2023年12月25日(月)
ＣＯＰ２８ “化石燃料の廃止”で大きな隔たり
CLIMATE DELEGATES ARGUE OVER WORDING
2023年12月12日のニュース
aregue over wording
.. couldn't wait 猶予がない
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What doesn't the text mention?
- But the text does not mention a “phase out” of fossil fuels, only a call for “reducing” them.
What do critics hope to move away from?
-They say the text falls far short of their hopes of moving away from the burning of oil, gas, and coal.
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they've omitted a goal many have insisted upon.
sent out
watered down that language.
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Delegates went into the United Nations conference on climate change agreeing climate action couldn't wait. They've drafted a deal on things they could do to reduce emissions. But they've omitted a goal many have insisted upon.
The hosts from the United Arab Emirates sent out the draft. They want to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. But the text does not mention a “phase out” of fossil fuels, only a call for “reducing” them.
(Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber / COP28 President)
“We have made progress, but we still have a lot to do. You know what remains to be agreed, and you know that I want you to deliver the highest ambition on all items, including on fossil fuel language.”
Critics say delegates from fossil-fuel producing countries and developing nations watered down that language. They say the text falls far short of their hopes of moving away from the burning of oil, gas, and coal.
★アラビア語
“We have made progress, but we still have a lot to do. You know what remains to be agreed, and you know that I want you to deliver the highest ambition on all items, including on fossil fuel language.”
アールの音/r/ 「震え音」
★２０２３年の話題の言葉 その１
Word of the Year for 2023
dystopianは「反理想郷の」<> 「理想郷」を意味するutopiaの反対の意味
-> distopian world
-> Extreme capitalism may create a dystopia.
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2023年12月26日(火)の放送内容
パリ五輪 ロシアとベラルーシの個人参加容認
IOC ALLOWS ATHLETES FROM RUSSIA, BELARUS
2023年12月9日のニュース
The war in Ukraine prompted many sports bodies to ban athletes from Russia and its ally Belarus. Now the International Olympic Committee says some will be allowed to take part in next year's Paris Games as “neutrals.”
Organizers are getting ready for the Games to start in less than eight months. Officials with the IOC say they've decided to invite Russian and Belarusian athletes who don't support the war. They say only a limited number will qualify.
The athletes will be prohibited from displaying flags and emblems, and their national anthems won't be played. So far, officials have allowed eight from Russia and three from Belarus.
Russian officials described the plan as “discriminatory.”
Ukrainian leaders called the decision “shameful.” Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Russia may use the opportunity to “weaponize” the Olympics.
2023年12月27日(水)の放送内容
子どもの国際学力調査 日本の順位上昇
JAPANESE STUDENTS EXCEL IN MATH, SCIENCE, READING
2023年12月5日のニュース
Japanese high school students scored high marks in a test of international academic performance released on Tuesday. They ranked in the top 5 globally in all three categories: mathematics, science, and reading.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD, conducts the Programme for International Student Assessment every three years. It assesses the academic performance of 15-year-olds around the world.
The latest evaluation was delayed a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. About 690,000 students from 81 countries and regions took part. That included about 6,000 students at 183 senior high schools around Japan.
Compared to the last assessment in 2018, average scores rose in all three categories. Japanese students climbed one spot to fifth in mathematics. In science, they rose from fifth place to second. And in reading, they jumped from 15th place to third.
Singapore ranked first in all three categories.
2023年12月28日(木)の放送内容
自民安倍派 所属議員の大半にキックバックか
MORE LDP LAWMAKERS NAMED IN FUNDRASING SCANDAL
2023年12月10日のニュース
We start in Japan, where the main ruling Liberal Democratic Party is struggling with a deepening money scandal that has engulfed several party factions. NHK has learned that at the center of the scandal are senior officials in the LDP's largest faction. They allegedly received kickbacks from the revenue of fundraising party tickets, which they failed to report as income.
The Abe faction, once led by the late Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, and several other factions allegedly funneled money to the offices of lawmakers who'd exceeded their quotas for selling tickets for political fundraising events. The Abe faction is thought to have paid kickbacks to a majority of its lawmakers, including six executives. They're suspected of failing to declare the payouts in their financial reports.
Among the allegations, the offices of more than 10 lawmakers are each thought to have received kickbacks of over 10 million yen, or nearly 70,000 dollars, over a five-year period.
2023年12月29日(金)の放送内容
神田明神「煤納め」 ロボット掃除機も参加
ROBOT VACUUMS JOIN YEAR-END CLEANUP AT TOKYO SHIRINE
2023年12月12日のニュース
A team of robot vacuums is helping out with the year-end cleanup at a major Tokyo shrine for the first time.
Ten of the machines joined the shrine's Shinto priests and other workers at the main building. First there was a ceremony, then the machines went to work, hoovering up dust swept down to the floor by the priests.
