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アシュリー/メナーシャ高校 (アメリカ ウィスコンシン州)
AshleyMenasha High School (Wisconsin, USA)
本人が書いた文/Original text本人原文본인이 쓴 글
サッカーをしています。サッカーがすきです。
Soccer: I have played soccer ever since I was six years old. I have been on the junior varsity and varsity soccer teams for school. In the summer I play on a U-17 classic team called the Menasha Eclipse. My Dad has been my coach for eight years. It is our time to bond because soccer is something we are both passionate about. I have on the jersey number 5 because 5 is my favorite number.
私のともだちです。ダンスにいきました。
Friends: This is a picture of my friends, Erin, me, Nikki, and Hilary at a dance. I am the one in the blue dress. Dances are a big thing at our school and are a lot of fun. We get a big group together and go out to eat with our dates, then go to the dance, and afterwards go to someone’s house and watch movies.
私と母です。母はやさしくてかっこいい です。
My mother and I: This is my mother and I. My Mom is really nice and is always there for me when I need her. As you can tell, I look a lot like her. This picture was taken on the day of the homecoming dance. There are two dances a year for all grades to attend and a third for the upper class men.
ちちとあねとわたしはWashington D.C. にいます。Lincoln Memorialのまえにいます。
Washington D.C.: This is a picture of my Dad, sister and I when we were in Washington D.C. We went to play at the president of the United States, George Bush, 2005 inauguration parade for band class. I play the alto saxophone. The trip was really fun and we were able to visit a lot of our nations historical sites.
わたしとあねです。なまえはマンディーとエイミーです。
Sisters: This is a picture of my older sisters and I and my dog. My sister’s names are Mandy and Amy. Mandy is twenty years old and a sophomore at Marquette University in Milwaukee and Amy is eighteen years old and is a senior in high school. I am a junior and am planning to go onto college to become a teacher. I have a golden retriever dog named Addie.
  私の人生の話
   両親はわたしにアシュリーという名前をつけました。名字もAではじまるので、AAAという、旅行保険会社みたいなあだ名をつけられましたが、とくに気にしていません。実は2人の姉も、アマンダとエイミーという、同じようにAではじまる名前なんです。うちで飼っている犬まで、Aではじまるアディという名前です。好きな色はブルーで、星が大好きです。母と父と、2人の姉といっしょにくらしています。
   わたしは寝ること、食べることとサッカーが好きです。サッカーはもう11年間続けていて、高校では二軍チームにも代表チームにもいたことがあります。しょっちゅう友だちと遊んでいます。ボウリングに行ったあと、IHOP[訳注:アメリカのファーストフードチェーン]に食べに行くのが好きです。けっこうおいしいんですよ。週末は映画に行ったり友だちの家に行ったりします。高校を卒業したら、先生になってグリーンベイのセイントノバート大学に行きたいです。
   わたしは生まれてからずっと、メナーシャに住んでいます。家を引っ越したこともないし、新しい人が近所に引っ越してきたこともありません。わたしの家は白い四階建てで、角地にあり、犬のアディが走り回れる広めの庭がついています。芝生はいつもきれいに刈ってあって、青々としています。わりあい静かで、とても安全な地域です。他人におせっかいをやきたがる人はあまりいなくて、みんないい人です。
   高校での2年半は最高でした。自由を楽しんでいます。いろいろな活動に参加して新しい友だちができました。
   1年生のときは、たくさん新しい友だちができて楽しかったです。バンドに入ったし、上級英語、数学、地学IIIなどのおもしろい授業を取りました。英語のクラスには女子28人で、男子は4人しかいなかったのを覚えています。地学は本当につまらなかったです。単に、岩とか泥には興味がもてないとしか言いようがありません。保健の授業はおもしろいけど、ときどき、これは知りたくなかったなと思うこともあります。この授業は昼食の直前の時間帯だったので。
   1年生のまん中ごろ、歯の矯正を始めました。ほとんどの友だちが前にやっていたので、めずらしいとか不安だとかいう気持ちは全然ありませんでした。今は早く矯正装置をはずしたくてたまりません。うまくいけば2005年の6月には全部終わって、きれいな白い歯になれる予定です。
   年末に、いちばん上の姉のマンディ[訳注:アマンダのこと]が高校を卒業しました。この町を出て行くのはさびしいけど、ほかの場所で新しい生活を始められるのが楽しみだと言っていました。卒業記念に大きなパーティを開いて、友達や親戚がおおぜい来ました。みんなでバレーボールをして、食べて食べて食べまくったので、ベルトの穴を一個ゆるめるはめになりました。マンディは今、マーケット大学で医学を勉強しています。もう一人の姉エイミーは、今年の秋にグリーンベイ大学に入る予定です。将来は弁護士になりたいそうです。

