious
    • ·usual; common; ordinary; commonplace; the norm
    N2
  • 過程かてい
    • ·process; course; mechanism
    N2
  • 原理げんり
    • ·principle; theory; fundamental truth
    N2
  • 恩恵おんけい
    • ·grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
    N2
  • 電波でんぱ
    • ·radio wave; reception; signal
    • ·saying strange things
    N2
  • 姿勢しせい
    • ·posture; pose; position; stance; carriage (of the body)
    • ·attitude; approach; stance
    N2
Other levels92 words
  • 今いま
    • ·now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
    • ·another; more
    N5
  • 若いわかい
    • ·young; youthful
    • ·immature; green
    • ·low (number); small
    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
  • 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
  • 生まれるうまれるAs it appears here: 生まれて
    • ·to be born
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なった
    • ·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
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見て
    • ·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
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    N5
  • いうAs it appears here: いった
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    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
  • 知るしるAs it appears here: 知らない
    • ·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
  • 知るしるAs it appears here: 知らなくて
    • ·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
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • できる
    • ·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
  • 誰だれ
    • ·who
    N5
  • いつ
    • ·when; at what time; how soon
    • ·normal times; ordinary days
    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
  • どの
    • ·which; what (way)
    N5
  • 多いおおい
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
  • メートルめーとる
    • ·metre (unit of length); meter
    • ·meter; gauge
    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
  • 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
  • いるAs it appears here: いない
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あった
    • ·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
  • 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
  • いろいろ
    • ·various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
    • ·variously; in various ways; in many ways
    • ·various things; this and that
    N5
  • 一つひとつ
    • ·one
    • ·for one thing
    • ·only
    • ·(not) even
    • ·just (e.g. "just try it")
    • ·some kind of; one type of
    N5
  • 好きすき
    • ·liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
    • ·liking (romantically); being in love with; beloved
    • ·faddism; eccentricity
    • ·as one likes; as it suits one
    • ·lecherous; lustful; salacious
    N5
  • 口くち
    • ·mouth
    • ·opening; hole; gap; orifice
    • ·mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece
    • ·gate; door; entrance; exit
    • ·speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip)
    • ·taste; palate
    • ·mouth (to feed)
    • ·opening (i.e. vacancy); available position
    • ·invitation; summons
    • ·kind; sort; type
    • ·opening (i.e. beginning)
    • ·counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money) and stove burners
    • ·counter for swords, blades, etc.
    N5
  • 言ういう
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • 楽しさたのしさ
    • ·enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
    N5
  • 知るしるAs it appears here: 知って
    • ·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
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • 言葉ことば
    • ·language; dialect
    • ·word; phrase; expression; term
    • ·speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language
    • ·words; remark; statement; comment
    • ·learning to speak; language acquisition
    N5
  • 聞くきく
    • ·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
  • いるAs it appears here: いられない
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    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
  • 嫌いきらい
    • ·disliked; hated; disagreeable
    • ·tendency; smack (of); touch (of)
    • ·distinction; discrimination
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: しなくて
    • ·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
  • 良いよい
    • ·good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
    • ·profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
    • ·OK; all right; fine; no problem
    • ·easy to ...
    N5
  • ほか
    • ·another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside
    • ·another (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else; the rest; et al.
    • ·beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
    • ·except; but; other than; apart from
    • ·besides; in addition to; as well as; on top of
    N5
  • いくら
    • ·how much
    • ·something over; and something; -odd
    • ·however (much); no matter how
    N5
  • うえ
    • ·above; over; up
    • ·top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase)
    • ·surface; on (top of)
    • ·the above (in a piece of writing); earlier part
    • ·superior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class)
    • ·elder; older; senior
    • ·with respect to ...; in terms of; as far as ... is concerned; when (e.g. drunk)
    • ·besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...; as well as ...
    • ·after ...; upon ...; on ...; with (e.g. full awareness); as a result of ...
    • ·since ...; now that ...; because ...
    • ·honorable; venerable; dear
    • ·emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo
    N5
  • 意味いみ
    • ·meaning; significance; sense
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    N5
  • 車くるま
    • ·car; automobile; vehicle
    • ·wheel; castor; caster
    N5
  • 科学かがく
    • ·science
    • ·to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
    N4
  • 社会しゃかい
    • ·society; public; community; the world
    • ·social studies
    N4
  • 受けるうける
    • ·to receive; to get
    • ·to catch (e.g. a ball)
    • ·to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)
