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読む前に：「席を譲ろうとしたが、断られた」→ the person who is rejected is me, not an old person. — Good Japanese sentence subject summary: with passive voice (れる・られる), 〜てあげる・〜てほしい・〜てくれる, determine who does – who receives before choosing the answer.
電車やバスに乗っていると、お年寄りや体の不自由な人に席を譲らない若者を見かけます。しかし、席を譲らない若者に（A）聞いてみると、以前は譲ろうとしたことがあるが、（B）断られてしまって、その後はもう譲ろうという気持ちをなくしてしまったという人も多いのです。
若い人にとって、知らない人に声をかけるのは少し緊張します。人に席を譲るのは少し勇気がいります。「どうぞ」と声をかけたときに、感謝の言葉と笑顔が返ってくれば、（C）次もまた譲ろうという気持ちになります。だから、もし席を譲られたら、「その必要はない」と思っても、素直に座り、笑って「ありがとう」と①答えてあげてほしいと思います。
Explanation: 「〜と思います」 is writer's idea → ④. The person expected to "say thank you" is the elderly/person who is given a seat - don't confuse thinker and doer.
Who is the person who「please reciprocate (thank you)」?
① Elderly and disabled people · ② Young people do not give up their seats · ③ Young people · ④ The person who wrote this article
On trains, we often see young people not giving up their seats to the elderly or disabled. But if you ask those young people, many of them say: in the past, they had intended to give in but <b> was rejected</b>, and from then on they lost the desire to give in. For young people, starting a conversation with a stranger is a bit nerve-wracking, and giving up your seat also requires some courage. When you say "please" and receive a thank you and a smile in return, you will want to give in next time. So, if you are given your seat, even if you think "it's not necessary", <b>I hope</b> you will just sit down and smile and say "thank you".
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