Topic N2
Japanese Learning
21. Environment - Promoting Renewable Energy
N2 Conversation Lesson 21 - Environment - Promoting Renewable Energy
๐ฌDialogue
ใใๆฐๅนดใๅคช้ฝๅ ็บ้ปใๅฐๅ ฅใใๅฎถๅบญใๆฅๅขใใฆใใพใใญใ
In the last few years, households installing solar power generation have been surging.
ใใใๆฟๅบใซใใๅคง่ฆๆจกใช่ฃๅฉ้ๅถๅบฆใ็ฎๅใใซใใฏใชใผใณใจใใซใฎใผใธใฎ้ขๅฟใไธๆฐใซ้ซใพใฃใใใใงใใ
Yes. Starting with the government's large-scale subsidy system, interest in clean energy seems to have risen all at once.
ใใ ใๅคฉๅใซๅทฆๅณใใใใกใ ใจใใ็นใซๅ ใใ่้ปๆฑ ใฎใณในใใไพ็ถใจใใฆ้ซใใฎใใใใฏใงใใญใ
However, in addition to being prone to weather conditions, the fact that storage battery costs remain high is a bottleneck.
ใใฃใใใ้ใใงใใใใใใๆ่ฟใงใฏๅฎถๅบญ็จใใ็ฃๆฅญ็จใซ่ณใใพใงใใใๅน็็ใช้ปๅ็ฎก็ใทในใใ ใ้็บใใใคใคใใใพใใ
Exactly. However, recently, from residential to industrial use, more efficient power management systems are being developed.
ใชใใปใฉใๅใซๅ็ณ็ๆใซ้ ผใๅใใฎใงใฏใชใใ่ช็ตฆ็ใๅไธใใใใใจใๆฅๅใจใใใใใงใใญใ
I see. So it's an urgent task to improve the self-sufficiency rate instead of just relying entirely on fossil fuels.
ใฏใใๆ็ถๅฏ่ฝใช็คพไผใๅฎ็พใใใฎใฏใๆฌกไธไปฃใซๅฏพใใ็งใใกใฎ่ฒฌๅใซใปใใชใใชใใจ่จใใใงใใใใ
Yes. It can be said that realizing a sustainable society is nothing other than our responsibility toward the next generation.
ใพใใซไปใไธ็ใซๅ ้งใใฆๆฐใใใจใใซใฎใผใฎใใๆนใๆจก็ดขใในใๆญฃๅฟตๅ ดใงใใญใ
Now is truly the critical moment when we should explore new ways of energy ahead of the world.
ใใใไธๅปใๆฉใๆ่ญๆน้ฉใจๅฏพ็ญใฎๅผทๅใๆใพใใพใใ
Yes, strengthening measures and a change in awareness as soon as possible is expected.
ใกใชใฟใซใไผๆฅญใฌใใซใงใฎๅใ็ตใฟใฏใฉใใชใฃใฆใใพใใใ
By the way, how are the efforts at the corporate level?
ๅคงไผๆฅญใไธญๅฟใซใๅ จ้ปๅใๅ็ๅฏ่ฝใจใใซใฎใผใง่ณใๅใ็ตใฟใๅบใใฃใฆใใพใใ
Centered on large corporations, efforts to cover all electricity with renewable energy are spreading.
ใใใฏ็ด ๆดใใใใงใใญใๅไบบใ ใใงใชใใ็คพไผๅ จไฝใงใฎๅๅใไธๅฏๆฌ ใงใใญใ
That's wonderful. Cooperation not just individually but as a whole society is indispensable.
ใใฎ้ใใงใใๆชๆฅใๅใ้ใใใใซใใไธไบบใฒใจใใฎ็ถ็ถ็ใชๅชๅใๆฑใใใใฆใใพใใ
Exactly. To open up the future, the continuous efforts of each individual are required.
โญKey Expressions
๏ฝใ็ฎๅใใซ
Used to describe a starting event followed by a succession of similar events in a larger scale.
๏ฝใซ่ณใใพใง
Used to emphasize a wide range, including unexpected or minor things.
๏ฝใซใปใใชใใชใ
Used to strongly assert that something is exactly or purely the reason or essence.
๏ฝใคใคใใ
Describes a change that is currently in progress.
๏ฝใซๅ ้งใใฆ
Used to describe doing something before others or before a major event occurs.
โQuestions
ใฏใชใผใณใจใใซใฎใผใธใฎ้ขๅฟใ้ซใพใฃใใใฃใใใฏไฝใงใใใ
ๅคช้ฝๅ ็บ้ปใฎ็พๅจใฎ่ชฒ้กใจใใฆๆใใใใฆใใใฎใฏไฝใงใใใ
ใใซใปใใชใใชใใใฎๆๅณใฏใฉใใงใใใ
ใ๏ฝใคใคใใใใ่กจใ็ถๆ ใฏใฉใใงใใใ
๐Vocabulary
ๅคช้ฝๅ ็บ้ป
ใใใใใใใฏใคใงใ
solar power generation
่ฃๅฉ้
ใปใใใใ
subsidy
ๅทฆๅณใใใ
ใใใใใใ
to be influenced by
ไพ็ถใจใใฆ
ใใใใจใใฆ
still/as before
ๆฅๅ
ใใ ใใ
urgent task
่ฒฌๅ
ใใใ
duty/obligation
ๆญฃๅฟตๅ ด
ใใใใญใใฐ
critical moment
ใ็ฎๅใใซ
ใใใใใใซ
starting with
ใใก
ใใก
tends to / prone to
ใซ่ณใใพใง
ใซใใใใพใง
down to / as far as
ใคใคใใ
ใคใคใใ
in the process of / currently ...ing
ใซใปใใชใใชใ
ใซใปใใชใใชใ
nothing but / none other than
ใซๅ ้งใใฆ
ใซใใใใใฆ
ahead of / pioneering
ๅ็ๅฏ่ฝใจใใซใฎใผ
ใใใใใใฎใใใญใใใผ
renewable energy
่ณใ
ใพใใชใ
to cover / to provide
ๅใ้ใ
ใใใฒใใ
to open up (the future)
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