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がくしゃはじ20ねんほどまえしゃほうもんかんげいしないがくしゃは、けっしてめずら。「しんぶんしゃとのにはメリットなくかんしゃしたがくしゃは、どうりょうからうさんくさいしんたんきゅうぼっとうするがくしゃが、しゃなんていうぞくあいしてけん(注1)かかわるというわけだ。それいまは、まったくちががくしゃも、けんきゅうぜいきん使つかからにはぶんごと積極的せっきょくてきけんせつめいするのがとうぜんだとみなされだいがくけんきゅうじょメディアせんりゃくまでなったもの

ちゅうりゃく

がくしゃがわこうほうたくなればなるほどがくジャーナリズムがくしゃしゅうだんたんなるせんでんがかりごとしたなってしまうおそ

サイエンス」やえいこくの「ネイチャー」にがくしゃろんぶんを、どのしんぶんまいしゅうようしてしょうかいしているそのおおが、これらろんぶんたくこうほうりょうけんきゅうしゃ記者発表きしゃはっぴょうもとしているのだが、これなどまさになにしゃかいつたかはぶんというジャーナリズムよう(注2)を、がくしゃしゅうだんがわなかばあづしまっているのではないか。

ぶんネタさがするよりも、このほうたしかにこうりつてきなのだ。

べいこくがくジャーナリズムきょうしょには、がくしゃたちマスメディアぶんたちこうほうかんようとらえるものだとあるがくジャーナリズムは、こうほうせんりゃくきた(注3)がくしゃたちどういくべきか。そのてつがくせんりゃくを、こちらがわあらたきもめい(注4)おかなければならないだいなった

YOMIURIONLINE2010ねん3つき7にちしゅとくによる

ちゅう1)けんたいめんそこ

ちゅう2)かなめもっとたいせつぶん

ちゅう3)きたじょうなってきた

ちゅう4)きもめいわすようこころしっかりとどめて

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  1. 1変われば変わるものだとあるが、科学者はどのように変わったのか。
  2. 2科学者との関係で、今のジャーナリズムにはどのような問題があるか。
  3. 3この文章で筆者が最も言いたいことは何か。

