デパートでくつのセールがありました。黒いくつは三千円、茶色いくつは二千五百円でした。黒いくつのほうが好きでしたが、サイズがありませんでした。だから、茶色いくつを買いました。家ではくと、少し大きかったです。
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読解 🛍️ Shopping 文章 NO. 57 3 questions
セールのくつ
Discounted shoes
💡 Read this first
Preferences and purchasing decisions vary. Take the answer from the following sentence だから, do not choose the color the speaker prefers.
Passage
- CONTENTいくらのくつを買いましたか。
Explanation: The speaker buys brown shoes; Go back to the price list to get 2,500 yen.
- KEY WORD「セール」の意味は何ですか。
Explanation: This word appears in the article. Compare it with the context and reading 「せーる」.
- INFERENCEどうして黒いくつを買いませんでしたか。
Explanation: The following clause が states the problem: there is no size.
Key words
- くつ shoes
- セール sale
- 茶色い brown
- はく wear shoes
- サイズ size
Grammar
A より B のほうが B is... better than A
The correct answer is the noun immediately before のほうが.
A から、B Because A, so B
When asking "why", immediately check the clause before から; B is the result.
✍️ Try it yourself
Compare two products and then say which product you finally choose.
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The mall has a shoe sale. Black shoes 3,000 yen, brown shoes 2,500 yen. I prefer black shoes but don't have the right size. So I bought brown shoes. When brought at home, it is a bit loose.