英語検定ライティング準１級（第351回）

結婚論「したくなければしなくていい話」

結婚しない若者が増えているので少子化に歯止めがかからないと言われている。男子の草食化とか女性の経済的自立が原因と言われているが実は子育てにお金がかかるので結婚に踏み切れないというのが一番の理由らしい。真偽は明らかではないが。
The small birthrate would make more progress because the number of young people who aren’t interested in being married to someone has become large, at the same time, the number of young males who shouldn’t biologically want any physical contacts with females has become large, in addition, more and more females has been independent of males’ financial condition, after all, various kinds of reasons have discouraged them to lead a marriage life, however, what persuades us the most is that it should cost much young couples to bear and raise children, in short, they cannot afford to do childcare.
We have two children, who are a single living in Tokyo.

恋愛ドラマを観ると美男美女しか出演していないので平場の若者は自信がなくなるのではないか。自分もそうでないといけないのではないかと錯覚させているという意見には一理あると思った。それで一儲けできるのはアパレルとか化粧品産業かな。
Various romantic drama series have featured numerous popular talents, where cool actors and cute actresses could enjoy something brilliant and sophisticated, with which ordinary young citizens have never equipped.
Perhaps they might assume that they need to have such twinkling appearances in order to lead a satisfactory marriage life, which isn’t the case, rather, by mistake.
Various programs broadcast by TV stations, after all, make a negative difference in the marriage viewpoints.
Not a few businesses, including fashionable apparel and something cosmetic, could become profitable when various young citizens should be into the entertainment.

結婚してもこどもがいない夫婦は珍しくない。むしろその関係の方が仲が良さそうだったりする。孤独死に苛まれずに済むこともある。政府は将来の労働者を確保するために結婚してこどもを作れと言ってるだけなので無理に従うことなどないのだ。
Not a few young couples don’t have any children, and they seem to have an ideal and considerate relationship with each other, which fails to bring them into a lonely and solitude death, in fact, which makes them secured.
The government has required young citizens to become married in order to bear and raise children, which might prevent our society from being suffered from the small birthrate, simultaneously, the aging society, he says.
In conclusion, various young citizens don’t have to obey the government’s order, instead, they should ignore such disgusting and uncomfortable commands, to our joy.