Preview（腕試し）

Shigeko: I'm sorry I'm late. I stopped at a convenience store to buy some juice.

Kim: That's OK. What kind of juice did you buy: orange juice, apple juice, or . . .

Shigeko: I just bought a can of Coca-Cola.

Kim: Ah! You didn't buy juice, you bought ____________ .

　

A. a cola

B. a can of juice

C. a health drink

QuickGlossary （用語辞典）

general = 一般的な

beverage = 飲料 (except regular water)

Explanation （説明）& Examples（例文）

In Japanese, the word "juice" is often used for almost any kind of drink--even canned teas and soft drinks.

In English, juice is used to refer to drinks such as orange juice, grapefruit juice, and tomato juice. If you are talking about another kind of beverage, you might want to use one of the following words:

cola - Drinks such as Coke and Pepsi.

soft drink - A little more general than "cola"--this includes Coke and Pepsi, but also includes drinks such as Fanta and Sprite.

mineral water - Bottled waters such as Evian and Perrier.

Exercises （練習）

1. Suntory and Kirin are Japanese ____________ companies--they sell a wide variety of popular drinks.

A. cola

B. juice

C. beverage

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2. Coca-Cola sells colas and other ____________ .

A. soft drinks

B. hard drinks

C. canned foods