今日の英語ニュース☆2023.08.15☆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 Aug. 14, 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
[02:18] News Wrap
Hundreds remain unaccounted for after Maui wildfires; the death toll from the Maui wildfires continues to climb as officials warn the number may rise further with just a fraction of the affected area searched so far, a string of floods and landslides in northern India killed at least 48 people and trapped many others and three waves of Russian drone and missile strikes rocked the Ukrainian port city of Odesa.
《ハワイ山火事、Maui wildfires; マウイ島; At least 96 people are now confirmed dead; Michael Oher; Clarence Avant》
[07:50] A judge in Montana has ruled that young people have a constitutional right to a clean environment. The lawsuit was filed by 16 plaintiffs ranging in age from 5 to 22, who argued the state's lawmakers weren't doing enough to combat climate change. It's the first youth-led climate case to reach trial in the U.S. and sets a powerful precedent for similar cases to come. [* 関連ニュース ]
[09:44] Can Trump's Republican rivals overcome his big lead before the Iowa caucuses?
Every food imaginable is available on a stick at the Iowa State Fair. But the state’s largest gathering also serves up a heaping helping of politics and a summer preview of what’s to come in 2024. Lisa Desjardins reports on the nation’s first race for the Republican presidential nomination.
《アイオワ州、アイオワ党員集会、Iowa State Fair; Iowa caucuses; Lisa Desjardins》
[10:52] LISA DESJARDINS: Donald Trump has a commanding lead in polls and a killer instinct [** = An innate or intuitive inclination and ability to do whatever is necessary in order to succeed, no matter how ruthles (thefreedictionary)] , swooping into the fair and overshadowing his closest opponent, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
[11:38] Can anybody beat Donald Trump in this state?
JIMMY CENTERS, Iowa Political Strategist: It's going to be hard. The president currently has a significant lead, 24 points by the latest New York Times poll. But Iowans are willing to kick the tires [** to kick the tires = to inspect something to ensure it meets expected standards or has favored characteristics, typically before committing to purchasing or otherwise selecting it. (wiktionary)] .
[12:58] MICHAEL BAHRT, Iowa Voter: There are probably four or five other candidates in this race that they say good things, but I think that he has the better chance of winning of any of them.
LISA DESJARDINS: Chances helped by some of the strongest organization in Iowa, including the Never Back Down super PAC [** super PAC = 先日の番組に出てきました ] backing DeSantis.
[18:04] Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on DeSantis's campaign reset and Biden's messaging concerns
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including Republican Presidential hopefuls duking it out in Iowa and President Biden on the road to sell his agenda.
《月曜恒例、２人の政治アナリストと今週の動きを占う、Tamara Keith; Amy Walter 》
[19:23] And the second is messaging. It was clear in all of those focus groups that she had been conducting over the last year, what Republican voters, especially those who are in the camp of either I'm never voting for Donald Trump or I like Donald Trump, but I'm open to other alternatives, maybe 50, 60 percent of the electorate, what they were saying is, they liked Ron DeSantis because he looked electable and he could win swing voters. DeSantis instead decided to focus his message on being the woke candidate -- or the anti-woke warrior [** woke = 以前の番組にも出てきました ] , going after cultural issues, using his time at the governor's office to go after a whole bunch of those issues, and it kind of moved him off of that talking point that was really hitting home [** to hit home = to resonate with someone; to be fully appreciated ] for those voters.
[21:14] The indictments have done nothing but consolidate support behind Trump among the Republican base. And all of these other people are out there biting at his heels [** to bite at someone's heels = to compete strongly with someone (in an attempt to replace them) ] trying to get some attention.
[22:13] But I think, for the folks who are outside of that group of voters, they too don't really -- they have already made their mind up about Donald Trump and whether these are serious charges or not serious charges. Does this move the needle [** to move the needle = to change a situation to a noticeable degree ] ? Probably not. I think the only thing that moves the needle is when we get to a place where we actually have potentially a trial.
