Topic N3

N3 1012๐Ÿ—ฃ Conversation

11. Preparing for the Summer Festival

N3 Conversation Lesson 11 - Preparing for the Summer Festival

๐Ÿ’ฌDialogue

A

ใ„ใ‚ˆใ„ใ‚ˆๆฅ้€ฑใฏๅœฐๅŸŸใฎๅค็ฅญใ‚Šใงใ™ใญใ€‚ๆบ–ๅ‚™ใฏ้ †่ชฟใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

Finally, next week is the local summer festival. Is the preparation going smoothly?

ใˆใˆใ€้–‹ๅ‚ฌใซ้š›ใ—ใฆใ€ใƒœใƒฉใƒณใƒ†ใ‚ฃใ‚ขใฎ็š†ใ•ใ‚“ใŒไธ€็”Ÿๆ‡ธๅ‘ฝๅ‹•ใ„ใฆใใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

Yes, on the occasion of the event, all the volunteers are working hard.

B
A

ใใ‚Œใฏๅฟƒๅผทใ„ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ใŸใ ใ€ๆ˜จๆ—ฅใฎ้›จใงไผšๅ ดใŒๆณฅใ ใ‚‰ใ‘ใซใชใฃใฆใ—ใพใฃใฆ...ใ€‚

That's reassuring. However, because of yesterday's rain, the venue has become covered in mud...

ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ€ใใ‚Œใฏๅคงๅค‰ใ€‚ไนพใใ†ใกใซๆŽƒ้™คใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ—ใพใ‚ใชใ„ใจใ„ใ‘ใพใ›ใ‚“ใญใ€‚

Oh, that's tough. We must clean it up while it's still drying.

B
A

ใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ใ‚ใจใ€ๆ›ธใใ‹ใ‘ใฎใƒใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒผใŒไฝ•ๆžšใ‹้›จใซๆฟกใ‚Œใฆใ—ใพใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

Right. Also, several posters that were half-written got wet in the rain.

ใ›ใฃใ‹ใๆใ„ใŸใฎใซๆฎ‹ๅฟตใงใ™ใญใ€‚็งใŒๆ‰‹ไผใฃใฆใ€ไปŠๆ—ฅไธญใซๆ›ธใๅˆ‡ใฃใฆใ—ใพใ„ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚

It's a shame after all that drawing. I'll help you, let's finish writing them all by the end of today.

B
A

ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™๏ผBใ•ใ‚“ใฎๅŠฉใ‘ใŒใ‚ใ‚Œใฐใ€ๆ˜Žๆ—ฅใพใงใซใฏไฝ•ใจใ‹ใชใ‚Šใใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚

Thank you! With your help, B-san, we should be able to manage by tomorrow.

ๅค็ฅญใ‚ŠใฏๅœฐๅŸŸใฎไบบใ€…ใซใจใฃใฆใ€ไบคๆตใ‚’ๆทฑใ‚ใ‚‹็ตถๅฅฝใฎๆฉŸไผšใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใญใ€‚

The summer festival is a perfect opportunity for locals to deepen their interaction, after all.

B
A

ใˆใˆใ€ๅญไพ›ใŸใกใ‚’ใฏใ˜ใ‚ใ€ใฟใ‚“ใชใŒๆฅฝใ—ใฟใซใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

Yes, starting with the children, everyone is looking forward to it.

ใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ใฟใ‚“ใชใฎ็ฌ‘้ก”ใŒ่ฆ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ้ ‘ๅผตใ‚Šใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚

That's right. Let's do our best so we can see everyone's smiles.

B
A

ใฏใ„ใ€‚ๅฝ“ๆ—ฅใฎๅคฉๆฐ—ใ‚‚่‰ฏใใชใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’็ฅˆใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

Yes. I'm praying that the weather on the day of the event will be nice too.

ๆœ€้ซ˜ใฎ็ฅญใ‚Šใซใชใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€ๆœ€ๅพŒใพใงใ‚„ใ‚ŠๆŠœใใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚

Let's see it through to the end so it becomes the best festival ever!

B

โญKey Expressions

ใ€œใซ้š›ใ—ใฆ

On the occasion of / Upon ~

ใ€œใ ใ‚‰ใ‘

Covered in / Full of ~

ใ€œใ†ใกใซ

While ~ (before state changes)

ๆ›ธใใ‹ใ‘

Half-written / In the middle of writing

ใ€œใ‚’ใฏใ˜ใ‚

Starting with / including ~

โ“Questions

1

ๅค็ฅญใ‚Šใฎๆบ–ๅ‚™ใซใคใ„ใฆใ€ใƒœใƒฉใƒณใƒ†ใ‚ฃใ‚ขใฏใฉใ†ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.ไธ€็”Ÿๆ‡ธๅ‘ฝๅ‹•ใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹
B.ไผ‘ใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹
C.้›จใงๅธฐใฃใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸ
D.ๆŽƒ้™คใ ใ‘ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹
2

ไผšๅ ดใฏใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใช็Šถๆ…‹ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.่Šฑใงใ„ใฃใฑใ„
B.ใจใฆใ‚‚ใใ‚Œใ„
C.ๆฐดๆตธใ—
D.ๆณฅใ ใ‚‰ใ‘
3

้›จใฎๅฝฑ้Ÿฟใงไฝ•ใŒๆฟกใ‚Œใฆใ—ใพใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ‹ใ€‚

A.ๆœ
B.ๆ›ธใใ‹ใ‘ใฎใƒใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒผ
C.ๆฅฝๅ™จ
D.้ฃŸใน็‰ฉ
4

Bใ•ใ‚“ใฏใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชๆๆกˆใ‚’ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ‹ใ€‚

A.ใƒใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒผใ‚’ๆจใฆใ‚‹
B.็ฅญใ‚Šใ‚’ไธญๆญขใซใ™ใ‚‹
C.ไปŠๆ—ฅไธญใซใƒใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒผใ‚’ๆ›ธใๅˆ‡ใ‚‹ๆ‰‹ไผใ„ใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹
D.ๆ˜Žๆ—ฅใ‹ใ‚‰ๆ‰‹ไผใ†
5

Aใ•ใ‚“ใฏ็ฅญใ‚Šใ‚’่ชฐใŒๆฅฝใ—ใฟใซใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจ่จ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ‹ใ€‚

A.ๅคงไบบใ ใ‘
B.่‡ชๅˆ†ใ ใ‘
C.ๅญไพ›ใŸใกใ‚’ใฏใ˜ใ‚ใ€ใฟใ‚“ใช
D.ๅค–ๅ›ฝไบบใ ใ‘

๐Ÿ“šVocabulary

ไธ€็”Ÿๆ‡ธๅ‘ฝ

ใ„ใฃใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‘ใ‚“ใ‚ใ„

with all one's might

ๅฟƒๅผทใ„

ใ“ใ“ใ‚ใฅใ‚ˆใ„

reassuring

ๆณฅใ ใ‚‰ใ‘

ใฉใ‚ใ ใ‚‰ใ‘

covered in mud

็ตถๅฅฝ

ใœใฃใ“ใ†

perfect/ideal

ไบคๆต

ใ“ใ†ใ‚Šใ‚…ใ†

interaction/exchange

ใ‚„ใ‚ŠๆŠœใ

ใ‚„ใ‚Šใฌใ

to see through to the end

ๆฟกใ‚Œใ‚‹

ใฌใ‚Œใ‚‹

to get wet

้–‹ๅ‚ฌ

ใ‹ใ„ใ•ใ„

holding/hosting

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