ラナルド・マクドナルド(北海道)
Ranald MacDonald was born in North America in 1824. When he was young, he grew a desire to go to Japan, a mysterious country. Japan was closed to any foreign countries except China and Holland.
In 1845, he became a sailor on a whaling ship. When the ship came close to Hokkaido, he left it and landed on Yagishiri Islands and then the Rishiri Islands. He was caught by the Edo shogunate and sent to Nagasaki. He became the first English teacher in Japan there. He taught English to 14 Dutch interpreters. One of his students, Moriyama Einosuke, became the main interpreter for the Japanese government.
Yagishiri Island
Quizに挑戦!
Q1. ラナルドは遭難(そうなん)して、偶然、日本に流れ着いた。( True ・ False )
Q2. ラナルドは日本で初めての英語の通訳者となった。( True ・ False )
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