One Pen And Ten Notebooks Can Change Your Life!
One Pen And Ten Notebooks Can Change Your Life!
Once upon a time, there was a boy with his mother who lived in a facility for single mothers. The boy's name was "Ken" and his mother was "Mariko." Mariko worked at a ramen shop but her income was very low. Ken knew that his mother would not be able to afford his high school tuition. So, the boy decided that he would work after finishing junior high school. Mariko, on the other hand, wished her son would study for his future.
One day, Ken took a walk in an arcade and saw a sign that a new library had just opened. He entered the library and browsed through some books. As he moved between bookshelves, one category grabbed his attention. It was "Computer Science." Ken borrowed two books. One book explained the basic concepts of programming and the other one was for the Python programming language. Ken wished to become a programmer. He really wanted to learn it. However, he hesitated to ask his mother to buy a pc for him.
Two weeks later, Ken returned the books to the library. He told himself, "I should give up my dream." He walked into the arcade and found a part-time job offer at a 99-cents shop. The next day, he began working at the shop. The shop owner was very kind. The owner told him, "This is my gift to you. You can study at the library." Then he gave Ken one pen and ten notebooks. Ken appreciated the gift and began spending hours in the library after working at the shop every day.
One day, in the library, Ken was writing a code in his notebook. Someone spoke to him, "What are you writing?" The boy replied, "I'm writing a code." The man asked, "Are you a programmer?" Ken answered, "No, I work at a 99-cents shop." The man further asked, "So, you just enjoy it using your PC at home, right?" Ken said to the man, "Well, I don't have a PC. I can't afford one. I just write codes in my notebooks. The books are my teachers." The man noticed that there were many notebooks piled up on the table. The man asked, "Can I take a look at your notebooks?" Ken said, "Sure!"
The next morning, Ken was at the shop for work. The owner told him, "Ken, one of my friends wants to talk with you." Before lunch time, a man came to the shop. Ken was so surprised because it was the man he had talked with in the library. The man told Ken, "Let's have lunch together!" They had lunch at the ramen shop where Ken's mother worked.
Two months later, the 99-cents shop owner and his friend founded a software company. They employed Ken as a programmer. The boy kept reading books, on many different subjects, in the library when he had free time.
Two years later, Ken was on the stage at a TED conference. He spoke to the audience, "One pen and ten notebooks changed my life!"
(Thanks, J.J.!)
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一本のペン、十冊のノートで、人生が変わる！
ある時、シングルマザーの為の施設で母親と暮らす少年が居た。少年の名前は「拳」、そして母親は「真理子」であった。真理子は、ラーメン屋で働いていたが、収入は非常に少なかった。拳は、母親が彼の高校の学費を賄えないだろうと言うことを知っていた。それで、少年は中学を卒業したら働くと決心した。一方、真理子は、息子には、将来の為に、勉強して欲しいと願っていた。
ある日、拳が、アーケードを歩いていると、開館したばかりの図書館の看板が目に入った。彼は図書館に入り、何冊かの本に目を通した。書棚から書棚に移動していて、ある分野が彼の興味を引いた。それは、「コンピュータ・サイエンス」だった。拳は二冊の本を借りた。一冊は、プログラミングの基本的な概念、もう一冊は、「Python」と言うプログラミング言語について書かれたものだった。拳は、プログラマーになりたいと願った。そして、本気でそれを学びたいと思った。でも、彼は母親に、パソコンを買って欲しいと言い出せないでいた。二週間後、拳は図書館で本を返却した。そして、独り言を言った。「夢なんか諦めるべきだな。」
アーケードを歩いていると、九十九セントショップのパート求人の張り紙が目に留まった。翌日、彼は、その店で働き始めた。店の主人は優しい人だった。店主が少年に言った。「これ上げるよ。勉強は図書館でもできるよ。」彼は、拳に、一本のペンと、十冊のノートを与えた。拳は、そのギフトに感謝し、毎日、仕事帰りに、図書館で時間を過ごした。
ある日、図書館にて、拳は、ノートに、プログラムのコードを書いていた。誰かが声をかけてきた。「何書いてんの？」少年が返事した。「コードですよ。」男は尋ねた。「君、プログラマー？」拳は、答えた。「いいえ、九十九セントショップで働いてるんです。」男は更に聞いてきた。「そしたら、家でパソコンで趣味でやってるんだね？」拳は言った。「えーと、パソコン無いんです。買うお金無いんで。ノートにコードを書くだけです。本が先生です。」男は、机の上に積まれたノートの束に気がついた。男が尋ねた。「ちょっとノート見ていい？」拳は答えた。「いいですよ。」
翌朝、拳は、仕事の為に店に居た。店主が彼に言った。「拳ちゃん、俺の友達が、君と話したがってるよ。」お昼前に、ひとりの男が、店にやって来た。拳は、たいへん驚いた。何しろ、その人は図書館で話した例の男だったのだ。男は拳に言った。「一緒に、お昼食べよう！」彼等は、拳の母親が働いているラーメン屋で昼食を取った。
二ヶ月後、九十九セントショップの店主と、その友人は、ソフトウェアの会社を起こした。彼等は、拳を、プログラマーとして採用した。少年は、自由な時間に、図書館で沢山の分野の本を読むことを習慣づけた。二年後、拳は、TEDカンファレンスの舞台に立っていた。彼は、聴衆に向かって、こう語った。「一本のペン、そして十冊のノートが、私の人生を変えたのです！」
One Pen And Ten Notebooks Can Change Your Life!
一本のペン、十冊のノートで、人生が変わる！
一本 (いっぽん) : one thing which is long or narrow
二本 (にほん) : two things which are long or narrow
ペン : a pen, pens
一本のペン : one pen
二本のペン : two pens
一冊 (いっさつ) : one book, one notebook, etc.
十冊 (じゅっさつ) : ten books, ten notebooks, etc.
ノート : a notebook, notebooks一冊のノート : one notebook
十冊のノート : ten notebooks
本 (ほん) : a book, books
一冊の本 : one book
十冊の本 : ten books
雑誌 (ざっし) : a magazine, magazines
一冊の雑誌 : one magazine
十冊の雑誌 : ten magazines
一本のペン、十冊のノート : one pen and ten notebooks
一本のペン、十冊のノートで : if you have one pen and ten notebooks (literally "with one pen and ten notebooks")
人生 (じんせい) : your life (philosophical expression)
生活 (せいかつ) : your daily life (activities of daily living)
生活 (せいかつ) : your daily life (activities of daily living)
変える (かえる) : to change something (verb)
変わる (かわる) : to change oneself (verb)
人生が変わる : Your life will change. Your life changes. Your life can be changed. You can change your life.
