Topic N3

N3 2165๐Ÿ—ฃ Conversation

25. Energy and Environment

N3 Conversation Lesson 25 - Energy and Environment

๐Ÿ’ฌDialogue

A

ๆœ€่ฟ‘ใ€้›ปๆฐ—ไปฃใฎๅ€คไธŠใŒใ‚ŠใŒ็ถšใ„ใฆใ„ใฆๅคงๅค‰ใงใ™ใญใ€‚

Lately, electricity prices have been continuing to rise, which is tough.

ๆœฌๅฝ“ใงใ™ใญใ€‚็”ŸๆดปใŒ่‹ฆใ—ใใชใ‚‹ใซใคใ‚Œใฆใ€็œใ‚จใƒใธใฎๆ„่ญ˜ใŒ้ซ˜ใพใฃใฆใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

True. As life gets harder, awareness of energy saving has increased.

B
A

ใ‚ใŒๅ›ฝใ‚‚ใ€ๅŒ–็Ÿณ็‡ƒๆ–™ใจใจใ‚‚ใซๅ†็”Ÿๅฏ่ƒฝใ‚จใƒใƒซใ‚ฎใƒผใฎๅฐŽๅ…ฅใ‚’ๆ€ฅใ„ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

Our country is also rushing to introduce renewable energy along with fossil fuels.

ๅคช้™ฝๅ…‰ใ‚„้ขจๅŠ›็™บ้›ปใชใฉใงใ™ใญใ€‚ๅฐ†ๆฅใซใ‚ใŸใฃใฆๅฎ‰ๅฎšใ—ใŸไพ›็ตฆใŒใงใใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ„ใฎใงใ™ใŒใ€‚

Solar and wind power, right? I hope we can provide a stable supply far into the future.

B
A

ใˆใˆใ€‚ใŸใ ใ€ๅคฉๅ€™ใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆ็™บ้›ป้‡ใŒๅทฆๅณใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†่ชฒ้กŒใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

Yes. However, there's also the challenge that the amount of power generation is affected by the weather.

่“„้›ปๆฑ ใฎๆŠ€่ก“ใŒ้€ฒใ‚€ใซใคใ‚Œใฆใ€ใใฎๅ•้กŒใ‚‚่งฃๆฑบใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚

As battery storage technology advances, that problem will likely be solved.

B
A

ใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ไธ€ไบบไธ€ไบบใŒ้›ปๆฐ—ใ‚’ๅคงๅˆ‡ใซไฝฟใ†ใ“ใจใฏใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใ€ๅ›ฝใƒฌใƒ™ใƒซใงใฎๅฏพ็ญ–ใ‚‚ไธๅฏๆฌ ใงใ™ใ€‚

Right. While it's natural for each individual to use electricity carefully, national-level measures are also indispensable.

่‡ช็„ถใ‚’ๆใชใ†ใ“ใจใชใใ€่ฑŠใ‹ใช็”Ÿๆดปใ‚’็ถญๆŒใงใใ‚‹ๆ–นๆณ•ใ‚’ๆจก็ดขใ—ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใญใ€‚

We must explore ways to maintain a rich lifestyle without damaging nature.

B
A

้›ฃใ—ใ„่ชฒ้กŒใงใ™ใŒใ€ๆฌกไธ–ไปฃใฎใŸใ‚ใซไปŠใ€็งใŸใกใŒใงใใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’็ฉใฟ้‡ใญใฆใ„ใใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚

It's a difficult task, but let's accumulate what we can do now for the next generation.

่ณ›ๆˆใงใ™ใ€‚็งใ‚‚ใพใšใฏใ€ใ“ใพใ‚ใซ้›ปๆฐ—ใ‚’ๆถˆใ™ใ“ใจใ‹ใ‚‰ๅง‹ใ‚ใพใ™ใ€‚

I agree. I'll start by switching off the lights frequently.

B
A

็งใ‚‚ใ€ใ‚จใ‚ขใ‚ณใƒณใฎๆธฉๅบฆ่จญๅฎšใ‚’่ฆ‹็›ดใ™ใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใงใ™ใ€‚

I also plan to review the temperature setting of my air conditioner.

