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24. Health - Discussing Preventive Medicine

N2 Conversation Lesson 24 - Health - Discussing Preventive Medicine

๐Ÿ’ฌDialogue

A

ๆœ€่ฟ‘ใ€็—…ๆฐ—ใซใชใฃใฆใ‹ใ‚‰ๆฒปใ™ใฎใงใฏใชใใ€ๆœช็—…ใฎใ†ใกใซๅฏพ็ญ–ใ‚’่ฌ›ใ˜ใ‚‹ใ€Œไบˆ้˜ฒๅŒปๅญฆใ€ใŒๆณจ็›ฎใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

Recently, "preventive medicine," which takes measures while one is still pre-symptomatic instead of curing after becoming ill, is attracting attention.

ใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€‚้ฉๅบฆใช้‹ๅ‹•ใ‚„ใƒใƒฉใƒณใ‚นใฎๅ–ใ‚ŒใŸ้ฃŸ็”ŸๆดปใŒใ€ๅฅๅบทๅฏฟๅ‘ฝใ‚’ๅปถใฐใ™้ตใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏ่จ€ใ†ใพใงใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

That's right. It goes without saying that moderate exercise and a balanced diet are key to extending healthy life expectancy.

B
A

ใฏใ„ใ€‚ใŸใ ใ€ๅฟ™ใ—ใ„ๆฏŽๆ—ฅใ‚’้Žใ”ใ™ไธญใงใฏใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎๅฅๅบทใ‚’ๅพŒๅ›žใ—ใซใ—ใŒใกใชใฎใ‚‚ไบ‹ๅฎŸใงใ™ใ‚ˆใญใ€‚

Yes. However, in our busy daily lives, it's also a fact that we tend to put our own health on the back burner.

ใŠใฃใ—ใ‚ƒใ‚‹้€šใ‚Šใงใ™ใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ใ€ๅฅๅบทใ‚’ๆŠœใใซใ—ใฆใฏๅ……ๅฎŸใ—ใŸไบบ็”Ÿใชใฉใ‚ใ‚Šๅพ—ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ๆ—ฉๆœŸ็™บ่ฆ‹ใซ่ถŠใ—ใŸใ“ใจใฏใชใ„ใงใ™ใ‚ˆใ€‚

Exactly. But a fulfilling life is impossible without health. There's nothing better than early detection.

B
A

ใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€‚็‰นใซ่‡ช่ฆš็—‡็ŠถใŒใชใ„ๆฎต้šŽใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใ‚ฆใ‚งใ‚ขใƒฉใƒ–ใƒซใƒ‡ใƒใ‚คใ‚นใชใ‚‰ใงใฏใฎๅˆฉไพฟๆ€งใ‚’ๆดปใ‹ใ—ใฆใ€ไฝ“ใฎๅพฎๅฐใชๅค‰ๅŒ–ใ‚’ๆ‰ใˆใ‚‹ในใใงใ™ใญใ€‚

True. From a stage where there are no subjective symptoms, we should utilize the convenience unique to wearable devices to capture minute changes in the body.

ใˆใˆใ€‚ๅฟƒๆ‹ๆ•ฐใ‚„็ก็œ ใฎ่ณชใ‚’ๅฎข่ฆณ็š„ใซๆŠŠๆกใงใใ‚‹ใฎใฏใ€ๅฅๅบท็ฎก็†ใฎใƒขใƒใƒ™ใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใซใ‚‚ใคใชใŒใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

Yes. Being able to objectively understand heart rate and sleep quality also leads to motivation for health management.

B
A

่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎใƒ‡ใƒผใ‚ฟใซๅŸบใฅใ„ใŸ็ฎก็†ใŒใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ใฎใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒณใƒ€ใƒผใƒ‰ใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใญใ€‚

Management based on one's own data will likely become the standard from now on.

ใฏใ„ใ€‚่ฑŠใ‹ใชไบบ็”Ÿใฏใ€็›ค็Ÿณใชๅฅๅบทใจใ„ใ†ๅŸบ็›คใฎไธŠใซๆˆใ‚Š็ซ‹ใคใ‚‚ใฎใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€‚

Yes. Because a rich life is built upon the foundation of solid health.

B
A

ใ•ใ‚‰ใซ่จ€ใˆใฐใ€ๅฎšๆœŸ็š„ใชๆคœ่จบใ ใ‘ใงใชใใ€ๆ—ฅใ€…ใฎใ‚นใƒˆใƒฌใ‚นใ‚’ใฉใ†่ปฝๆธ›ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚้‡่ฆใชใƒ†ใƒผใƒžใงใ™ใ€‚

Furthermore, not only regular checkups, but how to reduce daily stress is also an important theme.

็ขบใ‹ใซใ€็ฒพ็ฅž็š„ใช็–ฒๅŠดใฏ็›ฎใซ่ฆ‹ใˆใซใใ„ๅˆ†ใ€ๆ‰‹้…ใ‚Œใซใชใ‚Šใ‹ใญใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹ใ‚‰ใญใ€‚

Indeed, since mental fatigue is hard to see, it could become too late.

B
A

ใˆใˆใ€‚ใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใƒกใƒณใ‚ฟใƒซใƒ˜ใƒซใ‚นใ‚‚ๅซใ‚ใŸ็ทๅˆ็š„ใชใ‚ฑใ‚ขใŒๆฑ‚ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ‚ใ‘ใงใ™ใ€‚

Yes. Therefore, comprehensive care including mental health is what's required.

