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N1 · AdvancedIntegrated comprehensionPassage #333
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昨さく年ねんベストセラーとなった「解かい読どく・世せ界かいのニュース」が、内ない容ようを新あらたに2012年ねん版ばんとして発はつ売ばいされた。今年ことし世せ界かいを賑にぎわせた36の時じ事じトピックが、いくつかの記き事じにわかりやすい解かい説せつを添そえて取とり上じょうげられている。各国かっこくの新しん聞ぶん記き事じをベースとするスタイルは2011年ねん版ばんと同どう様ようだが、図ず表ひょうやコラムが大おお幅はばに加くわわった。記き事じの和わ訳やくに加くわえ、新しん版ぱんでは各かくニュースのキーワードに英えい訳やくが付ふされており、英えい語ご学がく習しゅうやビジネスにも役やく立だつ本ほんとなりそうだ。

専せん門もん家かが持じ論ろんを展てん開かいする類るいの時じ事じ本ほんとは異ことなり、本ほん書しょでは「解かい読どく」は読どく者しゃが行おこなうものというコンセプトが貫つらぬかれている。コラムも各かく著ちょ者しゃによる現げん地ち取しゅ材ざいや体たい験けん談だんに紙し幅ふくが割さかれ、いわゆる論ろん説せつにあたる部ぶ分ぶんは短みじかい。よりフラットな視し点てんで世せ界かいに触ふれられる、おすすめの一冊いっさつだ。全ぜん225ページ。



B

衛えい星せい放ほう送そうで世せ界かいのニュースダイジェストを見みるのが朝あさの日課にっかになっている。新しん聞ぶんが読よめればなおいいのだが、外がい国こく語ごとなるとそうは簡かん単たんにいかない。そんな私わたしにとって、本ほん書しょ「解かい読どく・世せ界かいのニュース2012年ねん版ばん」は強つよい味み方かたといえる。政せい治じ・社しゃ会かい・文ぶん化か・スポーツ・科か学がくに関かんする世せ界かいの主しゅ要よう新しん聞ぶん社しゃの記き事じを、なんと全ぜん訳やく付つきで読よむことができる。一いち面めん記き事じをはじめ、インターネットで検けん索さく数すうの高たかかった36のニュースをセレクトし、それぞれを2~3点てんの記き事じ、解かい説せつ、コラムの3部ぶで構こう成せいしている。2012年ねん版ばんはフルカラーの図ず版はんもさることながら、幅はば広ひろい著ちょ者しゃ陣じんによるコラムの充じゅう実じつが嬉うれしい。ただ、解かい説せつ、コラムとも記き事じの背はい景けい説せつ明めいを主しゅとしているため、問もん題だいの論ろん点てんを手てっ取とり早ばやく知しりたい人ひとには少しょう々しょう物もの足たりないかもしれない。

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  1. 1AとBのどちらにも共通して書かれている点はどれか。
  2. 2この本のコラムの特徴について、Aの筆者とBの筆者はどのような立場をとっているか。
  3. 3AとBから考えられるこの本の特徴はどれか。

