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Words and phrases

ÍÁÓäγó¤ÎÈÕ (¤É¤è¤¦¤Î¤¦¤·¤Î¤Ò)

Day of the Ox

Ó­¤¨¤¿ (¤à¤«¤¨¤¿) welcomed

ÁÏÀí (¤ê¤ç¤¦¤ê) dish

’Q¤¦ (¤¢¤Ä¤«¤¦) handle

ï‹Ê³µê (¤¤¤ó¤·¤ç¤¯¤Æ¤ó) eatery

¤«¤ÐŸ†¤­ (¤«¤Ð¤ä¤­) grilled eel

Ïã¤Ð¤·¤¤„ö¤¤ (¤³¤¦¤Ð¤·¤¤¤Ë¤ª¤¤) roasting smell

ʳÓû¤òÕT¤Ã¤¿ (¤·¤ç¤¯¤è¤¯¤ò¤µ¤½¤Ã¤¿)

stimulated (one¡¯s) appetite

ÖÉô~ (¤Á¤®¤ç) fry (juvenile fish)

È¡Òýý¸ñ (¤È¤ê¤Ò¤­¤«¤«¤¯) trading price

Ϥ¬¤Ã¤¿ (¤µ¤¬¤Ã¤¿) fell

×òÄê (¤µ¤¯¤Í¤ó) last year

¤ªÊÖÝX¤Ê‚Ž¶Î (¤ª¤Æ¤¬¤ë¤Ê¤Í¤À¤ó)

affordable price

µêî^¤ËK¤Ó (¤Æ¤ó¤È¤¦¤Ë¤Ê¤é¤Ó) hit the shops

ÏûÙMÕß (¤·¤ç¤¦¤Ò¤·¤ã) consumer

ÏÄ (¤Ê¤Ä) summer

´óÚæÊÐÉúÒ°Çø (¤ª¤ª¤µ¤«¤·¤¤¤¯¤Î¤¯) Ikuno Ward in Osaka

ÖÛÎÝ (¤Õ¤Ê¤ä) Funaya

´®¤Ë´Ì¤·¤¿ (¤¯¤·¤Ë¤µ¤·¤¿) be on a skewer

šÈË (¤·¤ç¤¯¤Ë¤ó) craftsman

Ì¿»ð (¤¹¤ß¤Ó) charcoal fire

Ÿ†¤­ÉϤ²¤¿ (Ÿ†¤­ÉϤ²¤¿) grilled

µêÖ÷ (¤Æ¤ó¤·¤å) shopowner

ɽ±¾‘—ÄÐ (¤ä¤Þ¤â¤È¤Î¤ê¤ª) Norio Yamamoto

ÊËÈë¤ì‚Ž (¤·¤¤¤ì¤Í) purchase price

°²¤¤ (¤ä¤¹¤¤) cheap

Û͵± (¤Ù¤ó¤È¤¦) boxed lunch

Èë¤ì¤ë (¤¤¤ì¤ë) put inside

‰ˆÁ¿ (¤¾¤¦¤ê¤ç¤¦) increase in quality

ͨ³£ (¤Ä¤¦¤¸¤ç¤¦) usually

Ô礤 (¤Ï¤ä¤¤) early

Îçǰ10•r°ë (¤´¤¼¤ó¤¸¤å¤¦¤¸¤Ï¤ó) 10:30 a.m.

é_µê•r (¤«¤¤¤Æ¤ó¤¸) time of opening

ÁÐ (¤ì¤Ä) queue, line

ÙÈë (¤³¤¦¤Ë¤å¤¦) purchase

ÖíÔç¼ÎÐÛ£¨¤¤¤Î¤Ï¤ä¤è¤·¤ª£© Yoshio Inohaya

ÆÕ¶Î (¤Õ¤À¤ó) normally

ÊÖ¤¬½ì¤«¤Ê¤¤ (¤Æ¤¬¤È¤É¤«¤Ê¤¤) cannot afford

·Ö (¤Ö¤ó) such is the case that

¤ï¤¬¼Ò (¤ï¤¬¤ä) our home

Ò»´ó (¤¤¤Á¤À¤¤) one big ?

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Translation

July 25 marked a traditional eel-eating ¡°Doyo no Ushi no Hi,¡± or the Day of the Ox, with the aroma of roasting at grilled-eel eateries whetting people¡¯s appetites. Trading prices for juvenile eels (elvers) were lower this year, enabling supermarkets to sell at more affordable prices than last year and making it a delightful summer for consumers.

At Funaya, in Osaka¡¯s Ikuno Ward, chefs slowly and thoroughly chargrilled eels on skewers. According to owner Norio Yamamoto, 50, due to its cheap cost, the restaurant could increase the amount of eel they put in their boxed lunches. By 10:30 a.m., the restaurant¡¯s earlier-than-usual opening time, a line of about 35 people had already formed.

¡°Usually eel is beyond our budget, so it¡¯s a big event for our family,¡± said Yoshio Inohaya, 72, from Osaka, who bought eel lunch boxes.

Answers

1) Why were eels sold cheaper than last year in supermarkets and other places?

ÖÉô~¤ÎÈ¡Òýý¸ñ¤¬Ï¤¬¤Ã¤¿¤«¤é¡£ Because the trading prices for juvenile eel were lower.

2) According to the owner, what did Osaka¡¯s Funaya increase?

Û͵±¤ËÈë¤ì¤ë¥¦¥Ê¥®¤ÎÁ¿¡£ The amount of eel in their boxed lunches.

3) What do you know about Funaya¡¯s opening time from the article?

¤¤¤Ä¤â¤ÏÎçǰ10•r°ë¤è¤êßW¤¯é_µê¤¹¤ë¡£ It normally opens later than 10:30 a.m.

4) What did Mr. Yoshio Inohaya from Osaka buy at the restaurant?

Û͵±¡£

Boxed lunches.