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Rainbow Principles

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  1. 雨が降った後、太陽の光が空に輝きます。

    After rain, sunlight shines in the sky.

  2. 空気中の水滴に太陽の光が当たると、光は分かれます。

    When sunlight touches water particles in the air, light is separated.

  3. 光が水滴の中で反射して、様々な色に分かれるのです。

    Light reflects inside water particles and is separated into various colors.

  4. 赤、橙、黄、緑、青、藍、紫の順で虹が現れます。

    A rainbow appears in the order of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.

  5. 虹を見るには、太陽が背中にあるときが最適です。

    To see a rainbow, it is optimal when the sun is behind you.

  6. 雨の中に太陽の光が当たることで、美しい虹が生まれるのです。

    A beautiful rainbow is created when sunlight touches rain.

Key vocabulary

  1. 虹

    rainbow

  2. 水滴

    water droplet; raindrop

  3. 光

    light

  4. 反射

    reflection

  5. 分かれる

    to divide; to branch off; to separate

  6. 最適

    optimal, most suitable

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