Topic N2

N2 9๐Ÿ—ฃ Conversation

10. Society - Plastic Waste Problem

N2 Conversation Lesson 10 - Society - Plastic Waste Problem

๐Ÿ’ฌDialogue

A

ๆœ€่ฟ‘ใ€ใƒฌใ‚ธ่ข‹ใฎๆœ‰ๆ–™ๅŒ–ใ‚’ใ‚ใใฃใฆๆง˜ใ€…ใช่ญฐ่ซ–ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใŒใ€ใƒ—ใƒฉใ‚นใƒใƒƒใ‚ฏๅ‰Šๆธ›ใฎๅ‹•ใใŒๅผทใพใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใญใ€‚

Recently, there have been various discussions regarding the charging for plastic bags, and the movement to reduce plastic is strengthening.

ใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ๆตทๆด‹ๆฑšๆŸ“ใฎๅ•้กŒใฏๆทฑๅˆปใชไบ‹ๆ…‹ใซใปใ‹ใชใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ไธ€ไบบใฒใจใ‚ŠใŒๆ„่ญ˜ใ‚’ๅค‰ใˆใฆใ„ใๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใญใ€‚

That's true. Since the problem of ocean pollution is nothing but a serious situation, each individual needs to change their awareness.

B
A

ใˆใˆใ€‚็งใ‚‚ใƒžใ‚คใƒใƒƒใ‚ฐใ‚’ๆŒใกๆญฉใใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใŒใ€ใ†ใฃใ‹ใ‚Šๅฟ˜ใ‚Œใฆใ—ใพใ†ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใ‚ใฃใฆใ€‚

Yes. I try to carry a reusable bag, but sometimes I carelessly forget it.

็ฟ’ๆ…ฃใซใชใ‚‹ใพใงใฏๅคงๅค‰ใงใ™ใ‚ˆใญใ€‚ใงใ™ใŒใ€ๅˆฉไพฟๆ€งใ‚’่ฟฝๆฑ‚ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ใพใ‚Šใ€็งใŸใกใฏใƒ—ใƒฉใ‚นใƒใƒƒใ‚ฏใซ้ ผใ‚Šใ™ใŽใฆใใŸใฎใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

It's hard until it becomes a habit. But perhaps because we pursued convenience too much, we may have relied too much on plastic.

B
A

็ขบใ‹ใซใŠใฃใ—ใ‚ƒใ‚‹้€šใ‚Šใงใ™ใ€‚ใƒšใƒƒใƒˆใƒœใƒˆใƒซใ‚„้Žๅ‰ฐใชๅŒ…่ฃ…ใชใฉใ€ๆ—ฅๅธธใซใฏใพใ ใพใ ่ชฒ้กŒใŒๅฑฑ็ฉใฟใงใ™ใ€‚

You're exactly right. Plastic bottles, excessive packaging... there are still mountains of issues in everyday life.

ใˆใˆใ€‚็”Ÿๆดปใฎๅˆฉไพฟๆ€งใฏใ‚‚ใจใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ€ใ‚ณใ‚นใƒˆ้ขใ‚’ๆŠœใใซใ—ใฆใฏไปฃๆ›ฟ็ด ๆใธใฎ็งป่กŒใฏ้›ฃใ—ใ„ใจใ„ใ†็พๅฎŸ็š„ใช่ชฒ้กŒใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ—ใ€‚

Yes. Setting aside the convenience of daily life, there's also the realistic challenge that it's difficult to switch to alternative materials without considering the cost aspect.

B
A

ไผๆฅญๅดใ‚‚็ด™็ด ๆใฎใƒ‘ใƒƒใ‚ฑใƒผใ‚ธใชใฉใ€้–‹็™บใ‚’ๆ€ฅใ„ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚

Companies also seem to be rushing development of paper packaging and such.

ใŸใ ใ€็ด™ใชใ‚‰ใ„ใ„ใ‹ใจใ„ใ†ใจใ€ๆฃฎๆž—ไผๆŽกใฎๅ•้กŒใ‚‚ๅ‡บใฆใใพใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใญใ€‚ๅ˜ใซ็ฆๆญขใ™ใ‚‹ใ ใ‘ใงใฏๆ นๆœฌ็š„ใช่งฃๆฑบใซใฏใชใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

However, if you say paper is fine, the problem of deforestation arises. Simply banning plastic is not a fundamental solution.

B
A

ใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ“ใใ€ใƒชใ‚ตใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒซๆŠ€่ก“ใ‚’ๅ‘ไธŠใ•ใ›ใคใคใ€ๅพช็’ฐๅž‹็คพไผšใ‚’ๆง‹็ฏ‰ใ™ใ‚‹ๅŠชๅŠ›ใ‚’ไธฆ่กŒใ—ใฆ้€ฒใ‚ใฆใ„ใในใใงใ™ใญใ€‚

That's true. That is precisely why we should proceed with efforts to build a circular society in parallel with improving recycling technology.

ๅŒๆ„Ÿใงใ™ใ€‚ใƒžใ‚คใƒใƒƒใ‚ฐใ‚’ไฝฟใ†ใชใฉใ€ๅฐใ•ใชไธ€ๆญฉใงใ‚‚ๅคšใใฎไบบใŒๅ–ใ‚Š็ต„ใ‚ใฐๅคงใใชๅŠ›ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใญใ€‚

I agree. Even if it's a small step like using a reusable bag, if many people work on it, it will become a great power.

