今日の英語ニュース☆2023.09.14☆時事英語・ニュース英語を極める
このnoteの目的は、アメリカのニュース番組が理解出来るようになる方法を伝えることです。その方法とは、英語字幕を読みながら英語ニュースを毎日見続けること。 こんな感じです（サンプルのスクリーンショット）。
使う教材は、上のリンクの動画です。
アメリカの公共放送PBSのニュース番組で、質の高い報道に定評がありますが、残念なことに、字幕に誤りがかなり含まれていることがあります。番組がアメリカで放送されてから約２時間で最終版の字幕がアップロードされますので、時間的制約を考えれば誤りは仕方がないことかもしれません。
しかし、英語学習者の場合、字幕に誤りがあると、変だと思っても、それが本当に間違いなのか分からないことがあると思います。あるいは、間違いに気付かないこともあるかもしれません。ですから、正確な字幕が必要です。
そこで、約１時間の番組ですが、英語音声をすべて聞いて、字幕の明らかな誤りを訂正したものをダウンロードできるようにしています（少し下にあります）。この字幕ファイルと動画をダウンロードして再生ソフトで使ってください（上のスクリーンショット動画のように再生できます。英語が速すぎる場合は、あまりおすすめしませんが、再生速度の調節もできます）。
また、このnoteや字幕ファイルでは、辞書を調べても分からないような英語表現を説明しています（辞書を引けば分かる言葉は、自分で調べてください）。辞書に載ってないような表現、辞書にあっても意味がたくさんありすぎてどれなのか分からない言葉、文脈の中で特殊な使われ方をしている言葉、背景の知識がないと分からない部分、ニュース英語や時事英語の独特な表現、知っていると訳に立ちそうな表現などを説明しています（書き加えた説明は[* ……] ）。
それでは、今日も一緒に英語のニュースを見ていきましょう！
■ 英語字幕ファイルのダウンロード
[PBS NewsHour Sept. 13, 2023] の字幕ファイルのダウンロード
（この字幕ファイルはテキストエディタ（windowsの「メモ帳」など）で開くことも出来ますが、下の「字幕ファイルの使い方」のように再生ソフト（無料）で使うことをおすすめします。こんな感じに表示されます。）ブラウザーによってダウンロードがブロックされる場合ば、下のテキストファイルをダウンロードして拡張子.txtを .lrcに変更して使ってください(例えば、Chromeは、.lrcのようなあまり使われない拡張子のファイルを危険と判断することがあるようです)。
■ 動画サイトへのリンク
・直接動画サイトを見る場合のリンクです(リンク先字幕の誤りは元のまま)
・分からない言葉はこの２つの辞書でたいてい見つかると思います
・上の字幕ファイルには、約１時間の番組の全字幕と語句説明があります
・以下はサンプル程度です
[00:00] Introduction
[02:38]★今日のおすすめ★ Aid workers struggle to reach city in Libya where catastrophic flooding killed thousands
Scenes of biblical devastation, the dead stacked in the streets and aid for the living too slow in arriving. That is the situation in North Africa where at least 5,100 are dead from flooding in Libya. The mayor of one city says the toll could be as high as 20,000. And to the west in Morocco, nearly 3,000 are now officially counted among the dead from the Friday earthquake. Ali Rogin reports.
《Libya flooding; Morocco earthquake; リビア洪水、モロッコ地震、》
[07:33] News Wrap
Inflation rose again in August fueled by higher gasoline prices, a federal judge ordered former President Trump's lawyers to use a secure facility to review evidence in his classified documents case, Sen. Mitt Romney will retire instead of run for re-election in 2024 and Ukraine staged a new attack in Russian-annexed Crimea damaging two warships and wounding 24 people.
《Mitt Romney will not seek reelection; National Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester; 》
[10:50] AMNA NAWAZ: Cavalcante's daring escape had made headlines here and in his home country of Brazil. Video from a county jail showed him here on the left crab-walking up two walls topped with razor wire. From there, he jumped from the roof and ran off.
[** crabwalk = 画面に映っている動き。// A form of exercise involving "walking" on one's hands and feet while facing upward(wiktionary). 写真検索すると画面とは少し違う動きを意味するみたい ]
[13:02] Concerns grow as Kim Jong Un pledges support for Putin's war in Ukraine
In his first trip outside of North Korea since the pandemic, Kim Jong Un met Vladimir Putin in Russia to discuss whether they each had something the other wants. It’s a growing alliance that’s sparking concern from the U.S. and its allies. Stephanie Sy discussed what it means for Ukraine and the world with Jean Lee and John Sipher.
《Kim Jong Un; Vladimir Putin; 金正恩プーチン会談; 金正恩; プーチン; Jean Lee, former Pyongyang correspondent for the Associated Press; John Sipher, former CIA officer; Cosmodrome 》
[16:01] Putin and Kim played this off as a typical diplomatic visit. But there seemed to be no question among U.S. officials and other analysts that this was transactional. Putin needs ammunition. Kim needs all sorts of things, including food, military technology.
