2AB① 学年末

2AB① 学年末

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Multiple Choice

Western clothes have buttons on the right for men. This is convenient because the majority of men are right-handed*. It is easier for them to use the right hand when buttoning up. Why, then, do women’s clothes have buttons on the left, even though most women are also right-handed? Is this a kind of discrimination? In fact, there is a reason why women’s buttons are on that side. In the past, buttons were quite expensive and only very rich people could afford them. Women in such wealthy families had servants who dressed them. Therefore, to make it easier for the servants, buttons were put on the left.

問1　Why do women’s western clothes have buttons on the left?

• To distinguish them from men’s clothes.

• Because most women are right-handed.

• Because clothes were very expensive long ago.

• To make it easier for servants to button them up.

Multiple Select

Western clothes have buttons on the right for men. This is convenient because the majority of men are right-handed*. It is easier for them to use the right hand when buttoning up. Why, then, do women’s clothes have buttons on the left, even though most women are also right-handed? Is this a kind of discrimination? In fact, there is a reason why women’s buttons are on that side. In the past, buttons were quite expensive and only very rich people could afford them. Women in such wealthy families had servants who dressed them. Therefore, to make it easier for the servants, buttons were put on the left.

問2　Which two of the sentences below are true?

• Western men’s and women’s clothes have the buttons on different sides.

• It is easier to make clothes which have buttons on the right.

• Different positions of buttons show discrimination against women.

• Rich women used to put buttons on the left to show their wealth.

• Women from rich families had servants to do up their buttons.

​意味を理解しましょう Western clothes have buttons on the right for men. This is convenient because the majority of men are *right-handed. It is easier for them to use the right hand when buttoning up. Why, then, do women’s clothes have buttons on the left, even though most women are also right-handed? Is this a kind of discrimination? In fact, there is a reason why women’s buttons are on that side. In the past, buttons were quite expensive and only very rich people could afford them. Women in such wealthy families had servants who dressed them. Therefore, to make it easier for the servants, buttons were put on the left. 　




西洋の衣服は，男性用では右側にボタンがついている。男性の大多数が右利きであるため，これは都合がよい。彼らにとって，ボタンをかける時に右手を使う方が簡単なのだ。それではなぜ，大部分の女性もまた右利きであるにもかかわらず，女性の衣服は左側にボタンがついているのだろうか。これは，一種の差別なのだろうか。実際には，女性のボタンが左側にあるのには理由がある。昔は，ボタンは非常に高価なもので，とても裕福な人々だけがそれらを手に入れる余裕があった。そんな裕福な家の女性には，彼女たちに服を着せる召使いがいた。その結果，召使いにとってそれをやりやすくするために，ボタンが左側につけられたのである。

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Multiple Choice

When English-speaking people talk about “hot” food, are they saying the food is spicy like curry, or are they talking about its temperature, as in “hot” coffee? These two different meanings of “hot” may seem confusing to Japanese students, but as a matter of fact, the word is the right one for describing the way the body responds to spice and heat. A simple explanation would go something like this: when we eat or drink, the same nerves in the mouth react both to spicy chemicals in the food and to a rise in temperature. The English expression, therefore, reflects this fact about the human body.

問1　Which selection below is an example of the two different meanings of “hot?”

• “Hot plate” and “hot coffee.”

• “Hot milk” and “hot curry.”

• “Hot news” and “hot pepper.”

• “Hot water” and “hot plate.”