    • ·to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence)
    • ·to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge)
    • ·to be given (e.g. life, talent)
    • ·to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by)
    • ·to follow; to succeed; to be descended from
    • ·to face (south, etc.)
    • ·to be modified by
    • ·to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee
    • ·to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well
    N4
  • 場所ばしょ
    • ·place; location; spot; position; area
    • ·room; space
    • ·sumo tournament
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えて
    • ·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
  • こう
    • ·in this way; like this; so; thus
    • ·this (much); so
    • ·uh; er; mm; well
    N4
  • 昔むかし
    • ·the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago
    • ·the past ten years; the past decade
    N4
  • 教育きょういく
    • ·education; schooling; training; instruction; teaching; upbringing
    • ·culture; cultivation; education
    N4
  • 形かたち
    • ·(physical) form; shape; figure
    • ·visage; (facial) features; appearance (of a person); figure; looks
    • ·form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); style; (outward) appearance
    • ·(resultant) state; situation; condition; form
    • ·behaviour (towards others); attitude; demeanor; manners
    • ·shape (positional qualities of a group of stones)
    N4
  • 僕ぼく
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    • ·manservant
    N4
  • 楽しみたのしみ
    • ·enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; delight; joy; fun; diversion; hobby
    • ·anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
    N4
  • 場合ばあい
    • ·case; occasion; situation; circumstances
    N4
  • 思うおもう
    • ·to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
    • ·to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
    • ·to judge; to assess; to regard
    • ·to imagine; to suppose; to dream
    • ·to expect; to look forward to
    • ·to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
    • ·to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love
    • ·to recall; to remember
    N4
  • 生きるいきるAs it appears here: 生きて
    • ·to live; to exist
    • ·to make a living; to subsist
    • ·to be in effect; to be in use; to function
    • ·to come to life; to be enlivened
    • ·to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
    N4
  • ほとんど
    • ·almost; nearly; mostly; practically; virtually; basically; just about; all but
    • ·hardly; barely; scarcely; little
    • ·large majority; large proportion; greater part; most (of); almost all (of)
    N4
  • 無理むり
    • ·unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable
    • ·impossible
    • ·forcible; forced; compulsory
    • ·excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
    • ·to work too hard; to try too hard
    • ·no way; not a chance; never; dream on
    • ·irrational
    N4
  • 知らせるしらせるAs it appears here: 知らせ
    • ·to notify; to advise; to inform
    N4
  • 片付けるかたづける
    • ·to put in order; to tidy up; to clean up; to put away; to clear away
    • ·to settle (a matter); to solve; to deal with; to dispose of
    • ·to finish; to get through; to complete; to get (something) done
    • ·to marry off (one's daughter)
    • ·to do away with (someone); to bump off; to kill; to eliminate
    N4
  • 発展はってん
    • ·development; growth; expansion; extension; flourishing
    • ·development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; progression; unfolding
    • ·playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
    N3
  • 機能きのう
    • ·function; facility; faculty; feature
    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
  • 信じるしんじるAs it appears here: 信じて
    • ·to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 設備せつび
    • ·equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
    N3
  • 離れるはなれるAs it appears here: 離れて
    • ·to be separated; to be apart; to be distant
    • ·to leave; to go away
    • ·to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up
    • ·to lose connection with; to drift away from
    N3
  • 通じるつうじるAs it appears here: 通じなく
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 備えるそなえるAs it appears here: 備えて
    • ·to furnish with; to equip with; to provide; to install
    • ·to prepare for; to make preparations for; to make provision for
    • ·to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with; to be equipped with
    • ·to be born with; to have since birth
    N3
  • たび
    • ·time (three times, each time, etc.); times
    N3
  • 感じるかんじるAs it appears here: 感じ
    • ·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
  • 読書どくしょ
    • ·reading (books)
    N3
  • 感じるかんじるAs it appears here: 感じて
    • ·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
  • 分野ぶんや
    • ·field; sphere; realm; division; branch
    N3
  • 避けるさける
    • ·to avoid (physical contact with)
    • ·to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to shirk (one's responsibilities)
    • ·to ward off; to avert
    • ·to put aside; to move out of the way
    N3
  • 現代げんだい
    • ·present age; present day; today
    • ·modern era; modern times
    N3
  • 注ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 位置いち
    • ·place; position; location
    • ·position; standing; status; situation
    N3
  • 成り立つなりたつAs it appears here: 成り立って
    • ·to consist of; to be made up of; to be composed of
    • ·to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be valid
    • ·to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on; to keep going
    N1
  • 向けむけ
    • ·intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
    N1
  • 模索もさく
    • ·groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
    N1
  • もはや
    • ·already; now
    • ·no longer; not any more
    N1
  • 片付けかたづけ
    • ·tidying up; finishing
    N1
  • 措置そち
    • ·measure; step; action
    N1
  • 済ますすます
    • ·to finish; to get it over with; to conclude
    • ·to settle; to pay back
    • ·to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
    N1
Grammar2 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • ないではいられないN2