Another robot cleaned the floor of a separate hall used for sacred performances.
One of the priests said it's important that traditions evolve to incorporate new things. He said the shrine deity would surely be pleased.
2023年12月22日(金)
忠犬ハチ公生誕１００年で秋田犬が集合
AKITA DOG EVENT MARKS 100 YEARS SINCE BIRTH OF HACHIKO
2023年12月2日のニュース
overrun「あふれる、多数で占領する、群がる」
-> be overrun
canine
set out for a walk
he local ward officeは「渋谷区役所」
A street in central Tokyo was overrun by dozens of Akita dogs for the 100th anniversary of the birth of Japan's most famous canine, Hachiko.
The loyal Akita used to wait for his master to return from work each day at Shibuya Station, a practice that continued even after his owner's death.
About 40 Akita dogs and their owners from around the country gathered in Shibuya for the event. It was organized by the Akita Inu Preservation Society, based in Odate City, Akita Prefecture, the birthplace of Hachiko.
The dogs and their owners set out for a walk along a one-kilometer route between the local ward office and Shibuya Station. The canine parade attracted a crowd of people eager to get a glimpse of the dogs and record the memory.
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It was organized by the Akita Inu Preservation Society, based in Odate City, Akita Prefecture, the birthplace of Hachiko.
It was organized by the Akita Inu Preservation Society,
based in Odate City, Akita Prefecture,
the birthplace of Hachiko.
The Akita Inu Preservation Society organized the event. The society is based in Odate City, Akita Prefecture, which is the birthplace of Hachiko.
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★カンマやポーズのあるなし
It was organized by the Akita Inu Preservation Society, based in Odate City, Akita Prefecture, the birthplace of Hachiko.
It was organized by the Akita Inu Preservation Society, (which is) based in Odate City, Akita Prefecture, (which is) the birthplace of Hachiko.
, (which is)以下は補足
このカンマを取ってしまうと、どんな意味になるでしょうか？
関係代名詞の制限用法
the Akita Inu Preservation Society based in Odate City
the Akita Inu Preservation Society (that is) based in Odate City
Sure. Well, the Hachiko statute has been my meeting spot of chiice for outings in Shibuya, but you know somethimes there are so many people waiting there that it's actually harder to find my freinds.
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2023年12月21日(木)
北朝鮮の軍事偵察衛星 運用開始
N. KOREA: SATELLITE STARTS RECONNAISSANCE MISSION
2023年12月1日のニュース
what it claims to be a military reconnaissance satellite
what A claims (says) to be (is) B「ＡがＢであると主張する（言っている）何か」
a military reconnaissance satellite 軍事偵察衛星
fail
aerospace
imagery= satellite imagery「衛星画像」
集合名詞なので、the imagery=>「それらの」画像
plenary meeting
参加資格のある全ての人が出席する会合・会議
「総会、全体会合、本会議」
North Korea says the country is officially starting on Friday the operation of what it claims to be a military reconnaissance satellite it launched last week.
Pyongyang says it successfully launched and put into orbit its first military spy satellite on November 21 after two failed attempts earlier this year.
The North's state-run media report leader Kim Jong Un visited the control center of the country's aerospace administration after the launch. The media added he viewed photos taken by the satellite.
The imagery reportedly included photos of the White House and the Pentagon, as well as U.S. bases in Japan, South Korea, and Guam. But no photos have been released so far.
The North's ruling Workers' Party is expected to hold a plenary meeting of its Central Committee in December to decide on a plan to launch more reconnaissance satellites next year.
reconnaissance
[riˈkɑnəsəns]
aerospace
[ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs]
plenary
[ˈplɛnəri]
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North Korea says the country is officially starting the operation of what it claims to be a military reconnaissance satellite.
North Korea says
the country is officially starting
the operation of what it claims to be a military reconnaissance satellite.
★early this yearとearlier this year
earlier this yearは「今年初め」ではありません
When I here "earlier", I normally think of a time between January and March or so.
●early「早い」<> 比較級であるearlier「～よりも早い」
●earlier「（今よりも）早い、今より前に」
「今」が１２月であれば、９月や１０月でもearlier this year
earlier this year「今年のうちで今よりも早い時点で、今年これまで（の）」
-> 「今年のうちの早い時期」「今年初め」
early this month
「今月初め、今月のうちの早い時期」で、「「今月上旬」を指すことが多い
earlier this month
「今月のうちで今より早い時点で、今月これまで（の）」です。単に「今月」
Later this year?
You can use it exactly the same way.
Late this year would be around Octover, November or December.
And later this your would refer to anytime current year that's at least a few months or so from now.
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2023年12月20日(水)
ＮＺ新政権 “たばこ禁止法”を撤回
NEW ZEALAND PM AIMS TO ROLL BACK TOBACCO BAN
2023年12月1日のニュース
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What enacted the law that would eventually ban somoking?