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Vocabulary15 words
  • やすい
    • ·easy
    • ·likely to ...; have a tendency to ...
    • ·easy to ...
    N1
  • 添えるそえるAs it appears here: 添えて
    • ·to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift)
    • ·to add to as support; to prop up
    • ·to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.)
    • ·to mimic; to imitate
    • ·to draw something near to oneself; to approach nearby
    N1
  • 大幅おおはば
    • ·big; large; drastic; substantial
    • ·full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
    N1
  • 役立つやくだつ
    • ·to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
    N1
  • 読者どくしゃ
    • ·reader
    N1
  • 貫くつらぬくAs it appears here: 貫かれて
    • ·to go through; to pierce; to penetrate
    • ·to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through
    • ·to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with; to keep (e.g. faith); to maintain (e.g. independence)
    N1
  • 現地げんち
    • ·actual place; actual location; the spot; the scene; the field; (on) site
    • ·place where one is currently living
    N1
  • 取材しゅざい
    • ·gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
    N1
  • 視点してん
    • ·point of view; viewpoint; angle; perspective
    • ·visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
    N1
  • なんと
    • ·what; how
    • ·what (a) ...!; how ...!
    • ·surprisingly; to my amazement; believe it or not; why, ...!
    • ·oh my; wow
    • ·well, ...; so, ...
    N1
  • 付きつき
    • ·furnished with; including
    • ·attached to
    • ·impression; appearance
    • ·luck
    • ·sociality
    • ·under; assistant (e.g. to a manager)
    • ·soup base
    N1
  • 一面いちめん
    • ·one face; one surface
    • ·the whole surface
    • ·one aspect; one side
    • ·(on) the other hand
    • ·one broad, flat object
    • ·front page (e.g. newspaper)
    N1
  • 部ぶ
    • ·department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; bureau; faculty
    • ·club (at a school, university, etc.); team
    • ·part; portion; region; area
    • ·category; class; division; section; heading
    • ·counter for copies of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.
    N1
  • 充実じゅうじつ
    • ·fullness; completeness; perfection; substantiality
    • ·enhancement; improvement; enrichment; upgrading
    • ·replenishment; repletion
    N1
  • 物足りないものたりない
    • ·unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
    N1
Other levels66 words
  • なるAs it appears here: なった
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: された
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 今年ことし
    • ·this year
    N5
  • いくつ
    • ·how many
    • ·how old
    N5
  • わかるAs it appears here: わかり
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
    • ·to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized (realised); to be found out; to make sense
    • ·I know!; I think so too!
    N5
  • 取るとるAs it appears here: 取り
    • ·to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch; to hold
    • ·to pass; to hand; to give
    • ·to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation)
    • ·to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose
    • ·to remove; to get rid of; to take off
    • ·to take away; to steal; to rob
    • ·to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
    • ·to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish); to harvest (a crop)
    • ·to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside
    • ·to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep
    • ·to take (e.g. a joke); to interpret; to understand; to make out; to grasp
    • ·to record; to take down
    • ·to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper); to take; to buy; to get
    • ·to order; to have delivered
    • ·to charge; to fine; to take (tax)
    • ·to take (e.g. a wife); to take on (e.g. an apprentice); to adopt; to accept
    • ·to take control of; to take (the rudder)
    • ·to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play
    N5
  • 本ほん
    • ·book; volume; script
    • ·this; present; current; ... in question; ... at issue
    • ·main; head; principal
    • ·real; genuine; regular; proper
    • ·counter for long, thin objects (sticks, tubes, strings, bottles, pillars, rivers, rail lines, etc.)
    • ·counter for films, TV shows, etc.
    • ·counter for telephone calls, letters, and emails
    • ·counter for goals, home runs, etc.
    • ·counter for rounds or points (in judo, kendo, etc.)
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なり
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • する
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • もの
    • ·thing; object; article; stuff; substance
    • ·one's things; possessions; property; belongings
    • ·things; something; anything; everything; nothing
    • ·quality
    • ·reason; the way of things
    • ·used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
    • ·item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
    • ·cause of ...; cause for ...
    • ·somehow; somewhat; for some reason
    • ·really; truly
    N5
  • 短いみじかい
    • ·short
    • ·brief
    N5
  • ページぺーじ
    • ·page
    • ·nth page; page ...
    N5
  • 見るみる
    • ·to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
    • ·to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
    • ·to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
    • ·to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
    • ·to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try
    • ·to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
    N5
  • 朝あさ
    • ·morning
    • ·breakfast
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なって
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • 新聞しんぶん
    • ·newspaper
    N5
  • なる
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • いくAs it appears here: いかない
    • ·to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)
    • ·to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road)
    • ·to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along
    • ·to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try
    • ·to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by
    • ·to stream; to flow
    • ·to die; to pass away
    • ·to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...)
    • ·to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive
    • ·to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...
    • ·to have an orgasm; to come; to cum
    • ·to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination
    N5
  • 私わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 強いつよい
    • ·strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough
    • ·strong; brawny; powerful; healthy; rugged
    • ·good (at); skilled; knowledgeable
    • ·being able to handle; know how to deal (with); durable (against); resistant (to); resilient
    • ·firm; rigid; solid
    • ·intense; strong; fierce; high
    • ·dependable; trustworthy
    N5
  • 読むよむ
    • ·to read
    • ·to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant
    • ·to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