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Vocabulary6 words
  • 真理しんり
    • ·truth
    N1
  • 練るねる
    • ·to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame)
    • ·to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to elaborate; to work out
    • ·to train; to drill; to exercise
    • ·to gloss (silk); to soften; to degum
    • ·to tan (leather)
    • ·to temper (steel)
    • ·to walk in procession; to parade; to march
    N1
  • がわ
    • ·side (of something, or taking someone's side); part
    • ·(watch) case
    N1
  • 巧みたくみ
    • ·skillful; adroit; dexterous; masterful; clever; ingenious; cunning
    • ·craft; craftsmanship; skill; dexterity; design
    • ·plot; scheme; artifice; trick
    N1
  • 付き合うつきあうAs it appears here: 付き合って
    • ·to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go steady with; to get on with
    • ·to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone; to compromise
    N1
  • とどめるAs it appears here: とどめて
    • ·to stop; to halt; to hold back; to cease
    • ·to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest)
    • ·to fasten; to pin; to clip; to hold in place
    • ·to keep in place; to limit; to retain
    • ·to record (e.g. a fact); to commit to memory
    N1
Other levels83 words
  • まえ
    • ·in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
    • ·before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
    • ·(the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line)
    • ·forward; ahead
    • ·(in the) presence (of); in front (of someone)
    • ·previous (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example)
    • ·portion; helping
    • ·front (of one's body or clothing); breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.)
    • ·privates; private parts
    • ·criminal record; previous conviction; (a) prior
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: しない
    • ·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
  • 何のどの
    • ·which; what (way)
    N5
    • ·eye; eyeball
    • ·eyesight; sight; vision
    • ·look; stare; gaze; glance
    • ·notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
    • ·an experience
    • ·viewpoint
    • ·discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality)
    • ·(an) appearance
    • ·chance (of success); possibility (of a good result)
    • ·spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave
    • ·grain (of wood, paper)
    • ·eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
    • ·intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard)
    • ·dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number
    • ·graduation; division (of a scale)
    • ·tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
    • ·ordinal number suffix
    • ·somewhat; -ish
    • ·point (e.g. of change)
    • ·eye (empty space inside a group of stones)
    N5
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見られる
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 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
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • いま
    • ·now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
    • ·another; more
    N5
  • 違うちがう
    • ·to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)
    • ·to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
    • ·to become abnormal; to go wrong
    • ·isn't it?; wasn't it?
    N5
  • 使うつかう
    • ·to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
    • ·to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
    • ·to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
    • ·to use (language); to speak
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    N5
  • 仕事しごと
    • ·work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
    • ·work
    N5
  • 大学だいがく
    • ·university; college
    • ·former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators)
    • ·the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
    N5
  • 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
  • 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
  • なるAs it appears here: なれば
    • ·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
  • 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
  • するAs it appears here: した
    • ·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
  • 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
  • どの
    • ·which; what (way)
    N5
  • 新聞しんぶん
    • ·newspaper
    N5
  • 毎週まいしゅう
    • ·every week
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • 書くかくAs it appears here: 書いて
    • ·to write; to compose; to pen
    • ·to draw; to paint
    N5
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    N5
  • こちら
    • ·this way; this direction
    • ·here
    • ·this (one)
    • ·I; me; we; us
    • ·this person
    N5
  • おくAs it appears here: おかなければ
    • ·to put; to place
    • ·to leave (behind)
    • ·to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up
    • ·to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ
    • ·to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.)
    • ·to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
    • ·to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house
    • ·to separate spatially or temporally
    • ·to do something in advance
    • ·to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state
    N5
  • 大切たいせつ
    • ·important; significant; serious; crucial
    • ·precious; valuable; dear; cherished; beloved
    • ·careful
    N5
  • 上手じょうず
    • ·skillful; skilled; proficient; good (at); adept; clever
    • ·flattery
    N5
  • 忘れるわすれるAs it appears here: 忘れない
    • ·to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
    N5
  • 科学かがく
    • ·science
    • ·to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
    N4
  • 始めるはじめるAs it appears here: 始めた
    • ·to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate
    • ·to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish
    • ·to start ...; to begin to ...
    N4
  • けっして
    • ·(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
    N4
  • 珍しいめずらしいAs it appears here: 珍しくなかった
    • ·rare; uncommon; unusual; curious
    • ·new; novel
    • ·fine; nice; splendid; precious
