PREFERENCES books and reading
Vocabulary
- All of her books are best sellers.
彼女の著作物はそれぞれミリオンセラーとなっている。 - Baseball is not my thing.
野球は好きではない - Child as he was, he was interested in reading books on philosophy.
彼は子供だけれども、哲学の本を読むことに興味があった。 - Do you enjoy singing?
あなたは歌うことを楽しみますか？ - He will be reading a historical novel.
彼は歴史小説を読んでいるだろう。 - I bought a weekly magazine.
私は週刊誌を買いました。 - I like to read nonfiction history books.
私はノンフィクションの歴史書を読むことが好きです。 - I prefer softcover books to hardcovers.
私はハードカバーよりもペーパーバックの本の方が好きだ。 - I read a mystery novel.
私は推理小説を読みました。 - I spent the weekend reading a long novel.
私は週末を長編小説を読んで過ごした。 - I want to read a love story book.
私はラブストーリーの本が読みたいです。 - I would rather ride the train than the bus.
私はバスより電車に乗りたい。 - My favorite type of book is mystery novels.
私の好きな本の種類は推理小説です。 - Please show me some of the travel guides for this country.
この国の旅行ガイドを見せてくれませんか。 - She is a short story writer.
彼女は短編小説作家です。 - That publisher specializes in children's books.
その出版社は児童文学を専門にしている。 - The tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation
タブロイド新聞は発行部数を維持しようとセンセーショナルな報道に頼った - There's a rumor going around that he is a business book enthusiast.
彼にはビジネス書マニアの噂がある。 - They included: fairy tales, kabuki plots, dramatic recitatives and historical sagas.
おとぎ話、歌 舞伎・浄瑠璃物、歴史物などがある。 - This magazine comes out quarterly.
この雑誌は年 4 回発行される. - This science-fiction novel is very interesting.
このＳＦ小説はとても面白い。 - What kind of manga do you read?
あなたはどんなマンガを読むの？ - Where can I go to buy art books and catalogues?
画集やカタログはどこで売っていますか。 - Which do you like better, spring or autumn?
春と秋ではどちらが好きですか。
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Do you like reading short stories?
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I am crazy about historical novels.
I spend all my free time reading travel stories. I love nonfiction. I’m really into philosophy books I am crazy about weekly magazines. I like comic books. |
Love stories are not my thing
Business books are not easy to read. I don't like fashion magazines that much. Which do you like better, sagas or art books? I prefer bestsellers to art books |
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art book 美術書
bestseller ベストセラー business book ビジネス書 children’s book 児童書 comic book コミック historical novel 歴史小説 language book 語学書 |
long novel 長編小説
love story 恋愛小説 weekly magazine 週刊誌 quarterly magazine 季刊誌 mystery novel 推理小説 nonfiction book ノンフィクション |
philosophy book 哲学書
photography collection 写真集 saga 大河小説 sci-fi novel SF short story 短編小説 travel story 旅行記 |
Conversation
Chris and Matt are friends. They are in Chris’s apartment.
ChrisとMattは友人です。2人はChrisのアパートにいます。
Chris: Are you ready for your trip?
旅行の準備はできた？
Matt: Yeah, almost, but I need something to read on the plane.
うん、だいたい。でも、何か飛行機で読むものがいるな。
Chris: Did you want to borrow something?
何か貸してあげようか？
Matt: Yeah, that would be great.
うん、そうしてくれると助かるな。
Chris: Here, this book’s really good. It’s science fiction.
はい、この本はすごくいいよ。SFなんだ。
Matt: Hmm, science fiction’s not my thing.
うーん、SFはちょっと読まないんだよね。
Chris: OK, how about a comic book?
じゃあ、マンガとかは？
Matt: Sorry, I’m not really into comics either.
ごめん、マンガもあんまり好きじゃないんだ。
Chris: Well, what kind of books do you read?
じゃあ、どんな本読むの？
Matt: Well, I read a lot of non-fiction.
そうだな、ノンフィクションはよく読むよ。
Chris: Oh, sorry, but I don’t read much non-fiction.
ごめん、ノンフィクションはあんまり読まないんだ。
Matt: Do you have any poetry?
詩とかは持ってないの？
Chris: No, I never read poetry. How about a magazine?