[** to play off = 取り繕う。何でもないことのような態度をとる ]
[18:20] And so, yes, Vladimir Putin is going to gain maybe some new shells -- or, actually, many of these shells are aging and probably duds and such. But he's doing what he has to do. He's scraping the bottom of barrel here.
[** = to settle for a poor option due to a lack or unavailability of anything better (wiktionary)]
[22:47] What autoworkers are demanding as strike against Detroit's 'Big 3' looms
Nearly 150,000 auto workers could soon go on strike against the Big Three automakers in the U.S. The United Auto Workers are pushing for big changes, but the manufacturers say the costly transition to electric vehicles makes it too difficult to meet these demands. Laura Barron-Lopez discussed more with Neal Boudette of The New York Times.
《United Auto Workers; nearly 150,000 could soon go on strike; Neal Boudette, New York Times; 》
[29:36] White House responds to House Republicans' impeachment inquiry against Biden
After House Speaker Kevin McCarthy directed Republicans to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, the White House is urging a more aggressive pushback to the GOP and is dismissing the effort as “extreme politics at its worst." That description came from Ian Sams, a White House advisor working on congressional investigations. Sams joined Amna Nawaz to discuss the inquiry.
《Ian Sams, White House adviser working on congressional investigations; Kevin McCarthy; impeachment inquiry against Biden; バイデン大統領に対する弾劾調査》
[32:46] They have outlined no impeachable offenses they're investigating. It's just a fishing expedition.
[** = A search for information, especially incriminating information, that is conducted without specific direction or goal, in the hope that something may turn up ]
[32:51] IAN SAMS: They just want to go on a wild-goose chase to attack him.
[** = a foolish and hopeless search for or pursuit of something unattainable (thefreedictionary)]
[36:08]★今日のおすすめ★ America at a Crossroads: Pennsylvania Democrats discuss nation's political divisions and their feelings for Biden
岐路に立つアメリカ：分断の原因と解決策を探るシリーズの第１5回／ペンシルベニアの民主党員が語るアメリカの政治的分断とバイデン大統領に思うこと
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Over the summer, Judy Woodruff listened in as Iowa Republicans discussed their support for former President Trump following his indictments, the state of the country and what can be done to move forward. For a different perspective, Judy heard from Democrats in Pennsylvania on these topics and more. It's part of her series, America at a Crossroads, and was produced with help from PBS39 WLVT.
《America at a Crossroads; 岐路に立つアメリカ、ペンシルベニア、》
[38:43] So they believe that the media was responsible for the divisions in the country, whereas the Democrats today, they blamed Trump. That was sort of the only thing that -- the thread they could find that was sort of common. They felt like he created a permission structure for other people to behave uncivilly, to say sort of racist, sexist things.
[** = A Permission Structure provides an emotional and psychological justification that allows someone to change deeply held beliefs and/or behaviours while importantly retaining their pride and integrity... https://modelthinkers.com/mental-model/permission-structure ]
[43:51] INGRID, Pennsylvania Voter: In a way, I am surprised, because I would think that, when the cards are on the table and you see the facts, and you believe factual evidence, you would come to realize, oh, gee, I guess I had the wrong idea. So that part of me kind of boggles the mind. But on the other hand, I think a lot of them are -- it's almost like a cult, where he's Jim Jones [* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Jones ] and they're drinking the Kool-Aid, you know? And you -- nothing you can say or do will turn them around, so, you know...
[** = (after a 1978 mass suicide in Guyana brought about when members of the Peoples Temple cult were ordered to consume a flavored drink mixed with cyanide) : to comply unquestioningly with the demands or policies of a particular leader, ideology, or organization (Merriam-Webster) // "Drinking the Kool-Aid" is an expression used to refer to a person who believes in a possibly doomed or dangerous idea because of perceived potential high rewards. The phrase typically carries a negative connotation. It can also be used ironically or humorously to refer to accepting an idea or changing a preference due to popularity, peer pressure, or persuasion... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_the_Kool-Aid ( Wikipediaの右上のlanguagesに日本語のページへのリンクもあります ) ]
[47:50]★今日のおすすめ★ Colorado's secretary of state discusses effort to keep Trump off the primary ballot
A complex legal theory will soon be tested after a group of Colorado voters asked courts to block former President Trump from the primary ballot. The claim argues Trump violated the 14th Amendment, which says anyone engaged in insurrection or rebellion is ineligible to hold office. Amna Nawaz discussed the lawsuit with Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold.
《14th Amendment; 合衆国憲法修正第１４条を根拠にトランプの大統領選出馬失格を狙う訴訟、tested in court in Colorado and Minnesota; Jena Griswold, Colorado Secretary of State; 》
[47:45] AMNA NAWAZ: A complex legal theory will soon be tested in court in Colorado and Minnesota after a group of voters have asked judges to block state officials from putting former President Donald Trump's name on the primary ballot. The claim argues that Trump violated the 14th Amendment [** 合衆国憲法修正第１４条の中で、この話題で問題になる条項がこのあと続く] , which says anyone who -- quote -- "engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the Constitution after taking an oath to defend it is ineligible to hold office."
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