英語検定ライティング準１級（第204回）

日本語「ダサいかもということほどな話」

英語は格好良く聞こえる。これはアメリカ文化に敗北している証左だ。残念ではあるが日本語が話せてコミュニケーションが取れたら充分なのだが今の日本社会はそれを許さないのだ。
Numerous people in Japan could speak English fluently, which sounds cool or sophisticated, we must admit.
But this situation demonstrates that American culture has outweighed Japanese culture, to our regret.
People living in Japan needn’t have a better command of English, in other words, having a superior command of Japanese is everything to us, we must recognize.
However, this way of thinking cannot make a difference in our modern Japanese society, to our regret.
In short, our social trend forces us to study or learn English, which has been compulsory for seven decades.

彼も12歳から英語の勉強を始めて21歳から教え始めているので英語という科目の存在にはお世話になってきている。しかし英語がなぜ日本で教えられているのかは説明できなかった。
When he became 12 years old, English classes started at school, and when he became 21 years old, English teacher was one of his jobs, which means that English has helped him lead a normal life in his circumstances.
However, it has been a significant mystery why English is taught at school or outside there, which is a question.

日本に外国人補助教員がいる理由は何年か前に知った。日米貿易摩擦解消の一環とのこと。そのような立場の人との関わりの中で助けられたこともある。勉強になったことはもっとある。
About two decades ago, someone of his coworkers informed him why numerous ALT had been in Japan.
The reason why they teach English here is that America wanted to overcome the gap of Japan-US trade friction.
His friendly relationships between an ALT and he have rescued him from his critical situation, at the same time, numerous meaningful experiences have made positive contributions to what he is today, we can imagine.

日本語が英語よりも劣った言語だと洗脳できたらアメリカも日本を支配しやすい。英語のおかげで生活できている人には申し訳ないがアメリカの戦闘隊員であることは自覚した方がいい。
America wanted to brainwash people in Japan into considering English as a superior language to Japanese, which has enabled them to control our society easily.
He feels sorry for those who owe their life to English, but he wants them to be informed of their position as combatants taken advantage of by America’s strategy.