子: |
Where are we going? どこへ行くの? |
母: |
We're going to the mountains. 山に行くのよ |
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The trees are in their autumn colors. 木が紅葉してるの |
子: |
Autumn colors? 紅葉? |
母: |
What's the color of leaves? はっぱの色は何? |
子: |
Green! 緑! |
母: |
That's right. その通りね |
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Most of the leaves are green. 殆どのはっぱは緑ね |
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But some of them turn to red or yellow in autumn.
秋になると赤や黄色に変わるはっぱがあるの |
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That's autumn colors. それが紅葉なの |
子: |
I see. わかった |
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When will we get there, dad? あとどれくらいで着く? |
父: |
In about fifteen minutes. 15分くらいかな |
〜 15 minutes later 〜 〜 15分後 〜 |
父: |
Here we are! 着いたよ |
母: |
Look at the autumn colors! 紅葉を見て! |
子: |
It looks like a red carpet. 赤い絨毯みたい |
母: |
It's really beautiful! 本当にきれい |
子: |
Look, mom! ママ見て! |
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There are cosmoses! コスモスだ! |
母: |
Let's go and take a picture there. あそこへ行って写真を撮りましょう |
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秋の植物いろいろ |
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a (Japanese) maple = もみじ、 a cosmos = コスモス |
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Japanese pampas grass = ススキ、 a burnet = ワレモコウ |
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a chrysanthemum = 菊、 a cluster-amaryllis = 彼岸花 |