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一歩を踏み出す Taking the first step

Learn words for talking about dreams and challenges. With ~までだ and ~ばそれまでだ, you can express firm determination to push past your doubts.

Cerca de 25 minutos · 8 palavras · gramática · leitura · quiz

Palavras de hoje

志

こころざし

aspiration; ambition

彼かれは医者いしゃになるという志こころざしを持もって、勉強べんきょうを続つづけている。

He keeps studying with the aim of becoming a doctor.

踏み出す

ふみだす

to step forward; to take the first step

新あたらしい仕事しごとへの一歩いっぽを踏ふみ出だすのは、勇気ゆうきがいる。

It takes courage to take the first step toward a new job.

躊躇う

ためらう

to hesitate

値段ねだんを見みて、買かうのを躊躇ためらってしまった。

I saw the price and hesitated to buy it.

断念する

だんねんする

to give up; to abandon (a plan)

雨あめがひどくて、山頂さんちょうまで行いくのを断念だんねんした。

The rain was so heavy that we gave up on going to the summit.

覚悟

かくご

resolve; readiness (for something hard)

反対はんたいされても、一人ひとりでやるまでだと覚悟かくごを決きめた。

I made up my mind: even if people objected, I would simply do it alone.

構想

こうそう

plan; concept; vision

どんなにいい構想こうそうも、実行じっこうしなければそれまでだ。

No matter how good a plan is, if you don't carry it out, that's the end of it.

頓挫する

とんざする

to stall; to fall through

予算よさんが足たりず、計画けいかくは途中とちゅうで頓挫とんざした。

There wasn't enough budget, so the plan fell through halfway.

再起

さいき

comeback; recovery

一度いちどは店みせを閉しめた彼かれが、再起さいきを目指めざして準備じゅんびを始はじめた。

He once closed his shop, but now he has started preparing for a comeback.

Gramática de hoje

〜までだ・〜までのことだ

I'll simply ~ / I merely did ~

Formação
  • V辞書形 + までだ
  • V辞書形 + までのことだ
  • Vた形 + までだ
  • Vた形 + までのことだ

There are two uses. (1) Dictionary form + までだ: if one way fails, I will simply take another; it shows calm resolve, often after なら, ば or ても. (2) Ta-form + までだ: I only did ~, with no special reason or intention; used to play down thanks or to explain oneself. までのことだ has the same meaning and sounds a little more formal.

Exemplos

  • バスがないなら、駅えきまで 歩あるくまでだ。

    If there is no bus, I'll just walk to the station.

  • 今年ことしの試験しけんに落おちたら、また来年らいねん 受うけるまでのことだ。

    If I fail this year's exam, I'll simply take it again next year.

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〜ばそれまでだ

If ~ happens, it is all over / all wasted

Formação
  • V仮定形(〜ば) + それまでだ
  • Vた形 + ら + それまでだ
  • Vて形 + しまえば + それまでだ

It means that if a certain thing happens, everything ends there and all earlier effort is wasted. It often appears as どんなに〜ても、…ばそれまでだ. The set phrase 〜と言ってしまえばそれまでだ means 'if you put it that way, there is nothing more to say', usually followed by が and a different point of view.

Exemplos

  • どんなに勉強べんきょうしても、試験しけんの日ひに 寝坊ねぼうすればそれまでだ。

    No matter how hard you study, if you oversleep on the exam day, it's all over.

  • 旅行りょこうの計画けいかくをしっかり立たてても、台風たいふうが 来きたらそれまでだ。

    Even if you plan a trip carefully, if a typhoon comes, that's the end of it.

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Leitura

祖母のことば My grandmother's words

私わたしは高校生こうこうせいのころから、海外かいがいで建築けんちくを学まなびたいという志こころざしを持もっていた。Ever since high school, I have had the ambition to study architecture abroad.

しかし、費用ひようのことを考かんがえると、なかなか一歩いっぽを踏ふみ出だせずにいた。But when I thought about the cost, I could never quite take the first step.

去年きょねん、思おもい切きって奨学金しょうがくきんに応募おうぼしたが、結果けっかは不合格ふごうかくだった。留学りゅうがくの構想こうそうは頓挫とんざし、一度いちどは断念だんねんしかけた。Last year I finally applied for a scholarship, but I was rejected. My study-abroad plan stalled, and I almost gave it up.

