SCENE68~70

Question 1

日本には世界で最も発達した公共交通機関があります

Answer 1

Japan has one of the most developed public transportation systems in the world.

Question 2

日本人女性の平均寿命は世界一です

Answer 2

Japanese women has the highest life expectancy in the world.

Question 3

日本では2020年には4人に1人が65歳以上になると推測されています

Answer 3

It is estimated that nearly one out of four people in Japan will be sixty-five years old or over in the year 2020.

Question 4

日本には春夏秋冬と、はっきりとした四季があります

Answer 4

Japan has four distinctive seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter.

Question 5

子育ての大きな経済的負担が少子化の主な原因の一つです

Answer 5

The huge financial burden of child rearing is one of the major causes of the declining birth rate.

Question 6

日本は多くを輸入食品に頼っています

Answer 6

Japan relies heavily on food imports.

Question 7

持てる者と持たざる者の格差が広がっています

Answer 7

There is growing disparity between haves and have-nots.

Question 8

消費者はまだ買い控えをしています

Answer 8

Consumers in Japan are still holding off on spending.

Question 9

地方の小さな町では過疎化が深刻な問題となっています

Answer 9

Small towns in rural areas have been experiencing a serious problem of depopulation.

Question 10

日本は最も地震の多い国の一つで、火山国でもあります

Answer 10

Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone and volcanic countries.

Question 11

東京にある近年の建物はほとんどが耐震設計のものです

Answer 11

Most of the modern buildings in Tokyo are made earthquake-proof.

Question 12

多くの日本人が節電のためになるべく電気を使わない生活をしています

Answer 12

Many Japanese have been trying to unplu their lives as much as possible in order to save electricity.

Question 13

日本の高い夏の気温と湿度が時々熱中症の原因となります

Answer 13

Japan’s high summer temperatures and humidity sometimes lead to heat stroke.

Question 14

日本では父親が育児休暇を取ることはめったにありません

Answer 14

Fathers in Japan rarely take child-care leave.

Question 15

ランチタイムには、多くのオフィス街のレストランが手頃な値段の定食を出します

Answer 15

Many restaurants in the business district offer reasonable set menus during lunch break.

Question 16

日本のアニメは楽しいものから思考を促すものまでバラエティ豊かです

Answer 16

Japanese anime is rich in variety, ranging from entertaining to through-provoking.

Question 17

ことわざにあるように「出る杭はうたれる」ので、一般的に日本人は大多数の意見に合わせます

Answer 17

Inbgeneral, Japanese conform to the majority opinion as the proverb says, ‘‘The nail that sticks out gets hammered down.’’

Question 18

日本を旅行するなら、春の、特に桜が満開になる頃がおすすめです

Answer 18

It’s highly recommended you travel to Japan in the spring, especially when cherry blossoms are in full bloom.