●斜線（／）の前で短いポーズを置きながら、英文を読んでみましょう。
Long ago, / people in both the East and the
West / had only given names. //
Little by little, / they added family names / to their given names. //
意味のまとまりを確かめながら、次の英文に斜線を入れて、読んでみましょう。
As a family name, they often used the name of their job.
“James Baker” is an example in England. A baker bakes
bread.