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Step 1
Read the Article
Read the article to understand the main idea.
記事を読んで、おおよその内容をつかみましょう。
Milan prison hosts concert using instruments made by inmates
Instruments made from smugglers’ boats that brought migrants to Italy’s shores told their tale of desperation and redemption in a special performance at a prison in Milan on Jan. 10, in front of the inmates who made them.
World-renowned Italian conductor Riccardo Muti led the Cherubini Youth Orchestra, whose members played on violins, violas and cellos distinguishable by the faded blue, green and yellow paint of salvaged wood.
“These instruments are made from the tragic wood of these boats that were trying to bring people to safety and democracy,” Muti explained to an audience of inmates and guests at the Opera prison, the largest in Italy.
The Opera prison on Milan’s southern edge has over 1,400 inmates, including 101 mafiosi held under a strict regime of near-total isolation.
The boats arrived at Opera after being seized, some still containing remnants of the migrants’ belongings, and with them a reminder of the tens of thousands of migrants that the U.N. says have died or gone missing on the perilous central Mediterranean crossing between Africa and Europe since 2014.
(AP)
Step 2
Check the Vocabulary and Phrases
Check the following vocabulary and phrases.
以下の単語やフレーズの発音、意味、使い方を確認しましょう。
redemption
贖い、救済
the act of being saved from a bad or morally difficult situation
After years of mistakes, he finally found redemption by helping others and taking responsibility for his actions.
何年もの過ちの後、彼は他人を助け、自分の行動に責任を持つことで、ついに救済（償い）を見出しました。
inmate
受刑者
a person who is kept in a prison or other institution
The inmate spent years in prison reflecting on his past actions and planning a better future.
その受刑者は、刑務所で何年も自分の過去の行動を振り返り、より良い未来を考えて過ごしました。
salvaged
回収された、救済された
saved or recovered something from damage, loss, or destruction.
The museum displayed salvaged artifacts recovered from the shipwreck.
博物館は沈没船から回収された遺物を展示しました。
remnant
残骸、名残
a small piece or amount that remains from something larger or older
The stone wall is one of the last remnants of the ancient city.
その石の壁は、古代都市の最後の名残の一つです。
perilous
非常に危険な
involving a serious risk of harm or danger
The climbers took a perilous route across the narrow mountain ridge.
登山者たちは狭い山の尾根を通る危険なルートを進みました。
Step 3
Comprehension Questions
Answer the following questions based on the article.
理解度問題に挑戦しましょう。
Why were the musical instruments in the performance special?
What reminder do the boats give about migration across the Mediterranean?
Step 4
Discussion
Share your opinions on the following questions.
以下の質問について、自分の考えを述べてみましょう。
Have you ever been to an orchestra concert? If not, would you like to go to one?
Have you ever seen or heard about something old being reused in a new or creative way? What was it?
What message do you think the performance was trying to share with the audience?
Have you ever heard about any unique events being held in prisons?
Why do you think music or art is sometimes used to communicate serious messages instead of words alone?