B
A

ใฏใ„ใ€‚็งใŸใกไธ€ไบบใฒใจใ‚Šใฎ่กŒๅ‹•ใŒใ€ๆœชๆฅใฎๅœฐ็ƒใ‚’ๅฎˆใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซ็น‹ใŒใ‚‹ใจไฟกใ˜ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

Yes. I believe that the actions of each one of us will lead to protecting the Earth of the future.

ใใฎใŸใ‚ใซใ‚‚ใ€่กŒๆ”ฟใƒปไผๆฅญใƒปๅธ‚ๆฐ‘ใŒ้€ฃๆบใ—ใฆๅ–ใ‚Š็ต„ใ‚€ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใญใ€‚็ถ™็ถš็š„ใชๅ•“็™บๆดปๅ‹•ใ‚‚ๆฌ ใ‹ใ›ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

B

โญKey Expressions

๏ฝžใ‚’ใ‚ใใฃใฆ

Used to describe a topic or discussion involving multiple parties.

๏ฝžใซใปใ‹ใชใ‚‰ใชใ„

Strongly asserts the true nature or reason of something.

๏ฝžใฏใ‚‚ใจใ‚ˆใ‚Š

Used to state an obvious example followed by another one.

๏ฝžใ‚’่ฟฝๆฑ‚ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ใพใ‚Š

Describes a negative result caused by excessive action/state.

โ“Questions

1

Aใฏใ€ๆœ€่ฟ‘ใฎใ€Œใƒ—ใƒฉใ‚นใƒใƒƒใ‚ฏๅ‰Šๆธ›ใฎๅ‹•ใใ€ใซใคใ„ใฆไฝ•ใ‚’ไพ‹ใซๆŒ™ใ’ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.ใ‚นใƒˆใƒญใƒผใฎๅปƒๆญข
B.ใ‚ดใƒŸ็ฎฑใฎๅข—่จญ
C.ใƒšใƒƒใƒˆใƒœใƒˆใƒซใฎ็ฆๆญข
D.ใƒฌใ‚ธ่ข‹ใฎๆœ‰ๆ–™ๅŒ–
2

Bใฏใ€Œๆตทๆด‹ๆฑšๆŸ“ใฎๅ•้กŒใ€ใ‚’ใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ่กจ็พใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.ใ™ใใซ่งฃๆฑบใ™ใ‚‹
B.่ชฐใฎ่ฒฌไปปใงใ‚‚ใชใ„
C.ๆทฑๅˆปใชไบ‹ๆ…‹ใซใปใ‹ใชใ‚‰ใชใ„
D.ๅคงใ—ใŸใ“ใจใงใฏใชใ„
3

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

A.ๅˆฉไพฟๆ€งใฏใฉใ†ใงใ‚‚ใ„ใ„
B.ๅˆฉไพฟๆ€งใฏๅ…จใใชใ„
C.ๅˆฉไพฟๆ€งใฏใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใฎใ“ใจใ€ไป–ใซใ‚‚
D.ๅˆฉไพฟๆ€งใ ใ‘ใŒ้‡่ฆใ 
4

ไปฃๆ›ฟ็ด ๆใธใฎ็งป่กŒใŒ้›ฃใ—ใ„็†็”ฑใจใ—ใฆใ€ŒๆŠœใใซใ—ใฆใฏ่€ƒใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ€ใจ่จ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใฏไฝ•ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.่‰ฒใฎ็จฎ้กž
B.ใ‚ณใ‚นใƒˆ้ข
C.ใƒ‡ใ‚ถใ‚คใƒณ้ข
D.้‡ใ•
5

ใ€Œ่ฟฝๆฑ‚ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ใพใ‚Šใ€ใฎ็ตๆœซใจใ—ใฆ่ฟฐในใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏไฝ•ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.็”ŸๆดปใŒไธไพฟใซใชใฃใŸ
B.ๅœฐ็ƒใŒ็ถบ้บ—ใซใชใฃใŸ
C.ใŠ้‡‘ใŒ่ฒฏใพใฃใŸ
D.ใƒ—ใƒฉใ‚นใƒใƒƒใ‚ฏใซ้ ผใ‚Šใ™ใŽใฆใใŸ

๐Ÿ“šVocabulary

ใƒฌใ‚ธ่ข‹

ใ‚Œใ˜ใถใใ‚

plastic shopping bag

ๆœ‰ๆ–™ๅŒ–

ใ‚†ใ†ใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹

making something chargeable

ๆตทๆด‹ๆฑšๆŸ“

ใ‹ใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใŠใ›ใ‚“

ocean pollution

ๆทฑๅˆป

ใ—ใ‚“ใ“ใ

serious / severe

ใƒžใ‚คใƒใƒƒใ‚ฐ

ใพใ„ใฐใฃใ

reusable shopping bag

ไปฃๆ›ฟ็ด ๆ

ใ ใ„ใŸใ„ใใ–ใ„

alternative materials

ๅพช็’ฐๅž‹็คพไผš

ใ˜ใ‚…ใ‚“ใ‹ใ‚“ใŒใŸใ—ใ‚ƒใ‹ใ„

circular society (recycling)

ไธฆ่กŒใ™ใ‚‹

ใธใ„ใ“ใ†ใ™ใ‚‹

to run in parallel

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