「スポーツの日」、各地で子どもたちがスポーツ体験

Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is October thirteenth. Yesterday was a national holiday for sports, and people all over Japan got moving. Let's listen.

Now let's break it down.

October twelfth was Sports Day, a national holiday.

It means a national holiday.

On that day, there were events in many places in Japan where people could try sports.

It means to experience, or to try something for yourself.

In Tokyo, children learned basketball from professional players.

It means a player or an athlete.

It means to be taught, or to learn from someone.

The children had fun and worked up a sweat.

It means sweat. Together, the phrase means to exercise hard.

At a martial arts hall in Tokyo, people could try nine kinds of martial arts and other sports.

It means traditional martial arts.

Events in Kobe and in Gifu Prefecture were also busy with parents and children.

It means parents out together with their kids.

On October tenth, nineteen sixty-four, the Tokyo Olympics began.

It means to begin or to start.

To remember this day, a national holiday for physical education was created.

It means to honor or remember a special event.

In twenty twenty, its name changed to Sports Day.

It means to change.

Now, Sports Day is the second Monday of October.

It means Monday.

Now listen to the full story again.

Quiz time. Listen and answer.

From professional players.

Nine kinds.

On October tenth, nineteen sixty-four.

Monday. It is the second Monday of October.

That's all for this morning. Thanks for listening. See you next time.