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N3 · IntermediateShort passagePassage #705
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いい病びょう院いんとは、どんな病びょう院いんだろう。医い師しがよく話はなしを聞きいてくれる、最さい新しんの機き械かいがあるかどうかと。人ひとによって考かんがえは様さま々ざまだ。結局けっきょく、自じ分ぶんにとって安あん心しんできる病びょう院いんがいい病びょう院いんだと言いえるだろう。では、どうやっていい病びょう院いんを見みつけるか。人ひとに聞きいたり、本ほんや雑誌ざっし、インターネットなどで調しらべたり、いくらでも方ほう法ほうはある。しかし、最さい終しゅう的てきに選えらぶのは自じ分ぶんである。いい病びょう院いんを選えらぶための物もの差さしを、自じ分ぶんの中なかにしっかり持もっていることが重じゅう要ようだ。

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  1. 1この文章では、病院を選ぶ時に大切なのはどんなことだと言っているか。

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Vocabulary8 words
  • 医師いし
    • ·doctor; physician
    N3
  • 機械きかい
    • ·machine; mechanism
    • ·instrument; appliance; apparatus
    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
  • 様々さまざま
    • ·various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
    N3
  • 結局けっきょく
    • ·after all; in the end; ultimately; eventually
    • ·conclusion; end
    • ·end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
    N3
  • 方法ほうほう
    • ·method; way; manner; process; procedure; means; measure
    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
  • 重要じゅうよう
    • ·important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
    N3
Other levels23 words
  • 病院びょういん
    • ·hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
    N5
  • よく
    • ·nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
    • ·frequently; often
    • ·I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
    • ·(you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...
    N5
  • 話はなし
    • ·talk; speech; chat; conversation
    • ·topic; subject
    • ·discussions; negotiation; argument
    • ·rumor; talk; hearsay
    • ·tale; story; fable
    • ·circumstances; particulars
    N5
  • 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
  • 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
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    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
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    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
  • 聞くきくAs it appears here: 聞いたり
    • ·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
  • 本ほん
    • ·book; volume; script
    • ·this; present; current; ... in question; ... at issue
    • ·main; head; principal
    • ·real; genuine; regular; proper
    • ·counter for long, thin objects (sticks, tubes, strings, bottles, pillars, rivers, rail lines, etc.)
    • ·counter for films, TV shows, etc.
    • ·counter for telephone calls, letters, and emails
    • ·counter for goals, home runs, etc.
    • ·counter for rounds or points (in judo, kendo, etc.)
    N5
  • 雑誌ざっし
    • ·magazine; journal; periodical
    N5
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    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
  • 持つもつAs it appears here: 持って
    • ·to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
    • ·to possess; to have; to own
    • ·to maintain; to keep
    • ·to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
    • ·to take charge of; to be in charge of
    • ·to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
    • ·to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
    N5
  • 安心あんしん
    • ·peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
    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
  • 調べるしらべるAs it appears here: 調べたり
    • ·to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study; to inquire; to search
    N4
  • 選ぶえらぶ
    • ·to choose; to select; to pick (out)
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • しっかり
    • ·tightly (holding on); firmly; securely
    • ·strongly (built); solidly; sturdily; steadily
    • ·properly; well; sufficiently; hard (working, etc.); fully; completely
    • ·reliably; dependably; levelheadedly; shrewdly; wisely; cleverly
    N4
  • 物差しものさし
    • ·ruler; measure; measuring stick
    • ·standard; criterion; yardstick; scale
    N2
  • やるAs it appears here: やって
    • ·to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study
    • ·to send; to dispatch; to despatch
    • ·to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.)
    • ·to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer
    • ·to make (a vehicle) go faster
    • ·to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise
    • ·to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke
    • ·to hold (a performance); to perform; to show
    • ·to ease (one's mind)
    • ·to harm; to injure; to kill
    • ·to have sex; to fuck; to bang
    • ·to live; to get by; to get along
    • ·to do ... completely
    • ·to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance
    • ·to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to
    • ·to make active efforts to ...
    • ·to suffer from (an illness); to experience (a medical condition); to be afflicted with
    N1
Grammar5 patterns

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  • 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'.

    人によって考えは様々だ。

    Different people have different ideas.

  • 結局（けっきょく）N3

    Sums up the eventual outcome after a process or deliberation, 'in the end / after all'.

    結局、自分にとって安心できる病院がいい病院だと言えるだろう。

    In the end, a hospital where you personally feel secure can probably be called a good hospital.

  • にとってN3

    Marks the person or thing from whose standpoint something is judged or matters; 'for', 'to'.

    結局、自分にとって安心できる病院がいい病院だと言えるだろう。

    In the end, a hospital where you personally feel secure can probably be called a good hospital.

  • 的（てき）N3

    A suffix turning a noun into a na-adjective meaning "relating to / -like / -ical" (一般的, 科学的).

    しかし、最終的に選ぶのは自分である。

    However, in the end, you are the one who makes the choice.

  • ためにN3

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

    いい病院を選ぶための物差しを、自分の中にしっかり持っていることが重要だ。

    It is important to have a clear standard of your own for choosing a good hospital.

Other levels10 patterns
  • 〜てくれるN4

    Someone does an action for the benefit of the speaker (or the speaker's in-group) — '(someone) does (something) for me'.

    医師がよく話を聞いてくれる、最新の機械があるかどうかと。

    Whether the doctors listen carefully, whether the hospital has the latest equipment.

  • かどうかN4

    Embeds a yes/no question inside a larger sentence — 'whether or not', 'if ... or not'.

    医師がよく話を聞いてくれる、最新の機械があるかどうかと。

    Whether the doctors listen carefully, whether the hospital has the latest equipment.

  • などN4

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

    人に聞いたり、本や雑誌、インターネットなどで調べたり、いくらでも方法はある。

    There are any number of ways, such as asking other people or researching through books, magazines, or the Internet.

  • どんなN5

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

    いい病院とは、どんな病院だろう。

    What kind of hospital is a good hospital?

  • 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.

    いい病院とは、どんな病院だろう。

    What kind of hospital is a good hospital?

  • がありますN5

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

    医師がよく話を聞いてくれる、最新の機械があるかどうかと。

    Whether the doctors listen carefully, whether the hospital has the latest equipment.

  • どうやってN5

    Asks by what means or method something is done, "how / in what way".

    では、どうやっていい病院を見つけるか。

    So how can you find a good hospital?

  • 〜たり〜たりN52 times in this passage

    Lists a few representative actions among others done at various times, 'do things like X and Y'.

    人に聞いたり、本や雑誌、インターネットなどで調べたり、いくらでも方法はある。

    There are any number of ways, such as asking other people or researching through books, magazines, or the Internet.

  • しかしN5

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

    しかし、最終的に選ぶのは自分である。

    However, in the end, you are the one who makes the choice.

  • 〜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”.

    いい病院を選ぶための物差しを、自分の中にしっかり持っていることが重要だ。

    It is important to have a clear standard of your own for choosing a good hospital.

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