    N4
  • わけ
    • ·reason; cause; grounds
    • ·meaning; sense
    • ·(good) sense; reason
    • ·circumstances; case
    • ·(romantic) relationship; love affair
    N4
  • 研究けんきゅう
    • ·research; study; investigation
    N4
  • 説明せつめい
    • ·explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
    N4
  • 変わるかわるAs it appears here: 変われば
    • ·to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary
    • ·to move to
    • ·to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual
    N4
  • 変わるかわる
    • ·to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary
    • ·to move to
    • ·to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual
    N4
    • ·spirit; mind; heart
    • ·nature; disposition
    • ·intention; mind; will; motivation
    • ·mood; feelings
    • ·consciousness
    • ·care; attention; consideration; worry
    • ·interest
    • ·(the) air; atmosphere
    • ·ambience; atmosphere (of); air (of); mood
    • ·fragrance; aroma; flavour; taste
    • ·qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine); chi; ki
    N4
  • 紹介しょうかい
    • ·introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
    N4
  • 社会しゃかい
    • ·society; public; community; the world
    • ·social studies
    N4
  • 伝えるつたえる
    • ·to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath
    N4
  • 決めるきめる
    • ·to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix
    • ·to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)
    • ·to persist in doing; to go through with
    • ·to always do; to have made a habit of
    • ·to take for granted; to assume
    • ·to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines
    • ·to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing
    • ·to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.)
    • ·to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs
    N4
  • 探すさがすAs it appears here: 探し
    • ·to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to seek
    • ·to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer); to fish around
    N4
  • 時代じだい
    • ·period; epoch; era; age
    • ·the times; those days
    • ·oldness; ancientness; antiquity
    • ·antique; period piece
    N4
  • こころ
    • ·mind; heart; spirit
    • ·the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
    N4
  • しっかり
    • ·tightly (holding on); firmly; securely
    • ·strongly (built); solidly; sturdily; steadily
    • ·properly; well; sufficiently; hard (working, etc.); fully; completely
    • ·reliably; dependably; levelheadedly; shrewdly; wisely; cleverly
    N4
  • 記者きしゃ
    • ·reporter; journalist
    N3
  • 訪問ほうもん
    • ·call; visit
    N3
  • 歓迎かんげい
    • ·welcome; (warm) reception
    N3
  • 付き合いつきあい
    • ·association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
    N3
  • 親しいしたしい
    • ·close (e.g. friend); familiar; friendly; intimate
    • ·familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one)
    • ·close (relatives); closely related
    N3
  • 同僚どうりょう
    • ·coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
    N3
  • 相手あいて
    • ·companion; partner; company
    • ·other party; addressee; counterparty
    • ·opponent (sports, etc.)
    N3
  • まったく
    • ·really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
    • ·indeed
    • ·good grief
    N3
  • 税金ぜいきん
    • ·tax; duty
    N3
  • 積極的せっきょくてき
    • ·positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
    N3
  • 世間せけん
    • ·world; society; people; the public
    N3
  • 集団しゅうだん
    • ·group; mass
    N3
  • たんなる
    • ·mere; simple; sheer
    N3
  • 論文ろんぶん
    • ·thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 記事きじ
    • ·article; news story; report; account
    N3
  • もと
    • ·origin; source; beginning
    • ·basis; base; foundation; root
    • ·cause
    • ·(raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock
    • ·(one's) side
    • ·capital; principal; cost price
    • ·root (of a plant); (tree) trunk
    • ·part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)
    • ·first three lines of a waka
    • ·counter for plants or trees
    • ·counter for falcons (in falconry)
    N3
  • まさに
    • ·exactly; just; precisely; really; truly; surely; certainly; without doubt
    • ·right (when); just (as)
    • ·just (about to); on the point of; on the verge of; on the brink of
    • ·really (ought to); certainly (should); naturally
    N3
  • なかば
    • ·middle; halfway; midway
    • ·half (of); one half
    • ·half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly; in part; partially
    • ·mostly; almost; nearly
    N3
  • 預けるあづけるAs it appears here: 預けて
    • ·to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to place (in someone's custody); to entrust (someone) with; to deposit
    • ·to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to let (someone) decide
    • ·to lean on; to put one's weight on
    N3
  • ほう
    • ·direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
    • ·side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
    • ·type; category
    • ·field (of study, etc.)
    • ·indicates one side of a comparison
    • ·way; method; manner; means
    • ·length (of each side of a square)
    N3
  • 教科書きょうかしょ
    • ·textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
    N3
  • 機関きかん
    • ·engine
    • ·agency; organisation; organization; institution; organ; body
    • ·system; facility; facilities
    N3
  • 哲学てつがく
    • ·philosophy
    N3
  • つき
    • ·Moon
    • ·month
    • ·moonlight
    • ·(a) moon; natural satellite
    N3
  • にち
    • ·Sunday
    • ·nth day (of the month)
    • ·counter for days
    • ·Japan
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 最ももっとも
    • ·most; extremely
    N3
  • 部分ぶぶん
    • ·portion; section; part
    N3
  • 載るのる
    • ·to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to be loaded on
    • ·to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded; to be reported; to be given
    N2
  • 資料しりょう
    • ·material; materials; data; information; documents
    N2
  • 改めてあらためて
    • ·another time; again; over again; once again; anew
    • ·formally; especially; intentionally; deliberately
    N2
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • というわけだN1

