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N1 · AdvancedMedium passagePassage #481
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にんげんは、しょせんだいありかんきょうあるわたしたちにんしきは、ぶんきただいかんきょうおおゆうされるあるいるいっていいにんしきできるかい」はきわめてげんていてきなのでありだいかんきょうせいやくによってにんしきがた(注1)できてしまうからあいは、おおゆがかいぞうしかなることあるわたしたちは、①そういう宿しゅくめいいるのである

だから、「かい」といいつつじつへんきょうにんしきがたで「かい」を(注2)いるだけということしょうするがたおなあるかぎり断片的だんぺんてきじょうほういくらあつところで、「かい」のにんしきなにかたかいにんしきもつことは、「かい」がおおへんするじょうきょうではじょうけんことある

一方いっぽうこれほどじょうほうかんきょう発達はったつしたにもかかわらず、②かいことますますこんなんなったかんいるひとぞうしているぼうばく(注3)ひろしかもげきどうするかい」が、かいにんしきではさっぱりなってきているからだ。たしかにただまんぜんメディアじょうほうながいるだけではげきりゅうしまう

いまこそだいかんきょうせいやく、「かいちから」をたかことつうせつもといるのではないか。

もちろんだいかんきょうせいやくからかんぜんゆうなることないしかしかたにんしきがたほぐしかいにんしきできるだけやわひろぶんたちいるもののかたかんがかたげんかいどこあるのか、しっかりとらえなおことできるはずだ。

てらしまみのるろうかいちからによる

ちゅう1)がたここでは、かくいつしたかた

ちゅう2)ここでは、

ちゅう3)ぼうばくひろありはっきりしないよう

Questions

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  1. 1そういう宿命とはどういう意味か。
  2. 2「世界を知る」ことがますます困難になったのはなぜか。
  3. 3筆者は、「世界を知る力」を高めるためにできることは何だと考えているか。

