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Lesson 9 A Country of Poles and Signs
Part 1
①
Honda: Welcome to the first session of "The Beautiful Scenery of Japan," a symposium/
to discuss the future of Japan's cityscapes. ②Today, we have Mr. Robert Dennett/as
our guest③Mr. Dennett a renowned photographer and researcher of Japanese
culture, and he isn't very happy with the modern scenery of Japan.②I'd like to start
off our discussion with some comments from you, Mr. Dennett.
⑥
Dennett: Yes. Thank you for the introduction, Mr. Honda. First, I'd like to point out
D) G
the issue of utility poles. As you know, utility poles and electrical wires are seen
問題点
everywhere throughout Japan. They are a common sight. But I believe, more than
何よりも
anything else, these poles and wires are ruining Japan's cityscapes. In most major
主要な
cities around the world,/electrical wires are now buried underground. ①This is the
standard today. ②And it's not just in Western countries. ②Beijing Shanghai, Hong_
Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur.. all of these cities have made it a point that they
~を必ずする
bury their electrical wires)
Kato Before, I was never bothered by the sight of utility poles and electrical wires.
どれほど
But ever since you pointed this out, I've become more aware of how they actually
①And I must say that it's distracting: ①On the other hand, however,
disrupt our view.
完全に
A
I can't fully agree with the idea that simply removing the wires will make cities
beautiful. In some places, I think the poles and wires actually add a certain charm
to the scenery.

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Date 118 月
単語・熟語
● Dole
session.
◎scenery.
symposium
① discuss
cityscape
● Robert Dennett
renowned
● discussion
◎ introduction
◎ utility
● electrical
●
wire
kwin
bury
• underground
●Beijing
◎Shanghai
o Hong Kong
◎Kuala Lumpur
bother
1 aware
● disrupt
① distracting
remove
● charm
LESSON 9-1
• start off ~ with....
@point out
You know
as
名棒、柱
名会合、会議
名風景・景色
名討論会
動~について話し合う
名都市の景観
名ロバート・デネット
形名声のある
名話し合い、議論
名紹介
名公益事業
形電気に関する
名電線
動~を破壊する。だめにする
動 ..を埋める。隠す
副地下に
名ペキン
地下鉄
名シャンハイ
名 ホンコン
石 クアラルンプール
動悩ます。邪魔する
形気づいて
動崩壊させる
形気を散らす
動~を取り除く
名魅力、魔力、お守り
で~を始める
指摘する
ご存知のように