英語検定ライティング準１級（第105回）

結婚「野球選手もアイドルなんだという話」

Our favorite pitcher “Morishita” got married last year.
The number of female Carp’s supporters decreased.

広島生まれの広島育ちってなると野球もサッカーも広島を応援する。幼い頃に親戚の集まりがあって、ちょっとだけ巨人の話題を出したら、おじさんに怒られた。
Once upon a time, I was scolded violently by my uncle when my relatives’ assembly took place because I happened to mention a topic about Giants innocently.
Those who were born in Hiroshima and brought up here become Hiroshima supporters without fail.
Despite this, only a few Hiroshima citizens become other teams’ supporters, which requires a tough bravery.

広島に住んでたらこんな経験は誰でもありそうなんだけど、たまにカープファン以外が周りにもいて、裏切り者はおじさんに怒られておけよとか思ってしまう。
Those who live in Hiroshima have such an experience, we assume, but sometimes we have only a few coworkers whose favorite team isn’t Carp around us.
Such a traitor should have scolded by an odd uncle, we suppose, which might be something inappropriate.

地方球団だけにお金がないから、市民からタル募金で集めて今のスタジアムができたりしている。そういう歴史を踏まえた上で、おじさんがいい話してくれたらなあ。
Our favorite team is a local team without any sufficient money, so the current brilliant stadium was constructed with donations from Hiroshima citizens, which has been called “tarubokin.”
Considering this history, my uncle should have scolded a little boy, but he did so only from his momentary emotion and irritation.

タル募金は市民の積極的な意志によるものだから、自民党の裏金とは違う。自民党も国民が積極的に支援するくらいの説得力のある政治をしたら問題ないんだよね。
Wooden cask donation was collected by citizens’ voluntary or positive wills, which is absolutely different from the “secret money” of numerous malicious and inproper LDP Diet members.
We tend to think that the current government party should practice persuasive politics, which could make ordinary citizens find them the capable government party without notorious reputations, we assume.

伏線の回収まで文字数を無駄にしたけど、問題になってるのは、広島が首位でありながら、オールスター戦に１人も選ばれてないのが不思議だとの噂なんだね。
Soon I want to pay off the foreshadowings, but I wasted the letters’ space, still I have something to say.
The trouble is that none of our favorite players hasn’t been selected to play on the “All Stars Match” although Hiroshima is now in the leading position, a rumor says.

広島は守備で勝つチームです。打って勝つチームではない。内野ゴロで１点を取って１対０で勝つチームです。派手さはないのよ。これで優勝したら新井革命だよ。
Our favorite team win a game with incredible and technical defense, in short, it is difficult to win a game with powerful and intensive offense.
Our team gains one point to win the match by a grounder in the field, which looks simple or modest, but we would be able to win the championship.
This is Arai’s magical revolution, we want to call it.

We move from joy to sorrow as Carp wins and loses.
Behind it, our tax rate becomes higher and higher.