EigoPro 準2級 読解 — Easy Vegetable Curry

Easy Vegetable Curry for Busy Students Cooking your own meals can save money and is often healthier than eating out. This simple vegetable curry takes only 30 minutes and needs no special skills. It makes enough for four people, so you can save some for the next day. Ingredients (for 4 people) - 2 onions - 2 carrots - 2 potatoes - 1 box of curry roux (medium spicy) - 600 ml of water - 1 tablespoon of oil You can add other vegetables you like, such as mushrooms or green peppers. If you want some protein, chicken or tofu both work well. Steps First, peel the onions, carrots, and potatoes, and cut them into small pieces. Smaller pieces cook faster, which is helpful when you are in a hurry. Next, heat the oil in a large pot and cook the onions until they turn light brown. This takes about five minutes and gives the curry a sweeter taste. Then add the carrots and potatoes, and stir for two minutes. Pour in the water and bring it to a boil. Lower the heat and let everything cook gently for about 15 minutes, until the vegetables are soft. Finally, turn off the heat and add the curry roux. Stir slowly until it melts completely. Turn the heat back on low for a few minutes, but be careful — if the curry boils too hard now, it can burn at the bottom of the pot. A Helpful Tip Curry often tastes even better the next day, after the flavors have had time to mix. So do not worry if you make too much. Just keep it in the fridge and enjoy it again tomorrow.

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問 1

According to the article, why is cooking your own meals a good idea?

  • It can save money and is often healthier than eating out.
  • Restaurants do not serve curry at all.
  • It always takes less than ten minutes.
  • It is the only way to eat vegetables.
Phrase

save money and healthier than eating out

節約かつ外食より健康的

準2級読解レシピ記事自炊の利点
⚡ひとことで

「It can save money and is often healthier than eating out.」を表す読解フレーズ。自炊の利点の文脈で頻出。

選択肢の解説Choice Analysis

「It can save money and is often healthier than eating out.」

正解

本文 "Cooking your own meals can save money and is often healthier than eating out" より、自炊の利点 = 節約 + 外食より健康的。save money = 「お金を節約する」、healthier than ~ = 「〜より健康的」(比較級)、eat out = 「外食する」。

  • 「It always takes you less than ten minutes to make.」

    = 常に10分未満 ━ 本文 "takes only 30 minutes" ━ 30分。

  • 「It is the only real way to eat any vegetables at all.」

    = 野菜摂取の唯一の方法 ━ 排他的記述無し、過度な一般化。

  • 「Restaurants near you do not serve any curry at all.」

    = レストランはカレーを出さない ━ レストランの記述無し、創作。

▦Collocation
パターン意味例
save moneyお金を節約するcooking can save money
healthier than ~〜より健康的healthier than eating out
eat out外食するthan eating out
cook your own meals自炊するcooking your own meals
take + 時間(時間)かかるtakes only 30 minutes
❝例文

  • Cooking at home can save money.

    自炊はお金を節約できる。

  • Home meals are healthier than eating out.

    家庭料理は外食より健康的。

  • This curry takes only 30 minutes.

    このカレーは30分だけ。

💡Tip · 覚えるコツ

利点設問の鉄則 ―― レシピ記事の導入は 自炊のメリット を述べる。save money + healthier than ~ の2点を含む選択肢が正解。eat out = 「外食する」(↔ eat in / cook at home) は準2級必須句動詞。

問 2

Why does the recipe suggest cutting vegetables into small pieces?

