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教科書：Element：Communication II：Lesson 4Life in a Jar
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Irena Sendlerイレーナ・センドラー〔多くの人々には見慣れない名前かもしれない：maybean

るように親達に言うこと（は）：tellingparents

name to many people〕, but she
was〔ナチスに立ち向かった英雄：a hero whostood up to the Nazis〕and〔約2,500人のユダ

to part with their children〕was〔ひどい任ヤ人の子供達の命を救った（英雄）：saved

ヤ人の母親達の悲しい顔（を）：theunfamiliar｜Scene 2
They〔気付いた：realized〕that〔子供達と別れ

the務：a terrible task〕. In later life Irena

remembered〔子供達から離されなければならないユダ
sadfacesoflives of about 2,500 Jewish children〕

Jewish mothers having to be separated

during World War II二次大戦.

from their children〕. “We saw〔ひどい光景：terrible scenes〕. Sometimes fathers〔1942年までに：By 1942〕the Germans had put

Ghettoゲットー,〔約agreed, but mothers didn't. We had to leave those〔不幸な：unfortunate〕families〔子供達を3.4

彼等から連れていかないで：without taking

square kilometers〕, in Warsawワルシャワ.

their children from them〕. I'd go back there

Irena was a Polish social worker民生委員 in the city.

〔翌日に：the next day〕and often found that

In nurse uniforms, she and her 〔同僚達：colleagues〕went into the Ghetto with food,clothes, and 〔薬：medicine〕 to help thepeople. 〔…であることが、しかしながら、すぐに明白〔皆が死のキャンプに連れていかれていた：everyone

about 450,000 Jews into the
3.4km2の地域：an｜areaofbecame

aboutになった：Itsoon

however,that〕〔ユダヤ人達の多くの最終目

clear,的地が死のキャンプ（であること）：thefinaldestination of many of the Jews in

had been taken to the death camps〕.”

The〔幸運な：fortunate〕children〔外に連れ出された：were taken out〕in〔じゃがいもの袋：po tat o sacks〕 or 〔 棺 ：coffins〕 .
Others〔埋められた：were buried〕in goods.
〔親から離されてそして新しい名前を与えられて：

the Ghetto was the death camps〕. Irena's group

Separated〔〜を救うことを決めた：decided to save〕

given new names〕, those children〔〜に連れてい〔できる限り多くの子供達を：as many children

かれた：were taken to〕〔助けて自分自身の命をas possible〕.

危険にさらす意欲のある家族や宗教団体（の所に）：

from

theirparents

andfamilies and religious groups willingto help and risk their own lives〕.

Older children were taught〔キリスト教のお祈り：
Christiansoprayers〕〔…になるように：

that〕 their 〔ユダヤの遺産（≒生い立ち）（が）：Jewishheritage〕〔気づかれないように：would not be noticed〕.

｜〔家族の記録を失いたくなくて（分詞構文）：Notwantingtolose

theirfamilyrecords〕, Irena kept lists of the names of all

the children she saved. She was hoping that〔いつの日にか：one day〕she could〔彼らを家族と再会させる：reunitefamilies〕.

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One night in 1943, Irena's house〔捜索された：wassearched〕by the German police. She wanted
to〔一覧表を窓の外へ投げ出す：throw thelists out of the window〕but couldn't. 〔家全体（が）：Thewholehouse〕〔包囲された：wassurrounded〕by Germans, so she threw

them〔彼女の同僚に：to her colleague〕andopened the door. There were 11 soldiers,〔（彼等Scene 4
The lists provided about 2,500 names, and afterthe war she 〔〜を再会させようとした：triedto reunite〕 the children with theirfamilies. 〔親達のほとんど（は）：Most of theparents〕 , however, 〔毒ガスで殺された：had beengassed〕in the death camps.

damaged the house〕. The lists of names wereHer life and work were not known〔長い間：fora long time〕 . However, a group of
American schoolgirls in Kansasカンザス 〔たまたま見saved because〔彼女の同僚（が）：her

つけ出した：happenedcolleague〕〔〜を隠した：hadhidden〕

them〔自分の下着の中に：inunderwear〕.

her

about her, and in 2000 they wrote〔演劇：aplay〕called Life in a Jar. It〔上演された：wasは）家に酷く損害を与えた：who

severely

owntofindout〕

performed〕〔200回以上：more than 200times 〕in the US and also in many other

The Nazis took Irena to a prison and〔〜を拷問した：tortured〕her. Although she〔酷く打たれcountries.

怪我を負わされた：wasAlthough〔彼女の人道的努力（は）：Her

badly

beatenandinjured〕, she〔言うことを拒否した：

humanitarian efforts〕〔認められた：

refused to tell〕them about the helpers

had been recognized〕in many ways〔それ以or the children she had saved. 〔結果として：As aresult〕, she〔死刑を宣告された：wassentenced to death〕.

来：since〕, Irena was not very happy. She

said, “We are not some kind of heroes. 〔その用語（は）：Thatterm〕〔〜をいらつかせる：irritates〕me〔大いに：greatly〕. 〔そ〔彼女の処刑のまさにその日に：On the very day ofherexecution〕 , however, 〔彼女の同僚（が）：hercolleague〕〔〜に賄賂を渡した：bribed〕g uards 〔ちょうど間に合って：justin time〕. She〔なんとか逃げ出した：had aの反対（が）：The opposite〕is true; I〔後悔し続ける：continue to regret〕that I

did so little. I 〔より多くをすることができた：
could have done more〕. 〔この後悔（は）：Thisregret〕〔私に付いてくる（≒つきnarrow escape〕and met her friends. 〔〜まとう）だろう：will follow me〕〔死まで：toを取り戻して：Having retrieved〕her lists ofmy death〕.”

names, she〔〜を埋めた：buried〕them〔瓶の中に：in jars〕under an apple tree in a friend'sgarden.