JLPT N5 • GENERAL

「見えない」と言うと頭が悪いと思われるのが怖かったから

The tailors pretended to weave threads on an empty loom. The ministers went to see it, but they could see nothing. However, because saying 'I cannot see' would make people think they were stupid, they lied, 'It is a very beautiful cloth.'

Practice Question

家来たちは何も見えませんでしたが、頭が悪いと思われるのを恐れて「とても綺麗な布だ」と嘘をつきました。
Explanation

家来たちは何も見えませんでしたが、頭が悪いと思われるのを恐れて「とても綺麗な布だ」と嘘をつきました。

English Explanation

The passage explains '「見え(みえ)ない」と言う(いう)と頭(あたま)が悪い(わるい)と思われる(おもわれる)ので、「とても綺麗(きれい)な布(ぬの)です」と嘘(うそ)をつきました' (because saying 'I cannot see' would make people think they were stupid, they lied, 'It is a very beautiful cloth').

日本語解説

文章に「「見えない」と言うと頭が悪いと思われるので...嘘をつきました」とあります。

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