英検２級とセンター試験で出る英単語(84)

三語ヒント英英はさみうち問題

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Children between the ages of three and five begin to ask many questions. The way parents (1)han…【to deal with something in a particular way 】 their children's questions is important. Some parents may be proud of their children's development and happily answer all their questions. This (2)enc…【to give someone the courage or support to do something 】 children to use their imagination and become more creative. On the other hand, if parents are not (3)pat…【able to wait for a long time or to accept annoying behaviour etc without becoming angry 】 enough to answer questions, children might feel that they shouldn't be curious about things. As a result, they may begin to feel (4)ner…【feeling worried and anxious】 about trying new activities.



解答(1)handle (2)encourages (3)patient (4)nervous

二語ヒント英英はさみうち問題

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Salvador's Diary March 30, 2012

Our last lesson was disaster. Chitose and I had a huge fight. She arrived at the studio smiling and said, "Look Grandpa, I painted this portrait of you." The man in the portrait had a lot of hair, stood straight, looked young, and smiled. She might be talented enough to (1)at…【to go to an event or activity】 an art college in France, but she has a big weakness as an artist. When she paints a person, too often she paints an idealized image rather than the real person. I had been (2)ex… 【to tell someone something in a way that is clear or easy to understand】 this point to her for several months, but she just wouldn't listen. I got a little angry and said to her, "This is not me, and you are not a real artist." She got angry too and said she didn't care because she didn't need me as a teacher anymore. I then showed her the portrait I had painted as her farewell gift and said, "This is the real you!" She took one look at it, said, "No, it isn't!" and left.

I gave the portrait of Chitose to her parents thinking they would appreciate it. I had done the portrait a couple of months before Chitose started changing her style, and I think it shows the high school student I taught for two years. When I painted it, she still had her natural curly hair, not her straight perm. She was not (3)we… 【to have something on your body】 all the accessories she has now, including the ring-shaped earrings she loves. She also never wore makeup then. This was a Chitose with a fantastic future who knew she was still an amateur artist. I understand that she is getting older and wants to act and look more like an adult. However, she seems to think that being an adult means that you stop listening to others. She will never become a great artist if she stops learning.

A Letter to Salvador
March 25, 2013


Dear Grandpa Sal,

I know this is late but I wanted to say that I am sorry for what happened the last time we met. In our last lesson, I didn't listen to you because I thought that you still saw me as a kid. I looked at how you painted me in the portrait and this confirmed my (4)be…【the feeling that something is true】. I was so hurt that I just left without taking your gift.

You don't know this, but Mom secretly put the portrait into one of my suitcases when I left home for France. When I found it, I was still (5)up… 【unhappy or disappointed because something unpleasant has happened】 so I hid it in my closet. I didn't think about the portrait for a while, but I rediscovered it by chance a couple of months ago. Looking at it, I saw a Chitose who was willing to listen in order to (6)im… 【to make something better】her art. I (7)re… 【to know or understand something that you did not know or understand before】 that the Chitose I'd become was different. She wanted to (8)pr… 【to show that something is true by providing evidence】 to everyone that she was an adult and had stopped listening to others. Until then, I'd been really (9)st… 【to try hard to do something difficult】 in my art classes, but after I realized my weakness, I started learning again and my art got much better. You will always be my teacher, Grandpa.

I remember the portrait I showed you in our last lesson. You didn't like it and told me to paint you as I saw you. What you taught me that day makes sense to me now. I should paint things as they actually are and then their true beauty will shine.

I've painted a portrait of us and am sending you a photo of it. It actually won first prize in my city's young artists (10)co… 【an event in which people try to win prizes by being better than other people】. As you can see, I've painted myself like you did, as Chitose the high school student with a lot of potential. I've also painted you as I really see you. Your wrinkles are (11)pr… 【facts or information that show that something is true】 of your wisdom. The cane shows your will to (12)ov… 【to succeed in dealing with a problem】 your physical challenges. Your bent back shows that you have poured all your strength into what you love the most : your art and me. Thank you, Grandpa.




解答(1)attend (2)explaining (3)wearing (4)belief(5)upset (6)improve (7)realized (8)prove (9)struggling(10)competition (11)proof (12)overcome




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