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英語を勉強し始めたばかりの段階だと、教材と違って英字新聞を読むのはかなり難しいと思います。それぞれの新聞が独自の書き方をもっていたりもするので。なので、僕が補足をつけながら、英字新聞を読むのお手伝いしようと思います。教材の文法には慣れたけど英字新聞はまだ苦手という、初級ー中級あたりの人用の解説です。
何回も言いますが、新聞を読むためには各々の単語が名詞（noun）なのか、形容詞（adjective）なのか、副詞（adverb）なのかがめちゃくちゃ大事になってきます！文法はほんっっっっっっとうに大事です！！！一緒に一つずつやっていきましょう！僕の勉強がわりにもなっているので、僕が知っていることは飛ばしていたりします。なので、何かわからないことがあれば気軽にコメントください。できるだけ答えます！よろしくお願いします 😉
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Bus driver is suspended after refusing to drive a vehicle with gay-pride rainbow colours on it because it ‘promoted homosexuality’
・Rebecca Sears, 19, made a complaint against the driver at Norwich Bus Station
・She said it was a ‘ridiculous reason’ not to drive the double-decker vehicle
・Go East Anglia runs the Konectbus and said a full investigation was under way
A bus driver has been suspended after refusing to drive a vehicle which celebrated gay pride.
Passenger Rebecca Sears, 19, claimed a Konectbus driver at Norwich Bus Station insisted on swapping buses as the one he was in ‘promoted homosexuality’.
She said that the driver, who appeared to be in his 50s with grey hair, was referring to the vehicle’s service number which featured the colours of the gay-pride rainbow flag.
insist on doing sth (verb)
Cambridge Dictionary によると ” to keep doing something, even if it annoys other people, or people think it is not good for you: “という風に記載されています。
例文：
I don’t know why you insist on talking about it.
Why do you insist on leaving your dirty clothes all over the floor?
Rebecca said: ‘He said we have to wait a minute, he said I am not driving this bus because it promotes homosexuality.
‘I was standing with two other women and we kind of thought he was joking, in a weird way. Like we were just thinking is it really that big of a deal.
‘I thought it was all just quite bad, it made us 10 minutes late – which isn’t bad when its more a legit reason but for that sort of reason it is.’
Rebecca went to the bus station’s front desk to report what had happened as the driver moved to another double-decker vehicle and allowed passengers to board.
legit (adjective)
Cambridge Dictionary によると ” reasonable and acceptable: “という風に記載されています。
例文：
He claimed that the restaurant bill was a legitimate business expense.
It is perfectly legitimate to ask questions about a politician’s personal life.
Did he have a legitimate excuse for being late?
She added: ‘I said to them that he had gone to swap buses and that it is ridiculous because that is just a ridiculous reason.
‘You are stopping people from getting home for such a ridiculous reason. It is really bad.’
Go East Anglia, which runs the Konectbus service, said the driver involved has been suspended and that a full investigation was under way.
She added: ‘I just hope that he hasn’t said that in front of somebody that is gay.
‘I would hate to think he would say something to them.
‘He didn’t know if I was gay or the other two women I was with. He just out right said it.’
Rebecca, a sixth form student, took to Twitter to share a picture of the driver.
In the caption she wrote: ‘Today I was waiting for the 501 bus to Thickthorn and we were told by the driver we had to wait for him to swap buses as ‘this bus promotes homosexuality and I refuse to drive it’ due to the multicoloured ‘501’ sign.
‘Norwich doesn’t appreciate homophobia.
‘I complained to the staff at the station and they were already aware of who I was talking about, so why has nothing been done?
‘I’m aware everyone is entitled to their own views however, if you can’t do your job properly because of your bigotry, maybe you need rethink your choices.
‘Please call out a system that allows homophobes and bigots to get away with things like this, it’s 2019 people need to grow up and be more accepting.’
involved (adjective)
Cambridge Dictionary によると ” someone who is involved in something takes part in it “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
The project has been a great success and I would like to thank all those involved.
The couple was having a loud argument, and I was afraid to get involved.
To entitle (verb)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” to give someone the right to do something “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
Membership entitles you to reduced season tickets.
The people who are entitled to vote should be aware of that fact.
