英語検定ライティング準１級（第369回）

大統領「ロイドフォージャー雇うべしの話」

80年前にアメリカは２発の原爆を日本に落とした。それについてプーチン大統領がアメリカを批判していた。ウクライナを支援するNATO憎しから生まれた発言か。ロシアの原油は安価とか。中東の原油との価格差は何が理由なんだろうかと思う。
About eight decades ago, America dropped two kinds of atomic bombs in Japan, for which Russian President Putin criticized America, who uttered this complaints because America has supported Ukraine, at the same time, he hates NATO, the military alliance, we assume.
Japan has imported petroleum from Russia at low price.
We wonder if we must import the same fossil fuels from Middle East nations at high price, to our disappointment.

関東では巨大な台風が直撃するらしい。それで野球の試合も昨日のうちに中止が発表されていた。去年の広島は盆過ぎから怪我人が続出して終盤に失速した。その反省から今年はベテランを休ませることが多い。野球はここからだ。ライオンズ以外。
An enormous hurricane approach the Kanto district, which prevents several baseball matches from being held, and these schedule changes were determined last evening, which enables numerous athletes to recover mentally and physically, and makes a vital difference.
Last summer, our favorite baseball team Hiroshima lost several starting members little by little, as a result, they couldn’t gain as something victorious as we expected.
Considering this, the brains have provided a few veteran players with moderate rest once in a while, which would make positive contributions to our victories without fail.
Seibu Lions must not abandon their fighting spirits.

この３日間ほどラーメン屋が休みだったので味噌ラーメンを食べなかった。中毒なので禁断症状が出るかと思った。食材が高騰してるので値上げしたいと店主が嘆いていた。プーチンが悪い。ウクライナは黒土地帯だ。自分だけのものにしたかった。
We had to skip usual miso ramen for these three days because the shopkeeper enjoyed a little vacation, which narrowly killed ourselves, actually, we should confess that this habitual cuisine must be something addictive.
Withdrawal symptoms might hit on us someday, he says.
The shopkeeper lamented that the price of ingredients has become high, which forces the ramen price to be raised, however, the notorious President Putin has been responsible for these phenomena because Ukraine possesses the “Black Soil Zone,” where the fields have been blessed with something fertile and productive.
He should have abandoned his selfish desires, he says.