そんなとき、祖母そぼがこう言いった。「どんな計画けいかくも、躊躇ためらって動うごかなければそれまでだよ。」Just then, my grandmother said, "Any plan is finished if you hesitate and don't act."

その言葉ことばで、私わたしは再起さいきを決きめた。奨学金しょうがくきんが取とれなければ、働はたらいて費用ひようを貯ためるまでだ。Those words made me decide to try again. If I can't get a scholarship, I'll simply work and save the money.

今いまは昼間ひるまはカフェで働はたらき、夜よるは語学ごがくの勉強べんきょうを続つづけている。Now I work at a café during the day and keep studying the language at night.

楽らくな生活せいかつではないが、自分じぶんで決きめた道みちだから覚悟かくごはできている。It's not an easy life, but it's the path I chose, so I'm prepared.

先日せんじつ、祖母そぼに「おばあちゃんの言葉ことばのおかげだよ」とお礼れいを言いった。The other day, I thanked my grandmother: "It's all thanks to your words."

すると祖母そぼは笑わらって、「あれはテレビのドラマで聞きいたせりふだよ」と言いった。She laughed and said, "That was a line I heard on a TV drama."

なんだ、と思おもったが、それでもかまわない。誰だれの言葉ことばであれ、私わたしの背中せなかを押おしてくれたことに変かわりはないのだから。I thought, "Oh, is that all?" But it doesn't matter. Whoever's words they were, they still gave me the push I needed.

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Teste sua compreensão

R1「それまでだよ」とあるが、祖母そぼが言いいたかったことは何なにか。

Resposta e explicação

Resposta: 2 計画けいかくを立たてても、行動こうどうしなければ何なにも始はじまらない

The grandmother said any plan is finished if you hesitate and don't act. ~ばそれまでだ means "if ~, that's the end of it," so a plan means nothing unless you take action.

R2筆者ひっしゃについて、本文ほんぶんの内容ないように合あうものはどれか。

Resposta e explicação

Resposta: 3 働はたらきながら、留学りゅうがくのための準備じゅんびを続つづけている

The writer failed to get the scholarship but decided to work and save money, working at a café by day and studying the language at night. The grandmother's words were a line from a TV drama, so 4 is also wrong.

Quiz

1資金しきんが集あつまらず、新あたらしい図書館としょかんの建設けんせつ計画けいかくは（　　）した。

Resposta e explicação

Resposta: 1 頓挫とんざ

The funds couldn't be raised, so the plan to build the new library fell through. 頓挫する means a plan stalls partway.

2けがで一度いちどは引退いんたいを考かんがえたが、彼かれは見事みごとに（　　）を果はたした。

Resposta e explicação

Resposta: 2 再起さいき

After an injury, he once considered retiring, but he made a splendid comeback. 再起を果たす means to make a comeback.

3知しらない人ひとに道みちを聞きくのを、つい（　　）しまう。

Resposta e explicação

Resposta: 3 躊躇ためらって

I tend to hesitate to ask strangers for directions. 躊躇う means to hesitate.

4留学りゅうがくするなら、苦労くろうする（　　）が必要ひつようだ。

Resposta e explicação

Resposta: 4 覚悟かくご

If you study abroad, you need to be ready for hardship. 覚悟 means resolve or readiness; 志 is a goal you aim for and doesn't fit here.

5チケットが売うり切きれなら、家いえでテレビで見みる（　　）。

Resposta e explicação

Resposta: 2 までだ

If the tickets are sold out, I'll just watch it on TV at home. までだ expresses "I'll simply do ~ (if there's no other way)."

6どんなに準備じゅんびをしても、当日とうじつ寝坊ねぼう（　　）それまでだ。

Resposta e explicação

Resposta: 1 すれば

No matter how much you prepare, if you oversleep on the day, it's all over. The pattern is ~ば + それまでだ, so すれば is correct.

7道みちが ＿＿ ＿＿ ＿★＿ ＿＿ だ。

Resposta e explicação

Resposta: 3 聞きく

The correct order is 4→1→3→2: 道が分からなければ人に聞くまでだ (If I don't know the way, I'll just ask someone). The starred position is 聞く.

8教師きょうしになるという こころざし を忘わすれずにいたい。

Resposta e explicação

Resposta: 4 志

I want to keep my ambition of becoming a teacher. こころざし is written 志. 誌, 詞, and 士 are used in words like 雑誌, 歌詞, and 博士, and are not read こころざし.

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