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Vocabulary7 words
  • 認識にんしき
    • ·recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition; cognizance; cognisance
    N1
  • きわめて
    • ·exceedingly; extremely; decisively
    N1
  • 制約せいやく
    • ·limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
    N1
  • ぞう
    • ·image; figure; statue; picture; portrait
    • ·figure; form; shape; appearance
    • ·image
    N1
  • 宿命しゅくめい
    • ·fate; destiny; predestination
    N1
  • 痛切つうせつ
    • ·keen; acute; heartfelt
    N1
  • 見方みかた
    • ·viewpoint; point of view; way of looking (at something); view; angle
    • ·way of appreciating (e.g. opera); way of understanding; how to read (a map, train timetable, etc.)
    N1
Other levels72 words
  • わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    N5
  • 大きいおおきいAs it appears here: 大きく
    • ·big; large; great
    • ·loud
    • ·extensive; spacious
    • ·important; decisive; valuable
    • ·older; grown-up
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: される
    • ·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
  • 意味いみ
    • ·meaning; significance; sense
    N5
  • いうAs it appears here: いって
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • できる
    • ·to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
    • ·to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable
    • ·to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
    • ·to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up
    • ·to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready
    • ·to grow (of a crop); to be produced
    • ·to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character
    • ·to be by nature; to be born ...
    • ·to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone)
    • ·to get pregnant
    N5
  • できるAs it appears here: できて
    • ·to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
    • ·to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable
    • ·to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
    • ·to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up
    • ·to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready
    • ·to grow (of a crop); to be produced
    • ·to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character
    • ·to be by nature; to be born ...
    • ·to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone)
    • ·to get pregnant
    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
  • 知るしる
    • ·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
  • 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
  • 同じおなじ
    • ·same; identical; equal; alike; equivalent
    • ·anyway; in any case; if one must ...; if one has to ...; as long as ...
    N5
  • いくら
    • ·how much
    • ·something over; and something; -odd
    • ·however (much); no matter how
    N5
  • ところ
    • ·place; spot; scene; site
    • ·address
    • ·district; area; locality
    • ·one's house
    • ·point; aspect; side; facet
    • ·passage (in text); part
    • ·space; room
    • ·thing; matter
    • ·whereupon; as a result
    • ·about to; on the verge of
    • ·was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
    • ·approximately; around; about
    N5
  • もつ
    • ·to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
    • ·to possess; to have; to own
    • ·to maintain; to keep
    • ·to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
    • ·to take charge of; to be in charge of
    • ·to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
    • ·to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • いま
    • ·now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
    • ·another; more
    N5
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    N5
  • どこ
    • ·where; what place
    • ·how much (long, far); what extent
    N5
  • ここ
    • ·here; this place
    • ·this point; here; now
    • ·these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
    • ·the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あり
    • ·to be; to exist; to live
    • ·to have
    • ·to be located
    • ·to be equipped with
    • ·to happen; to come about
    • ·to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)
    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
  • 時代じだい
    • ·period; epoch; era; age
    • ·the times; those days
    • ·oldness; ancientness; antiquity
    • ·antique; period piece
    N4
    • ·child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
    • ·(one's) child; offspring
    • ·young woman
    • ·young (animal)
    • ·offshoot
    • ·interest
    • ·new share
    • ·player who is not a dealer
    • ·young geisha; young prostitute
    • ·bird egg
    • ·-er (often of young women)
    N4
  • 生きるいきるAs it appears here: 生きて
    • ·to live; to exist
    • ·to make a living; to subsist
    • ·to be in effect; to be in use; to function
    • ·to come to life; to be enlivened
    • ·to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
    N4
  • 世界せかい
    • ·the world; society; the universe
    • ·sphere; circle; world
    • ·world-renowned; world-famous
    • ·realm governed by one Buddha; space
    N4
  • 見えるみえるAs it appears here: 見えなく
    • ·to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
    • ·to look; to seem; to appear
    • ·to come
    N4
  • 集めるあつめるAs it appears here: 集めた
    • ·to collect; to assemble; to gather
    N4
  • 変わるかわるAs it appears here: 変わらない
    • ·to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary
    • ·to move to
    • ·to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual
    N4
  • 非常にひじょうに
    • ·very; extremely; exceedingly
    N4
  • 危険きけん
    • ·danger; peril; hazard
    • ·risk
    N4
  • ちから
    • ·force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy
    • ·capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty
    • ·efficacy; effect
    • ·effort; endeavours; endeavors; exertions
    • ·power; authority; influence; good offices; agency
    • ·support; help; aid; assistance
    • ·stress; emphasis
    • ·means; resources
    N4
  • 柔らかいやわらかいAs it appears here: 柔らかく
    • ·soft; tender; supple; flexible; limber; limp
    • ·gentle; mild; soft; mellow
    • ·light (topic, book, etc.); informal
    • ·flexible (thinking, mind, etc.); malleable; adaptable
    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
  • はず
    • ·should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be)
    • ·nock (of a bow)
    • ·nock (of an arrow)
    • ·nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger)
    • ·wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
    N4
  • 人間にんげん
    • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
    • ·character (of a person)
    N3
  • 環境かんきょう
    • ·environment; surroundings; circumstances
    N3
  • 左右さゆう
    • ·left and right; right and left
    • ·(asserting) control; influence; domination
    • ·one's attendants; people accompanying one
    • ·(serving at someone's) side
    • ·equivocation
    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
  • 実はじつは
    • ·as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
    N3
  • 生じるしょうじるAs it appears here: 生じたり
    • ·to produce; to yield; to cause
    • ·to result from; to arise; to be generated
    N3
  • 情報じょうほう
    • ·information; news; report; intelligence
    • ·information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)
    • ·informatics (as a subject)
    N3
  • 何もなにも
    • ·(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any; nothing
    • ·and everything else; and all
    • ·(not) at all; (not) in the least; (not) especially; (not) to that extent
    N3
  • 変化へんか
    • ·change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; transformation
    • ·variety; diversity
    • ·inflection; declension; conjugation
    • ·henka; (expl.) evasive sidestep at the beginning of a bout
    N3
  • 状況じょうきょう
    • ·state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
    N3
  • 発達はったつ
    • ·development; growth
    • ·progress; development; advancement
    • ·expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.)
    • ·developmental disability; person with a developmental disability
    N3
  • ますます
    • ·increasingly; more and more
    • ·decreasingly; less and less
    N3
  • 困難こんなん
    • ·difficulty; hardship; trouble; distress
    • ·infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
    N3
  • 感じるかんじるAs it appears here: 感じて
    • ·to feel; to sense; to experience
    • ·to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to)
    • ·to become infected with (an illness); to catch
    N3
  • 増加ぞうか
    • ·increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
    N3
  • 広がるひろがるAs it appears here: 広がり
    • ·to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
    N3
  • しかも
    • ·moreover; furthermore
    • ·nevertheless; and yet
    N3
  • ただ
    • ·ordinary; common; usual
    • ·free of charge
    • ·unaffected; as is; safe
    • ·only; merely; just; simply
    • ·but; however; nevertheless
    N3
  • 眺めるながめるAs it appears here: 眺めて
    • ·to look at; to gaze at; to watch; to stare at
    • ·to look out over; to get a view of; to admire (e.g. the scenery)
    • ·to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch; to observe
    N3
  • 求めるもとめるAs it appears here: 求められて
    • ·to want; to wish for
    • ·to request; to demand; to require; to ask for
    • ·to seek; to search for; to look for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to find (a solution)
    • ·to purchase; to buy
    N3
  • もちろん
    • ·of course; certainly; naturally
    N3
  • 完全かんぜん
    • ·perfect; complete
    N3
  • できるだけ
    • ·as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
    N3
  • 限界げんかい
    • ·limit; bound
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • かた
    • ·type; style; model; pattern
    • ·mold; mould; model; pattern; template; impression
    • ·kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); form
    • ·convention; tradition; (standard) form; formula; usage
    • ·(set) size; inches (in sizes of displays, disks, image sensors, etc.)
    • ·(taxonomical) form
    N3
  • 様子ようす
    • ·state (of affairs); situation; circumstances
    • ·appearance; look(s); air; manner; behaviour; demeanor
    • ·sign; indication
    N3
  • 背負うせおうAs it appears here: 背負って
    • ·to carry on one's back
    • ·to be burdened with; to take responsibility for
    • ·to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something)
    • ·to be conceited; to think highly of oneself
    N2
  • 固まるかたまるAs it appears here: 固まった
    • ·to harden; to solidify
    • ·to become firm; to become certain
    • ·to gather (together); to assemble; to huddle together
    • ·to freeze; to hang; to stop responding
    N2
  • 絶えずたえず
    • ·constantly; always; continually; steadily
    N2
  • 高めるたかめる
    • ·to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
    N2
  • 広げるひろげるAs it appears here: 広げ
    • ·to spread; to extend; to expand; to enlarge; to widen; to broaden
    • ·to unfold; to open; to unroll; to unwrap
    • ·to scatter about; to spread around
    • ·to make flourish; to cause to prosper
    N2
Grammar0 patterns

