1. Billy’s Mission
●What was the weather that day?
●What was Billy’s purpose of going to the woods?
●What happened when the author’s tears hit the ground?
Words
Crop （名）穀物
Dying (形)死にかけている（⇒まだ死んで
いない）
Notice (動)気づく（⇒note の動詞の形）
Disappear（動）消える(dis＝反対語になる)
Toward(前)の方へ
Finally(副)ついに(語尾が～ly は副詞にな
る)
Follow（動）従う
Cup(動) カップのような形にする.
Spill(動)こぼす
Thorn(名) とげ，針
Hit(動)打つ
Avoid(動)避ける
Purpose(名)目的
Lean(動)傾く
Spy on 熟）こっそり見張る
Shout(動)叫ぶ
Get away(熟)立ち去る
Huge(形)巨大な
Male(形)オスの(メスは female)
Deer(名)鹿
Antler(名)角
Threaten(動)脅かす
Knelt(動) kneel の過去形・過去分詞
ひざまずく
Tiny(形)とても小さい
Lying(形)横たわっている
Effort(名)努力
Be gone(動)運ばれる:
Faucet(名)蛇口
Drop(名)滴
Waste(動)無駄にする
Tear(名)涙
Roll(動)流れ落ちる
Suddenly(副)突然
Just as(接)～と同時に
2. Translation
(1) It was one of the hottest days of the dry season.
(2) Every day my husband and his brothers worked hard to get water to the farm.
(3) He was walking toward the woods and trying to walk as quietly as possible.
(4) He was very careful not to spill the water in his hands.
(5) A huge male deer with big antlers was dangerously close.
(6) He was so surprised that he could only say, I am not wasting.
(7) I was watching my beautiful boy and his hard work to save another life.
(8) Very soon a heavy rain came and it saved our farm.
3. Faith
●What was the dog like when Reuben got it from his friend?
●What was the doctor’s idea to save the dog?
●How did the family teach Faith to walk?
●What kind of woman was Caroline?
Words
Eldest(形)年上の=oldest
Puppy(名)子犬
Hind(形)後ろの
Developed(形)発達した
Deform(動)変形する
Attach(動)取り付ける
Put down(熟)殺す
Since(接)～なので(=because,for)
Consider(動)思う(=think)
Train(動)訓練する
Pretty(副)かなり
Daughter(名)娘
Suggestion(名)提言(→tion がつくと名詞に
なる、アクセントは tion/sion の前)
Faith(名)信頼、信用
Determination(名)決定、決心
Tempt(動)誘惑する
Lick(動)なめる
Hate(動)憎む
Come over(熟)支配する、襲う
Receive(動)受け取る
Influence(名)影響
Confine(動)制限する
Because of(前置詞句)～のせいで
Diabete(名)糖尿病
Despair(名)絶望
Wheel(動)動かす
No longer(否定語句)もはや～ない
Wound(動)屈曲する
Welfare(名)福祉
Facility(名)施設
Inspire(動)鼓舞する
4. Translation
(1) Reuben , my eldest son, came home with a puppy he got from his friend.
(2) ,Since it would be too difficult for her to turn around.
(3) I asked the doctor about another way to help her.
(4) The doctor gave us one idea.
(5) There were no cases of anyone successfully getting a dog to walk that way.
(6) We named the puppy Faith to give her hope and determination.
(7) We put her on a skateboard so that she could feel movement.
(8) So that she could try to lick it.
(9) I began to play together as happily as possible.
(10) It was a long, hard wait, not only for her but also for us.
(11) She came to have a dramatic influence on people.
(12) Caroline , a New Yorker who was confined to a wheelchair because of diabetes,
lost the will to live.
(13) More and more people come to know that Faith heals wounded hearts.
