どうも。
さっそく行きます。
Interview 2
Kailene Falls
毎週金曜日は各界で活躍するプロフェッショナルのインタビューを取り上げます。関連語彙を習得しながら英語力を向上させ、さまざまな話題に対応できる教養を身につけていきましょう。
パート4
今月は先月に引き続き、 イラストレーターのケイリーン・フォールズさんにお話を伺っています。今日はケイリーンが、イラストを描く時のプロセスについて話を聞きます。
ではインタビューを聞く前に、聞き取りのポイントを確認しましょう。
Listening point
What are three factors that Kailene has been able to combine into one?
ケイリーンさんが1つに束ねることができた3つの要素は何ですか?
ではこの点を意識しながらインタビューを聞いてみてください。
Okay, let's listen to today's interview!
Shibata: So, you have drawn, uh, more than 300 or 4…
Kailene Falls: 400! I counted. I was counting the other day, yes.
Shibata: How much time do you spend working on each illustration or each piece?
Kailene Falls: Ooh, It really depends on how difficult the illustration is. The very fastest I can do is maybe three to four hours, whereas the very most difficult ones can top 20 hours.
Shibata: 20 hours!
Kailene Falls: Correct. And so, that was one thing that was a little bit tricky, uh, in terms of marketing yourself as an illustrator because the amount of detail that I paint is not something that can be done very fast. And so, if a project has a very fast turnaround, um, nice type of illustration isn't suited for it, as well as something that has a very low budget because it can easily take a few days to work on a single illustration. But that being said, I said three hours to 20 hours. That's only the drawing a painting aspect of it. But if you count the time it takes to research a restaurant, travel to the restaurant, and then I'm paying to eat the food, and taking photos of the food, then I'm bringing it back, and then I'm painting it. It ends up being longer than that as well, so it's not a fast process.
Shibata: Hmm. Wow, a lot of work.
Kailene Falls: A lot of work, but it's also something that I find very enjoyable.
Shibata: Right, right.
Kailene Falls: So, I think again landing in a career like this is, uh, really fortunate for me because I say that I have difficulty doing things I don't enjoy. And so, if I was to become someone that was working at a regular office job, I don't think I could maintain my career long term. But because I have that aspect of my personality, it means that I was able to find, or I was very fortunate to be able to find something that I like to do so much, but it doesn't feel like I'm working. So, it's… I've been able to combine my passions and my hobbies and my work into one. And while there's things like deadlines and there's aspects I don't like, like invoices or, or sending emails and communications and tax stuff and visa stuff, there's definitely not fun aspects of it. But the majority of my time is still spent doing something that I would be doing in my free time, even if it wasn't my job. So, It's excellent.
Shibata: Yeah. Sounds excellent.
WORDS AND PHRASES
top 超える
To go over a limit; to exceed, to pass. Kailene said that her most difficult illustrations top 20 hours, meaning that they take more than 20 hours to complete. Another example would be "I'm trying to top my record". This means that the person wants to beat their record or score a higher record.
turnaround 納期､ 所要時間
Turn around is the time spent on a task from beginning to end, also known as turnaround time. Kailene said that her illustrations are not suited for projects with fast turnaround. This means she requires more time and prefers not to work with tight deadlines or fast turnaround. Another example would be, "Our company has a 24-hour turnaround on most orders". This means that the order will be fulfilled or shipped within 24 hours of accepting the order.
That being said そうはいっても
That being said, is a transition between topics. It's a way to connect two or more concepts often to show how they are different or to give context. We can also say, "Having said that", "Nevertheless", or "With that in mind". Here's an example,"We met our target for last quarter. That being said, our target for the next quarter will be much higher. So, we need everyone to help out".
combine ～ into… ～を…にまとめる
deadline 締め切り
Listening pointの答え
Her passions, hobbies and work.
情熱、趣味、そして仕事です。
ENHANCE YOUR VOCABULARY
今日のインタビューは、ケイリーンさんの仕事についての興味深いお話でした。それでは。今回は働き方ややりがいに関する語彙を見ていきましょう。
be immersed in ～に没頭している
When I'm immersed in my work, I tend to lose track of time.
仕事に没頭していると時間が経つのも忘れてしまいます。
be immersed inは「～に没頭している」何かに集中している状態です。
lose track of timeは「時間を見失う」という意味のフレーズです。
be interconnected 相互に関連している
I find it more meaningful when work and life are interconnected rather than separate from each other.
私は仕事と生活が別々であるよりも、相互につながっている方が有意義だと思います。
interconnectedは何かと何かが結びついている、つまり、相互に関連しているという意味です。
fulfillment 充実感、やりがい
I find a great sense of fulfillment when I know my work is making a positive difference to others.
自分の仕事がほかの人たちに良い影響をもたらしているとわかると、私はおおきな充実感を得ることができます。
fulfillmentは動詞fulfill(満たす)の名詞で、「満たされていること」という意味です。形容詞fulfillingを使ってI find it fulfilling when I know～ということもできます。
making a positive difference to othersは直訳すると大げさに聞こえますが、人の役に立っているという語感です。
実際に声に出して言うのも大事な練習の一つです。このコーナーで学んだ分を実際にやってみましょう。
When I'm immersed in my work, I tend to lose track of time.
I find it more meaningful when work and life are interconnected rather than separate from each other.
I find a great sense of fulfillment when I know my work is making a positive difference to others.
YOUR TURN
次の日本語を英語にしてみましょう。
私はリモートワーク中心なので、人と接する機会を作ろうと意識的に心掛けています。
One example is ―
I work mainly remotely, so I consciously tried to create opportunities to interact with people.
「人と接する」はinteract with peopleがぴったりです。
make a conscious effort to(意識的に努力する)というフレーズを使ってI make a conscious effort to create opportunities.ということもできます。
今日の言葉
インタビューの中から印象に残った言葉を紹介します。
The majority of my time is still spent doing something that I would be doing in my free time even if it wasn't my job.
私の時間の大半は仕事としてではなくても、多分自由な時間にやっていることに使っています。
仕事であってもなくても絵を描いているということですね。ケイリーンさんの仕事への情熱が伝わってくる素敵なひとことです。