変わる (かわる) : to change oneself (verb)
人生が変わる : Your life will change. Your life changes. Your life can be changed. You can change your life.
Once upon a time, there was a boy with his mother who lived in a facility for single mothers.
ある時、シングルマザーの為の施設で母親と暮らす少年が居た。
ある時 (あるとき) : once upon a time
シングルマザー : a single mother, single mothers
為 (ため) : a reason, a purpose
シングルマザーの為 : for a single mother, for single mothers
施設 (しせつ) : a facility or house for people who need help
シングルマザーの為の施設 : a facility for single mothers
母親 (ははおや) : a mother
暮らす (くらす) : to live your daily life in a certain environment (verb)
施設で暮らす : to live in a facility (verb)
母親と暮らす : to live with your mother (verb)
少年 (しょうねん) : a boy
施設で暮らす少年 : a boy who lives in a facility (noun clause)
母親と暮らす少年 : a boy who lives with his mother (noun clause)
居る (いる) : There is a person or an animal. There are people or animals.
有る (ある) : There is a thing. There are things.
居た (いた) : There was a person or an animal. There were people or animals.
有った (あった) : There was a thing. There were things.
少年が居る : There is a boy.
少年が居た : There was a boy.
施設で暮らす少年が居る : There is a boy who lives in a facility.
母親と暮らす少年が居る : There is a boy who lives with his mother.
施設で暮らす少年が居た : There was a boy who lived in a facility.
母親と暮らす少年が居た : There was a boy who lived with his mother.
母親と暮らす少年が居た : There was a boy who lived with his mother.
The boy's name was "Ken" and his mother was "Mariko."
少年の名前は「拳」、そして母親は「真理子」であった。
少年 (しょうねん) : a boy, the boy
名前 (なまえ) : a name, the name
少年の名前 : the boy's name
拳 (けん) : Ken, the name of a man
少年の名前は「拳」である。: The boy's name is "Ken."
そして : and/then/so/but (depends on the context)
母親 (ははおや) : someone's mother, his mother (in this context)
真理子 (まりこ) : Mariko, the name of a woman
....である。: It is ......
....であった。: It was ......
「真理子」である。: She is "Mariko." Her name is "Mariko."
母親 (ははおや) : someone's mother, his mother (in this context)
真理子 (まりこ) : Mariko, the name of a woman
....である。: It is ......
....であった。: It was ......
「真理子」である。: She is "Mariko." Her name is "Mariko."
「真理子」であった。: She was "Mariko." Her name was "Mariko."
母親は「真理子」である。His/Her/Their mother is "Mariko."
母親は「真理子」であった。His/Her/Their mother was "Mariko."
Mariko worked at a ramen shop but her income was very low.
真理子は、ラーメン屋で働いていたが、収入は非常に少なかった。
真理子 (まりこ) : Mariko
ラーメン : ramen
ラーメン屋 (らーめんや) : a ramen shop, a ramen restaurant
魚 (さかな) : fish
魚屋 (さかなや) : a fish store, a fish market
働く (はたらく) : to work (verb)
ラーメン屋で働く : to work at a ramen shop (verb)
働いている : You are working. (present progress), You work. (current and recent activity) You have a job. (occupation)
働いていた : You were working. (past progress), You worked. (past activity), You had a job. (occupation)
真理子は、ラーメン屋で働いている : Mariko works at a ramen shop. (current and recent activity, job, occupation)
真理子は、ラーメン屋で働いている : Mariko works at a ramen shop. (current and recent activity, job, occupation)
真理子は、ラーメン屋で働いていた : Mariko worked at a ramen shop. (past activity, job, occupation)
ラーメン屋で働いていたが、.... : You worked at a ramen shop but ......
収入 (しゅうにゅう) : income, earnings
非常に (ひじょうに) : very, unusually
非常に (ひじょうに) : very, unusually
少ない (すくない) : little, few
非常に少ない : very little, very few, too little, too few
収入が少ない : Your income is low.
非常に少ない : very little, very few, too little, too few
収入が少ない : Your income is low.
少なかった。: It was little. It was few.
収入は少なかった。: Your income was low.
収入は少なかった。: Your income was low.
Ken knew that his mother would not be able to afford his high school tuition.
拳は、母親が彼の高校の学費を賄えないだろうと言うことを知っていた。
拳 (けん) : Ken
母親 (ははおや) : someone's mother, his mother (in this context)
彼 (かれ) : he/his/him
高校 (こうこう) : a high school, high schools
彼の高校 : his high school
学費 (がくひ) : tuition
彼の学費 : his tuition
高校の学費 : your high school tuition
彼の高校の学費 : his high school tuition
賄う (まかなう) : to cover, to provide, to afford (verb)
賄える : You can afford something.
賄えない : You can not afford something.
学費を賄えない : You can not afford the tuition.
母親が彼の学費を賄えない : His mother can't afford his tuition.
だろう : probably, may be, assuming it, will be
こと : an event, an issue, a situation, the fact, something you have just mentioned
言う (いう) : to say, to tell (verb)
言うこと : something which the situation tells
だろうと言うこと : something which the situation tells that something is probably true (noun clause)
学費を賄えないだろうと言うこと : the situation that you will not be able to afford the tuition (noun clause)
知る (しる) : to get to know (verb, action)
知っている (しっている) : You know something. It has already been notified. (current and recent situation)
知っていた : You knew something. It had already been notified. (past situation)
言うこと : something which the situation tells
だろうと言うこと : something which the situation tells that something is probably true (noun clause)
学費を賄えないだろうと言うこと : the situation that you will not be able to afford the tuition (noun clause)
知る (しる) : to get to know (verb, action)
知っている (しっている) : You know something. It has already been notified. (current and recent situation)
知っていた : You knew something. It had already been notified. (past situation)
だろうと言うことを知っていた。: You knew that something was probably true.
拳は知っている : Ken knows something.
拳は知っていた : Ken knew something.
So, the boy decided that he would work after finishing junior high school.
それで、少年は中学を卒業したら働くと決心した。
それで : and, then, so, therefore, as a result (depends on the context)
少年 (しょうねん) : a boy, the boy
中 (なか) : inside, middle
学校 (がっこう) : a school (noun)
中学 (ちゅうがく) / 中学校 (ちゅうがっこう) : a junior high school
卒業 (そつぎょう) : graduation, completing a course
卒業する : to graduate, to complete the school course (verb)
中学を卒業する : to complete the junior high school course (verb)
したら : if you do it, as you do it, after doing it
卒業したら : after finishing the course
働く (はたらく) : to work at a workplace, to get a job, to have a job (verb)
卒業したら働く : You will work after finishing the school.