    Presents the statement as the natural conclusion or explanation of what came before — "so that means...", "that's why...".

    真理の探究に没頭する科学者が、記者なんていう世俗を相手にしては沽券にかかわる」というわけだ

    For a scientist devoted to the pursuit of truth to deal with worldly people like reporters would damage one's dignity”—that was the attitude.

Other levels23 patterns
  • に関わるN22 times in this passage

    Indicates that something touches on or critically affects the preceding matter — 'to concern', 'to affect', 'to be a matter of'.

    真理の探究に没頭する科学者が、記者なんていう世俗を相手にしては沽券にかかわる」というわけだ。

    For a scientist devoted to the pursuit of truth to deal with worldly people like reporters would damage one's dignity”—that was the attitude.

  • からにはN2

    Signals that, given a decision or established fact, a fitting resolve or consequence naturally follows — 'now that ~', 'since ~'.

    科学者も、研究に税金を使うからには自分の仕事を積極的に世間に説明するのが当然だとみなされ、大学や研究所はメディア戦略を練るまでになった。

    Scientists are now expected to actively explain their work to the public, since their research uses taxpayers' money, and universities and research institutes have even begun devising media strategies.

  • 恐れがあるN2

    Warns of an undesirable possibility — "there is a risk/danger that ~, may (regrettably) ~".

    科学者側の広報が巧みになればなるほど、科学ジャーナリズム科学者集団のたんなる宣伝係で仕事をした気になってしまう恐れがある

    The more skillful scientists become at public relations, the greater the risk that science journalism will merely serve as a publicity agent for the scientific community and still feel that it has done its job.

  • をもとにN2

    Marks the source material or foundation something is created or judged from — "based on ~; on the basis of ~".

    その多くが、これらの論文誌の巧みな広報資料や研究者の記者発表をもとにしているのだが、これなどまさに、何を社会に伝えるかは自分で決めるというジャーナリズムの要を、科学者集団側になかば預けてしまっているのではないか。

    Many of these stories are based on skillfully prepared publicity materials from those journals or on researchers' press briefings; does this not amount to handing over, at least halfway, the essential journalistic task of deciding for ourselves what should be communicated to society?

  • ではないかN2

    Rhetorically seeks agreement or expresses a realization — 'isn't it? / right? / surely.'

    その多くが、これらの論文誌の巧みな広報資料や研究者の記者発表をもとにしているのだが、これなどまさに、何を社会に伝えるかは自分で決めるというジャーナリズムの要を、科学者集団側になかば預けてしまっているのではないか

    Many of these stories are based on skillfully prepared publicity materials from those journals or on researchers' press briefings; does this not amount to handing over, at least halfway, the essential journalistic task of deciding for ourselves what should be communicated to society?

  • 確かにN2

    concedes a point as true before countering it, or asserts certainty, 'admittedly / certainly (~ but)'.

    自分でネタ探しをするよりも、このほうがたしかに効率的なのだ。

    This is certainly more efficient than searching for stories oneself.

  • 決して~ないN3

    Adverb pairing with a following negative to stress absolute denial, 'never / by no means / not at all'.

    科学記者を始めた20年ほど前、記者の訪問を歓迎しない科学者は、けっして珍しくなかった。

    About twenty years ago, when I began working as a science reporter, scientists who did not welcome visits from reporters were by no means uncommon.

  • にしてはN3

    Introduces a result that runs contrary to what the stated standard would lead you to expect, 'for / considering (that)'.

    真理の探究に没頭する科学者が、記者なんていう世俗を相手にしては沽券にかかわる」というわけだ。

    For a scientist devoted to the pursuit of truth to deal with worldly people like reporters would damage one's dignity”—that was the attitude.

  • 的(てき)N32 times in this passage

    A suffix turning a noun into a na-adjective meaning "relating to / -like / -ical" (一般的, 科学的).

    科学者も、研究に税金を使うからには自分の仕事を積極的に世間に説明するのが当然だとみなされ、大学や研究所はメディア戦略を練るまでになった。

    Scientists are now expected to actively explain their work to the public, since their research uses taxpayers' money, and universities and research institutes have even begun devising media strategies.

  • というN3

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

    その多くが、これらの論文誌の巧みな広報資料や研究者の記者発表をもとにしているのだが、これなどまさに、何を社会に伝えるかは自分で決めるというジャーナリズムの要を、科学者集団側になかば預けてしまっているのではないか。

    Many of these stories are based on skillfully prepared publicity materials from those journals or on researchers' press briefings; does this not amount to handing over, at least halfway, the essential journalistic task of deciding for ourselves what should be communicated to society?

  • よりもN3

    Emphatic comparison marking one thing as exceeding another — 'even more than, rather than'.

    自分でネタ探しをするよりも、このほうがたしかに効率的なのだ。

    This is certainly more efficient than searching for stories oneself.

