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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.
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