決心 (けっしん) : a decision, making a decision (noun)
決心する : to decide something, to make a decision (verb)
働くと決心する : to decide that you will work (verb)
決心した。: You decided something.
少年は決心した。: The boy decided it.
少年は決心した。: The boy decided it.
それで、少年は決心した。: So, the boy decided it.
少年は働くと決心した。: The boy decided that he would work.
少年は働くと決心した。: The boy decided that he would work.
Mariko, on the other hand, wished her son would study for his future.
一方、真理子は、息子には、将来の為に、勉強して欲しいと願っていた。
一方 (いっぽう) : on the other hand
真理子 (まりこ) : Mariko
息子 (むすこ) : son, her son (in this context)
将来 (しょうらい) : future
為 (ため) : a reason, a purpose
将来の為 : for your future, for his future (in this context)
勉強する (べんきょうする) : to study, to learn (verb)
将来の為に勉強する : to study for your future (verb)
欲しい (ほしい): You want something.
勉強して欲しい : You want someone to study.
願う (ねがう) : to wish something will happen, to wish someone will do it (verb)
願っている。: You wish something will happen. You wish someone will do it. You wish you will be able to do it. (current and recent situation)
願っていた。: You wished something would happen. You wished someone would do it. You wished you would be able to do it. (past situation)
真理子は、願っている。: Mariko wishes it. (current and recent situation)
真理子は、願っていた。: Mariko wished it. (past situation)
真理子は、息子には、勉強して欲しいと願っている。: Mariko wishes her son will study. (current and recent situation)
真理子は、息子には、勉強して欲しいと願っていた。: Mariko wished her son would study. (past situation)
One day, Ken took a walk in an arcade and saw a sign that a new library had just opened.
ある日、拳が、アーケードを歩いていると、開館したばかりの図書館の看板が目に入った。
ある日 (あるひ) : one day
拳 (けん) : Ken
アーケード : an arcade
歩く (あるく) : to walk (verb)
アーケードを歩く : to walk in an arcade (verb)
拳が、アーケードを歩いている。: Ken is walking in an arcade.
拳が、アーケードを歩いていた。: Ken was walking in an arcade.
ある日、拳が、アーケードを歩いていると、.... : One day, when Ken was walking in an arcade, ...........
開く (ひらく) : to open (verb)
館 (やかた) : a house, a building, a facility, etc.
開館 (かいかん) : opening an facility such as libraries, museums, etc. (noun)
開館する : to open the facility such as a library, a museum, etc. (verb)
した。: You did something. You did it.
開館した。: You opened the facility.
開館したばかり : You have/had just opened the facility. The facility has just been opened.
館 (やかた) : a house, a building, a facility, etc.
開館 (かいかん) : opening an facility such as libraries, museums, etc. (noun)
開館する : to open the facility such as a library, a museum, etc. (verb)
した。: You did something. You did it.
開館した。: You opened the facility.
開館したばかり : You have/had just opened the facility. The facility has just been opened.
図書館 (としょかん) : a library, libraries
開館したばかりの図書館 : a new library
看板 (かんばん) : a signboard
図書館の看板 : a signboard which gives information about the library
開館したばかりの図書館 : a new library
看板 (かんばん) : a signboard
図書館の看板 : a signboard which gives information about the library
目 (め) : an eye, eyes
入る (はいる) : to enter, to come in, to get in, to join (verb)
目に入る : to come into your eye(s) (verb, lteral expression), to get your attention (verb, idiomatic expression)
入った。(はいった): Something got into a container, cup, glass, bottle, etc. Someone joined a group.
目に入った。Something got into your eye(s). Something got your attention. Something came to your attention. You noticed something is there.
入る (はいる) : to enter, to come in, to get in, to join (verb)
目に入る : to come into your eye(s) (verb, lteral expression), to get your attention (verb, idiomatic expression)
入った。(はいった): Something got into a container, cup, glass, bottle, etc. Someone joined a group.
目に入った。Something got into your eye(s). Something got your attention. Something came to your attention. You noticed something is there.
埃 (ほこり) : dust
埃が目に入った。: The dust got into your eyes. (literal meaning)
看板が目に入った。: You happened to see a signboard. A signboard came to your attention. (idiomatic expression, literally "A signboard got into your eye.")
埃が目に入った。: The dust got into your eyes. (literal meaning)
看板が目に入った。: You happened to see a signboard. A signboard came to your attention. (idiomatic expression, literally "A signboard got into your eye.")
He entered the library and browsed through some books.
彼は図書館に入り、何冊かの本に目を通した。
図書館 (としょかん) : a library, the library
入る (はいる) : to enter (verb)
入った (はいった) : You entered.
図書館に入る : to enter the library (verb)
彼は入った。: He entered.
彼は図書館に入った。: He entered the library.
彼は入り、.... : He entered and/then ......
何冊？ (なんさつ？) : How many? (books, notebooks, magazines, etc)
何冊か : some books, some notebooks, some magazines, etc.
本 (ほん) : a book, books
何冊かの本 : some books
目 (め) : an eye, eyes
通す (とおす) : to let something go through, to let a visitor enter the room (verb)
目を通す : to take a look at something (verb)
本に目を通す to brows through a book, to read a book quickly, to look over a book (verb)
彼は何冊かの本に目を通した。: He browsed through some books.
As he moved between bookshelves, one category grabbed his attention. It was "Computer Science."
書棚から書棚に移動していて、ある分野が彼の興味を引いた。それは、「コンピュータ・サイエンス」だった。
棚 (たな) : a shelf, a rack
書棚 (しょだな) : a bookshelf
書棚から : from a bookshelf
書棚から書棚 : from a bookshelf to another, between bookshelves
移動 (いどう) : moving to another place (noun)
移動する : to move to another place (verb)
書棚から書棚に移動する : to move between bookshelves (verb)
書棚から書棚に移動していて、...... : As you moved between bookshelves, ..........
分野 (ぶんや) : a category, a subject
ある分野 : a certain category, one category which you are going to tell about
彼 (かれ) : he / his / him
興味 (きょうみ) : an interest
引く (ひく) : to pull, to draw, to attract (verb)
彼の興味 : his attention
興味を引く : to attract, to grab someone's attention (verb)
引いた (ひいた) : You pulled something.
彼の興味を引いた。: Something or someone grabbed his attention.
それ : it
コンピュータ : a computer
サイエンス : science
コンピュータ・サイエンス : Computer Science
..... だった。: It was .......
