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2007年1月15日号
手ぶら、つまり辞書なしでも読めるよう単語と熟語に脚注をつけたニュース(news)です。タイムリー(timely)かつ社会の仕組みがわかるものや、「なるほど!」と物事の不思議がわかる文章をご紹介します。『英単語センター1500』『英熟語センター750』に載っている重要な語句はもちろん、いわゆる一般常識となっている略語も使われていますから、ぜひチャレンジ(challenge)してみてくださいね。
最後に、この文章の内容について英文で質問します。
Man's best friends/ Family learns it's a dog's life

12/18/2006  asahi.com
 
Hint:ある家族に引き取られた一匹の野良犬サン(Sun)。さて彼はその家でどんな日々を送ったのでしょうか?
YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa Prefecture--An estimated half a million abandoned cats and dogs end up at animal welfare centers around the country; 95 percent are put down.
"Sun" was one such stray dog that nearly met that terrible fate. But the lucky canine was saved from the pound by a couple who adopted him. Sun quickly became a beloved member of the family.
A book has been published about Sun titled "Suteinu Sun no Jinsei Annai" (Stray dog Sun gives advice) by Media Factory Inc. It is filled with snippets, anecdotes and photos of the ever-changing family dynamics since Sun came into their home.
Sun's owners and the authors of the collection of essays are photographer Yukimasa Hirota, 44, and his wife, Chieko, 42, who live in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. They have learned valuable lessons about life from Sun, inspiring them to pen such mottos as: "If you are having a tough time, take little breaks and take it easy. What's important is the process."

Q u e s t i o n
What Motto did Mr. and Mrs. Hirota learn from Sun?
解答If you are having a tough time, take little breaks and take it easy. What's important is the process.
W o r d s
Prefecture
県、府
estimated
estimate [〜を(…であると)見積もる]の過去分詞形
abandoned
abandon [捨てる、放棄する]の過去分詞形
animal welfare centers
動物愛護センターの複数形
put down
殺す、安楽死させる
stray dog
野良犬
fate
運命
canine
pound
収容所
adopted
adopt [<動物の>養い親になる]の過去形
beloved
最愛の、いとしい
published
publish [<書籍などを>出版する] の過去分詞形
snippets
snippet [切抜き]の複数形
anecdotes
anecdote [逸話]の複数形
dynamics
変遷
owners
owner[(〜の)所有者、持ち主]の複数形
authors
author [作者、著者]の複数形
essays
essay [随筆、エッセイ]の複数形
valuable
貴重な、価値のある、大切な
inspiring
inspire [<人を>刺激して(・・・す る)気にさせる]の現在分詞形
pen
書く
mottos
motto [モットー、座右の銘]の複数形