Topic N1

N1 8๐Ÿ—ฃ Conversation

Economy - Global Trade and Economic Disparity

N1 Conversation lesson 9: Economy - Global Trade and Economic Disparity

๐Ÿ’ฌDialogue

A

่‡ช็”ฑ่ฒฟๆ˜“ใฎ้€ฒๅฑ•ใฏ็นๆ „ใ‚’ใ‚‚ใŸใ‚‰ใ™ๅ้ขใ€ๆ ผๅทฎใฎๆ‹กๅคงใจใ„ใ†ๅ‰ฏไฝœ็”จใ‚’ๅญ•ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใญใ€‚

While the progress of free trade brings prosperity, it also harbors the side effect of widening disparities.

ใˆใˆใ€‚ๅฏŒใฎๅๅœจใ‚’ๆ˜ฏๆญฃใ™ใ‚‹ใƒกใ‚ซใƒ‹ใ‚บใƒ ใŒใ€ๅ›ฝ้š›ใƒฌใƒ™ใƒซใงใ‚‚ๅ›ฝๅ†…ใƒฌใƒ™ใƒซใงใ‚‚ๅๅˆ†ใซๆฉŸ่ƒฝใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

Yes. Mechanisms to rectify the maldistribution of wealth are not functioning adequately at either international or domestic levels.

B
A

ใใฎ็ตๆžœใจใ—ใฆใ€่‡ชๅ›ฝ็ฌฌไธ€ไธป็พฉใ‚’ๆŽฒใ’ใ‚‹ไฟ่ญทไธป็พฉ็š„ใชๅ‹•ใใซๆ‹่ปŠใŒใ‹ใ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใŒ็พ็Šถใงใ™ใ€‚

As a result, the reality is that protectionist movements advocating for "our country first" are gaining momentum.

ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€ใ‚ฐใƒญใƒผใƒใƒซใชใ‚ตใƒ—ใƒฉใ‚คใƒใ‚งใƒผใƒณใŒๆง‹็ฏ‰ใ•ใ‚ŒใŸ็พไปฃใซใŠใ„ใฆใ€ๅญค็ซ‹ไธป็พฉใฏ้ž็พๅฎŸ็š„ใงใ™ใ‚ˆใ€‚

However, in an era where global supply chains have been built, isolationism is completely unrealistic.

B
A

ใŠใฃใ—ใ‚ƒใ‚‹้€šใ‚Šใงใ™ใ€‚็œŸใซไบ’ๆต็š„ใช้–ขไฟ‚ใ‚’ใ„ใ‹ใซ็ฏ‰ใ็›ดใ™ใ‹ใŒใ€ๆˆ‘ใ€…ใซ็ชใใคใ‘ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸ่ชฒ้กŒใงใ™ใ€‚

You are absolutely right. How to rebuild a truly mutually beneficial relationship is the challenge thrust before us.

ใฏใ„ใ€‚ไธ€้ƒจใฎๅ›ฝใฎไธ€ๆ–น็š„ใชๅˆฉ็›Šใฎ่ฟฝๆฑ‚ใฏใ€ใฒใ„ใฆใฏๅ›ฝ้š›็งฉๅบๅ…จไฝ“ใฎไธๅฎ‰ๅฎšๅŒ–ใ‚’ๆ‹›ใใ‹ใญใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

Yes. The unilateral pursuit of profit by some countries could ultimately lead to the destabilization of the entire international order.

B
A

้€”ไธŠๅ›ฝใฎๅ‚ตๅ‹™ๅ•้กŒใ‚‚ๆทฑๅˆปๅŒ–ใ—ใฆใŠใ‚Šใ€็ตŒๆธˆ็š„่‡ช็ซ‹ใ‚’้˜ปใ‚€ๅคงใใช่ฆๅ› ใจใ—ใฆๆ‡ธๅฟตใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใญใ€‚

The debt problems of developing countries are also intensifying, and are considered a major factor hindering economic independence.

ใˆใˆใ€‚ๅ˜ใชใ‚‹่ณ‡้‡‘ๆดๅŠฉใงใฏใชใใ€ๆŠ€่ก“็งป่ปขใ‚’ๅซใ‚ใŸๅŒ…ๆ‹ฌ็š„ใชๆ”ฏๆดใŒๆฑ‚ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

Yes. What is required is comprehensive support including technology transfer, not just financial aid.

B
A

ๅ…ฌๆญฃใชใƒซใƒผใƒซใซๅŸบใฅใ„ใŸ็ตŒๆธˆๅœใ‚’ๅ†ๆง‹็ฏ‰ใ—ใ€่ชฐใ‚‚ใŒๆฉๆตใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ไป•็ต„ใฟไฝœใ‚ŠใŒ่‚่ฆใงใ™ใ€‚

It is essential to reconstruct an economic sphere based on fair rules and create a system where everyone can reap the benefits.

ใƒ‡ใ‚ธใ‚ฟใƒซ็ตŒๆธˆใฎๅฐ้ ญใซใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ€ใƒ‡ใƒผใ‚ฟใฎๅ–ใ‚Šๆ‰ฑใ„ใซ้–ขใ™ใ‚‹ๆ–ฐใŸใชๅ›ฝ้š›ใƒซใƒผใƒซใฎ็ญ–ๅฎšใ‚‚ๆ€ฅๅ‹™ใงใ™ใญใ€‚

With the rise of the digital economy, the formulation of new international rules concerning the handling of data is also an urgent task.