コンピュータ : a computer
サイエンス : science
コンピュータ・サイエンス : Computer Science
..... だった。: It was .......
Ken borrowed two books. One book explained the basic concepts of programming and the other one was for the Python programming language.
拳は二冊の本を借りた。一冊は、プログラミングの基本的な概念、もう一冊は、「Python」と言うプログラミング言語について書かれたものだった。
拳 (けん) : Ken
二冊 (にさつ) : two books, two notebooks, two magazines, etc.
本 (ほん) : a book, books
二冊の本 : two books
借りる : to borrow something (verb)
本を借りる : to borrow a book(s) (verb)
借りた。: You borrowed something.
拳は本を借りた。: Ken borrowed a book(s).
一冊 (いっさつ) : one book, one notebook, one magazine, etc.
プログラミング : programming
基本 (きほん) : a basis, a foundation, the basics (noun)
プログラミングの基本 : the basics of programming
基本的な : basic, fundamental (adjective)
概念 (がいねん) : a concept(s), a general idea(s) (noun)
基本的な概念 : the basic concept(s)
もう一冊 (もういっさつ) : another one, the other one (book, notebook, magazine, etc.)
..... : 何々(なになに) : literally "something, something"
一冊は、.......、もう一冊は、.......... : One is/does ............... , the other one is/does .............基本的な : basic, fundamental (adjective)
概念 (がいねん) : a concept(s), a general idea(s) (noun)
基本的な概念 : the basic concept(s)
もう一冊 (もういっさつ) : another one, the other one (book, notebook, magazine, etc.)
..... : 何々(なになに) : literally "something, something"
Python : one of very popular and modern programming languages which many University researchers love.
言う (いう) : to say, to tell (verb)
「.....」と言う : to be called ".......", which is called "......"
言語 (げんご) : a language
プログラミング言語 : a programming language
「Python」と言うプログラミング言語 : Python programming language, a programming language which is called "Python"
言語について : about languages
プログラミング言語について : about programming languages
「Python」と言うプログラミング言語について : about Python programming language, about a programming language which is called "Python"
書く (かく) : to write (verb)
.......について書く : to write about ............ (verb)
「Python」と言うプログラミング言語について書く : to write about Python programming language (verb)
書かれる : to be written by someone
書かれた : It was written by someone.
.......について書く : to write about ............ (verb)
「Python」と言うプログラミング言語について書く : to write about Python programming language (verb)
書かれる : to be written by someone
書かれた : It was written by someone.
もの : a thing, something
書かれたもの : Something which was written by someone. (books, documents, articles, stories, reports, etc.)
書かれたもの : Something which was written by someone. (books, documents, articles, stories, reports, etc.)
だった。: It was.
書かれたものだった。: It was something which was written by someone.
言語について書かれたものだった。: It was something which was written about languages.
プログラミング言語について書かれたものだった。: It was something which was written about programming languages.
「Python」と言うプログラミング言語について書かれたものだった。: It was something which was written about Python programming language.
書かれたものだった。: It was something which was written by someone.
言語について書かれたものだった。: It was something which was written about languages.
プログラミング言語について書かれたものだった。: It was something which was written about programming languages.
「Python」と言うプログラミング言語について書かれたものだった。: It was something which was written about Python programming language.
Ken wished to become a programmer. He really wanted to learn it.
拳は、プログラマーになりたいと願った。そして、本気でそれを学びたいと思った。
拳 (けん) : Ken
プログラマー : a programmer, programmers
なりたい : You want to become someone.
プログラマーになりたい : You want to become a programmer.
願う (ねがう) : to wish (verb)
プログラマーになりたいと願う : to wish to become a programmer (verb)
拳は、願った。: Ken wished.
そして : and, then, so, therefore, as a result
本気 (ほんき) : serious (adjective)
本気度 (ほんきど) : seriousness (noun)
本気に / 本気で : seriously (adverb)
それ : that, it
学ぶ (まなぶ) : to learn something (verb)
本気で学ぶ : to learn something seriously (verb)
学びたい : You want to learn something.
思う (おもう) : to think, to mind, to want, to hope, to wish, to have some thoughts in your mind (verb)
学びたいと思う : to want to learn something (verb)
本気で学びたいと思う : to want to learn something seriously (verb)
彼は、それを学びたいと思った。: He wanted to learn it. (I omitted "彼は" in the sentence above since it could be assumed from the context.)
However, he hesitated to ask his mother to buy a pc for him.
でも、彼は母親に、パソコンを買って欲しいと言い出せないでいた。
でも : but, however
彼 (かれ) : he / his / him
母親 (ははおや) : a mother
パソコン / パーソナルコンピュータ : a personal computer ("パソコン" is often spoken.)
買う (かう) : to buy (verb)
パソコンを買う : to buy/purchase a PC (verb)
欲しい (ほしい) : I want it.
買ってほしい (かってほしい) : I want you to buy it.
パソコンを買って欲しい : I want you to buy a PC.
言う (いう) : to say, to tell, to ask, to request, to order (verb, depends on the context)
パソコンを買って欲しいと言う / 「パソコンを買って欲しい」と言う : to say "I want you to buy a PC.", to ask someone to buy a PC (verb) *We sometimes omit '「' and '」'.
母親に言う : to say something to your mother, to tell your mother something, to ask your mother to do something (verb)
出す (だす) : to take out, to get out, to serve, to take something out of the container, to show, to let out, to put out (verb)
言い出す : to begin to speak, to say a first word to begin to talk to someone about something (verb)
言い出せない : You can not tell someone about something. You hesitate to tell someone about something.
言い出せないでいる。: You have not been able to tell someone about something. You have been hesitating to tell someone about something. (current and recent situation)
言い出せないでいた。: You had not been able to tell someone about something. You had been hesitating to tell someone about something. (past situation)
彼は母親に、言い出せないでいた。: He hesitated to tell his mother about it. (past situation)
彼は母親に、言い出せないでいた。: He hesitated to tell his mother about it. (past situation)
Two weeks later, Ken returned the books to the library.
二週間後、拳は図書館で本を返却した。
一週間 (いっしゅうかん) : one week
二週間 (にしゅうかん) : two weeks
一週間前 (いっしゅうかんまえ) : one week ago
二週間前 (にしゅうかんまえ) : two weeks ago
二週間後 (にしゅうかんご) : two weeks later
拳 (けん) : Ken
図書 (としょ) : collections of books
館 (やかた) : a house, a building
図書館 (としょかん) : a library, the library
本 (ほん) : a book, books
返却 (へんきゃく) : returning something to the lender (noun)返却する : to return something to the lender (verb)
返却した。: You returned something to the lender.