  • Smaller pieces cook faster, which helps when you are in a hurry.
  • Large pieces are not allowed in curry.
  • Small pieces use less water.
  • Small pieces make the curry look more colorful.
Phrase

smaller pieces cook faster

小さく切ると早く煮える

準2級読解レシピ記事下準備の理由
⚡ひとことで

「Smaller pieces cook faster, which helps when you are in a hurry.」を表す読解フレーズ。野菜を小さく切る理由の文脈で頻出。

選択肢の解説Choice Analysis

「Smaller pieces cook faster, which helps when you are in a hurry.」

正解

Steps "cut them into small pieces. Smaller pieces cook faster, which is helpful when you are in a hurry" より、小さく切る理由 = 早く煮えて急ぎの時に便利。cut A into B = 「AをBに切る」、which is helpful は非制限関係代名詞で前文を受ける。

  • 「Small pieces make the whole curry look a lot more colorful.」

    = 彩りが良くなる ━ 見た目の言及無し ━ 調理時間が理由。

  • 「Large pieces are simply not allowed in any kind of curry.」

    = 大きい塊は禁止 ━ 禁止ではなく、小さい方が早いだけ。

  • 「Small pieces use a great deal less water when cooking.」

    = 水が少なくて済む ━ 水量との関係は記述無し。

▦Collocation
パターン意味例
cut A into BAをBに切るcut them into small pieces
cook fasterより早く煮えるsmaller pieces cook faster
which is helpfulそれは役立つwhich is helpful
in a hurry急いでいるwhen you are in a hurry
peel + 名詞〜の皮をむくpeel the onions
❝例文

  • Smaller pieces cook faster.

    小さく切ると早く煮える。

  • This helps when you are in a hurry.

    急いでいる時に役立つ。

  • Cut the vegetables into small pieces.

    野菜を小さく切る。

💡Tip · 覚えるコツ

手順理由設問の鉄則 ―― "Do X. (理由), which is helpful when ..." の 理由部 が答え。cut A into B = 「AをBに切り分ける」、in a hurry = 「急いで」は準2級必須慣用句。非制限関係代名詞 which が前文全体を受ける用法に注意。

問 3

What happens when you cook the onions until light brown?

  • It gives the curry a sweeter taste.
  • It makes the curry much spicier.
  • It removes all the water from the pot.
  • It changes the color of the carrots.
Phrase

gives the curry a sweeter taste

カレーに甘みを与える

準2級読解レシピ記事玉ねぎ炒めの効果
⚡ひとことで

「It gives the curry a sweeter taste.」を表す読解フレーズ。玉ねぎを炒める効果の文脈で頻出。

選択肢の解説Choice Analysis

「It gives the curry a sweeter taste.」

正解

Steps "cook the onions until they turn light brown. This takes about five minutes and gives the curry a sweeter taste" より、玉ねぎを茶色になるまで炒める効果 = カレーに甘みが出る。give + 物 + a taste = 「(物)に味を与える」(SVOO)、turn + 形容詞 = 「〜の状態になる」。

  • 「It makes the curry much spicier.」

    = 辛くする ━ 甘み (sweeter) であり辛さではない。

  • 「It removes all the water from the pot.」

    = 鍋の水を全部飛ばす ━ 水投入は後の工程 ━ 矛盾。

  • 「It changes the color of the carrots.」

    = 人参の色を変える ━ 玉ねぎの色変化であって人参ではない。

▦Collocation
パターン意味例
turn + 色/形容詞〜の状態になるturn light brown
give + 物 + a taste(物)に味を与えるgives the curry a sweeter taste
cook + 名詞 + until ~〜まで(名詞)を炒めるcook the onions until brown
a sweeter tasteより甘い味a sweeter taste
heat the oil油を熱するheat the oil
❝例文

  • Cooking onions gives a sweeter taste.

    玉ねぎを炒めると甘みが出る。

  • Cook the onions until they turn brown.

    玉ねぎが茶色になるまで炒める。

  • This takes about five minutes.

    これは約5分かかる。

💡Tip · 覚えるコツ

工程効果設問の鉄則 ―― "Do X. This gives Y." の This 以降が効果。甘み (sweeter) を辛さ (spicier) と混同しない。turn + 色 = 「(色)になる」(turn brown / turn red)、give + O + a taste の SVOO 構文は準2級必須。

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