    • ·to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
    • ·to decipher; to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.); to tell (the time)
    • ·to count; to estimate
    • ·to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
    N5
  • はし
    • ·bridge
    N5
  • 高いたかいAs it appears here: 高かった
    • ·high; tall
    • ·expensive; high-priced
    • ·high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
    • ·loud
    • ·high-pitched; shrill
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: し
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: して
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • なか
    • ·inside; interior
    • ·among; within
    • ·middle; center; centre
    • ·during; while; middle; midst; amid
    • ·interval; gap
    • ·mean; average
    • ·second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes); middle
    • ·medium grade; medium quality
    • ·red-light district
    N5
  • いる
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • 問題もんだい
    • ·question (e.g. on a test); problem
    • ·problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter
    • ·question (i.e. doubt)
    • ·public discussion; controversy
    • ·trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty
    N5
  • 知るしるAs it appears here: 知りたい
    • ·to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover
    • ·to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate
    • ·to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with
    • ·to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship)
    • ·to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know
    • ·to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility
    N5
  • 人ひと
    • ·person; someone; somebody
    • ·human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
    • ·human (Homo sapiens)
    • ·(other) people; others
    • ·character; personality; nature
    • ·capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
    • ·adult; grown-up
    • ·I; me; one
    N5
  • 世界せかい
    • ·the world; society; the universe
    • ·sphere; circle; world
    • ·world-renowned; world-famous
    • ·realm governed by one Buddha; space
    N4
  • 行うおこなう
    • ·to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
    N4
  • 簡単かんたん
    • ·simple; easy; uncomplicated
    • ·brief; quick; light
    N4
  • 政治せいじ
    • ·politics; government
    N4
  • 社会しゃかい
    • ·society; public; community; the world
    • ·social studies
    N4
  • 文化ぶんか
    • ·culture; civilization; civilisation
    • ·Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
    N4
  • 科学かがく
    • ·science
    • ·to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
    N4
  • 新聞社しんぶんしゃ
    • ·newspaper company
    N4
  • 点てん
    • ·dot; spot; point; speck; mark
    • ·mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; score; points
    • ·point (in a game); score; goal; run
    • ·point
    • ·point; aspect; matter; detail; part; respect; way; viewpoint
    • ·(punctuation) mark (e.g. comma, period, decimal point); dot
    • ·"dot" stroke (in a Chinese character)
    • ·counter for points, marks, goals, etc.
    • ·counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • 内容ないよう
    • ·contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
    N3
  • 新たあらた
    • ·new; fresh; novel
    N3
  • 記事きじ
    • ·article; news story; report; account
    N3
  • 上じょう
    • ·from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; with respect to; in terms of; as a matter of; in view of; so far as ... is concerned
    • ·on; above; on top of; aboard (a ship or vehicle)
    • ·the best; top; first class; first grade
    • ·first volume (of a two or three-volume set); first book
    • ·with my compliments
    N3
  • 同様どうよう
    • ·same; similar; (just) like; equal
    N3
  • 加わるくわわるAs it appears here: 加わった
    • ·to be added to; to be appended
    • ·to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate
    • ·to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence); to grow; to gather (speed)
    • ·to be applied (e.g. heat, pressure); to be exerted
    N3
  • 加えるくわえるAs it appears here: 加え
    • ·to add; to add up; to sum up; to append; to annex
    • ·to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to pick up
    • ·to include; to count in; to let join
    • ·to inflict (damage); to deal; to give
    N3
  • 異なることなるAs it appears here: 異なり
    • ·to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
    N3
  • 著者ちょしゃ
    • ·author (usu. of a particular book); writer
    N3
  • いわゆる
    • ·what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
    N3
  • 部分ぶぶん
    • ·portion; section; part
    N3
  • 触れるふれるAs it appears here: 触れられる
    • ·to touch; to feel
    • ·to touch (with)
    • ·to experience; to come in contact with; to perceive
    • ·to touch on (a subject); to allude to; to refer to; to mention; to bring up
    • ·to be in conflict with; to violate (law, copyright, etc.); to infringe
    • ·to proclaim; to make known; to spread (e.g. a rumour)
    N3
  • 味方みかた
    • ·friend; ally; supporter
    • ·taking sides (with); supporting; standing by; backing up
    N3
  • 主要しゅよう
    • ·chief; main; principal; major
    N3
  • こと
    • ·thing; matter
    • ·incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
    • ·circumstances; situation; state of affairs
    • ·work; business; affair
    • ·after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
    • ·nominalizing suffix
    • ·pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
    • ·alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
    • ·necessity; need
    • ·you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
    N3
  • 数すう
    • ·several; a few; a number of
    • ·number; quantity; amount
    • ·counting; calculation; figures; numbers
    • ·number; numeral; figure
    • ·number
    • ·destiny; fate; outcome; course of events; trend
    N3
  • 構成こうせい
    • ·composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization; organisation
    N3
  • さる
    • ·to leave; to go away
    • ·to pass; to elapse
    • ·to be distant
    • ·to send away; to drive off; to divorce
    • ·to (do) completely
    • ·last ... (e.g. "last April")
    N3
  • 嬉しいうれしい
    • ·happy; glad; pleased; delighted; overjoyed
    • ·joyful; delightful; gratifying; pleasant
    N3
  • 少々しょうしょう
    • ·a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; a pinch; some
    • ·a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute; a second
    N3
  • 発売はつばい
    • ·sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
    N2
  • 解説かいせつ
    • ·explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
    N2
  • 図表ずひょう
    • ·chart; diagram; graph; figure
    N2
  • 展開てんかい
    • ·development; evolution; progression; unfolding; (plot) twist
    • ·expansion; spreading out; extending; deployment; building up
    • ·expansion (of an algebraic expression)
    • ·development (of a three-dimensional shape)
    • ·extraction (of compressed data); decompression; unpacking
    • ·sharing (information)
    N2
  • 日課にっか
    • ·daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
    N2
Grammar1 patterns

