きょうは母の誕生日でした。朝、弟と花屋へ行って、黄色い花を買いました。母は赤い花が好きですが、店の人は「この黄色い花もきれいです」と言いました。夜、家族でケーキを食べて、母に花を渡しました。母は何度も「ありがとう」と言いました。
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読解 🎈 Events 文章 NO. 45 3 questions
母の誕生日
Mother's birthday
💡 Read this first
The mother liked red flowers, but ended up buying yellow flowers because of the seller's suggestion. Don't choose hobbies over real action.
Passage
- CONTENT朝、だれと花屋へ行きましたか。
Explanation: The second sentence begins with 「朝、弟と」.
- KEY WORD「何度も」の意味は何ですか。
Explanation: This word appears in the article. Compare it with the context and reading 「なんども」.
- INFERENCE買った花は何色ですか。
Explanation: Red flowers are just my mother's preference; The new yellow flowers are purchased flowers.
Key words
- 花屋 flower shop
- 黄色い yellow
- 家族 family
- ケーキ cakes
- 何度も many times
Grammar
A。でも B / A ですが B but / however... but
After でも or after が is often important information that changes the initial prediction.
V-て、V do A then do B
Connect actions in sequence. This is a very good sign to reconstruct the events in the article.
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Today is mother's birthday. In the morning, I went to the flower shop with my younger brother and bought yellow flowers. Mom liked red flowers, but the staff said: "Yellow flowers are also beautiful." In the evening, the whole family ate cake and gave flowers to their mother. Mom said “thank you” many times.