拳は返却した。: Ken returned it.
図書館で : at/in the library
図書館で本を返却した。: You returned the books to the library.
He told himself, "I should give up my dream."
そして、独り言を言った。「夢なんか諦めるべきだな。」
そして : and, then, so, therefore
独り (ひとり) : a situation when you are alone (noun), alone (adjective)
言葉 (ことば) : a word, words, a language, languages (noun)
独り言 (ひとりごと) : talking to yourself (noun), a word which you are telling to yourself (noun)
言う (いう) : to say, to tell (verb)
言った。(いった) : You said. You told.
独り言を言う : to talk to yourself alone, to tell something to yourself (verb)
夢 (ゆめ) : a dream
夢なんか : something such as dreams (with a negative feeling)
諦める (あきらめる) : to give up something important for you (verb)
夢を諦める : to give up your dream (verb)
諦めるべき : You should give up.
諦めるべきだな。: I should give up, don't I? It seems that I should give up.
He walked into the arcade and found a part-time job offer at a 99-cents shop.
アーケードを歩いていると、九十九セントショップのパート求人の張り紙が目に留まった。
アーケード : an arcade
歩く (あるく) : to walk (verb)
アーケードを歩く : to walk into the arcade (verb)
歩いている : You are walking.
アーケードを歩いている : You are walking into an arcade.
アーケードを歩いていると : when you walk into an arcade, as you walk into an arcade, You walked into an arcade and .....
九 (きゅう) : nine
十 (じゅう) : ten
九十 : ninety
九十九 : ninety nine
セント : a cent, cents
九十九セント : 99 cents
ショップ : a shop
九十九セントショップ : a 99-cents shop
セント : a cent, cents
九十九セント : 99 cents
ショップ : a shop
九十九セントショップ : a 99-cents shop
パート / パートタイム : a part-time job
求人 (きゅうじん) : a job offer, a help-wanted ad (noun)
パート(の)求人 : a part-time job offer (noun)
ショップのパート求人 : a job offer at a shop (noun clause)
求人 (きゅうじん) : a job offer, a help-wanted ad (noun)
パート(の)求人 : a part-time job offer (noun)
ショップのパート求人 : a job offer at a shop (noun clause)
張る (はる) : to stretch, to spread, to put up (verb)
紙 (かみ) : paper
張り紙 (はりがみ) : a bill, a poster, a placard
紙 (かみ) : paper
張り紙 (はりがみ) : a bill, a poster, a placard
求人の張り紙 : a job offer poster on the wall (noun clause)
目 (め) : an eye, eyes
留まる (とまる) : to stay (verb)
目に留まる : to catch someone's attention (verb)
目に留まった。: Something caught your attention. You happened to see something.
留まる (とまる) : to stay (verb)
目に留まる : to catch someone's attention (verb)
目に留まった。: Something caught your attention. You happened to see something.
求人が目に留まった。: You found a job offer. A job-offer caught your attention.
The next day, he began working at the shop.
翌日、彼は、その店で働き始めた。
翌日 (よくじつ) : the next day
彼 (かれ) : he / his / him
店 (みせ) : a shop, a store, a restaurant
その店 : the shop, store or restaurant which has already been mentioned
働く (はたらく) : to work (verb)
店で働く : to work at a shop, store or restaurant (verb)
始める (はじめる) : to begin, to start (verb)
働き始める : to begin working (verb)
彼は初めた。: He began something.
彼は、働き始めた。: He began working.
The shop owner was very kind.
店の主人は優しい人だった。
店 (みせ) : a shop, a store, a restaurant
主人 (しゅじん) : the employer, someone's husband, the household head, the host/hostess, the owner of a business
店の主人 : the owner of a shop, store or restaurant
優しい (やさしい) : tender, kind, gentle
人 (ひと) : a person
優しい人 : a kind person
優しい人だった。: Someone was kind.
The owner told him, "This is my gift to you. You can study at the library."
店主が少年に言った。「これ上げるよ。勉強は図書館でもできるよ。」
店主 (てんしゅ) : the owner of the shop
少年 (しょうねん) : a boy, the boy
少女 (しょうじょ) : a girl, the girl
言う (いう) : to say, to tell (verb)
言った。(いった) : You said. You told.
店主が言った。: The shop owner said. The shop owner told.
少年に言った。: You said to the boy. You told the boy.
これ : this
上げる。 (あげる) : I will give it to you.
上げるよ。 : I will give it to you. (casual and spoken expression)
これ上げるよ。: I will give this to you. This is my gift to you.
勉強 (べんきょう) : a study, studying something (noun)
図書館 (としょかん) : a library
図書館でも : even at the library
できる : You can do it. It is possible.
勉強はできる : You can study.
図書館でできる : You can do it at the library. It is possible to do it at the library.
図書館でもできる : You can do it even at the library. It is not impossible to do it at the library.
できるよ。: You can do it. (casual and spoken expression)
これ上げるよ。: I will give this to you. This is my gift to you.
勉強 (べんきょう) : a study, studying something (noun)
図書館 (としょかん) : a library
図書館でも : even at the library
できる : You can do it. It is possible.
勉強はできる : You can study.
図書館でできる : You can do it at the library. It is possible to do it at the library.
図書館でもできる : You can do it even at the library. It is not impossible to do it at the library.
できるよ。: You can do it. (casual and spoken expression)
Then he gave Ken one pen and ten notebooks.
彼は、拳に、一本のペンと、十冊のノートを与えた。
彼 (かれ) : he / his / him
拳 (けん) : Ken
一本 (いっぽん) : one thing which is long and/or narrow, such as a pen, rope, bottle, etc.
ペン : a pen, pens
一本のペン : one pen
十冊 (じゅっさつ) : ten things which is bound, such as books, notebooks, magazines, etc.
ノート : a notebook, notebooks
十冊のノート : ten notebooks
ペンとノート : a pen and a notebook, pens and notebooks (depends on the context)
一本のペンと、十冊のノート : one pen and ten notebooks
与える。: to give something to someone (verb)
彼は、与えた。: He gave it to someone.
拳に、与えた。: You gave it to Ken.
彼は、拳に、ペンを与えた。: He gave Ken a pen. He gave Ken some pens.
彼は、拳に、一本のペンを与えた。: He gave Ken one pen.
彼は、拳に、ノートを与えた。: He gave Ken a notebook. He gave Ken some notebooks.
彼は、拳に、一本のペンを与えた。: He gave Ken one pen.
彼は、拳に、ノートを与えた。: He gave Ken a notebook. He gave Ken some notebooks.
