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For Life
2008.10.06

Greetings!

Japan celebrates Health and Sports Day this weekend, but the WordMaster - always a few strides ahead of the pack - begins celebrating today. By Friday, we'll have you speaking about this grand event like a pro!

Today's Lesson
SPORTS DAY / FIELD DAY   運動会/体育祭

Explanation

  • The annual school event called 運動会 in Japan can be called a sports day or field day.

    Three popular sports day events are:
    three-legged race
    obstacle course
    tug-of-war
  • 毎年行われる学校行事で、日本で言う運動会は、sports day または field day と言います。

    3つの代表的な運動会の競技は、

    three-legged race 二人三脚
    obstacle course 障害物競走
    tug-of-war 綱引き

    です。

SPORTS DAY / FIELD DAY

examples

  1. Yoshiko's elementary school is having its sports day next Saturday. Yoshiko would be so happy if you came.
  2. My son is running in the three-legged race and obstacle course at his sports day at school.
  3. The red team has won at our annual sports day for the last five years in a row.
  4. The final event of the field day was a tug-of-war between the teachers and the students.
  5. Our school holds its field day in the spring rather than in the fall.

英会話レッスンRed Team or White, the WordMaster is always rooting for you!