問 1
What does the passage say about the origin of ramen?
- It first appeared in Europe and spread to Asia.
- It was created by Momofuku Ando in 1958.
- It came from Chinese noodle soup brought to Japan in the late 19th century.
- It was invented in Japan thousands of years ago.
came from Chinese noodle soup
中国の麺料理が起源
「It came from Chinese noodle soup brought to Japan in the late 19th century.」を表す読解フレーズ。ラーメンの起源の文脈で頻出。
「It came from Chinese noodle soup brought to Japan in the late 19th century.」
正解本文 "Ramen actually came from Chinese noodle soup, which was brought to Japan in the late 19th century" より、起源 = 19世紀後半に日本へ伝来した中国の麺料理。come from ~ = 「〜に由来する」、which was brought は非制限関係代名詞 + 受動態で補足説明。
「It was invented in Japan many thousands of years ago.」
= 数千年前に日本で発明 ━ 本文 "late 19th century" + 中国由来 ━ 数千年前の日本発祥は誤り。
「It first appeared in Europe and then slowly spread across to Asia.」
= 欧州発でアジアへ ━ ヨーロッパの言及無し、創作。
「It was created by a man called Momofuku Ando back in 1958.」
= 安藤が1958年に創作 ━ 安藤が作ったのは インスタントラーメン であってラーメン自体ではない。
| パターン | 意味 | 例 |
|---|---|---|
| come from ~ | 〜に由来する | ramen came from Chinese soup |
| be brought to ~ | 〜に持ち込まれる | brought to Japan |
| in the late 19th century | 19世紀後半に | in the late 19th century |
| suit local tastes | 地元の味に合う | to suit local tastes |
| a food of its own | 独自の食べ物 | became a food of its own |
Ramen came from Chinese noodle soup.
ラーメンは中国の麺料理に由来。
It was brought to Japan long ago.
ずっと前に日本へ伝来した。
Cooks changed it to suit local tastes.
料理人が地元の味に合わせた。
起源設問の鉄則 ―― 食文化記事では "X actually came from ..." のように 意外な起源 を導く構造が多い。come from ~ = 「〜に由来する」。誤答は 発明者の混同 (ラーメン vs インスタントラーメン) で誘導されるので、何の起源かを正確に区別する。