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市し役やく所しょに、子こどもたちが描えがいた「緑みどりの丘おかから見みた町まちの景色けしき」の絵えが飾かざられていた。その中なかに一ひとつ、ほかとは違ちがう絵えがあった。ほかの絵えには丘おかかち見みえる家いえや木きなどが描えがかれているのに、その絵えだけは、紙かみ全ぜん体たいが青あおい色いろで塗ぬられ、あちらこちらに白しろいものが描えがかれていた。たぶん、この絵えを描えがいた子こどもは、丘おかの上うえから町まちを見みているうちに空そらの青あおさと流ながれていく雲くもに心こころをひかれていったのだろう。そして、その空そらの美うつくしさを紙かみいっぱいに描えがいたのではないだろうか。

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  1. 1ほかとは違う絵を描いた子どもについて、この文章を書いた人はどう言っているか。

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Vocabulary6 words
  • 描くえがくAs it appears here: 描いた
    • ·to draw; to paint; to sketch
    • ·to depict; to describe
    • ·to picture in one's mind; to imagine
    • ·to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
    N3
  • 丘おか
    • ·hill; height; knoll; rising ground
    • ·bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
    N3
  • 描くえがくAs it appears here: 描かれて
    • ·to draw; to paint; to sketch
    • ·to depict; to describe
    • ·to picture in one's mind; to imagine
    • ·to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
    N3
  • 全体ぜんたい
    • ·whole; entirety
    • ·to begin with; in the first place
    • ·... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
    N3
  • 流れるながれるAs it appears here: 流れて
    • ·to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink)
    • ·to be washed away; to be carried
    • ·to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to wander; to stray
    • ·to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire); to spread; to circulate
    • ·to be heard (e.g. music); to be played
    • ·to lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair)
    • ·to pass; to elapse; to be transmitted
    • ·to be called off; to be forfeited
    • ·to disappear; to be removed
    N3
  • ひくAs it appears here: ひかれて
    • ·to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
    N3
Other levels32 words
  • 緑みどり
    • ·green
    • ·greenery; verdure
    N5
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見た
    • ·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
  • 町まち
    • ·town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
    • ·downtown; main street
    • ·street; road
    N5
  • 絵え
    • ·picture; drawing; painting; sketch
    • ·image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 違うちがう
    • ·to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)
    • ·to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
    • ·to become abnormal; to go wrong
    • ·isn't it?; wasn't it?
    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
  • 家いえ
    • ·house; residence; dwelling; home
    • ·family; household
    • ·lineage; family name
    N5
  • 木き
    • ·tree; shrub; bush
    • ·wood; timber
    • ·wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
    N5
  • 紙かみ
    • ·paper
    N5
  • 青いあおい
    • ·blue; azure
    • ·green
    • ·pale (facial color); gray; grey
    • ·unripe; inexperienced
    N5
  • 色いろ
    • ·colour; color; hue; tint; tinge; shade
    • ·complexion; skin colour; skin color
    • ·look (on one's face); expression
    • ·appearance; air; feeling
    • ·personality; character
    • ·tone (of one's voice, etc.); tune; sound; ring
    • ·love; lust; sensuality; love affair
    • ·lover; paramour
    • ·beauty; sexiness; physical appeal
    • ·kind; type; variety
    N5
  • あちら
    • ·that way; that direction; over there; yonder
    • ·that (one)
    • ·that person
    • ·there; over there; foreign country (esp. a Western nation)
    N5
  • こちら
    • ·this way; this direction
    • ·here
    • ·this (one)
    • ·I; me; we; us
    • ·this person
    N5
  • 白いしろい
    • ·white
    • ·blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; unmarked; spotless; immaculate
    • ·innocent; not guilty; pure
    • ·bright; vivid
    • ·inexperienced; naive; unrefined
    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
  • たぶん
    • ·probably; likely; perhaps; maybe
    • ·a lot of; much; many; considerable; large (amount); generous
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    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
  • 空そら
    • ·sky; the air; the heavens
    • ·weather
    • ·far-off place; distant place
    • ·state of mind; feeling
    • ·(from) memory; (by) heart
    • ·falsehood; lie
    • ·somehow; vaguely
    • ·fake
    N5
  • 青いあおいAs it appears here: 青
    • ·blue; azure
    • ·green
    • ·pale (facial color); gray; grey
    • ·unripe; inexperienced
    N5
  • 景色けしき
    • ·scenery; scene; landscape
    N4
  • 飾るかざるAs it appears here: 飾られて
    • ·to decorate; to ornament; to adorn
    • ·to display; to exhibit; to put on show; to arrange
    • ·to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page); to grace (e.g. the cover)
    • ·to affect (a manner); to keep up (appearances); to embellish; to dress up; to be showy; to be pretentious
    N4
  • かつAs it appears here: かち
    • ·to win; to gain victory
    N4
  • 見えるみえる
    • ·to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
    • ·to look; to seem; to appear
    • ·to come
    N4
  • 塗るぬるAs it appears here: 塗られ
    • ·to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer; to varnish; to put up (wallpaper)
    N4
  • うち
    • ·inside; within
    • ·while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of
    • ·among; amongst; (out) of; between
    • ·in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success)
    • ·within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts
    • ·we; our company; our organization
    • ·one's home; one's family
    • ·my spouse; my husband; my wife
    • ·signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife
    • ·I; me
    • ·imperial palace grounds
    • ·emperor
    N4
  • 雲くも
    • ·cloud
    N4
  • 心こころ
    • ·mind; heart; spirit
    • ·the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
    N4
Grammar1 patterns

