朝5時からぶどうを作るサッカー選手

宮崎県みやざきけんで、女子じょしサッカーの選手せんしゅたちが朝あさからぶどうを作つくっています。選手せんしゅたちは朝あさの5時ごじから畑はたけで働はたらきます。そのあと、サッカーの練習れんしゅうへ行いきます。

このぶどうの畑はたけは、前まえの人ひとが50年ごじゅうねん続つづけてきました。前まえの人ひとがやめるときに、選手せんしゅたちが仕事しごとを引ひき継つぎました。

Vてくる= Expresses an action or state that has continued from the past up to a later point. Here, it describes the previous grower continuing the work for 50 years, until the players took over.

選手せんしゅたちが作つくったぶどうは、町まちの店みせで売うられています。町まちの人ひとたちは、選手せんしゅたちのぶどうを買かうのを楽たのしみにしています。

Vられる= Expresses the passive voice (‘to be done’). Here, it describes the grapes being sold in shops rather than focusing on the seller.

Learning Notes

Grammar Patterns

Pattern	Meaning
Vてくる	Expresses an action or state that has continued from the past up to a later point. Here, it describes the previous grower continuing the work for 50 years, until the players took over.
Vられる	Expresses the passive voice (‘to be done’). Here, it describes the grapes being sold in shops rather than focusing on the seller.

Vocabulary

Word	Reading	Level	Meaning
練習	れんしゅう	N5	practice；training；drill；(an) exercise；workout
仕事	しごと	N5	work；job；labor；labour；business；task；assignment；occupation；employment
選手	せんしゅ	N3	player (of a sport)；athlete；team member
畑	はたけ	N3	field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.)；cultivated land；vegetable plot；kitchen garden；plantation

Language Insights

•In Japan, amateur and regional sports team athletes often pursue a 'dual career,' working in local agriculture or businesses while continuing their athletic training.
•The verb 引き継ぐ (to take over / succeed) is an important concept in Japan, frequently seen in news about younger people taking over aging farms and traditional local shops.