| Sofia: |
Keiko, I finished the water in my bottle.
I don’t have water to drink after P.E. class. |
| Keiko: |
[ ① ] worry, Sofia.
There is a drinking fountain in front of the gym.
You can fill your bottle with water there. |
| Sofia: |
That’s nice. |
| Keiko: |
I will take you there. |
| Sofia: |
Thank you, Keiko. |
| Satoshi: |
Hi, Keiko and Sofia. Where are you going? |
| Keiko: |
We are going to the gym to [ ② ].
Sofia wants to fill her bottle with water. |
| Satoshi: |
Oh, I will go with you.
I want to drink some water, too. |
| Keiko: |
Sure.
The three students walked to the gym, and stopped in front of it. |
| The three students walked to the gym, and stopped in front of it. |
| Keiko: |
Here’s the drinking fountain. |
| Sofia: |
Thank you, Keiko. |
| Keiko: |
I often use this drinking fountain.
[ ③ ], Satoshi? |
| Satoshi: |
I use it very often, too.
I drink a lot of water during my club activity,
so I quickly finish the water I bring from home.
After finishing Ⓐit, I always use this drinking fountain. |
| Keiko: |
I see. Drinking fountains are convenient.
I also often use the one in the library near my house. |
| Satoshi: |
We can get water for drinking in many other places in the city. |
| Keiko: |
Sofia, are there drinking fountains in many places in your hometown? |
| Sofia: |
Yes! In my hometown, Rome, there are many drinking fountains along the streets.
People in Rome call them “nasoni .” |
| Satoshi: |
I have never heard that word before. |
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| Sofia: |
It is an Italian word.
I’ll show you some pictures of nasoni on my tablet. |
| Keiko: |
Thank you. Oh, are these nasoni ?
They are very different from the drinking fountain in our school. |
| Satoshi: |
[ ④ ] |
| Sofia: |
Nasoni were first installed in the 1870’s. They were installed for the health of people living in Rome.
Before that, people couldn’t get clean water easily,
and that caused a serious health problem.
After nasoni were installed along the streets, getting clean water became easier. |
| Keiko: |
You mean that [ ⑤ ], right? |
| Sofia: |
You are right! Nasoni supported their lives. |
| Keiko: |
Do local people still use nasoni ? |
| Sofia: |
Yes! When they are outside and feel thirsty, they get water from nasoni.
[ア]Nasoni are a part of their culture.[イ] |
| Satoshi: |
So, nasoni have helped local people for about 150 years. |
| Sofia: |
That’s right. People started to get clean water at home
and the number of nasoni decreased.
[ウ] So, when people want to drink water,
they can get water from nearby nasoni.[エ] |
| Keiko: |
Nasoni are convenient. |
| Sofia: |
Actually, on the Internet, there are helpful maps for finding the nearby
nasoni . |
| Keiko: |
That’s interesting. |
| Sofia: |
Some of the maps were made to let people use nasoni more often to get water,
instead of buying water in a plastic bottle. Now, some people in Rome often buy water in a plastic bottle.
But if they get water from nasoni more often,
that may be helpful for reducing plastic waste. |
| Satoshi: |
Nasoni are not only convenient but also eco-friendly.
I enjoyed learning about them. |
| Sofia: |
[ ⑥ ] |
| Keiko: |
Thank you for telling us about nasoni , Sofia. |
| Sofia: |
You are welcome. |
〔注〕
finish 飲み干す drinking fountain 給水器 Rome ローマ nasoni ナゾーニ(ローマにある公共の給水器につけられた呼び名) (複数形)
install 設置する |