原田英語の時事英語ジュニア｜英語ニュース ワークシート（中学生レベル）
Class ____ No. ____ Name ____________________
野沢雅子さんが90歳に 1986年から孫悟空の声、いまも新しいアニメで
Goku's Voice Turns 90
1Masako Nozawa, the Japanese voice of Goku in Dragon Ball, turned 90 on October 25. She has played Goku since the TV anime started in 1986.
2Nozawa also plays Goku's two sons, Gohan and Goten. A new Dragon Ball TV series started on October 11, and she is Goku again.
3In 2025, the Japanese government gave her a special honor for people in culture. She was the first voice actor to receive it. She also has two Guinness World Records for playing Goku in video games.
4A fashion brand is selling T-shirts and bags for her 90th birthday. Some of them use old photos of her as a young woman. A special box went on sale on her birthday, but there are only 90 of them.
Words 単語
| voiceA2 | 名 | 声the sound you make when you speak or sing |
| turnedA1 | 動 | （〜歳に）なった（turn の過去形）became a certain age |
| playedA1 | 動 | （役を）演じた（play の過去分詞）acted as a person in a show or movie |
| seriesB1 | 名 | シリーズ、続きものa set of shows that come one after another |
| governmentA2 | 名 | 政府、国the group of people who run a country |
| honorA2 | 名 | 名誉、賞a prize given to show respect for someone |
| receiveA2 | 動 | 受け取るto get something that someone gives you |
| recordA2 | 名 | 記録the best result that anyone has ever done |
単語のレベル：CEFR-J（『CEFR-J Wordlist Version 1.6』 東京外国語大学投野由紀夫研究室. （URL: https://www.cefr-j.org/download.html より 2026年8月ダウンロード））
1. Reading Quiz 本文の内容に合うものを選ぼう
How old did Masako Nozawa become on October 25?
A. 80B. 86C. 90D. 99
When did the Dragon Ball TV anime start?
A. In 1986B. In 1996C. In 2016D. In 2025
What happened on October 11?
A. Nozawa got a Guinness World Record.B. A new Dragon Ball TV series started.C. A fashion brand opened a new store.D. Nozawa stopped working.
How many special boxes went on sale?
A. TwoB. 25C. 1,986D. 90
2. True or False 正しければ T、違っていれば F
( ) Nozawa plays only Goku in Dragon Ball.
( ) Nozawa is Goku in the new TV series, too.
( ) Nozawa was the first voice actor to receive the government's special honor.
( ) Nozawa has one Guinness World Record.
3. Fill in the Blanks 下の語から選んで空らんをうめよう（形を変えずに）
governmentRecordsseriesplayedreceivevoice
She also has two Guinness World _____ for playing Goku in video games.
She was the first voice actor to _____ it.
She has _____ Goku since the TV anime started in 1986.
In 2025, the Japanese _____ gave her a special honor for people in culture.
A new Dragon Ball TV _____ started on October 11, and she is Goku again.
Masako Nozawa, the Japanese _____ of Goku in Dragon Ball, turned 90 on October 25.
4. Word Order 語を並べかえて正しい文にしよう
( 1986 / She / has / TV / in / Goku / since / played / started / the / anime ) .
( She / actor / voice / receive / the / it / to / was / first ) .
( Some / old / young / use / of / a / them / woman / as / photos / of / her ) .
5. Think and Write 英語で答えてみよう
Which anime character's voice do you like the most?（あなたはどのアニメのキャラクターの声がいちばん好きですか？）
What job would you like to do for a long time?（あなたは、どんな仕事を長く続けてみたいですか？）
Answers 解答
1. (1) C (2) A (3) B (4) D
2. (1) F (2) T (3) T (4) F
3. (1) Records (2) receive (3) played (4) government (5) series (6) voice
4.
- She has played Goku since the TV anime started in 1986.
- She was the first voice actor to receive it.
- Some of them use old photos of her as a young woman.
全文訳
1『ドラゴンボール』の孫悟空の声を演じる野沢雅子さんが、10月25日で90歳になりました。1986年にテレビアニメが始まったときから、悟空を演じています。
2野沢さんは、悟空の2人の息子、悟飯と悟天の声も演じています。10月11日に『ドラゴンボール』の新しいテレビシリーズが始まり、野沢さんはまた悟空を演じています。
32025年、日本の国は野沢さんに、文化の分野の人に贈る特別な賞（文化功労者）を贈りました。声優でこれを受けたのは、野沢さんが初めてでした。ゲームで悟空を演じたことで、ギネス世界記録も2つ持っています。
4ある服のブランドが、90歳の誕生日を記念してTシャツやバッグを売っています。その中には、若いころの野沢さんの古い写真を使ったものもあります。誕生日には特別なボックスも発売されましたが、90個しかありません。
文法ポイント：現在完了の継続（have / has + 過去分詞 + since ～）
「〜からずっと…している」を表す。本文の She has played Goku since the TV anime started in 1986. は「1986年にテレビアニメが始まってから、ずっと悟空を演じている」。since のあとには始まった時点を置く。
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