    'can't help but ~ / can't stop oneself from ~' — expresses an urge or reaction one is unable to resist.

    この言葉を聞くたびに、「楽しさ」を押し付けている姿勢を感じずにはいられない。

    Every time I hear those words, I cannot help feeling that there is an attitude of imposing this idea of “enjoyment” on children.

  • ものではないN2

    Expresses that something should not be done as a matter of common sense or good manners — 'one shouldn't', 'it's not the done thing to'.

    （中略）もはや、好きとか嫌いで片付けられるものではない、ということだ。

    (Omitted) In other words, science is no longer something that can simply be dismissed as a matter of whether one likes it or not.

Other levels29 patterns
  • 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").

    しかし、科学を避けることは、この現代に生きていくうえではほとんど無理なのである。

    But in order to live in the modern world, it is almost impossible to avoid science.

  • もはやN12 times in this passage

    Adverb marking that a threshold or point of no return has passed — 'already, by now', or with a negative predicate 'no longer'.

    （中略）もはや、好きとか嫌いで片付けられるものではない、ということだ。

    (Omitted) In other words, science is no longer something that can simply be dismissed as a matter of whether one likes it or not.

  • によって/によるN32 times in this passage

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

    電波がどんなもので、どのような設備によって成り立っているのかを知らない人が多い。

    Many people do not know what radio waves are or what kind of equipment and infrastructure make them possible.

  • ことがあるN3

    After a plain verb, 'there are times when...'; after a past-tense verb (〜たことがある), 'have (ever) done, have the experience of'.

    十数メートルしか離れていない場所なのに、携帯電話が通じなくなることがあるなんて、考えてもいないだろう。

    They probably have never even imagined that a mobile phone might stop working at a place only a dozen or so meters away.

  • なんか/なんて/などN3

    A particle that cites an example or downplays/dismisses it — "things like / such as / (of all things)".

    十数メートルしか離れていない場所なのに、携帯電話が通じなくなることがあるなんて、考えてもいないだろう。

    They probably have never even imagined that a mobile phone might stop working at a place only a dozen or so meters away.

  • についてN3

    Marks the topic an action or statement is directed at; 'about', 'concerning', 'regarding'.

    こういった「科学離れ」については、昔から問題意識があった。

    This kind of “turning away from science” has long been recognized as a problem.

  • 〜向けN3

    Suffix on a noun marking something as made or intended for that target audience or market; "(intended) for / aimed at".

    だから、子供たち向けに科学を教育するシステムをいろいろな形で模索してきた。

    For that reason, various forms of systems for teaching science to children have been explored.

  • たびにN3

    every time the preceding action happens, the main clause also happens, 'each time / whenever ~'.

    この言葉を聞くたびに、「楽しさ」を押し付けている姿勢を感じずにはいられない。

    Every time I hear those words, I cannot help feeling that there is an attitude of imposing this idea of “enjoyment” on children.

  • 上でN3

    Completes one action as the basis for the next, or does something in the course of an activity — 'after ~ing / in the process of'.

    しかし、科学を避けることは、この現代に生きていくうえではほとんど無理なのである。

    But in order to live in the modern world, it is almost impossible to avoid science.

  • ということだN3

    Reports hearsay or states a conclusion drawn from what precedes — 'I hear that…' / 'that is to say / it amounts to…'.

    （中略）もはや、好きとか嫌いで片付けられるものではない、ということだ。

    (Omitted) In other words, science is no longer something that can simply be dismissed as a matter of whether one likes it or not.

  • てもN42 times in this passage

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

    知らなくても、その恩恵を受けることができる。

    Even without knowing, they can still enjoy their benefits.

