便利な言い回し 10

Question 1

貿易障壁を取り払う

Answer 1

remove barriers to trading

Question 2

自由貿易協定は健全な関係につながり、健全な関係は長期的な繁栄に必要だ

Answer 2

Free trade agreements lead to healthy relationships, which are necessary for long-term prosperity.

Question 3

自由貿易の主な利点は、企業がより良い製品やサービスを提供しなければならなくなることだ。

Answer 3

The main benefit of free trade is that companies are forced to provide better products and services.

Question 4

国内企業が輸入税で保護されていると、製品やサービス、価格を改善しなければならないという圧力を感じることが少ない

Answer 4

When domestic companies are protected by import taxes, they feel less pressure to improve their products, services, and prices.

Question 5

もし国内企業が国際企業と競合できなければ、倒産しても仕方がない

Answer 5

If a domestic company cannot compete with an international company, then they deserve to go out of business.

Question 6

自由貿易は消費者にとっていい。なzせならビジネスが競う時、消費者は必ず特をするからだ。競争は製品の向上と価格の低下につながる

Answer 6

Free trade is good for consumers because they always benefit when business compete. Competition leads to both higher quality products and lower prices.

Question 7

いまや。。。なのだから（接続詞）

Answer 7

Now that …

Question 8

厳密にいうと

Answer 8

Strictly speaking,

Question 9

もう一度詳しく説明していただけませんか

Answer 9

Could you go over it again?

Question 10

彼は独創的かつ賢明な解決策を考え、直ちにそれを実行に移した

Answer 10

He came up with an ingenious, sensible solution and immediately put it into practice.

Question 11

客観的に見れば

Answer 11

From an objective viewpoint,

Question 12

あなたの考えは理論上は素晴らしそうだけれども、実際には機能しないと思います。

Answer 12

Your idea sounds marvelous in theory, yet I don’t think it will work in practice.

Question 13

私たちは彼が相手に勝つことを期待したが、彼はその期待に答えられなかった

Answer 13

We expected him to defeat his opponent, but he failed to live up to our expectations.

Question 14

彼女の非凡な才能は直接得た経験の不足を補える。

Answer 14

Her genius makes up for her lack of firsthand experience.

Question 15

スマホは必需品となって、もうそれなしではやっていけない。

Answer 15

A smartphone has become a necessity, and I can’t do without one.

Question 16

概して

Answer 16

As a rule, (twins have a lot in common)

Question 17

私たちの株式投資への意欲を削ぐような要因がかなりある

Answer 17

There are a number of factors discouraging us from investing in stocks.

Question 18

日本はさまざまな原料を輸入し、工業製品を輸出している

Answer 18

Japan imports various raw materials and exports manufactured goods.

Question 19

経済発展の過程で、日本はその伝統的価値観を捨ててきた

Answer 19

In the course of its economic development, Japan has abandoned its traditional values.

Question 20

世界はかつてない危機に直面している

Answer 20

The world is faced with an unprecedented crisis.

Question 21

要するに、その規制の目標は国内産業の保護だ。

Answer 21

In short, the purpose of the regulations is to protect domestic industries.

Question 22

世界での競争力を維持するためには、日本は大幅な規制緩和に真剣に着手しなければならない

Answer 22

In order to keep up （maintain）its competitiveness in the world, Japan must undertake（着手する）sweeping （大幅な）deregulation in earnest.（真剣に）

Question 23

冷戦時代のの終結を受けて

Answer 23

in the wake of the end of the Cold War era

Question 24

危険にさらされて藁にもすがる思いでいる人々を私たちは放っておけない

Answer 24

We cannot turn our backs on desperate people who are at risk.

Question 25

議会は発展途上国に財政援助を行うことを決議した。

Answer 25

The parliament decided to provide developing countries with financial aid.

Question 26

軍縮において両国が大きな進展を遂げる見込みはほとんどない

Answer 26

There is little prospect that the two countries will make significant progress in disarmament.

Question 27

交渉は進行中だ。そろそろ極めて重要な局面にはいるだろう。

Answer 27

The negotiations are under way. Before long, they will enter a crucial phase.

Question 28

奴隷たちは自分たちの運命を変えたいと切望していた

Answer 28

The slaves were anxious to alter their destinies.

Question 29

貴族たちは思うがままに特権を乱用した

Answer 29

The aristocrats abused their privileges to their hearts’ content.

Question 30

革命それ自体はなんのせいかももたらさなかった

Answer 30

The revolution in itself, bore no fruit, after all.

Question 31

大麻に関する事件に巻き込まれたティーンの数が2013から2017年の間で5倍に増えた

Answer 31

The number of teens implicated in cases involving marijuana increased more than fivefold between 2013 and 2017.

Question 32

大麻の仕様が青少年の間に広がっているとの心配が持ち上がっている

Answer 32

Concerns have been raised that use of the drug is spreading among juveniles.

Question 33

14歳から19歳のあいだの総勢297人が

Answer 33

A total of 297 people aged between 14 and 19

Question 34

日本の少年法の元では14歳以下のものに対しては自分の行動に対して罪の責任を負わせることができない

Answer 34

Those under 14 cannot be held criminally liable for their actions under Japan’s Juvenile Law

Question 35

好奇心からオンラインで大麻を買う

Answer 35

buying marijuana online out of curiosity.