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皆さん，こんにちは。九十分の言語世界へありがとうございます。今日は１4番目の番組で、この番組は去年の１２月初めて放送されていたから、いつもお世話になっております。本当にありがとうございます。今日のテーマは何ですか？最近台湾高校の３年生がもう大学の入学試験を受けました。日本の方がもすぐに試験を行います。そして 試験前に、いろいろな応援する方があります。
例えば、新聞によると，今月１９日しずおかけんの大井川鉄道の運転手が、鉄道線路の砂を小袋に入れて、近くの中学校の３年生１9０人にプレゼントしました。３年生はもうすぐ高校の入学試験を受うけます。
でも、なんでこの運転手がそいう応援をするの？
日本では試験に落ちることを「すべる」といいます。運転手は、３年生が入学試験に落ないように「すべらない砂すな」で応援しました。
一方で、台湾にはも受驗生への応援する方があります。ただ，これはすなじゃなく，粽子ですよ。粽子とは，日本語でちまきだよ。ちまきと試験はどんな関係がありますか？なんで受驗まえにちまきを食べていますか？実はこれは中国語の応援象徴の言葉「包中」ですね。
包のいみは必ず、絶対に、問題ないのいみし：中の意味は試験を合格するの意味。だからこそ，包中の意味はちまきを食べたら，絶対に試験に合格するの象徴の言葉
あはは，どう？面白いですか？
他の国にはもそんあ習慣がありますか？例えば、アメリカとカナダの皆様ご存じですか？ご存知であれば是非教えてくださいね。
Hello, welcome to Josephine’s Language World. It is the 14th episode of this program today. And during these days, thanks for your listening and support, then I have the strong desire and motivation to have a chat with you here. And today we will talk about in Taiwan and Japan, how do people show their support and blessings to the students who will attend the entrance examination of senior high school or university.
On 19, January this year, there was a train driver in Sizuokaken, taking the sands originally scattered on the railways to the students of the nearby junior high school. These students will attend the Senior High school Entrance Exam. And the sands just stand for the support from the train driver.
But why? What’s the relationship between the sands and the exam? It is because in Japan, when we describe a person who fails in the big exam, we will say he is going down or slipping down on the exam. And the sands can prevent the person from falling or slipping on the road, right? So the sands symbolize the lucky and fortunate stuff to help the students not to fail in the exam.
On the other hand, how about it in Taiwan? The students usually eat Zongzi before they attend the entrance exam. It is because of the blessing words of”bow zong”(包中)。 Bow means definitely, absolutely or without any problems, and Zong means to pass the exam. So Bow Zong means of course you will pass the exam, without any problems, right? And Zongzi also has the similar pronunciation with the blessing words. So eating Zongzi can bring the luck to help students succeed in the entrance exam.
These are the ways for Japanese and Taiwanese to show their supports to the students. Do you know in another countries, for example, like America or Canada, how do you give your support to the students who will attend the big exam? If you know it, please tell us and send your message by email. And of course you can find my email address on the podcast. Look forwards to receiving it soon. That’s all for today. Thanks.