サバ休シアター

自家製サバティカル休暇の記録

Extremely Hot

It's natural that it is quite hot in summer. Every time summer comes, you would say the same things such as the hottest summer ever or the unbearble environment.

So what makes this extraordinary hotness? You will say "What? That must be global warming! We are on the verge of the crisis!!" This kind of narratives are here, there and everywhere.

Environmental problems and global warning are topics frequently appered on Eiken test.To be honest, I'm sick of thinking and ansewering this type of topics. One because I'm not so interested, two because the answers tend to be similar.

Many liberalism people including younger generation called Z Generation, seem to think global warming is a tremendous threat to the Earth. They also like the peculiar way of thinking called diversity.

I personally feel a contradicion in this point. In other words, pro-environmentalists demand goverments and companies for addressing carbon emisson issues, while they tend to call for diversity. If they truely believed diversity, why then have they try to admit the way of thinking that global warming is not the top priority?

After the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have suffered not from the heat but from the inflation. Besides, the countermeasures and their budges are almost public funds, which means taxes have contributed to high prices. 

I'd like to know what environmentalist think about this contradiction. Having said that, these kind of people will act for only themseleves, I guess.

Anyway, we need to go through this summer as we did last year. Let's take water so as not to have a heat sroke.

(25min,1584words)

<日本語訳>by Google Translation

夏は暑いのは当然です。夏が来るたびに、史上最も暑い夏、耐えられない環境など、同じことを言います。

では、この尋常ではない辛さは一体何なのでしょうか? 「え?それは地球温暖化でしょう!私たちは危機の瀬戸際にいます!!」と言うでしょう。この種の物語は、ここにも、そこにも、どこにでもあります。

環境問題や地球温暖化は英検でよく出題されるテーマですが、正直、この手のテーマを考えて答えるのはうんざりします。 1 つはあまり興味がないため、2 つは答えが似ている傾向があるためです。

Z世代と呼ばれる若い世代を含むリベラル派の多くは、地球温暖化が地球にとって非常に大きな脅威であると考えているようです。彼らはダイバーシティという独特の考え方も好みます。

私自身、この点に矛盾を感じています。言い換えれば、環境保護主義者は政府や企業に炭素排出問題への取り組みを要求する一方、多様性を求める傾向があるということだ。もし彼らが本当に多様性を信じているのなら、なぜ地球温暖化が最優先事項ではないという考え方を認めようとするのでしょうか?

新型コロナウイルス感染症パンデミック後、多くの人が暑さではなくインフレに苦しんでいる。しかもその対策とその予算はほぼ公的資金で賄われており、税金が物価高に寄与していることになる。 

環境活動家がこの矛盾についてどう考えているか知りたいです。とはいえ、こういう人は自分のためだけに行動するんでしょうね。

とにかく、今年も昨年と同じように夏を乗り越えなければなりません。熱中症にならないように水分補給しましょう。

*ChatGTPによる添削

  • "the hottest summer ever or the unbearble environment"
    • "unbearble" → "unbearable"
  • "extraordinary hotness"
    • "hotness" is awkward; "heat" is better
  • "This kind of narratives are here, there and everywhere."
    • "narratives" → "narrative" (singular to match "this kind")
    • "are" → "is" (to agree with singular "narrative")
  • "Environmental problems and global warning are topics frequently appeared on Eiken test."
    • "warning" → "warming"
    • "frequently appeared" → "that frequently appear"
    • "on Eiken test" → "in the Eiken test"
  • "I'm sick of thinking and ansewering this type of topics."
    • "ansewering" → "answering"
    • "this type of topics" → "these types of topics" or "this type of topic"
  • "Many liberalism people including younger generation called Z Generation,"
    • "liberalism people" → "liberal people"
    • "Z Generation" → "Generation Z"
  • "called diversity"
    • "called diversity" → "called 'diversity'"
  • "If they truely believed diversity, why then have they try to admit the way of thinking that global warming is not the top priority?"
    • "truely" → "truly"
    • "have they try to admit" → "do they not admit"
  • "suffered not from the heat but from the inflation."
    • "the inflation" → "inflation"
  • "the countermeasures and their budges are almost public funds"
    • "budges" → "budgets"
  • "Having said that, these kind of people will act for only themseleves, I guess."
    • "these kind of people" → "these kinds of people" or "this kind of person"
    • "themseleves" → "themselves"
  • "Let's take water so as not to have a heat sroke."
    • "take water" → "stay hydrated" or "drink water"
    • "heat sroke" → "heat stroke"

*ChatGTPによる模範解答

It's natural that it is quite hot in summer. Every time summer comes, you would say the same things such as the hottest summer ever or the unbearable environment.

So what makes this extraordinary heat? You will say, "What? That must be global warming! We are on the verge of a crisis!!" This kind of narrative is here, there, and everywhere.

Environmental problems and global warming are topics that frequently appear in the Eiken test. To be honest, I'm sick of thinking and answering these types of topics. One, because I'm not so interested, and two, because the answers tend to be similar.
Many liberal people, including the younger generation called Generation Z, seem to think global warming is a tremendous threat to the Earth. They also like the peculiar way of thinking called 'diversity.'
I personally feel a contradiction at this point. In other words, pro-environmentalists demand that governments and companies address carbon emission issues, while they tend to call for diversity. If they truly believed in diversity, why then do they not admit the way of thinking that global warming is not the top priority?
After the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have suffered not from the heat but from inflation. Besides, the countermeasures and their budgets are almost entirely public funds, which means taxes have contributed to high prices.
I'd like to know what environmentalists think about this contradiction. Having said that, these kinds of people will act only for themselves, I guess.
Anyway, we need to get through this summer as we did last year. Let's stay hydrated so as not to have a heat stroke.

*所感

ライティングやスピーキングのテスト/練習では文字数を書けない・喋れないことがよくあるものの、自由に書いてよい場合は適度にスラスラ書ける。スペルミスを含めて文法ミスも大量にあるのが辛いところであるが、とりあえずは毎日書いて慣れることだな。

最終的にはトピックに関する書くのもいいかもしれない。久々に学習的に楽しさを感じている点が希望だわ。