[26:02]★今日のおすすめ★ America at a Crossroads: Conservative retired judge says Trump 'corroded and corrupted American democracy'
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１３回／議会襲撃事件下院調査委員会でトランプを痛烈批判したMichael Luttig元判事へのインタビュー
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An influential group of Republican legal voices called for a Jan. 2024 trial date to be set for Donald Trump for his attempt to overturn the presidential election. The group included former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Michael Luttig, a retired federal judge and one of the nation's leading conservative legal minds. Judy Woodruff spoke with Luttig for her series, America at a Crossroads.
《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１３回／議会襲撃事件下院調査委員会でトランプを痛烈批判したMichael Luttig元判事へのインタビュー、influential group of Republican legal voices; endoprsing January 2024; former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales; Michael Luttig; retired federal appellate judge; Judy Woodruff; on January 5, 2021, he [ = Michael Luttig ] advised then-Vice President Mike Pence to defy former President Trump's plea not to certify the 2020 election results; House January 6 Committee; what trump did is literally crimes against the United States of America 》
[28:06] J. MICHAEL LUTTIG: Donald Trump and his allies and supporters are a clear and present danger [** Clear and present danger was a doctrine adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States to determine under what circumstances limits can be placed on First Amendment freedoms of speech, press, or assembly. The test was replaced in 1969 with Brandenburg v. Ohio's "imminent lawless action" test. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_and_present_danger Wikipediaの右上のlanguagesに日本語のページへのリンクもあります。明白かつ眼前の危険。明白かつ現在の危険 ] to American democracy.
[34:15] J. MICHAEL LUTTIG: The issue with Hunter Biden and the issue with the former president, they are not similar in any way at all, let alone in gravity or consequence. It's the incumbent president's son and the personal conduct that he's being charged -- accused of is of a pedestrian nature [** pedestrian = ordinary; dull; commonplace; prosaic ] by comparison to what the former president has now been indicted for.
[38:43]★今日のおすすめ★ Editor of Marion County Record discusses possible motives behind police raid of newsroom
Police officers in Marion, Kansas, are under fire after raiding the newsroom of the town’s local newspaper, confiscating computers, cellphones and other materials. Marion County Record publisher and editor Eric Meyer said his 98-year-old mother collapsed and died following a separate raid on the house they shared. Meyer joined William Brangham to discuss the latest.
《警察が地方新聞編集室を家宅捜索; Marion, Kansas; police raid; newsroom of local newspaper Marion County Record; part of an identity theft investigation; publisher and editor Eric Meyer; his 98-year-old mother and co-owner of the paper, Joan Meyer, collapsed and died after a separate raid on the house they shared; violation of the First Amendment; the paper was investigating police chief; 》
[44:58] I think, if she were alive today, she'd be pleased that her death has brought some attention to this story, and in a positive way. But she's not alive now. And who do you see about that? [** to see someone abou something = to confer with someone about something]
[45:58] 再放送：John Legend embarks on a personal path for his new creative endeavor
この部分は再放送です。前に比べて今回は編集されている部分がかなりあるので、前回放送の方を見ることをお勧めします。
《John Legend; ジョン・レジェンド; 再放送》
[52:42]★今日のおすすめ★ A Brief But Spectacular take on the art of paying close attention to the everyday
Douglas Martin is a poet, novelist and short story writer. He began his career as a performance poet and dramatist before shifting to writing full-length prose. He shares his Brief But Spectacular take on the art of paying close attention to the everyday for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
《Douglas Martin; novelist and short story writer; Brief But Spectacular take on the art of paying close attention to the everyday ; performance poet; dramatist; haiku; 俳句; 写真にしたい日々の瞬間、でも写真ではとらえきれない瞬間を一日一句、俳句にする 》
[52:52] DOUGLAS A. MARTIN, Poet: There's things that happen in our life that we think might make a good picture, and then we snap them on their -- on our phone, and they just actually do not read [** このreadは to give a particular impression (when read)というような意味だと思われる。この部分の言いたいことは… いい写真になるだろうと思ってスマホで撮ったのに、全然そんな感じにならなかった。 ] at all.
[53:25] I began as a slam poet [** = Someone who composes slam poetry // slam poetry = A modern genre of spoken poetry, performed at informal events called poetry slams before an active audience.// poetry slam = A competition at which poets (slam poets) recite their poems (slam poetry) before an audience and are given scores by judges (wiktionary)] , actually at 25.
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