  • ようだN4

    Expresses conjecture or resemblance drawn from evidence, "it seems / looks like".

    電波がどんなもので、どのような設備によって成り立っているのかを知らない人が多い。

    Many people do not know what radio waves are or what kind of equipment and infrastructure make them possible.

  • 〜のにN4

    Links two clauses so the result contradicts what the first clause leads you to expect — "even though ~ / although ~".

    十数メートルしか離れていない場所なのに、携帯電話が通じなくなることがあるなんて、考えてもいないだろう。

    They probably have never even imagined that a mobile phone might stop working at a place only a dozen or so meters away.

  • 〜てくるN4

    Verb te-form plus 来る, marking motion toward the speaker or the gradual onset of a state — 'come to do' / 'start to / become'.

    だから、子供たち向けに科学を教育するシステムをいろいろな形で模索してきた。

    For that reason, various forms of systems for teaching science to children have been explored.

  • 〜てもらうN43 times in this passage

    Benefactive construction: receive the favor of someone doing an action for you — 'have/get someone to ...'.

    だから、口を備えてこう言う、「科学の楽しさを子供たちに知ってもらいたい」と。

    So they all say in unison, “We want children to discover how enjoyable science is.”

  • 場合は（ばあいは）N4

    States the situation or condition under which something applies — 'in the case of; in the event that; if'.

    しかし、科学の場合は、そんな悠長な問題ではない、と思うのだ。

    However, when it comes to science, I do not think this is such a leisurely matter.

  • と思う（とおもう）N4

    Quotative plus 'think', stating the speaker's opinion or guess — 'I think that'.

    しかし、科学の場合は、そんな悠長な問題ではない、と思うのだ。

    However, when it comes to science, I do not think this is such a leisurely matter.

  • なくてもいいN4

    States a lack of obligation — "don't have to ~", "it's okay not to ~".

    読書やスポーツが嫌いな人は、それをしなくても良いだろう。

    People who dislike reading or sports can simply choose not to do them.

  • とか～とかN4

    Lists a few representative, non-exhaustive examples — 'things like X and Y', 'X, Y, and so on'.

    （中略）もはや、好きとか嫌いで片付けられるものではない、ということだ。

    (Omitted) In other words, science is no longer something that can simply be dismissed as a matter of whether one likes it or not.

  • ながらN4

    Attaches to a verb stem to show two actions by the same subject happening at once — 'while (doing) / as'.

    （注1）カーナビ：自分の車の位置を知らせながら道案内する措置

    (Note 1) Car navigation system: a device that provides directions while showing the position of one’s car

  • 〜ているN59 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”.

    今の若い人は、ある程度完備した科学社会に生まれている。

    Young people today are born into a society in which science and technology are already fairly well developed.

  • 〜ことができるN5

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

    知らなくても、その恩恵を受けることができる。

    Even without knowing, they can still enjoy their benefits.

  • どんなN5

    Asks or specifies what kind or sort of thing something is, "what kind of".

    電波がどんなもので、どのような設備によって成り立っているのかを知らない人が多い。

    Many people do not know what radio waves are or what kind of equipment and infrastructure make them possible.

  • だろうN52 times in this passage

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

    十数メートルしか離れていない場所なのに、携帯電話が通じなくなることがあるなんて、考えてもいないだろう。

    They probably have never even imagined that a mobile phone might stop working at a place only a dozen or so meters away.

  • がありますN5

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

    こういった「科学離れ」については、昔から問題意識があった。

    This kind of “turning away from science” has long been recognized as a problem.

  • けれどもN5

    More formal contrastive conjunction linking two clauses — "but / however / although."

    けれども、僕が感じることが一つある。

    However, there is one thing I have noticed.

  • 〜たいN53 times in this passage

    Expresses the speaker's own desire to do something — “want to do”.

    だから、口を備えてこう言う、「科学の楽しさを子供たちに知ってもらいたい」と。

    So they all say in unison, “We want children to discover how enjoyable science is.”

  • しかしN52 times in this passage

    Contrastive conjunction joining two sentences, 'however / but'.

    しかし、科学の場合は、そんな悠長な問題ではない、と思うのだ。

    However, when it comes to science, I do not think this is such a leisurely matter.

  • じゃない・ではないN5

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

    しかし、科学の場合は、そんな悠長な問題ではない、と思うのだ。

    However, when it comes to science, I do not think this is such a leisurely matter.

Share:

Comments

Another passageAll passages