Topic N3
Japanese Learning
8. Discussion on Environmental Issues
N3 Conversation Lesson 8 - Discussion on Environmental Issues
๐ฌDialogue
ๆ่ฟใในใผใใผใงใฎใฌใธ่ขใๆๆๅใใใพใใใใญใใใคใใใฐใฏไฝฟใฃใฆใใพใใใ
Recently, plastic bags at supermarkets have started to incur a charge, right? Are you using a "my bag"?
ใใใๆๅใฏๅฐใไธไพฟใซๆใใพใใใใไปใฏใใคใใใฐใๆใกๆญฉใใฎใๅฝใใๅใซใชใใพใใใ
Yes. At first, I found it a bit inconvenient, but now carrying a "my bag" has become completely normal.
ใงใใใฌใธ่ขใ ใใๆธใใใฆใใใใฉในใใใฏใดใๅ จไฝใฎๅ้กใฏใชใใชใ่งฃๆฑบใใชใใจใใๅฃฐใใใใพใใใ
But there are voices saying that even if we only reduce plastic bags, the overall problem of plastic waste won't be easily solved.
็ขบใใซใใใงใใญใในใผใใผใซ่กใใจใ้ๅฐใชๅ ่ฃ ใใใใใใใซใฎๅ้กใๆทฑๅปใ ใจๆใใพใใ
That's certainly true. When I go to the supermarket, I also feel that problems with excessive packaging and plastic bottles are serious.
ๆฅๆฌใฏ็นใซๅๅใฎๅๅ ่ฃ ใๅคใใงใใใใญใๆธ ๆฝใงใใใใใฎๅใดใใๅขใใฆใใพใใพใใ
Japan in particular has a lot of individual packaging for products. It's clean, but it increases the amount of waste accordingly.
็ตๆธ็ใชๅฉ็ใไพฟๅฉใใๅชๅ ใใใฎใใใใใจใ็ฐๅขไฟ่ญทใๅชๅ ใใใฎใใ้ฃใใใใฉใณในใงใใญใ
Whether to prioritize economic profit and convenience or environmental protection is a difficult balance.
ๆ่ฟใฏใ่ฑใใฉในใใใฏใใๆฒใใฆใ้ฃฒ้ฃๅบใงในใใญใผใ็ด่ฃฝใซๅคใใๅใใๅขใใฆใใพใใ
Recently, with the slogan "plastic-free," moves to change straws to paper ones at restaurants are also increasing.
ๅฐใใชไธๆญฉใใใใใพใใใใไผๆฅญใฎๅใ็ตใฟใ ใใงใชใใๆถ่ฒป่ ไธไบบไธไบบใฎๆ่ญใๅคใใใใจใไธ็ชๅคงๅใ ใจๆใใพใใ
It might be a small step, but I think the most important thing is for not just corporate efforts, but each individual consumer's awareness to change.
ใใฎ้ใใงใใญใ็งใใงใใใ ใ็ก้งใชใดใใๅบใใชใใใใซใ่ฒทใ็ฉใฎๆใใๆฐใใคใใฆใใพใใ
Exactly. I also try to be careful from the time I shop so as not to produce unnecessary waste as much as possible.
็ด ๆดใใใใงใใญใ็งใฏๆ่ฟใใดใใฎๅๅฅใไปฅๅใใใ็ดฐใใ่กใใใใซใชใใพใใใ
That's wonderful. Lately, I've started sorting my garbage more detailedly than before.
ๅๅฅใฏๅบๆฌใงใใใใจใฆใ้่ฆใชใใจใงใใญใ่ณๆบใ็ก้งใซใใชใใใใซใๆฌ ใใใพใใใ
Sorting is basic, but it's a very important thing, isn't it? It is indispensable to avoid wasting resources.
ใฏใใใพใใฏใชใตใคใฏใซใๅพนๅบใใใใจใใๅงใใใใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใ
Yes, I think I'll start by being thorough about recycling for now.
ใไบใใซใๅฐใใใคใจใณใช็ๆดปใๅฟใใใฆใใใพใใใใ
Let's both try to keep an eco-friendly lifestyle in mind little by little.
ใใใๆชๆฅใฎ็ฐๅขใฎใใใซใงใใใใจใใใใฃใฆใใใใใงใใญใ
Yes, I want to do what I can for the future environment.
โญKey Expressions
ใใฎใๅฝใใๅใซใชใใพใใ
Doing ~ has become the norm / completely normal
ใใใฆใใใใฏ่งฃๆฑบใใชใ
Even if we ~, it won't solve ~
ใใๅชๅ ใใใฎใใใใๅชๅ ใใใฎใ
Whether to prioritize ~, or to prioritize ~
ใใๆฒใใฆ
Championing / Raising the slogan of ~
ใใๅฟใใใ
To keep in mind / To make an effort to ~
โQuestions
ในใผใใผใงใฎใฌใธ่ขใฏใฉใใชใใพใใใใ
ๆฅๆฌใงใฎใใใฑใผใธใณใฐ๏ผๅ ่ฃ ๏ผใซใคใใฆใใฉใฎใใใช็นๅพดใๆใใใใฆใใพใใใ
ใดใใๅขใใฆใใพใ่ฆๅ ใฎไธใคใจใใฆใไฝใๆใใใใฆใใพใใใ
Bใใใฏๆ่ฟใใฉใฎใใใชๅทฅๅคซใๅงใใพใใใใ
ไบไบบใไธ็ชๅคงๅใ ใจ่ใใฆใใใใจใฏไฝใงใใใ
๐Vocabulary
ใฌใธ่ข
ใใใถใใ
plastic bag
ๆๆๅ
ใใใใใใ
charging for
้ๅฐ
ใใใใ
excessive
ๅ ่ฃ
ใปใใใ
packaging
ๅๅ ่ฃ
ใใปใใใ
individual packaging
่ฑใใฉในใใใฏ
ใ ใคใทใใใกใฃใ
plastic-free
ๅฟใใใ
ใใใใใใ
to keep in mind
ใชใตใคใฏใซ
recycling
ๅๅฅ
ใถใในใค
sorting (garbage)
่ณๆบ
ใใใ
resources
ๅใ็ตใฟ
ใจใใใฟ
effort/initiative
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