Children and the elderly are entitled to cheap train tickets.
Everyone should be entitled to a decent standard of living.
Students and pensioners are entitled to a discount.
Being over 65 entitles you to a discount at the movies.
bigotry (noun)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” the practice of having very strong and unreasonable opinions, especially about politics, race, or religion, and refusing to consider other people’s opinions “という風に記載されていますね。偏見です。
例文：
religious/racial bigotry
homophobe (noun)
Cambridge Dictionary によると ” a person who has an extreme fear or dislike of gay people “という風に記載されていますね。
bigot (noun)
Cambridge Dictionary によると ” a person who has strong, unreasonable beliefs and who does not like other people who have different beliefs or a different way of life: “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
a religious bigot
He was known to be a loud-mouthed, opinionated bigot.
Some of the townspeople are bigots who call foreigners terrible names.
Konectbus replied to her Twitter post and stated: ‘Many thanks for getting in touch about this incident.
‘Our management team has been made aware and it is being taken very seriously. We find this attitude, behaviour and level of customer service completely unacceptable.
‘As a company we do not condone any behaviour from our drivers that does not support this view.
‘The driver involved in this incident has been suspended and a full investigation is underway.’
To condone (verb)
Cambridge Dictionary によると ” to accept or allow behaviour that is wrong: “という風に記載されています。
例文：
I don’t condone such rude behavior.
The school does not condone bullying of any kind.
If the government is seen to condone violence, the bloodshed will never stop.
A spokesperson for Go East Anglia said: ‘We particularly want all customers of whatever background or sexual orientation to feel comfortable on our services.
‘As a company we do not condone any behaviour from our drivers that does not support this view.
‘The driver involved in this incident has been suspended and a full investigation is underway.’
Norwich had recently held a Pride event on July 27 which was just a couple of days before the incident.
particularly (adverb)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” very, or very much “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
His remarks were particularly helpful.
I didn’t particularly want to go, but I had to.
We‘re particularly interested to hear from people who speak two or more European languages.
最後に、内容が理解でき、新しい単語も知ることができたら、必ずCambridge Dictionaryか、Macmillan Dictionaryで例文を読むようにしてください。そして一番シンプルで、自分が日常使いしときやすそうなもをノートやスマホに書き溜めておいてください。そしてこれを移動中の時などに声に出して覚えることが本当に大事です！（電車では難しいので、僕はよく歩きますw）
これをしないと全然伸びていきません！
それではまた明日も更新していきます！
一緒に英語頑張りましょう！
また、英字新聞を読むメリットを僕なりにまとめましたので、時間がある方はこちらもみてみてくださいね！↓
２８歳から英語の勉強を始めた僕が考える “英字新聞を読むメリット”
英字新聞を読むのって意味あるの！？ 英字新聞で人気者になろう！
symptomatic (adjective)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” showing the existence of a problem or of a bad situation “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
The dispute is symptomatic of tensions that exist within the union.
Jealousy within a relationship is usually symptomatic of low self-esteem in one of the partners.
rough-and-tumble (noun)
Cambridge Dictionary によると ” very competitive and failing to pay attention to rules: “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
It’s all part of the rough-and-tumble of a political campaign.
rough-and-tumble politics
beyond the pale (phrase)
Cambridge Dictionary によると ” If someone’s behaviour is beyond the pale, it is unacceptable: “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
Her recent conduct is beyond the pale.
600 dollars for a small jar of cream is completely beyond the pale.
pale (adjective)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” less impressive or not as good as before or when compared with someone or something similar “という風に記載されていますね。
最後に、内容が理解でき、新しい単語も知ることができたら、必ずCambridge Dictionaryか、Macmillan Dictionaryで例文を読むようにしてください。そして一番シンプルで、自分が日常使いしときやすそうなもをノートやスマホに書き溜めておいてください。そしてこれを移動中の時などに声に出して覚えることが本当に大事です！（電車では難しいので、僕はよく歩きますw）
これをしないと全然伸びていきません！
それではまた明日も更新していきます！
一緒に英語頑張りましょう！
また、英字新聞を読むメリットを僕なりにまとめましたので、時間がある方はこちらもみてみてくださいね！↓