Remember Your Rainy Day Friends.

    Just like there are thousands of sunny days, you certainly have rainy days in your life. Hey, don't just look down yet. You will find something good while you walk in the rain, such as a cute little frog jumping on the street or a beautiful hand that gives you an umbrella. You might say you have a clear vision just on sunny days, but it isn't necessarily so. Rainy days help you see several things clearly that you don't see on sunny days.

    There are a lot of people around you when you're doing great. They praise you and try to be around you because you have something they want to have. However, when your situation is going under the weather, many of those around you will disappear. And that isn't a bad thing at all. Nobody likes to be around a loser, but they want to be around a winner. Those people are teaching you that you're no longer attractive for them, and you have no one to blame.

   Yes, it comes with pain, especially when you have to go through such an experience for the first time in your life. You may learn how crumbly and unsolid the relationships you had with those people were. At the same time, it also makes you realize that you don't need so many people and things in your life to feel content. Life will give you both good and bad times, and those who spend only good moments with you and leave you when you're going through hard times are there only for their own good. They are just there to decorate your sunny days with some extra colors, and that's also something you can cherish on your better days.

    What you truly need to remember are those who stay with you even when it's raining. Those are the ones you also want to support when they are going through their difficulties. When you walk in the rain all wet, many people will close their home curtains not to see your problem, and some mean people who enjoy seeing you suffer may laugh at you through their windows. However, you've got to remember that there are always those few heroes who will open the door and come out to hand you an umbrella. The only thing you should keep in mind is: "Never forget the hand that handed you an umbrella, and don't hesitate to hand yours when you see somebody walking in the rain alone."

    Soon, the rain will stop falling on your shoulder, and the sun will shine to dry your wet clothes. Those few people who handed you an umbrella know that because they also have been through there.

    When a sunny day comes around, never forget who your rainy-day friends were.

Questions

1. What are good things that you can see on a rainy day?

2. Why do some people try to keep a distance from you when you are not doing good?

3. What does the author say about what you should do when people are leaving you?

4. Does the author say that you should cut the relationship with those who leave you on your rainy days?

5. What are the things you can see clearly on your rainy days?

6. Do you think it's good to go through some hardships in your life? Why do you think so?

Translation

Make sure to;

1. Try to read the writer's mind.

2. Find out the thesis of the essay.

3. Imagine the setting and translate it into adequate expressions.

4. Try not to focus only on words but implied nuance so you would keep the spirit in the original alive.

5. Reflect cultural differences, if necessary, to make it easy for readers to comprehend the message correctly.

抑えるべきポイント；

1．書き手の頭の中を読み取りましょう。

2．エッセイの核（一番伝えたい中心メッセージ）を見つけましょう。

3． 場面を想定し、ふさわしい表現を使って訳するようにしましょう。

4．言葉だけではなく、言葉にならないニュアンスの部分に注意を払い、原文が持つ響きを活かしましょう。

5．読み手がメッセージを正しく理解できるように、必要に応じて、文化的な背景の違いもまた反映しましょう。

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