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Words and phrases

ÕϺ¦¤Î¤¢¤ë (²õ³ó¨­²µ²¹¾±-) with disabilities; ¥¹¥Ý©`¥ÄßxÊÖ (sup¨­tsu senshu) athletes; ÊÀ½ç×î´ó (sekai saidai) world largest; ´ó»á (taikai) event; ³õ¤á¤Æ (haji-) for the first time; ÄÏÃ× (Nanbei) South America; é_´ß¤µ¤ì¤¿ (kaisai-) held; Ä»¤òé]¤¸¤¿ (maku-to-) the curtain came down; ¸‚¼¼ˆö (°ì¨­²µ¾±Âᨭ) stadium; é]»áʽ (heikaishiki) closing ceremony; ¹úëH¥Ñ¥é¥ê¥ó¥Ô¥Ã¥¯Î¯†T»á (Kokusai Pararinpikku I¡¯inkai) International Paralympic Committee; »áéL (°ì²¹¾±³¦³ó¨­) chairman; Æì (hata) flag; Êܤ±È¡¤ê (u-to-) receiving; Òý¤­¾@¤¬¤ì¤¿ (hi-tsu-) handed over ; ß^È¥×î¶à¤Î (kako saita-) record-high number; ³öˆö¤· (²õ³ó³Ü³Ù²õ³ÜÂᨭ-) participated in; ÒÔÉϤΠ(¾±Âᨭ-) more than; ÊÀ½çÓ›åh (sekai kiroku) world records; ˜äÁ¢ (juritsu) setting; ¸‚ÕùÁ¦ (°ì²â¨­²õ¨­°ù²â´Ç°ì³Ü) competitiveness; Öø¤·¤¤ (ichijiru-) marked; ÏòÉÏ (°ì¨­Âᨭ) heightening; ʾ¤·¤¿ (shime-) indicating; ÈÕ±¾ (Nihon) Japan; Ëͤê³ö¤· (o-da-) send; ¾Ñ¤Ã¤¿ (nerat-) aiming for; ²Î¼Ó¤·¤¿ (sanka-) taking part in; ÒÔÀ´ (irai) since; £±¤Ä¤â½ð¥á¥À¥ë¤òÈ¡¤ì¤º¤Ë½K¤ï¤Ã¤¿ (hito-kin-medaru-to-o-) ended up not winning a single gold

Sample radio or television report

Sh¨­gai-no-aru sup¨­tsu senshu-no tame-no sekai saidai-no taikai-de, hajimete Nanbei-de kaisai-sareta Rio Pararinpikku-ga 9-gatsu j¨±hachinichi, maku-o tojimashita. Marakanan ky¨­g¾±Âᨭ-de okonawareta heikaishiki-de, T¨­ky¨­to-no Koike Yuriko chiji-ga, Kokusai Pararinpikku I¡¯inkai-no Firippu Kur¨¥bun °ì²¹¾±³¦³ó¨­-kara Pararinpikku-ki-o uketori, hata-wa Rio-kara T¨­ky¨­-e-to hikitsugaremashita. Kotoshi-no Pararinpikku-wa kako saita-no senshu-ga ²õ³ó³Ü³Ù²õ³ÜÂᨭ-shi, nihyaku ¾±Âᨭ-no sekai kiroku-o juritsu, Pararinpikku-no senshutachi-no °ì²â¨­²õ¨­°ù²â´Ç°ì³Ü-no ichijirushii °ì¨­Âᨭ-o shimeshimashita. Nihon-wa hyaku-sanj¨±-ni-nin-no senshu-o okuridashi, kin medaru jukko-o neraimashita-ga, Pararinpikku-ni hatsusanka-shita 1964-nen-no T¨­ky¨­ taikai irai hajimete kin-medaru-o hitotsumo torezu-ni owari-mashita.

Translation

The curtain came down Sept. 18 on the Rio Paralympics, the world¡¯s largest event for athletes with disabilities, held for the first time in South America. The Paralympic flag was handed over from Rio de Janeiro to Tokyo during the closing ceremony at Maracana Stadium, with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike receiving the flag from Philip Craven, president of the International Paralympic Committee. A record-high number of athletes participated in this year¡¯s Paralympics, setting more than 200 new world records, indicating a marked heightening of competitiveness among Paralympians. Japan, which sent 132 athletes and was aiming for 10 gold medals, ended up not winning a single one for the first time since it began taking part in the events in 1964 in Tokyo.

Conversation between acquaintances

A: Hajimete Nanbei-de kaisai-sareta Pararinpikku-ga heikai-shimashita-ne.

(The Rio Paralympics, which were held in South Africa for the first time, have closed, haven¡¯t they?)

B: Kako saita-no senshu-ga ²õ³ó³Ü³Ù²õ³ÜÂᨭ-shi, nihyaku ¾±Âᨭ-no sekai kiroku-o juritsu-shita s¨­-desu-yo.

(A record high number of athletes participated, setting more than 200 new world records.)

Conversation between a husband and wife

H: Nihon-wa kin-medaru-o ikko-mo torenakatta s¨­-da.

(I heard Japan didn¡¯t get even a single gold.)

W: Demo gin-medaru jukko, d¨­-medaru j¨±yon-ko-o totta-wa.

(But we got 10 silver and 14 bronze medals.)

(No. 1326)