Dialogue 2: What It Takes to Go to a Good University
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Ms. Yoshida is talking with her friends about their children---how hard they have to study to go to a good university.
1A
母が「教育ママ」だったから、私はぜったい
にそうならないでおこうと思ったんだけど、
やっぱり だめね。
1B
しかたがないんじゃない?ほかのやり
方
(
かた
)
は
ないと思うけど、いい大学に入るためには
ほかの人よりも
勉強
(
べんきょう
)
しなくちゃ。
2A
勉強ばかりで
子供
(
こども
)
もかわいそうね。ほんとう
に「
受
(
じゅ
)
けんじごく」だわ。
2B
でも、子供のためなんだから。それに、もう
すぐ終わるし。
勉(強)供受