ジョン万次郎って知っていますか?

天才弘法大師・空海も、お経を何十万回と唱えることで、素晴らしい能力が開花した一人であると言われています。あなたも、やさしくおもしろい英文を何百回もひたすら音読することで、自分も知らなかった不思議な能力を引きだしてみませんか。                             
浜万次郎は1827年に、土佐の漁師の家に生まれました。
土佐の沖合で、兄を含む5人で漁をしているとき、嵐に遭い、遭難してしまいます。
5日後に鳥島に流れ着き、その後150日ほどして、運よく近くにいたアメリカの捕鯨船ジョン・ハウランド号に助けられました。ホイット・フィールド船長の勧めで万次郎は、アメリカに連れて行ってもらいます。万次郎は、ホイット船長の家庭に迎えられ、アメリカの教育を受けます。やがて長い旅の末、12年ぶりに日本に帰った万次郎は、その後の日本の文明開化に大きく寄与します。ジョン万次郎は日本ではあまり知られていませんが、アメリカではよく知られている人物。
A What did Manjiro study at school in America?

Mr.Whitfield sent Manjiro to school.
He didn’t speak English at all.少しも~ない
So he studied very hard.
He studied navigation, math, and a lot of  other things.
送った、航海術

The whitfields went to church on Sundays.
But their church didn’t want Manjiro.
Because it was only for white people.
Mr. Whitfield was not happy about this.

He decided to go to other churches.~するのに決めた

At last he found a church for Manjiro.
行った、欲しくなかった、決めたついに,見つけた

In 1846, Manjiro went to sea again.
Mr. Whitfield was not with him this time.
During this voyage, he studied
navigation first hand.
In three and a half years, his ship came back safely.
航海に出た、航海中に,実地で、3年半後に、来た

B Why did Manjiro go to California?

Mr. White field was also back from his voyage.
Manjiro lived with the Whitfields again for two months.
航海から戻った

In 1849, a lot of people went to California for gold.
Manjiro also went there. He worked very hard in a gold mine.
After two months, he made enough money for his trip back to Japan.
多くの人々、鉱山で,日本に戻る旅のための

C How did Manjiro go back to Japan?

Manjiro left California for Hawaii.
There he got on another ship.
In1851, it came near Okinawa.
He got off the ship.

It was his first time back to Japan in ten years. But he could not go straight to Nakanohama. He had to stay in Okinawa over half a year.
乗船した、船を下りた、10年ぶりに帰国しないといけなかった、半年以上
In 1852, Manjiro went back to his home town at last.
Later he became Samurai and got a family name. 
 He took the name after his hometown.
戻った、もらった,つけた家名、故郷にちなんで

D What did Manjiro do after going back home?

Manjiro taught English, navigation, math,
and other things.
他にもいろいろと
He wrote an English textbook.
He also wrote a textbook on navigation.
His books had a lot of new ideas for Japan.
教えた,書いた,あった

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