ないな。詩は読んだことがないよ。雑誌はどう？
Matt: All right. What kind of magazines do you have?
いいよ。どんな雑誌持ってるの？
Chris: Let’s see. Do you like sports magazines?
そうだな、スポーツの雑誌は好き？
Matt: They’re alright.
まあまあかな。
Chris: How about some science magazines?
科学雑誌は？
Matt: Yeah, I love science magazines.
うん、科学雑誌は好きだよ。
Chris: Cool. Here, take these. They’re really good.
よかった。これ持ってけよ。すごくいい雑誌だよ。
Matt: Great, thanks.
いいね、ありがとう。
ChrisとMattは友人です。2人はChrisのアパートにいます。
Chris: Are you ready for your trip?
旅行の準備はできた？
Matt: Yeah, almost, but I need something to read on the plane.
うん、だいたい。でも、何か飛行機で読むものがいるな。
Chris: Did you want to borrow something?
何か貸してあげようか？
Matt: Yeah, that would be great.
うん、そうしてくれると助かるな。
Chris: Here, this book’s really good. It’s science fiction.
はい、この本はすごくいいよ。SFなんだ。
Matt: Hmm, science fiction’s not my thing.
うーん、SFはちょっと読まないんだよね。
Chris: OK, how about a comic book?
じゃあ、マンガとかは？
Matt: Sorry, I’m not really into comics either.
ごめん、マンガもあんまり好きじゃないんだ。
Chris: Well, what kind of books do you read?
じゃあ、どんな本読むの？
Matt: Well, I read a lot of non-fiction.
そうだな、ノンフィクションはよく読むよ。
Chris: Oh, sorry, but I don’t read much non-fiction.
ごめん、ノンフィクションはあんまり読まないんだ。
Matt: Do you have any poetry?
詩とかは持ってないの？
Chris: No, I never read poetry. How about a magazine?
ないな。詩は読んだことがないよ。雑誌はどう？
Matt: All right. What kind of magazines do you have?
いいよ。どんな雑誌持ってるの？
Chris: Let’s see. Do you like sports magazines?
そうだな、スポーツの雑誌は好き？
Matt: They’re alright.
まあまあかな。
Chris: How about some science magazines?
科学雑誌は？
Matt: Yeah, I love science magazines.
うん、科学雑誌は好きだよ。
Chris: Cool. Here, take these. They’re really good.
よかった。これ持ってけよ。すごくいい雑誌だよ。
Matt: Great, thanks.
いいね、ありがとう。
Discussion
Questions Books and Reading
- What is your favorite story?
- Who is your favorite author?
- Who is your favorite character?
- What is your favorite genre?
- What is the longest book you have ever read?
- How long did it take you to read it?
- Have you ever belonged to a book club? What books did you read?
- What is the funniest book you have ever read? The saddest? The strangest?
- How many books have you read in your life?
- Is there a time in your life when you read all the time?
- How many hours do you spend reading in a week?
- Have you ever been to a book signing or met an author?
- Do you have any ideas for a story for you to write?
- Do you read books based on recommendations?
- What are some of the books that were recommended to you?
- Were you ever given a bad recommendation?
- Did it change your opinion of the person who recommended the book?
- What books have you recommended for other people?
- How often do you go to the library?
- How many books do you check out at a time?
- How do you choose the books you are going to read?
- How important is the cover of the book.
- Do you watch the movie that came from a book?
- Most people say the book is better than the movie. Is this true for you?
- Did you enjoy reading books in school?
- What was your favorite book growing up?
- Is there a book that you have read more than once? What was the title?
- How many times did you read it?
- Is there a book you just couldn't finish? What was the title?
- What is your favorite time of day for reading?
- Where is your favorite place to read?
- Do you listen to music while you read?
- Do you often read book before go to bed?
- What factors are important to you when choosing a book to read?
- Reviews? A Recommendation from a friend? The front cover?
- What was the last book that you read?
- What is your favorite book of all time?
- Have you ever read a book and then watched the movie? Which was better? Why?
- Who is the most famous writer from your country?
- Have you read any of their books?
- Do you think that they are overrated?
- What genre of book do you enjoy most?
- Have you ever tried to read a book in English?
- Do you think that it is more valuable to read a book than to watch television?
- Have you ever lent books to your friends and never got them back?
- Do you think that the internet and television will eventually make books obsolete?