-It includes rolling back a law by the previous administration that would eventually ban smoking completely.
Critics are saying the move would increase tax revenue at the cost of something. What is it?
-Local media report critics are saying the move would increase tax revenue at the cost of public health.
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roll back
outlineは「輪郭、概要、骨子」
coalitionは「連立内閣、連立政権」「連立相手の政党」coalition partnerと
do it tough「苦境にあえぐ、つらい思いをする」
way too ...「あまりに、はるかに」
repealは「（法律などを）廃止する、撤廃する」
ban on ...「～（に対する）禁止」-> ban on sellingですから「販売禁止」
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New Zealand's new prime minister has shared his agenda for his first 100 days in office. It includes rolling back a law by the previous administration that would eventually ban smoking completely.
(Christopher Luxon / New Zealand Prime Minister)
“Today I'm outlining our work plan for this coalition government's first 100 days in office. It is ambitious, but it is necessary in order to bring about the relief to New Zealanders, who have been doing it tough for way too long.”
Luxon's “100 Day Action Plan” says the government will repeal a ban on selling tobacco products to anyone born in 2009 or later. It was the first such law in the world. Local media report critics are saying the move would increase tax revenue at the cost of public health.
Another aim is to ban the use of mobile phones in schools and require primary and intermediate schools to teach reading, writing, and mathematics for one hour per day.
★ニュージーランド英語
ニュージーランド英語
二重母音/eI/（実際の発音記号はIが少し小さいもので）が/aI/になります。
Today I'm outlining our work plan for this coalition government's first 100 days in office.
ne「ネ」cessaryではなく、ne「ニ」cessary
but it is necessary in order to bring about the relief to New Zealanders
ニュージーランド英語では、単語の最後の子音を日本語の小さな「っ」の音で置き換えて、音がはっきりと聞こえないことがあります。
Today I'm outlining our work plan for this coalition government's first 100 days in office.
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2023年12月19日(火)
“今年の一皿”にご馳走おにぎり
FANCY ONIGIRI SELECTED AS JAPAN'S 'DISH OF THE YEAR'
2023年12月4日のニュース
According to the company, where is the numver of restaurants growing rapidly?
-The company says the number of restaurants in Japan specializing in the new gourmet-style items is growing rapidly in large cities
What is the selection based on?
- Search numbers for gourmet websites and consumer surveys
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A Japanese firm that researches the restaurant industry has selected “onigiri,” or rice balls, as the “dish of the year.” The company notes that the normally simple items have been evolving into elaborate and colorful creations, featuring shrimp and other high-end toppings.
Onigiri are plain rice wrapped with dried sheets of seaweed and contain fish or other items. The company says the number of restaurants in Japan specializing in the new gourmet-style items is growing rapidly in large cities. It notes that sales are on the rise and the items are even appearing in countries outside Japan.
The company announced the annual award on Monday. It is given to foods that symbolize social trends of the past year. The selection is based on search numbers for gourmet websites and consumer surveys.
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gourmet「グルメ」
The selection is based on search numbers for gourmet websites and consumer surveys.
gourmet
[ˈɡʊrˌmeɪ]
buffet => all you can eat
[ˈbʌfət]
collagen コラーゲン
[ˈkɑləɡən]
croissant
[ˌkwɑˈsɑnt]
genre
[ˈʒɑnrə]
hierarchy
[ˈhaɪəˌrɑrki]
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I think you are absolutely right. Getting used to the order of parts is a key step.
2023年12月18日(月)
カナダ滞在の周庭さん “亡命”を宣言
ACTIVIST AGNES CHOW LEAVES HONG KONG, MAY NEVER RETURN
2023年12月4日のニュース
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On this, Agnes Chow cited three factors for not going back, the situation in Hong Kong, her personal safety and what?
- her physical and mental health
Hong Kong police said that Agnes Chow's move challenges something. What is it?
- challenges law and order
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prominent
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A prominent Hong Kong activist says she will probably never return to the city. Agnes Chow revealed she now lives in Canada and won't go back for her own safety.
Chow updated her Instagram account for the first time in about two years on Sunday. She wrote that she's currently in Toronto and had left Hong Kong in September.
Chow was jailed in 2020 for her role in pro-democracy protests. She was released in 2021. She was scheduled to return to Hong Kong this month, as she is required to periodically report to the police. But she said she won't go back, citing the situation in Hong Kong, her personal safety, and her physical and mental health.
Chow is widely known as one of the leaders of the Umbrella Movement, where young people in Hong Kong called for democratic elections.
Hong Kong police condemned her move in a statement Monday, saying it is “irresponsible” and challenges law and order.
| thirteen | 「１３」 |
| forty | 「４０」 |
| seventeen | 「１７」 |
| twenty-fifty | 「２０５０」 |
| thirteen forty-five | 「１３４５」 |
「ストレスシフト」という現象 -> fifteen cars