英字新聞を読むには各単語の形式を知ることが大事!
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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まずはざっと読んでみてください。
難易度は★☆☆☆☆です!
読み終わったら、下の単語の解説と照らし合わせながら読んでいってみてください!よろしくです 😉
それでは英字新聞 読解スタートです!
Japanese Boys’ Top Career Choice Is Professional YouTuber, New Survey Finds
YouTube creator did not make it to the list of top choices for young Japanese girls.
Ask a child what they want to be when they grow up, and you’re bound to get a range of creative answers. But the number one choice for kids these days may be surprising. A new study in Japan found that the most appealing career path for young boys is to be a professional YouTuber or online video creator. And for girls, the top preference is singer, actress or performer.
A study done by insurance provider Sony Life discovered these dream jobs after surveying 200 junior high school students and 800 high schoolers. The gender ratio was an even split, with 50 percent of the participants being boys and 50 percent being girls. The company allowed each student to pick their top three choices.
30 percent of junior high boys chose YouTube creator, which is nearly double the number since Sony Life conducted this same survey in 2017. Professional YouTubers have been known to rake in big bucks. Case in point: a six-year-old Korean YouTube star just bought a home worth $8 million. Kids are clearly taking note of this.
bound (adjective)
Cambridge Dictionary によると ” certain or extremely likely to happen: “という風に記載されています。
例文:
If you have problems at home, it’s bound to affect your work.
You‘re bound to forget people’s names occasionally.
She’s bound to find out sooner or later.
You‘re bound to feel nervous about your interview.
These two young musicians are bound for international success (= are certain to be successful).
rake in (phrasal verb)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” to earn a lot of money “という風に記載されていますね。
例文:
He rakes in over $200,000 a year.
She‘s really raking it in (= making a lot of money).
A lot of computer engineers nowadays are raking it in.
The movies have raked in more than $100 million worldwide.
nig bucks (noun)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” big money “という風に記載されていますね。
例文:
She was earning big bucks as a lawyer.
take note (phrasal verb)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” to notice something and try to remember it because you think it is important “という風に記載されていますね。
例文:
I took note of what she said.
make/take a note (phrasal verb)
Cambridge Dictionary によると ” to write something down or remember it carefully: “という風に記載されていますね。
例文:
I’ll just take a note of your name and address.
She made a mental note of the title.
Make a note to call again next week.
Technology was the overwhelming factor in most of the other choices for both junior and high school boys.
Aside from YouTuber, 23 percent of junior school boys opted for eSports player, while 19 percent chose video game creator. High school boys meanwhile chose IT engineer (20.8 percent) as their most viable career option. 12.3 percent of high school boys chose YouTuber, making it the third-highest on their list. Professional athlete, which was the 9th choice for boys in 2017, dropped out of the top ten completely.
For junior school girls, being a performer topped the list at 18 percent. The second-highest choice is manga artist or animator, with 16 percent choosing this job. As for high school girls, civil servant was the number one choice at 15 percent, followed by nurse at 11 percent, performer at 8.8 percent, clinical psychologist at 8.5 percent and office worker at 8 percent.
clinical psychologist は、臨床心理士です。
High school girls appeared to have the most varied list of responses, but the top three choices are all philanthropic by nature. YouTube didn’t show up in the top ten priorities for girls.
aside from (phrase)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” except for “という風に記載されていますね。
例文:
Aside from hanging about in the street, there’s nothing for kids to do here.
I hardly watch any television, aside from news and current affairs.
civil servant (noun)
Cambridge Dictionary によると ” someone who works in a department of a country’s government but who is not a part of its military: “という風に記載されていますね。
philanthropic (adjective)
Cambridge Dictionary によると ” helping poor people, especially by giving them money “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!↓