  • によって/によるN3

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

    (YOMIURIONLINE 2010年3月7日取得による

    (From YOMIURI ONLINE, accessed March 7, 2010)

  • までにN4

    Marks a deadline by which an action must be completed; 'by (a certain time).'

    科学者も、研究に税金を使うからには自分の仕事を積極的に世間に説明するのが当然だとみなされ、大学や研究所はメディア戦略を練るまでになった。

    Scientists are now expected to actively explain their work to the public, since their research uses taxpayers' money, and universities and research institutes have even begun devising media strategies.

  • 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN42 times in this passage

    Verb te-form plus しまう, marking an action as fully completed or done regrettably/by accident — 'end up ...ing' / 'finish ...ing'; ちゃう/じゃう is the casual contraction.

    科学者側の広報が巧みになればなるほど、科学ジャーナリズム科学者集団のたんなる宣伝係で仕事をした気になってしまう恐れがある。

    The more skillful scientists become at public relations, the greater the risk that science journalism will merely serve as a publicity agent for the scientific community and still feel that it has done its job.

  • ように / ようなN42 times in this passage

    Likens or exemplifies one thing by another, "like / as / similar to (a)".

    「サイエンス」や英国の「ネイチャー」に載る科学者の論文を、どの新聞も毎週のように記事にして紹介している。

    Almost every week, newspapers run articles introducing scientists' papers published in “Science” or Britain's “Nature.”

  • などN4

    Lists one or more representative items and implies others of the same kind exist — 'and so on / etc. / such as'.

    その多くが、これらの論文誌の巧みな広報資料や研究者の記者発表をもとにしているのだが、これなどまさに、何を社会に伝えるかは自分で決めるというジャーナリズムの要を、科学者集団側になかば預けてしまっているのではないか。

    Many of these stories are based on skillfully prepared publicity materials from those journals or on researchers' press briefings; does this not amount to handing over, at least halfway, the essential journalistic task of deciding for ourselves what should be communicated to society?

  • 〜てくるN43 times in this passage

    Verb te-form plus 来る, marking motion toward the speaker or the gradual onset of a state — 'come to do' / 'start to / become'.

    科学ジャーナリズムは、広報戦略に長けてきた科学者たちとどう付き合っていくべきか。

    How should science journalism deal with scientists who have become increasingly adept at public-relations strategies?

  • 〜ていくN4

    Marks an action that continues/progresses onward from the present, or is done before moving away — 'to go on doing', 'to do and go'.

    科学ジャーナリズムは、広報戦略に長けてきた科学者たちとどう付き合っていくべきか。

    How should science journalism deal with scientists who have become increasingly adept at public-relations strategies?

  • 〜ておくN4

    Verb te-form plus 置く, doing something in advance as preparation or leaving it done for later — 'do ... in advance'.

    その哲学と戦略を、こちら側も改めて肝に銘じておかなければならない時代になった。

    We have entered an era in which we, too, must once again firmly keep our own philosophy and strategy in mind.

  • なければならないN4

    Expresses a general, unavoidable obligation or necessity — 'must / have to'.

    その哲学と戦略を、こちら側も改めて肝に銘じておかなければならない時代になった。

    We have entered an era in which we, too, must once again firmly keep our own philosophy and strategy in mind.

  • にするN5

    To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'

    「サイエンス」や英国の「ネイチャー」に載る科学者の論文を、どの新聞も毎週のように記事にして紹介している。

    Almost every week, newspapers run articles introducing scientists' papers published in “Science” or Britain's “Nature.”

  • 〜ているN52 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”.

    「サイエンス」や英国の「ネイチャー」に載る科学者の論文を、どの新聞も毎週のように記事にして紹介している

    Almost every week, newspapers run articles introducing scientists' papers published in “Science” or Britain's “Nature.”

  • 〜てあるN5

    Describes a state that persists because someone deliberately did something to bring it about — “has been done (and still is)”.

    米国の科学ジャーナリズムの教科書には、科学者たちはマスメディアを自分たちの広報機関のようにとらえるものだと書いてある

    An American textbook on science journalism says that scientists tend to regard the mass media as if it were their own public-relations organization.

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