バレー男子日本代表がアジア選手権で優勝、ロス五輪へ

Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is September fourteenth. Japan's men's volleyball team has won the Asian Championship — and with it, a ticket to the Los Angeles Olympics. Let's listen.

Now let's break it down, sentence by sentence.

The men's Asian Volleyball Championship was held in Kitakyushu City, in Fukuoka Prefecture. It is a tournament to decide the strongest team in Asia.

It means strong.

On September thirteenth, Japan's national team played against Iran in the final.

It means a national team — the players who represent their country.

Japan won three sets to zero and became the champions.

It means winning the championship — taking first place.

It is Japan's second title in a row, and their eleventh in total.

It means consecutive — happening one after another.

With this victory, it was decided that Japan will go to the twenty twenty-eight Los Angeles Olympics.

It means to be decided.

The captain, Ishikawa Yuki, is thirty years old. This will be his third Olympics.

It means captain — the leader of the team.

The last time Japan's men's volleyball team won an Olympic medal was in nineteen seventy-two. Their next goal is a medal in Los Angeles.

It means a goal or a target.

Let's listen to the whole story one more time.

Time for a short quiz. Listen and try to answer.

Iran — Japan played against Iran in the final.

Three to zero — Japan won every set.

The Los Angeles Olympics, in twenty twenty-eight.

That's all for today. Congratulations to Japan's volleyball team — the road to Los Angeles starts now. See you next time.