   日本の高校生の写真を見ていて、いろんなことを学びました。日本の高校生もアメリカの高校生とそんなにちがわないと思います。日本の高校生は、試験の結果によって行ける高校が決まるようですが、アメリカでは大学(カレッジ)入学のときにACTというよく似たテストを受けます。日本の高校には将来就きたい職業の訓練のための専門高校というものがあるようなので、どちらかというとアメリカのカレッジに似ているのかなと思います。どこの高校に行くかは大問題のようです。日本の高校にも課外活動やクラブはあるけど、勉強の方にもっと力を入れているようです。アメリカでは高校を出て全員が大学に行くわけではありませんが、中学卒業後はみんな高校に行きます。日本では全員高校に行くわけではありません。でも週末の過ごし方は、友だちと遊んだり映画に行ったり、わたしたちとまったく同じです。

  The Story of My Life
My parents named me Ashley. With my last name starting with the letter A, I have acquired the nickname AAA, like the travel insurance company. I don’t mind. In fact, my two sisters have names that start with the letter A too, Amanda and Amy. We even have a dog whose name starts with an A, Addie. My favorite color is blue and I love stars. I live with my Mom and Dad and my two sisters.
      In my free time I enjoy sleeping, eating and playing soccer. I have played soccer for eleven years. In high school I have been on the junior varsity and varsity teams. I am always hanging out with my friends. We prefer to go bowling and then out to eat for a late night snack at IHOP. Yummy. On weekends we go and see movies and hang out at each other’s houses. When I am done with high school I want to become a teacher and attend St. Norbert College in Green Bay.
      I have grown up in the city of Menasha all my life. I have never moved into a different house or had any new neighbors move in by me. My white quad level house resides on a corner. We have a fairly decent sized yard for my dog, Addie to run around in. It is always neatly mowed, and very green. Our neighborhood is fairly quite and very safe to live in. Everyone pretty much minds his or her own business and is very nice.
      My first two and a half years of high school have been awesome. I love all of the freedoms that we have. There are a ton of new kids to get to know and many activities to be involved in.
      As a freshman I met many new kids and had a lot of fun. I was in band, accelerated English, math, earth science three, and all those good classes. I remember that there were twenty-eight girls in my English class and only four boys. Earth science bored me ever so greatly. I am just not interested in rocks and dirt. Health class was interesting, but sometimes more than I ever wanted to know. Of course I had health class right before lunch.
      Half way through my freshman year I got my braces on. I was not thrilled at all because most of my friends had already had them. I cannot wait to get them off! Hopefully by June of 2005 I will be all done and have pearly whites once again.
      At the end of the year my oldest sister Mandy graduated from high school. She was sad to be leaving but excited to pursue her life elsewhere. Mandy had a big graduation party in which all of her friends and family came. They all played volleyball and ate themselves to a point where they had to add another hole in their belts. She is now attending Marquette University and majoring in Medical science. My sister Amy will be attending the University of Green Bay in the fall of this year. She wants to become a lawyer some day.

From looking at the pictures of high school students in Japan we learned a lot more about their lives. Japanese high schoolers are not all that different from Americans. They have to take tests to produce a list of high schools they are eligible to enter. It is a lot like our ACT tests to enter college. Their high school is more like our college because they have specialized high school for careers that they wish to pursue. The high school they attend is a huge deal. They still have extra curricular activities and clubs in high school but they focus more on their studies. Not all high schoolers will go onto college. Not all Japanese teenagers will go onto high school like in America. On the weekends high schoolers are just like us. They enjoy hanging out with their friends and going to see movies.


コメント|Comment |评语|코멘트 2006/04/04
Title : 矯正し終わった歯を早く見てみたい!キャッ(>u<)
Name : きん/Kin Age : 17 Country : 日本/Japan
  • (Translation)
    I think it’s awesome that you’ve been playing soccer for 11 years! As for me, I’m no good at sports in general. . . I’d like to become friends with you, because you seem like a girl who was brought up in an average American family. I want to go out and try different restaurants with you. I would also love to see your teeth when you get your braces off ( >u< )
  • (翻译)
    你已经踢了11年足球,这真的太厉害了!而我基本上所有的运动都不怎么样。我想和你成为朋友,因为你看起来是个在普通的美国家庭中长大的女孩子。我想和你一起出去玩,并去各种餐厅吃饭。我还想在你摘掉牙套后看看你的牙齿( >u< )
  • (번역)
    11년간 축구를 계속해서 하고 있다는 게 대단한 일이라고 생각합니다!! 나의 경우 스포츠는 거의 다 잘 못해서... 미국의 보통 가정속에서 자연스럽게 자란 아슐리와 친구가 되고 싶어요!! 같이 일본에서 맛집 찾기도 하고 싶어요. 교정이 다 된 이도 빨리 보고 싶어요! 캬~ ><
2006/04/04
Title : アシュリーさん、おもしろい
Name : まや/Maya Age : 18 Country : 日本/Japan
  • (Translation)
    You are interesting. I would like to meet and talk with you.
  • (翻译)
    你很有趣。我想和你见面聊天。
  • (번역)
    아슐리 씨 재미있어요. 만나서 이야기해보고 싶어요.
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