No N1 grammar patterns in this passage.

Other levels25 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • つつN2

    Attaches to a verb stem to mark two actions happening at the same time, 'while ~ing' (concessive 'even though' when written つつも).

    だから、「世界を知る」といいつつ、実は、偏狭な認識の鋳型で「世界」をくり貫いているだけということが生じたりする。

    Thus, even while claiming to “know the world,” we may in fact merely be carving out a piece of the “world” using a narrow mold of perception.

  • にも関わらずN2

    the outcome runs counter to what the preceding fact would lead you to expect — 'despite; even though; in spite of'.

    一方で、これほど情報環境が発達したにもかかわらず、②「世界を知る」ことがますます困難になったと感じている人も増加している。

    On the other hand, despite the remarkable development of our information environment, an increasing number of people feel that ②“knowing the world” has become more and more difficult.

  • しかもN2

    Additive conjunction adding a further, often stronger point — 'moreover, and what's more'.

    果てしなく茫漠と広がり、しかも絶えず激動する「世界」が、手持ちの世界認識ではさっぱり見えなくなってきているからだ。

    This is because the “world,” stretching boundlessly into an indistinct vastness and constantly undergoing turbulent change, has become impossible to grasp through the conception of the world we currently possess.

  • 確かにN2

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

    たしかに、ただ漫然とメディアの情報を眺めているだけでは激流に呑み込まれてしまう。

    Indeed, if we merely gaze passively at information from the media, we will be swallowed up by the torrent.

  • ではないかN2

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

    いまこそ、時代や環境の制約を乗り越えて、「世界を知る力」を高めることが痛切に求められているのではないか

    Is this not precisely the time when we urgently need to overcome the constraints of our age and environment and strengthen our “ability to know the world”?

  • もののN2

    Concessive connective — 'although / even though ~, ...'; concedes the first clause then states something that runs counter to it.

    しかし、凝り固まった認識の鋳型をほぐし、世界認識をできるだけ柔らかく広げ、自分たちが背負っているものの見方や考え方の限界がどこにあるのか、しっかりとらえ直すことはできるはずだ。

    Yet we should be able to loosen our hardened molds of perception, broaden our understanding of the world as flexibly as possible, and carefully reassess the limits of the ways of seeing and thinking that we ourselves carry.

  • 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).

    認識できる「世界」はきわめて限定的なのであり、時代や環境の制約によって、認識の鋳型ができてしまうから、場合によっては、大きく歪められた「世界」像しか見えなくなることもある。

    The “world” we are capable of perceiving is extremely limited, and because the constraints of our age and environment create a mold for our perception, we may in some cases see only a greatly distorted image of the “world.”

  • によって/によるN33 times in this passage

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

    認識できる「世界」はきわめて限定的なのであり、時代や環境の制約によって、認識の鋳型ができてしまうから、場合によっては、大きく歪められた「世界」像しか見えなくなることもある。

    The “world” we are capable of perceiving is extremely limited, and because the constraints of our age and environment create a mold for our perception, we may in some cases see only a greatly distorted image of the “world.”

  • といい/たらいいN3

    Expresses a hope or gentle suggestion — "it'd be good if", "you should", "I hope ~".

    だから、「世界を知る」といいつつ、実は、偏狭な認識の鋳型で「世界」をくり貫いているだけということが生じたりする。

    Thus, even while claiming to “know the world,” we may in fact merely be carving out a piece of the “world” using a narrow mold of perception.

  • ところでN3

    After a past-plain verb, concedes that even carrying out the action would be pointless — "even if ~; no matter how much ~, it's no use".

    鋳型が同じであるかぎり、断片的な情報をいくら集めたところで、「世界」の認識は何も変わらない。

    As long as the mold remains the same, no amount of fragmented information will change our perception of the “world.”

  • 一方で(いっぽうで)N3

    A connective presenting a second, contrasting or simultaneous aspect — 'on the other hand; while; meanwhile'.

    一方で、これほど情報環境が発達したにもかかわらず、②「世界を知る」ことがますます困難になったと感じている人も増加している。

    On the other hand, despite the remarkable development of our information environment, an increasing number of people feel that ②“knowing the world” has become more and more difficult.

  • こそN3

    Emphatic particle singling out the preceding word as precisely the right or decisive one — 'precisely, exactly, ...for sure.'

    いまこそ、時代や環境の制約を乗り越えて、「世界を知る力」を高めることが痛切に求められているのではないか。

    Is this not precisely the time when we urgently need to overcome the constraints of our age and environment and strengthen our “ability to know the world”?

  • ことはないN3

    Tells someone there is no need to do something — 'there's no need to / you don't have to.'

    もちろん、時代や環境の制約から完全に自由になることはない

    Of course, we can never become completely free from the constraints of our age and environment.

  • 〜てくるN42 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'.

