１日１題リスニング：Transformation of Rugby into American Football

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1. He wrote a book about rugby.
2. He taught English at Yale University.
3. He worked at many different universities.
4. He came up with rules for American football.

Dictation

Walter Camp played the British sport of rugby (      ) he attended Yale University in the (     ). Later, he decided to change (      ) into an American sport over a period of many years, he came up with most of the rules for the new game of American football. He also wrote (          ) and books about the sport, helping to make (    ) popular across the United States.

Question: What did Walter Camp do?

語彙のチェック

change A into B ：「AをBに変える」

over a period of many years：「長年にわたって」

come up with：「～を思いつく」

解説　なぜ間違えたのか？

Question: What did Walter Camp do?

ウォルター・キャンプがやったことを確認しながら全訳してみましょう。

ウォルター・キャンプは、1870年代にイェール大学に在学中、イギリスのラグビーをプレイしました。その後、彼はそれをアメリカのスポーツに変えることを決意し、多くの年月をかけて新しいアメリカンフットボールのルールの大部分を考案しました。

彼はまた、このスポーツに関する記事や書籍を書き、アメリカ全体で人気を高めるのに貢献しました。

he came up with most of the rules for the new game of American football.　とあるので、正解は…4. He came up with rules for American football.

スクリプト

Walter Camp played the British sport of rugby while he attended Yale University in the 1870s. Later, he decided to change it into an American sport over a period of many years, he came up with most of the rules for the new game of American football. He also wrote articles and books about the sport, helping to make it popular across the United States.

 Question: What did Walter Camp do? 

1. He wrote a book about rugby.
2. He taught English at Yale University.
3. He worked at many different universities.
4. He came up with rules for American football.

 

The answer is number４.