ใใฎ้€šใ‚Šใงใ™ใญใ€‚ๅฟƒใจไฝ“ใฎไธก้ขใ‹ใ‚‰่‡ชๅˆ†่‡ช่บซใ‚’ๅคงๅˆ‡ใซใ—ใฆใ„ใใŸใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใงใ™ใ€‚

Exactly. We would want to take good care of ourselves from both the mind and body aspects.

B

โญKey Expressions

๏ฝžใฎใ†ใกใซ

Used to describe doing something while the current state lasts.

๏ฝžๆŠœใใซใ—ใฆใฏ

Emphasizes that A is essential to achieve B.

๏ฝžใซ่ถŠใ—ใŸใ“ใจใฏใชใ„

Expresses that a certain condition is ideal, though not strictly mandatory.

๏ฝžใชใ‚‰ใงใฏ

Used to praise something that only a specific person or thing can provide.

โ“Questions

1

ไบˆ้˜ฒๅŒปๅญฆใฎ่€ƒใˆๆ–นใจใ—ใฆ้ฉๅˆ‡ใชใ‚‚ใฎใฏใฉใ‚Œใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.็—…ๆฐ—ใซใชใฃใฆใ‹ใ‚‰้ซ˜ใ„่–ฌใ‚’่ฒทใ†
B.ๆœช็—…ใฎใ†ใกใซๅฏพ็ญ–ใ‚’่ฌ›ใ˜ใ‚‹
C.้‹ๅ‹•ใ‚’ๅ…จใใ—ใชใ„
D.่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎๅฅๅบทใ‚’ๅพŒๅ›žใ—ใซใ™ใ‚‹
2

Bใฏๅฅๅบทใฎ้‡่ฆๆ€งใซใคใ„ใฆใฉใ†่ฟฐในใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.ๅฅๅบทใชใ‚“ใ‹ใชใใฆใ‚‚ไบบ็”Ÿใฏๆฅฝใ—ใ„
B.ๅฅๅบท่จบๆ–ญใฏๅ—ใ‘ใชใใฆใ„ใ„
C.ใ‚ฆใ‚งใ‚ขใƒฉใƒ–ใƒซใƒ‡ใƒใ‚คใ‚นใฏไธ่ฆใ 
D.ๅฅๅบทใ‚’ๆŠœใใซใ—ใฆใฏๅ……ๅฎŸใ—ใŸไบบ็”Ÿใฏใ‚ใ‚Šๅพ—ใชใ„
3

ใ‚ฆใ‚งใ‚ขใƒฉใƒ–ใƒซใƒ‡ใƒใ‚คใ‚นใ‚’ไฝฟใ†ใƒกใƒชใƒƒใƒˆใฏไฝ•ใงใ™ใ‹.

A.ๅฎข่ฆณ็š„ใชใƒ‡ใƒผใ‚ฟใซๅŸบใฅใ„ใฆไฝ“ใฎๅค‰ๅŒ–ใ‚’ๆŠŠๆกใงใใ‚‹ใ“ใจ
B.ใƒ‡ใ‚ถใ‚คใƒณใŒใ‹ใฃใ“ใ„ใ„ใ“ใจ
C.็„กๆ–™ใงๆ‰‹ใซๅ…ฅใ‚‹ใ“ใจ
D.ใ™ใใซ็—…ๆฐ—ใŒๆฒปใ‚‹ใ“ใจ
4

ใ€Œใซ่ถŠใ—ใŸใ“ใจใฏใชใ„ใ€ใฎๆ„ๅ‘ณใจใ—ใฆ้ฉๅˆ‡ใชใฎใฏใฉใ‚Œใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.๏ฝžใ—ใชใ„ใปใ†ใŒใ„ใ„
B.๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใฏ็„ก้ง„ใ 
C.๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใŒไธ€็•ชใ„ใ„ใ€๏ฝžใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใปใ†ใŒๆœ›ใพใ—ใ„
D.๏ฝžใ—ใฆใ‚‚ๆ„ๅ‘ณใŒใชใ„

๐Ÿ“šVocabulary

ใฎใ†ใกใซ

ใฎใ†ใกใซ

while / before

ใ‚’ๆŠœใใซใ—ใฆใฏ

ใ‚’ใฌใใซใ—ใฆใฏ

without / if you exclude

ใซ่ถŠใ—ใŸใ“ใจใฏใชใ„

ใซใ“ใ—ใŸใ“ใจใฏใชใ„

nothing is better than / it is best to

ใชใ‚‰ใงใฏ

ใชใ‚‰ใงใฏ

unique to / only possible with

ๆœช็—…

ใฟใณใ‚‡ใ†

pre-symptomatic

ๅฅๅบทๅฏฟๅ‘ฝ

ใ‘ใ‚“ใ“ใ†ใ˜ใ‚…ใฟใ‚‡ใ†

healthy life expectancy

ๅŸบ็›ค

ใใฐใ‚“

foundation

ๆคœ่จบ

ใ‘ใ‚“ใ—ใ‚“

medical checkup

็–ฒๅŠด

ใฒใ‚ใ†

fatigue / exhaustion

ใƒกใƒณใ‚ฟใƒซใƒ˜ใƒซใ‚น

ใ‚ใ‚“ใŸใ‚‹ใธใ‚‹ใ™

mental health

็ทๅˆ็š„

ใใ†ใ”ใ†ใฆใ

comprehensive / overall

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