今日のじゃれマガ（GWは日本独特）
今日もじゃれマガに学びましょう。
——今日のじゃれマガ——
じゃれマガは面白く、易しい英語で毎日配信される素晴らしい教材です。その英語はとても良いお手本です。じゃれマガからもっと学ぶためのヒントを提供します。
★今日のじゃれマガーその要旨
日本のような大型連休がある国はないようですね。
★学びたい英語/まねたい英語（特にお手本と思うところ）
・タイトルは第１文と同じことですね、つまり、
Someone asked me “Do Other Countries Have Golden Week?”ということですね。このように直接話法で言ってもいいのですが、多くの場合はifを使って間接話法で言うことの方が多いです。
・とても日本的な/日本独特の･･･このような便利な使い方、覚えておきましょう。
★今日のじゃれマガ 全文
Do Other Countries Have Golden Week?
Someone asked me if other countries celebrated Golden Week. The answer is no. Golden Week is made up of four very Japanese national holidays. Showa Day (April 29) began as a celebration of the Showa Emperor’s birthday. On Constitution Day (May 3) this year, I saw sound trucks with rising sun flags on one street. These people want to change Japan’s 1947 constitution. May 4 became a holiday in 1986 and is called Greenery Day. Finally, May 5 is Children’s Day. Japan is the only country with so many public holidays at the end of April and the beginning of May. How did you spend the holidays? I was a staff member at a big event at Fujimae Tidal Flat on Saturday, May 6. We were lucky with the weather and had a great time looking for crabs and other small creatures!
