和文英訳の試み②
なぜか英語の気分が続いている。ウェブサイトよりhttp://www.asagaya-eigo.com/pdfeiyaku-1.pdf京都大学2011前期試験より人と話していて,音楽でも映画でも何でもいいが,何かが好きだと打ち明けると, たいていはすぐさま,ではいちばんのお気に入りは何か,ときかれることになる。こ の問いは,真剣に答えようとすれば,かなり悩ましいものになりうる。いやしくも映 画なり音楽なりの愛好家である以上,お気に入りの候補など相当数あるはずであり, その中から一つをとるには,残りのすべてを捨てねばならない。When talking to someone, about anything like music or movie, after telling that one likes something more than the others, he / she will be asked what is his/ her favorite. That kind of question can be very difficult if one wants to answer seriously. As he/ she is a big fun of that particular thing, the list of his/ her favorites should be very long so if he/ she chose one of them, the rest have to be abondoned.[阿佐谷英語塾・解答例]*表現対応 → 意味対応 → 内容対応 を試みる。You are talking to someone and tell him/them you like something, for example, music or movies. Then, almost always he immediately asks you what your favorite is. This question can make you unwilling to give a direct answer. If you love movies or music at all, you must have a list of good works to choose from. So, when you refer to/pick out only one, you have to ignore all of the rest.*good works to choose from/good works from which to choose[B予備校解答例1]When you are talking with someone and you confide that you are fond ofsomething, music or movies, usually you are quickly asked what your favorite is. This question can be very hard to answer if you try to answer it earnestly. If you are a music or movie lover, you naturally have a large quantity of favorite works; in order to choose one of them, you have to exclude the rest.2012年前期(1) 人間の性格は見かけよりも複雑なので,相手のことが完全に分かることなどある はずがない。とは言うものの,初対面の人物とほんの少し言葉を交わしただけで,そ の人とまるで何十年も前からつきあいがあったかのような錯覚に陥ることがある。こ うしたある種の誤解が,時として長い友情のきっかけになったりもする。The characteristics of our human beings is more complicated that we think, so it is not probable that we understand other people fully. On the other hand, we sometimes have a strange feeling that we know a person for many years after having met him for the first time and having exchanged only a few words with him. Sometimes, this kind of misunderstanding causes a long term friendship to begin.[阿佐谷英語塾・解答例]People's characters are more complex than they appear on the surface, andso we cannot wholly understand other people. However, it can happen that we meet another person for the first time, exchange a few words with him, and feel as if we had/have known him for dozens of years. Such an illusion, a kind of misunderstanding, may sometimes lead to a long-lasting friendship.*a long(-lasting) friendship[B予備校解答例1]Since one's character is more complex than you might think, you cannotperfectly understand what other people are like. However, it can happen that after you have exchanged only a few words with a person you are meeting for the first time, you feel as if you have known that person for decades. This kind of illusion sometimes gives rise to a long friendship. -2-(2) 私の意見では,現代の若者は性別を問わず自分で調理できることが大切である。 料理をおいしく仕上げるためには豊かな想像力や手先の器用さが要求されるので,心 身の健康にとても良い。食材に意識的になれば自然への関心も高まる。さらに,料理 で友人をもてなすことができると,あるいは人と共同して料理ができると,絆が深ま ることは間違いない。In my opinion, it is important for today’s young people to be able to cook by themselves regardless of their gender. In order to cook something delicious, you need to have a rich imagination skills and good hand skills, so cooking is good both for our mind and body. Besides, if you can host your friends with your hand made food, or cook cooperatively with other people, you can definitely strengthen the tie with others.[阿佐谷英語塾・解答例]*現代の若者: 今日の若者*「調理」は必ずしも cook「加熱調理」を意味しないので prepare meals を用いるが,cook (meals) を用いて減点されることはまずない。 *「食材」ingredients を知っている人は少数。In my opinion, it is important for young people today, male or female, to be able to prepare meals for themselves. To make delicious dishes requires a rich imagination and skillfulness with/of one's hands, so it certainly improves mental and physical health. If you are conscious of ingredients/ foods, you will be more mindful of nature, too. Moreover, if you can entertain your friends with your dishes or prepare meals in cooperation with them, it will no doubt strengthen the bond of friendship.*male or female/regardless of sex*To make delicious dishes/Making delicious dishes*skillfulness スペリングのエラーを訂正 *(in cooperation) with them[B予備校解答例1]I think young people today, regardless of sex, should learn to cook forthemselves. Cooking is very good for physical and mental health because you need to have a rich imagination and be clever with your fingers in order to make delicious food. If you are sensitive to your ingredients, you will be more interested in nature. Besides, if you can entertain your friends with the food you make or you can cook in cooperation with others, the bond between you will surely be strengthened.2013年 前期(1) 今日,睡眠不足は見過ごせない問題となっている。原囚の一つは,社会全体が深 夜も多くの人が起きていることを想定して動いていることである。照明器具の発達も, 我々の体内時計を狂わせているのかもしれない。その一方で,多くの学校や会社の始 まる時間は変わっていない。こうして睡眠不足が生まれやすくなり,日中の集中力の 低下を引き起こすのだ。 Nowadays, lack of enough sleep is a problem that you cannot overlook. One of the reasons for that is the whole society is running based on the assumption that many people are awake during midnight. The Development of the lightning technology may also affect our inner body clock. However, most of the schools and companies begin at the same time as before. In this way, people easily face the lack of enough sleep, which causes the law concentrations.Today insufficient sleep is a problem we cannot overlook. One of its causes is that society as a whole is working on the assumption that many people sit up late at night. Another cause may be that the development of lighting equipment makes our internal/biological clock function poorly. On the other hand, many schools and companies start as early in the morning as before. As a result, lack of sleep easily arises and brings about reduced concentration during the day.[B予備校解答例1]Today, lack of sleep is a problem we cannot overlook. One of its causes isthat society makes it easy for us to sit up late at night. Also, our internal clocks may not work normally because of the existence everywhere of electric lighting. Despite this, most schools and offices start as early in the morning as ever. This situation can easily lead to sleep shortage, which causes decreased concentration during the day.