彼は、拳に、十冊のノートを与えた。: He gave Ken ten notebooks.
Ken appreciated the gift and began spending hours in the library after working at the shop every day.
拳は、そのギフトに感謝し、毎日、仕事帰りに、図書館で時間を過ごした。
ギフト : a gift, gifts
そのギフト : the gift which has already been mentioned
感謝 (かんしゃ) : thanks, gratitude (noun)
感謝する ; to thank, to be thankful, to appreciate (verb)
感謝した。: You thanked someone. You appreciated.
拳は感謝した。: Ken appreciated.
拳は、そのギフトに感謝した。Ken appreciated the gift.
拳は、そのギフトに感謝し、..... : Ken appreciated the gift and ......
毎日 (まいにち) : every day
仕事 (しごと) : your job
帰る (かえる) : to return your home (verb)
仕事帰り (しごとがえり) : returning your home after working (noun), the way home from your workplace (noun) (* pay attention to が between と and え.)
仕事帰りに : on the way home from your workplace (adverb), after working at your workplace (adverb)
毎日、仕事帰りに : after working at your workplace every day (adverb)
図書館 (としょかん) : a library時間 (じかん) : the time
過ごす (すごす) : to spend your time (verb), to live your daily life (verb)
時間を過ごす : to spend your time (verb)
図書館で過ごす : to spend in the library (verb)
図書館で過ごした。 : You spent in the library.
拳は、図書館で時間を過ごした。: Ken spent his time in the library.
拳は、図書館で時間を過ごした。: Ken spent his time in the library.
拳は、毎日、図書館で時間を過ごした。: Ken spent his time in the library every day.
One day, in the library, Ken was writing a code in his notebook.
ある日、図書館にて、拳は、ノートに、プログラムのコードを書いていた。
ある日 (あるひ) : one day
図書館 (としょかん) : a library
図書館にて : in the library
拳 (けん) : Ken
ノート : a notebook, notebooks
プログラム : a program, programs
コード : a code, codes
プログラムのコード : program codes
書く (かく) : to write (verb)
ノートに書く : to write something in your notebook,
コードを書く : to write codes.
書いている : You are writing. (current situation)
書いていた : You were writing. (past situation)
拳は書いている。: Ken is writing. (current situation)
拳は書いていた。: Ken was writing. (past situation)
拳は書いていた。: Ken was writing. (past situation)
Someone spoke to him, "What are you writing?"
誰かが声をかけてきた。「何書いてんの？」
誰か (だれか) : somebody
声 (こえ) : a voice
声をかける : to say something to someone because you want to talk with him or her.
声をかけてきた。: Someone spoke to you.
何? (なに?) : What?
書く (かく) : to write (verb)
書いている : You are writing something.
書いているの? : Are you writing?
何書いているの? : What are you writing? (casual and spoken expression)
何書いてんの? : What are you writing? (more casual)
The boy replied, "I'm writing a code."
少年が返事した。「コードですよ。」
少年 (しょうねん) : a boy, the boy
返事 (へんじ) : a reply, an answer, replying, answering (noun)
返事する : to reply, to answer (verb)
コード : a code, a program code
コードです : This/It is a code. Here is a code.
コードですよ。: This/It is a code. Here is a code. (casual and spoken expression)
The man asked, "Are you a programmer?"
男は尋ねた。「君、プログラマー？」
男 (おとこ) : a man, the man
尋ねる (たずねる) : to ask someone a question (verb)
君 (きみ) : you/your (This expression can be used when you call someone who is very younger than you or who has lower position in your workplace. You should not use this expression when you call someone who is older than you, or who has higher position in your workplace.
プログラマー : a programmerKen answered, "No, I work at a 99-cents shop."
拳は、答えた。「いいえ、九十九セントショップで働いてるんです。」
拳 (けん) : Ken
答える (こたえる) : to answer (verb)
いいえ : No, That's not true., That's not the case. "いいえ" does not always means "No". It depends on the context. For more information, please Google for "はい/いいえ vs. Yes/No."
九十九 (きゅうじゅうきゅう) : ninety nine
セント : a cent, cents九十九セント : ninety nine cents
ショップ : a shop
九十九セントショップ : a 99-cents shop
百円 (ひゃくえん) : 100 yen (Japanese Yen)
百円ショップ : a 100-yen shop
働く (はたらく) : to work (verb)
働いている : You work at a workplace. (current and recent situation)
働いていた : You worked at a workplace. (past situation)
ショップで働く : to work at a shop (verb)
ショップで働いてるのです。: I work at a shop.
ショップで働いてるんです。: I work at a shop. (casual and spoken expression)
The man further asked, "So, you just enjoy it using your PC at home, right?"
男は更に聞いてきた。「そしたら、家でパソコンで趣味でやってるんだね？」
男 (おとこ) : a man, the man
更に (さらに) : again, further
聞く (きく) : to hear, to listen (verb)
聞いてきた。: Someone asked you something.
そしたら / そうしたら : then, so ("そしたら" is a casual and spoken expression)
家 (いえ) : a house, home
パソコン / パーソナルコンピュータ : a personal computer
趣味 (しゅみ) : a hobby
する : to do something (verb)
家でする : to do something at home (verb)
パソコンでする : to do something with your PC (verb)
趣味でする : to do something as hobby (verb), to enjoy something (verb)
している : You are doing something.
やっている : You are doing something. (casual and spoken expression)
パソコンでやっている : You do it with your PC. You enjoy it with your PC. (casual and spoken expression)
パソコンでやってる : You do it with your PC. You enjoy it with your PC. (more casual)
趣味でやってる : You do it as hobby. You enjoy it. (casual and spoken expression)
家でパソコンで趣味でやっている : You enjoy it using your PC at home.
趣味でやってるんだね : You do it as hobby, right? You enjoy it, right? (casual and spoken expression)
Ken said to the man, "Well, I don't have a PC. I can't afford one. I just write codes in my notebooks. The books are my teachers."
拳は言った。「えーと、パソコン無いんです。買うお金無いんで。ノートにコードを書くだけです。本が先生です。」
拳 (けん) : Ken
言う (いう) : to say, to tell (verb)
言った (いった) : You said. You told.
えーと : well, a voice without a meaning
パソコン : a personal computer
無い (ない) : There is not a thing. You don't have it. Something is missing.
無いです : It is missing. I don't have it. (casual and spoken expression)
無いんです : It is missing. I don't have it. (more casual)
パソコン無いんです。: I don't have a PC. (casual and spoken expression)
買う (かう) : to buy, to purchase (verb)
お金 (おかね) : money, cash
買うお金 : money which you can use to buy it
無いので。: because I don't have it
無いんで。: because I don't have it (casual and spoken expression)
買うお金が無い : You don't have money which you can use to buy it. You can not afford it.