    わたしたちの認識は、自分の生きてきた時代や環境に大きく左右される。

    Our perception is greatly shaped by the age and environment in which we have lived.

  • と言ってもいい(といってもいい)N4

    Softens a strong assertion by presenting it as reasonable — 'you could say that…' / 'it's fair to say that…'.

    ある意味、閉じ込められているといってもいい

    In a sense, one might even say that we are confined within them.

  • 〜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.

    認識できる「世界」はきわめて限定的なのであり、時代や環境の制約によって、認識の鋳型ができてしまうから、場合によっては、大きく歪められた「世界」像しか見えなくなることもある。

    The “world” we are capable of perceiving is extremely limited, and because the constraints of our age and environment create a mold for our perception, we may in some cases see only a greatly distorted image of the “world.”

  • ということN4

    Nominalizes a whole statement into a noun — 'the fact that', 'it means that'.

    だから、「世界を知る」といいつつ、実は、偏狭な認識の鋳型で「世界」をくり貫いているだけということが生じたりする。

    Thus, even while claiming to “know the world,” we may in fact merely be carving out a piece of the “world” using a narrow mold of perception.

  • だけでN4

    'Just by / with only' — a single small condition alone is enough to produce the result.

    たしかに、ただ漫然とメディアの情報を眺めているだけでは激流に呑み込まれてしまう。

    Indeed, if we merely gaze passively at information from the media, we will be swallowed up by the torrent.

  • はずだN4

    Expresses the speaker's reasoned confidence that something is or should be the case — 'should, ought to, is supposed to'.

    しかし、凝り固まった認識の鋳型をほぐし、世界認識をできるだけ柔らかく広げ、自分たちが背負っているものの見方や考え方の限界がどこにあるのか、しっかりとらえ直すことはできるはずだ

    Yet we should be able to loosen our hardened molds of perception, broaden our understanding of the world as flexibly as possible, and carefully reassess the limits of the ways of seeing and thinking that we ourselves carry.

  • 〜ているN59 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”.

    ある意味、閉じ込められているといってもいい。

    In a sense, one might even say that we are confined within them.

  • のでN52 times in this passage

    Gives a reason or cause with a soft, objective/polite nuance — 'because / since'.

    認識できる「世界」はきわめて限定的なのであり、時代や環境の制約によって、認識の鋳型ができてしまうから、場合によっては、大きく歪められた「世界」像しか見えなくなることもある。

    The “world” we are capable of perceiving is extremely limited, and because the constraints of our age and environment create a mold for our perception, we may in some cases see only a greatly distorted image of the “world.”

  • だけN5

    Limiting particle marking 'only / just' — restricts to the stated amount, degree, or item.

    だから、「世界を知る」といいつつ、実は、偏狭な認識の鋳型で「世界」をくり貫いているだけということが生じたりする。

    Thus, even while claiming to “know the world,” we may in fact merely be carving out a piece of the “world” using a narrow mold of perception.

  • 〜たり〜たりN5

    Lists a few representative actions among others done at various times, 'do things like X and Y'.

    だから、「世界を知る」といいつつ、実は、偏狭な認識の鋳型で「世界」をくり貫いているだけということが生じたりする。

    Thus, even while claiming to “know the world,” we may in fact merely be carving out a piece of the “world” using a narrow mold of perception.

  • しかしN5

    Contrastive conjunction joining two sentences, 'however / but'.

    しかし、凝り固まった認識の鋳型をほぐし、世界認識をできるだけ柔らかく広げ、自分たちが背負っているものの見方や考え方の限界がどこにあるのか、しっかりとらえ直すことはできるはずだ。

    Yet we should be able to loosen our hardened molds of perception, broaden our understanding of the world as flexibly as possible, and carefully reassess the limits of the ways of seeing and thinking that we ourselves carry.

  • がありますN5

    States the existence or possession of an inanimate thing, "there is / to have".

    (注3)茫漠:広がりがあり過ぎて、はっきりしない様子

    (Note 3) Vast and indistinct: a state of being so extensively spread out that it is difficult to discern clearly

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