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LESSON
19
Bottled Water?
No Water?
Part1
環境・自然
bottled [bá:tld]
ボトル入りの
1 When thinking about the environment/the Japanese
日本人は
環境について考える時
issue(s) [ífu:(z)]
問題
industry [índastri]
deal [di:1]
excess [iksés]
過剰
ironic [airá:nik] 皮肉な
wealthy [wel0i] 裕福な
willing[wílig]
~するのをいとわない
packaging [pækidzin]
包装
drinkable [dríg kabl]
tap [tæp]
蛇口
should take time to reconsider their lifestyles. Today,/one
自分たちのライフスタイルを再検討するために時間をかけるべきだ。今日
of the hottest environmental issues abroad is bottled
ボトル飲料水である。
海外でもっとも熱く議論されている環境問題の1つは、
water. Not only does the bottled water industry cost the
ボトル飲料水の業界はエネルギーと材料の面で、地球に非常に大きな
planet a great deal in energy and materialsy it has becomes
負担をかけているだけでなく、
a symbol of First World excess.
行きすぎた象徴となっている。
米第一世界の
but also
2 It is ironic that /although consumers in wealthy
それは皮肉なことである 裕福な国の消費者は
countries have safe drinking water, they are willing to pay
安全な飲み水を得ないけれど 彼らは気の利いた包装や
up to 100 times more for bottled water because of clever
魅力的な商品名のために、最大100倍お金を払うのもいとわない。
packaging and attractive names. / All the development (that) 10
飲料に適した水道水をもたらした
has brought drinkable tap water to everyone in Japan/
飲料に適したすべての開発が
日本中の人々に
mystery [místri]
不可解
profit(s) [prá:fat(s)]
利益
refrigerated 冷蔵
[rifrídzarèitid]
shelves [félvz] 相
<shelf
costly [kssth]用がかかる
disposal [dispóuzl] 処理
developed [divélapt] 先進
ecological [i:kalá:dzikl]
impact [ímpækt] 生態上の
影響
seems somehow wasted. Why people prefer to buy small
どういうわけか無駄になっているように見える。 ・人々がペットボトルの少量の水を
amounts of water in PET bottles remains a mystery.
好んで買う理由は
不可解なままである
3 The bottled water industry/makes large profits while
ボトル飲料水の業界は
大量のエネルギーを消費しながら
consuming large amounts of energy. Vending machines 15
大きな利益をあげている。
自動販売機や
and refrigerated store shelves/run 24 hours a day. PET
冷蔵商品棚は
1日に24時間稼働している
bottles require costly disposal. Bottled water is an
ペットボトルの処理には費用がかかる。
ボトル飲料水は
example of how industries in developed countries/ increase
どのようにして先進国の業界が
consumer choice while ignoring the ecological impact of
自らの活動の環境上の影響を無視しながら、消費者の選択を増やすのかという
their actions.
一例である。
20
9.100 times more とは, 何と比較してですか。
6. *First World
11. *tap water
4. Not only does the bottled ~, (but) it has.. not only が文頭に来た倒置
13. PET [pét] ポリエチレンテレフタレート 18. developed country ⇔ developing country

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Read It Through
A Match each word from the text with its explanation.
1. issue
2. excess
(C)
(d)
a. to pay no attention to
b. customer
3. consumer
(b)
c. subject, problem
4. costly
(f)
d. too much
5. disposal
(e)
e. throwing away
6. ignore
(a)
f. very expensive
SECTION I
B Fill in the blanks.
).
1. Bottled water is one of the most serious (environmental problems abroad.
2. In Japan, you can safely drink water that comes out of a ( tap
3. The bottled water industry makes a lot of money but uses large amounts of
energy and (materials).
4. Japanese people should think over how their ( choices) affect the environment.
Answer the following questions.
1. What does "First World excess" (1.6) mean?
a. waste in developing countries
(b. waste in developed countries
c. success in developed countries
2. What is the “ironic" (1.7) situation?
a. The names and packaging of bottled water make people want it.
(b. People spend money on water even though tap water is safe to drink.
c. People in developed countries prefer a small amount of water.
3. Which sentences in the text give examples of the phrase "consuming large
amounts of energy" (1.15)?