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  • となると／となればN1

    Introduces a supposed situation and its natural consequence — 'when it comes to X', 'if it turns out to be X, then (naturally)…'.

    新聞が読めればなおいいのだが、外国語となるとそうは簡単にいかない。

    It would be even better if I could read newspapers, but when they are in foreign languages, it is not so easy.

Other levels13 patterns
  • に加えてN2

    Adds a further item on top of the preceding one — 'in addition to', 'on top of', 'as well as'.

    記事の和訳に加え、新版では各ニュースのキーワードに英訳が付されており、英語学習やビジネスにも役立つ本となりそうだ。

    In addition to Japanese translations of the articles, the new edition gives English translations of the keywords for each news item, making it potentially useful for both English study and business.

  • いわゆるN2

    A prenominal modifier introducing a commonly used label — 'so-called; what is called; what is known as'.

    コラムも各著者による現地取材や体験談に紙幅が割かれ、いわゆる論説にあたる部分は短い。

    The columns likewise devote most of their space to the authors' on-site reporting and personal experiences, while the portions resembling editorials are brief.

  • としてN3

    Marks the role, capacity, or status in which someone or something acts — "as (a doctor / a rule / etc.)".

    昨年ベストセラーとなった「解読・世界のニュース」が、内容を新たに2012年版として発売された。

    Decoding World News, a bestseller last year, has been released with updated content as the 2012 edition.

  • というN3

    Quotative marker plus 'say' that introduces a name, definition, or reported content — 'called', 'known as', 'that (one) says'.

    専門家が持論を展開する類の時事本とは異なり、本書では「解読」は読者が行うものというコンセプトが貫かれている。

    Unlike current-affairs books in which experts expound their own views, this book consistently follows the concept that it is the reader who does the “decoding.”

  • によって/によるN32 times in this passage

    Marks means, cause, passive agent, or a factor something depends on; 'by (means of)', 'due to', 'depending on'.

    コラムも各著者による現地取材や体験談に紙幅が割かれ、いわゆる論説にあたる部分は短い。

    The columns likewise devote most of their space to the authors' on-site reporting and personal experiences, while the portions resembling editorials are brief.

  • にとってN3

    Marks the person or thing from whose standpoint something is judged or matters; 'for', 'to'.

    そんな私にとって、本書「解読・世界のニュース2012年版」は強い味方といえる。

    For someone like me, Decoding World News: 2012 Edition can be called a powerful ally.

  • に関する/に関してN3

    Marks the topic that the following statement concerns or relates to; "regarding, concerning, about."

    政治・社会・文化・スポーツ・科学に関する世界の主要新聞社の記事を、なんと全訳付きで読むことができる。

    Remarkably, one can read articles from major newspapers around the world on politics, society, culture, sports, and science with complete translations.

  • ためにN3

    marks a purpose ('in order to') or a cause ('because of / owing to').

    ただ、解説、コラムとも記事の背景説明を主としているため、問題の論点を手っ取り早く知りたい人には少々物足りないかもしれない。

    However, because both the explanations and columns mainly describe the background to the articles, readers who want to grasp the main points at issue quickly may find the book somewhat unsatisfying.

  • やすいN4

    Attaches to a verb stem to mean the action is easy to do ('easy to ~').

    今年世界を賑わせた36の時事トピックが、いくつかの記事にわかりやすい解説を添えて取り上げられている。

    Thirty-six current-affairs topics that made headlines around the world this year are covered through several articles accompanied by easy-to-understand explanations.

  • よりN4

    Particle marking the standard in a comparison (also a starting point), "than / (more) than; from".

    よりフラットな視点で世界に触れられる、おすすめの一冊だ。

    It is a recommended volume that lets readers encounter the world from a more neutral perspective.

  • かもしれないN4

    Expresses possibility or conjecture — 'might', 'maybe', 'perhaps'.

    ただ、解説、コラムとも記事の背景説明を主としているため、問題の論点を手っ取り早く知りたい人には少々物足りないかもしれない。

    However, because both the explanations and columns mainly describe the background to the articles, readers who want to grasp the main points at issue quickly may find the book somewhat unsatisfying.

  • 〜ているN53 times in this passage

    Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.

    専門家が持論を展開する類の時事本とは異なり、本書では「解読」は読者が行うものというコンセプトが貫かれている。

    Unlike current-affairs books in which experts expound their own views, this book consistently follows the concept that it is the reader who does the “decoding.”

  • 〜たいN5

    Expresses the speaker's own desire to do something — “want to do”.

    ただ、解説、コラムとも記事の背景説明を主としているため、問題の論点を手っ取り早く知りたい人には少々物足りないかもしれない。

    However, because both the explanations and columns mainly describe the background to the articles, readers who want to grasp the main points at issue quickly may find the book somewhat unsatisfying.

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