買うお金無い : You don't have money which you can use to buy it. You can't afford it. (casual and spoken expression)
買うお金無いんで。: Because I don't have money to buy it. Because I can't afford it. (casual and spoken expression)
ノート : a notebook, notebooks
コード : a code, codes
書く (かく) : to write (verb)
ノートに書く : to write something in your notebook(s) (verb)
コードを書く : to write a code, to write codes (verb)
書くだけ : You/I/We/He/She just write it.
本 (ほん) : a book, books
先生 (せんせい) : a teacher, teachers
本が先生 : The books are your teachers.
先生 (せんせい) : a teacher, teachers
本が先生 : The books are your teachers.
The man noticed that there were many notebooks piled up on the table.
男は、机の上に積まれたノートの束に気がついた。
男 (おとこ) : a man, the man
机 (つくえ) : a desk
上 (うえ) : above, upper position, higher position, on something
机の上 : on the table
積む (つむ) : to pile up, to stack (verb)
積まれる (つまれる) : to be piled up
ノート : a notebook, notebooks
積まれた : Those were piled up on it.
机の上に積まれた : Those were piled up on the table.
机の上に積まれたノート : notebooks piled up on the table (noun clause)
束 (たば) : a bundle, a bunch
ノートの束 : many notebooks
気 (き) : mind, air, atmosphere
気がつく : to notice, to be realized (verb)
気がついた : You noticed it.
男は、ノートの束に気がついた。: The man noticed that there were many notebooks.
男は、ノートの束に気がついた。: The man noticed that there were many notebooks.
The man asked, "Can I take a look at your notebooks?" Ken said, "Sure!"
男が尋ねた。「ちょっとノート見ていい？」拳は答えた。「いいですよ。」
男 (おとこ) : a man, the man
尋ねる (たずねる) : to ask someone a question (verb)
ちょっと : just a little bit, briefly, in short time
ノート : a notebook, notebooks
見る (みる) : to see, to watch, to look (verb)
見ていい? (みていい?) : Can I see it? Can I watch it? Can I look at it?
拳 (けん) : Ken
答える (こたえる) : to answer (verb)
いいですよ : That's fine. Sure. Okay. No problem.
The next morning, Ken was at the shop for work.
翌朝、拳は、仕事の為に店に居た。
翌日 (よくじつ) : the next day
翌朝 (よくあさ) : the next morning
拳 (けん) : Ken
仕事 (しごと) : a job, a work, your occupation, your duty, your responsibility
為 (ため) : a reason, a purpose
仕事の為 : for your work (purpose/reason)
店 (みせ) : a shop, a store, a restaurant
居る (いる) : There is a person. There are people. Someone is here/there.
店に居る : to stay at the shop. You are at the shop.
居た (いた) : There was a person. There were people. You were here/there.
拳は居た。: Ken was there/here.
拳は、仕事の為に居た。: Ken was there/here for work.
The owner told him, "Ken, one of my friends wants to talk with you."
店主が彼に言った。「拳ちゃん、俺の友達が、君と話したがってるよ。」
店主 (てんしゅ) : the owner of a shop/store/restaurant
彼 (かれ) : he / his / him
言う (いう) : to say, to tell (verb)
言った (いった) : You said. You told.
拳 (けん) : Ken
拳ちゃん : Ken (casual and friendly expression)
俺 (おれ) : I/my/me (masculine expression often spoken by men, very casual and spoken expression. Don't say "俺 is always rude expression!" It depends on the context and situation. )
友達 (ともだち) : a friend, friends
俺の友達 : my friend, my friends (masculine, casual and spoken expression)
君 (きみ) : you/ your (very casual and spoken expression. Don't say "君 is always rude expression!" It depends on the context and situation.)
話す (はなす) : to talk, to speak (verb)
したがる : to wish to do it, to want to do it (verb)
話したがる : to wish to talk to someone, to want to speak (verb)
話したがっている : Someone wants to talk/speak. (current and recent situation)話したがっているよ。: He or she wants to talk/speak. (casual and spoken expression)
話したがってるよ。: He or she wants to talk/speak. (very casual and spoken expression)
Before lunch time, a man came to the shop.
お昼前に、ひとりの男が、店にやって来た。
昼 (ひる) : noon, day time
お昼 (おひる) : lunch time (time zone), lunch (meal)
前 (まえ) : before, front
お昼前に : before lunch time, before having lunch
ひとり : one person
男 (おとこ) : a man, the man
ひとりの男 : a man, one man
店 (みせ) : a shop, a store, a restaurant
来る (くる) : to come (verb)
来た (きた) : Someone came.
やって来た : Someone came. (casual expression)
店に来た。: Someone came to the shop.
店にやって来た。: Someone came to the shop. (casual expression)
ひとりの男が、来た。: A man came.
ひとりの男が、やって来た。: A man came. (casual expression)
Ken was so surprised because it was the man he had talked with in the library.
拳は、たいへん驚いた。何しろ、その人は図書館で話した例の男だったのだ。
拳 (けん) : Ken
たいへん : very
驚く (おどろく) : to be surprised (verb)
大変驚く : to be surprised very much (verb)
拳は驚いた。: Ken was surprised.
何しろ、..... (なにしろ) : Why? Well, because ..... (This is a feeling based translation but not the literal translation.)
その人 (そのひと) : someone who you have just mentioned, that person
図書館 (としょかん) : a library
話す (はなす) : to talk, to tell, to speak (verb)
図書館で話す : to talk in the library (verb)
図書館で話した。: You talked in the library.
例の男 (れいのおとこ) : that man, the man who you have known, seen or talked and you still remember him because he was impressive in someway
男だったのだ。: It was a man.
その人は例の男だったのだ。: It was that man.
図書館で話した例の男 : the man who you talked in the library (noun clause)
The man told Ken, "Let's have lunch together!"
男は拳に言った。「一緒に、お昼食べよう！」
男 (おとこ) : the man
拳 (けん) : Ken
言う (いう) : to say, to tell (verb)
言った (いった) : You said. You told.
男は言った。: The man told. The man said.
拳に言った。: You told Ken. You said to Ken.
一緒に (いっしょに) : together
お昼 (おひる) : lunch time (time zone), lunch (meal)
食べる (たべる) : to eat (verb)
一緒に食べる : to have meal by two or more people together (verb)
食べよう! : Let's eat!
お昼食べよう！: Let's have lunch!
