Young Indian Student Cleans Up Dirty River Alone

A 21-year-old student in India named Bittu Tabahi cleaned up a dirty river all by himself. The river was full of trash, but he wanted to make it clean again.

all by himself= 誰の助けも借りず、たった一人で

At first, many people laughed at him. Cleaning the river was dangerous for his health, and he did not have much money or special tools. Still, he kept working every day to remove the garbage.

kept working= 手を止めずに作業を続けた

His hard work completely changed the river. Now, the waterway is clean, and his efforts have moved the government to take action.

take action= 問題解決のために行動を起こす

学習ノート

表現パターン

パターン	意味
all by himself	誰の助けも借りず、たった一人で
kept working	手を止めずに作業を続けた
take action	問題解決のために行動を起こす

語彙

語	意味
dangerous	危険な。けがをしたり、害を受けたりするおそれがある。
waterway	船舶が航行できる川・運河などの水路。
take action	問題を解決するために行動を起こす。

言語メモ

•ニュース報道では、行政や自治体が問題に対処する際「take action」という表現がよく使われます。