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  • うちにN3

    Do something within a window, before the current state changes — 'while / before (it becomes otherwise)'.

    たぶん、この絵を描いた子どもは、丘の上から町を見ているうちに空の青さと流れていく雲に心をひかれていったのだろう。

    Perhaps while looking at the town from the top of the hill, the child who drew the picture gradually became captivated by the blue sky and the drifting clouds.

Other levels10 patterns
  • だけはN2

    Singles one thing out for emphasis, 'at least ~ (if nothing else)' / 'this one thing does hold'.

    ほかの絵には丘かち見える家や木などが描かれているのに、その絵だけは、紙全体が青い色で塗られ、あちらこちらに白いものが描かれていた。

    While the other pictures showed houses, trees, and other things visible from the hill, that one picture alone had the entire sheet colored blue, with white shapes drawn here and there.

  • 〜ていたN42 times in this passage

    The past progressive/continuous — an action that was ongoing or a state that held in the past — 'was (do)ing'.

    市役所に、子どもたちが描いた「緑の丘から見た町の景色」の絵が飾られていた。

    At the city hall, there were pictures drawn by children of “the view of the town from Green Hill.”

  • などN4

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

    ほかの絵には丘かち見える家や木などが描かれているのに、その絵だけは、紙全体が青い色で塗られ、あちらこちらに白いものが描かれていた。

    While the other pictures showed houses, trees, and other things visible from the hill, that one picture alone had the entire sheet colored blue, with white shapes drawn here and there.

  • 〜のにN4

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

    ほかの絵には丘かち見える家や木などが描かれているのに、その絵だけは、紙全体が青い色で塗られ、あちらこちらに白いものが描かれていた。

    While the other pictures showed houses, trees, and other things visible from the hill, that one picture alone had the entire sheet colored blue, with white shapes drawn here and there.

  • 〜ていくN42 times in this passage

    Marks an action that continues/progresses onward from the present, or is done before moving away — 'to go on doing', 'to do and go'.

    たぶん、この絵を描いた子どもは、丘の上から町を見ているうちに空の青さと流れていく雲に心をひかれていったのだろう。

    Perhaps while looking at the town from the top of the hill, the child who drew the picture gradually became captivated by the blue sky and the drifting clouds.

  • がありますN5

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

    その中に一つ、ほかとは違う絵があった。

    Among them was one picture that was different from the others.

  • 〜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”.

    ほかの絵には丘かち見える家や木などが描かれているのに、その絵だけは、紙全体が青い色で塗られ、あちらこちらに白いものが描かれていた。

    While the other pictures showed houses, trees, and other things visible from the hill, that one picture alone had the entire sheet colored blue, with white shapes drawn here and there.

  • 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.

    たぶん、この絵を描いた子どもは、丘の上から町を見ているうちに空の青さと流れていく雲に心をひかれていったのだろう。

    Perhaps while looking at the town from the top of the hill, the child who drew the picture gradually became captivated by the blue sky and the drifting clouds.

  • そしてN5

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

    そして、その空の美しさを紙いっぱいに描いたのではないだろうか。

    And perhaps the child filled the whole page with the beauty of that sky.

  • じゃない・ではないN5

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

    そして、その空の美しさを紙いっぱいに描いたのではないだろうか。

    And perhaps the child filled the whole page with the beauty of that sky.

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