Borrowing Arrows with Straw Boats
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ねら周 瑜 は/ 諸葛 亮 の才能を見たことで / 常に機会を狙 っていた / 彼を

Zhou Yu, / upon seeing Zhuge Liang's talents, / constantly sought

こうじつopportunities / to eliminate him.// One day,/ under the pretext of official business,/

排除するための//ある日 / 公務を口実にして/ 周瑜は諸葛亮に要求した /Zhou Yu demanded Zhuge Liang/ to make 100,000 arrows within ten days.//

10 日以内に 10 万本の矢を作るように// 意外なことに / 諸葛亮は了解した

Unexpectedly,/ Zhuge Liang agreed,/ claiming he only needed three days./// 3 日しか必要ないと主張しながら//ろ しゅく

Zhuge Liang quietly asked Lu Su for help,/ requesting twenty boats with

諸葛亮はこっそりと魯 粛 に助けを求めた / 30 人ずつ兵士を乗せた 20 隻

thirty soldiers each.// They covered the boats with green cloth/ and tied over aの船を要請していた// 彼らは緑色の布で船を覆った/ それから 1000 束以

thousand bundles of straw / on both sides.// On the third day before dawn,/ they

上のわらを縛り付けた / （船の）両脇 に//

approached the river in these boats/ in the middle of thick fog.// As they neared Cao

らの船で川に近づいた / 濃霧のまっただ中で//Cao's army on the northern bank,/ Zhuge Liang ordered the soldiers / to beat drumsと/ 諸葛亮は兵士たちにこう命じた / 太鼓を叩いて叫べと。//

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3 日目の夜明け前 / 彼らはこれカオカオ

北岸にいる曹操軍に近づくand shout.//
Cao Cao was unable to understand the situation,/ so he gathered over ten

曹操はその状況を把握できていなかった / そのため、彼は１万人以上の兵

thousand soldiers/ to shoot arrows at the river// By dawn,/ the boats were filled with士が集めた / 川に向かって矢を放つために//夜明けまでに / 船は矢で満arrows,/ and Zhuge Liang ordered a retreat.// Only then did Cao Cao realize he had

たされた / そこで諸葛亮は撤退を命じた// そのとき初めて、曹操は自分がだ

been deceived.// In this way,/ Zhuge Liang completed the task of making arrows.//

まされていたことに気づいた。// こうして / 諸葛亮は矢を作る仕事を完成させた。//
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Vocabulary and Phrases
upon ～ing～することでmilitary

軍事、軍隊 / 軍の：talent才能

fog

霧Time for 100 wpm

constantly

常に、絶えずretreat撤退

opportunity

機会、好機

deceived

だまされた

seek > sought求めるeliminate

排除する、除去する：

pretext

口実Your BEST TIME

demand

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Illustration＊裏面の問題は音読を毎回 40 分以上反復してから挑戦しましょう＊

【Q&A / A&Q】

【Listen & Fill Blank】』』
Zhou Yu,___________

seeing Zhuge Liang's ______________,

Question 1: Why was Zhou Yu eager to get rid of Zhuge Liang?

constantly sought _______________________ to eliminate him. One day, underthe __________________ of official business, Zhou Yu ___________________

Question 2: Write down the preparations Zhuge Liang made before
Zhuge Liang to make 100,000 arrows ____________ ten days. Unexpectedly,

approaching Cao Cao’s army?

Zhuge Liang ______________, claiming he only needed three days.
Zhuge Liang quietly asked Lu Su for help, __________________
twenty boats with thirty soldiers each. They covered the boats ____________

Question 3: Why did Cao Cao gather 10,000 soldiers to shoot arrows at theriver when Zhuge Liang came with only 600?

green cloth and tied over a thousand bundles of _________________ on bothsides. On the third day before dawn, they _______________________ the riverin these boats in the middle of _______________ fog. As they neared Cao

Ask 1: Zhuge Liang についての質問を英語で書いてください。

Cao's army on the northern bank, Zhuge Liang __________________ thesoldiers to beat drums and shout.
Cao Cao was _________________ to understand the situation, so he

Ask 2: Cao Cao についての質問を英語で書いてください。

gathered over ten thousand soldiers to shoot arrows at the river. By dawn,the boats were ______________ __________ arrows, and Zhuge Liang ordereda __________________. Only then did Cao Cao realize he had been deceived.
In this way, Zhuge Liang ______________________ the task of making arrows.

Ask 3: 本文について知りたいことを英語で書いてください。

Sample Answer 1:

Because Zhou Yu was jealous of Zhuge Liang’s talents.

Sample Answer 2: -Prepared 20 boats with 30 soldiers each.
-Covered the boats with green cloth and fastened more than athousand bundles of straw on every side.
Sample Answer 3:

Because Cao Cao could not see clearly due to the thick fog, and thesounds of drum and shouting led him to suspect a major attack.

Sample Question 1:
Why did Zhuge Liang agree to make 10,000 arrows within 10 days?
What is the relationship between Zhuge Liang and Lu Su？

Sample Question 2:
Is Cao Cao suspicious by nature?
How many soldiers did Cao Cao have?

Sample Question 3:
Is this story based on real events?
How was Zhuge Liang able to predict the thick fog?