B
A

ใฏใ„ใ€‚ๆŒ็ถšๅฏ่ƒฝใชๆˆ้•ทใ‚’ๅฎŸ็พใ™ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซใฏใ€ๅคš่ง’็š„ใช่ฆ–็‚นใซ็ซ‹ใฃใŸๅ›ฝ้š›็š„ใชๆž ็ต„ใฟใŒๆฌ ใ‹ใ›ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

Yes. To realize sustainable growth, an international framework founded on multifaceted perspectives is indispensable.

ใˆใˆใ€‚็ตŒๆธˆๆˆ้•ทใฎๆžœๅฎŸใ‚’ใฉใ†ๅˆ†้…ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ€ไบบ้กžๅ…จไฝ“ใงๆ™บๆ…งใ‚’ๅ‡บใ—ๅˆใ†ๆ™‚ๆœŸใซๆฅใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚

Yes. We are perhaps reaching a time where all of humanity must pool its wisdom on how to distribute the fruits of economic growth.

B

โญKey Expressions

๏ฝžใ‹ใญใชใ„

Used to warn about a possible negative outcome.

๏ฝž๏ผˆใฏ๏ผ‰ๅ้ข

Expresses two opposing aspects of the same thing.

๏ฝžใซๆ‹่ปŠใŒใ‹ใ‹ใ‚‹ / ๏ฝžใซๆ‹่ปŠใ‚’ใ‹ใ‘ใ‚‹

Means that a certain trend or action is progressing faster or stronger.

๏ฝžใซๅŸบใฅใ„ใŸ / ๏ฝžใซๅŸบใฅใ

Indicates the basis or ground for an action or rule.

โ“Questions

1

Aใฏ่‡ช็”ฑ่ฒฟๆ˜“ใฎ้€ฒๅฑ•ใซใคใ„ใฆใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชๅ•้กŒ็‚นใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใจๆŒ‡ๆ‘˜ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ๆŠ€่ก“ใŒ็™บๅฑ•ใ—ใชใ„ใ“ใจ
B.ๆ ผๅทฎใŒๆ‹กๅคงใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ๅ‰ฏไฝœ็”จใ‚’ๅญ•ใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจ
C.้€”ไธŠๅ›ฝใŒไธ€ๆ–น็š„ใซๅˆฉ็›Šใ‚’ๅพ—ใ‚‹ใ“ใจ
D.็’ฐๅขƒ็ ดๅฃŠใŒ้€ฒใ‚€ใ“ใจ
2

Bใฏ็พไปฃใซใŠใ‘ใ‚‹ใ€Œๅญค็ซ‹ไธป็พฉใ€ใซใคใ„ใฆใฉใ†่ฉ•ไพกใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.็†ๆƒณ็š„ใชใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒญใƒผใƒใ 
B.ๅ…ˆ้€ฒๅ›ฝใซใฎใฟๆœ‰ๅŠนใ 
C.ไธ€ๆ™‚็š„ใช่งฃๆฑบ็ญ–ใซใชใ‚‹
D.้ž็พๅฎŸ็š„ใงใ‚ใ‚‹
3

ใ€Œๆ‹่ปŠใŒใ‹ใ‹ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใฏใฉใ†ใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.็‰ฉไบ‹ใฎ้€ฒ่กŒใŒไธ€ๆฎตใจ้€Ÿใพใ‚‹ใ“ใจ
B.็ซถไบ‰ใŒๆธ›ใ‚‹ใ“ใจ
C.ๅˆฉ็›ŠใŒๅข—ๅŠ ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจ
D.ใ‚†ใฃใใ‚Šใจ่ฝใก็€ใใ“ใจ
4

BใŒ้€”ไธŠๅ›ฝๆ”ฏๆดใซใŠใ„ใฆใ€Œๅ˜ใชใ‚‹่ณ‡้‡‘ๆดๅŠฉใ€ไปฅๅค–ใซๅฟ…่ฆใ ใจ่ฟฐในใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใฏไฝ•ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.ๅŠดๅƒๅŠ›ใฎๆไพ›
B.่ปไบ‹ไป‹ๅ…ฅใจๆ”ฏๆด
C.ๆŠ€่ก“็งป่ปขใ‚’ๅซใ‚ใŸๅŒ…ๆ‹ฌ็š„ใชๆ”ฏๆด
D.่พฒ็”ฃ็‰ฉใฎๅ„ชๅ…ˆ่ฒทใ„ๅ–ใ‚Š

๐Ÿ“šVocabulary

ๅญ•ใ‚€

ใฏใ‚‰ใ‚€

to harbor / contain

ๆ˜ฏๆญฃใ™ใ‚‹

ใœใ›ใ„ใ™ใ‚‹

to rectify

้ž็พๅฎŸ็š„

ใฒใ’ใ‚“ใ˜ใคใฆใ

unrealistic

ไบ’ๆต็š„

ใ”ใ‘ใ„ใฆใ

mutually beneficial

้˜ปใ‚€

ใฏใฐใ‚€

to hinder / obstruct

ๆฉๆต

ใŠใ‚“ใ‘ใ„

benefit / blessing

ๅฐ้ ญ

ใŸใ„ใจใ†

rise / emergence

ๆžœๅฎŸ

ใ‹ใ˜ใค

fruits / results

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