英語で討論2

Question 1

（製薬業の）成長を促す

Answer 1

stimulate the growth of (the pharmaceutical industry)

Question 2

動物には生きる権利がある

Answer 2

Animals have the right to live (and should not be sacrificed for the well-being of human beings)

Question 3

人々の関心を高める

Answer 3

heighten people’s awareness about (the protection of endangered species)

Question 4

野生生物への理解を養い

Answer 4

foster appreciation of wildlife

Question 5

エコツーリズムは開催国に経済的利益をもたらす

Answer 5

Ecotourism brings economic benefits to the host country

Question 6

観光客の大流入

Answer 6

a massive flow of tourists (will threaten

Question 7

国の経済を弱める

Answer 7

weaken the national economy

Question 8

気候変動の脅威への意識を高める

Answer 8

It can raise awareness about the threat of climate change.

Question 9

世界経済を刺激する

Answer 9

boost the global economy

Question 10

時間のかかるお役所仕事が

Answer 10

Time-consuming red tape will delay (rescue work)

Question 11

教育目的にかなっている

Answer 11

It serves educational purposes, (providing people a chance to learn about animals)

Question 12

生徒の反社会的な行動を助長する

Answer 12

develop students’ antisocial behaviors

Question 13

体罰の被害者はうつ病を発症しやすい

Answer 13

Victims of corporal punishment can develop depression

Question 14

社会に出る

Answer 14

become a full-fledged member of society

Question 15

ますます国際化する社会のニーズを満たす

Answer 15

meet the needs of increasingly globalizing society

Question 16

潜在能力を最大限に引き出す

Answer 16

maximize the potential of gifted students by (enhancing their learning effectiveness)

Question 17

社会に多大な貢献をする

Answer 17

make a great contribution to society

Question 18

感情的ストレスの原因になる

Answer 18

It will cause emotional stress

Question 19

政府の財政負担が増える

Answer 19

increase the financial burden on the government

Question 20

学習効果を高める

Answer 20

enhance our learning effectiveness

Question 21

体に障害を持った人などの教育機会を増やす

Answer 21

increase educational opportunity for people such as physically challenged people (and full-time homemakers)

Question 22

他の人との関わりを欠くこと

Answer 22

Lack of interaction with other people

Question 23

学力水準をあげる

Answer 23

raise the academic standard (of Japanese students as a whole)

Question 24

患者には尊厳死の権利がある

Answer 24

patients have the right to death with dignity(which can terminate their excruciating pain)

Question 25

安楽死は医療費を削減する

Answer 25

euthanasia will reduce the government healthcare costs (and allow more money to be allocated for treatment of curable diseases)

Question 26

安楽死は患者を介護する家族の経済的、精神的または肉体的負担をなくすことができる

Answer 26

Mercy-killing can eliminate the financial, mental, and physical burdens on family members

Question 27

医療倫理に反する

Answer 27

（It) runs counter to the medical ethics that (a doctor’s duty is to save patients’ lives)

Question 28

安楽死は殺人に匹敵し、医師に多大な精神的負担をかける

Answer 28

Euthanasia, which is equivalent to murder, imposes a great mental burden on physicians.

Question 29

国民のコンセンサスがない

Answer 29

There is no national consensus about ( whether brain death is defined as human death)

Question 30

子育てや介護への社会的支援の欠如は主婦にとって多大な負担となる

Answer 30

Lack of social support for child-rearing and nursing care causes great trouble to housewives

Question 31

タバコに含まれる化学物質は喫煙者と非喫煙者の両方に健康被害がある

Answer 31

harmful substances contained in cigarettes endanger the health of non-smokers as well as smokers

Question 32

喫煙関連の病気が国の医療費を増大させる

Answer 32

Smoking-related diseases increase the government medical expenditure (and threaten the national health insurance system)