They had lunch at the ramen shop where Ken's mother worked.
彼等は、拳の母親が働いているラーメン屋で昼食を取った。
彼等 (かれら) : they/their/them
拳 (けん) : Ken
母親 (ははおや) : your mother
拳の母親 : Ken's mother
働く (はたらく) : to work (verb)
働いている : You are working. (progress), You work. You have a job. (current and recent situation)
母親が働いている : your mother is working. (progress), your mother works. your mother has a job. (current and recent situation)
ラーメン屋 (らーめんや) : a ramen shop, a ramen restaurant
母親が働いているラーメン屋 : a ramen shop where your mother works (noun clause)
昼食 (ちゅうしょく) : lunch
取る (とる) : to take (verb)
昼食を取る : to have lunch (verb)
母親が働いているラーメン屋で昼食を取る : to have lunch at the ramen shop where your mother works (verb)
母親が働いているラーメン屋で昼食を取った。: You had lunch at the ramen shop where your mother worked. (Your mother was still an employee of the ramen shop when you had lunch there.)
母親が働いていたラーメン屋で昼食を取った。: You had lunch at the ramen shop where your mother had worked. (Your mother had already quit the ramen shop when you had lunch there.)
彼等は、昼食を取った。: They had lunch.
Two months later, the 99-cents shop owner and his friend founded a software company.
二ヶ月後、九十九セントショップの店主と、その友人は、ソフトウェアの会社を起こした。
九十九 / ９９ (きゅうじゅうきゅう) : ninety nine
九十九セントショップ : a 99-cents shop
店主 (てんしゅ) : the owner of the shop/store/restaurant
ショップの店主 : the shop owner
友人 (ゆうじん) : a friend, friends
その友人 : that friend, his friend (in this context)
ソフトウェア : software
会社 (かいしゃ) : a company
ソフトウェアの会社 : a software company
起こす (おこす) : to raise something, to found, to start a business, to make something happen (verb)
会社を起こす : to found a company (verb)
ショップの店主は、会社を起こした。: The shop owner founded a company.
They employed Ken as a programmer.
彼等は、拳を、プログラマーとして採用した。
彼等 (かれら) : they
拳 (けん) : Ken
プログラマー : a programmer
採用 (さいよう) : employment, employing someone (noun)
採用する : to employ someone (verb)
彼等は、採用した。: They employed someone.
拳を、プログラマーとして採用した。: You employed Ken as a programmer.
The boy kept reading books, on many different subjects, in the library when he had free time.
少年は、自由な時間に、図書館で沢山の分野の本を読むことを習慣づけた。
少年 (しょうねん) : a boy, the boy
自由 (じゆう) : freedom (noun), free (adjective)
自由な : free (adjective)
時間 (じかん) : a time, the time
自由(な)時間 : your free time
自由な時間に : when you have free time
図書館 (としょかん) : a library, the library
図書館で : in the library
沢山 (たくさん) : many, much, a lot
分野 (ぶんや) : a subject, a field, an area, a category (noun)
沢山の分野 : many categories, many subjects, many areas, many fields (noun)
本 (ほん) : a book, books
沢山の分野の本 : books of many categories
読む (よむ) : to read (verb)
本を読む : to read a book(s) (verb)
自由な時間に、本を読む : to read books when you have free time (verb)
図書館で本を読む : to read books in the library (verb)
本を読むこと : reading books (noun)
習慣 (しゅうかん) : a habit, habits, a custom, customs, a practice (noun)
習慣づける : to do something regularly or often as your habit, to make an activity your habit (verb)
本を読む : to read a book(s) (verb)
自由な時間に、本を読む : to read books when you have free time (verb)
図書館で本を読む : to read books in the library (verb)
こと : an issue, an event, the fact, a situation, an action, something you have just mentioned
読むこと : reading something (noun)本を読むこと : reading books (noun)
習慣 (しゅうかん) : a habit, habits, a custom, customs, a practice (noun)
習慣づける : to do something regularly or often as your habit, to make an activity your habit (verb)
少年は、本を読むことを習慣づけた。: The boy kept reading books.
Two years later, Ken was on the stage at a TED conference.
二年後、拳は、TEDカンファレンスの舞台に立っていた。
二年後 (にねんご) : two years later
拳 (けん) : Ken
TEDカンファレンス (てっどかんふぁれんす) : a TED Conference
舞台 (ぶたい) : a stage (noun)
TEDカンファレンスの舞台 :the stage at a TED conference
立つ (たつ) : to stand (verb, action)
立っている。: You are standing. (current situation)
立っていた。: You were standing. (past situation)
舞台に立っていた。: You were on the stage. (past situation)
拳は、舞台に立っていた。: Ken was on the stage.
He spoke to the audience, "One pen and ten notebooks changed my life!"
彼は、聴衆に向かって、こう語った。「一本のペン、そして十冊のノートが、私の人生を変えたのです！」
彼 (かれ) : he / his / him
聴衆 (ちょうしゅう) : the audience
向かって (むかって) : toward someone or something (direction)
聴衆に向かって : to the audience (direction)
語る (かたる) : to talk, to tell, to speak (verb)
聴衆に向かって語る : to speak to the audience (verb)
語った。(かたった) : You talked. You told.
彼は、語った。: He told. He talked. He spoke.
彼は、こう語った。: He told like this. He talked like this. He spoke like this.
一本 (いっぽん) : one thing which is long, narrow or both
ペン : a pen, pens
一本のペン : one pen
そして : and, then, also
十冊 (じゅっさつ) : ten books, ten notebooks, ten magazines, etc. (Pay attention to a small 'ゅ' and a small 'っ' when reading this word.)
ノート : a notebook, notebooks
十冊のノート : ten notebooks
一本のペン、そして十冊のノート : one pen and ten notebooks
私 (わたし) : I / my / me
人生 (じんせい) : your life, your whole life, all of your life, the rest of your life (philosophical or poetic expression)
生活 (せいかつ) : your daily life, your activities of daily living, your lifestyle (realistic expression)
私の人生 : my life (philosophical or poetic expression)
変える (かえる) : to change something such as a condition, status or situation (verb)
変えた : Something changed it. You changed something.
人生を変えた : Something changed your life.
「.....のです！」: "Here, I tell you, ......!" (This expression is used when you state that something is true. You probably speak firmly, proudly or with confidence.)
私の人生を変えたのです！: It changed my life!
一本のペンが、私の人生を変えたのです！: One pen changed my life!
十冊のノートが、私の人生を変えたのです！: Ten notebooks changed my life!
十冊のノートが、私の人生を変えたのです！: Ten notebooks changed my life!
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