2023年4月3日(月)
岸田首相 ウクライナ訪問
KISHIDA MEETS ZELENSKYY
2023年3月22日のニュース
According to Kishida Fumio, what has the Japanese government decide to contribute?
> “We have decided to contribute 30 million dollars to supply non-lethal equipment through NATO trust funds.”
Kishida said he will prepare to send something at the G7 summit. What is it?
> He said he will prepare to send a clear, unified message at the summit.
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Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has raised his voice throughout the past year to show his support for an ally.
ally
[ˈælaɪ]
同盟国・味方
Now he's backed that up with a visit to Ukraine. He's stolen the spotlight from some rivals meeting in Russia.
back (that) up + with
(Kishida Fumio / Japanese Prime Minister)
“We have decided to contribute 30 million dollars to supply non-lethal equipment through NATO trust funds.”
Kishida says Zelenskyy asked him to discuss with other G7 leaders how to respond to Russia's threat to use nuclear weapons. He says he conveyed his commitment to exercising leadership as a G7 chair to maintain the global order based on the rule of law. He said he will prepare to send a clear, unified message at the summit.
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According to Kishida Fumio, what has the Japanese government decided to contribute?
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★ally・・・allyの語源はラテン語で、「～と」と「結びつける」を意味する２つのパーツからできています。
名詞「同盟国、連合国、味方、協力者」
Canada and the United States were allies in World War II.
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After World War II, Japan allied with the United States.
動詞「同盟を結ぶ」
the Allies 多くの場合、世界大戦中の「連合国」
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第２次世界大戦では、
ドイツ、イタリア、日本を中心としたthe Axis、the Axis powers「枢軸国」に対し、
アメリカ、イギリス、フランス、ソ連、中国を中心に連合して戦った国々がthe Allies「連合国」と呼ばれます。
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