ๅฐใ•ใชใ“ใจใงใ‚‚ใ€ใฟใ‚“ใชใง็ถšใ‘ใ‚Œใฐๅคงใใชๆˆๆžœใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใญใ€‚

Even small things can lead to great results if everyone continues doing them together.

B

โญKey Expressions

ใ€œใซใคใ‚Œใฆ

As ~ / Along with ~

ใ€œใจใจใ‚‚ใซ

Together with / Along with ~

ใ€œใซใ‚ใŸใฃใฆ

Over / Throughout ~

ใ€œใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆ

Because of / Depending on ~

ใ€œใ“ใจใชใ

Without doing ~

โ“Questions

1

็”ŸๆดปใŒ่‹ฆใ—ใใชใ‚‹ใซใคใ‚Œใฆใ€ใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชๆ„่ญ˜ใŒ้ซ˜ใพใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ‹ใ€‚

A.็œใ‚จใƒใธใฎๆ„่ญ˜
B.ใŸใใ•ใ‚“่ฒทใ„็‰ฉใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ๆ„่ญ˜
C.้‹ๅ‹•ใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ๆ„่ญ˜
D.ๆ—…่กŒใซ่กŒใๆ„่ญ˜
2

ๅŒ–็Ÿณ็‡ƒๆ–™ใจใจใ‚‚ใซๅฐŽๅ…ฅใ‚’ๆ€ฅใ„ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใฏไฝ•ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.็Ÿณ็‚ญ
B.ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„่ปŠ
C.ๅ†็”Ÿๅฏ่ƒฝใ‚จใƒใƒซใ‚ฎใƒผ
D.ๅค–ๅ›ฝใฎใŠ้‡‘
3

ๅ†็”Ÿๅฏ่ƒฝใ‚จใƒใƒซใ‚ฎใƒผใฎ่ชฒ้กŒใฏไฝ•ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.่‰ฒใŒๆ‚ชใ„
B.้‡ใ„ใ“ใจ
C.ๅๅ‰ใŒ้•ทใ„
D.ๅคฉๅ€™ใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆ็™บ้›ป้‡ใŒๅทฆๅณใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ“ใจ
4

่“„้›ปๆฑ ใฎๆŠ€่ก“ใŒ้€ฒใ‚€ใจใ€ใฉใ†ใชใ‚‹ใจๆœŸๅพ…ใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.้›ปๆฐ—ใŒใ‚‚ใฃใจ้ซ˜ใใชใ‚‹
B.ๅคฉๅ€™ใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹็™บ้›ป้‡ใฎๅ•้กŒใŒ่งฃๆฑบใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹
C.้›ปๆฐ—ใŒใชใใชใ‚‹
D.ใƒญใƒœใƒƒใƒˆใŒใงใใ‚‹
5

่ฑŠใ‹ใช็”Ÿๆดปใ‚’็ถญๆŒใ™ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซไฝ•ใŒๅฟ…่ฆใ ใจ่ฟฐในใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.่‡ช็„ถใ‚’ๆใชใ†ใ“ใจ
B.ๆ˜”ใฎ็”Ÿๆดปใซๆˆปใ‚‹ใ“ใจ
C.่‡ช็„ถใ‚’ๆใชใ†ใ“ใจใชใใ€ๆ–นๆณ•ใ‚’ๆจก็ดขใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจ
D.ไฝ•ใ‚‚ใ—ใชใ„ใ“ใจ

๐Ÿ“šVocabulary

ๅ€คไธŠใŒใ‚Š

ใญใ‚ใŒใ‚Š

price increase

ๅŒ–็Ÿณ็‡ƒๆ–™

ใ‹ใ›ใใญใ‚“ใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†

fossil fuel

ๅ†็”Ÿๅฏ่ƒฝ

ใ•ใ„ใ›ใ„ใ‹ใฎใ†

renewable

ไพ›็ตฆ

ใใ‚‡ใ†ใใ‚…ใ†

supply

่“„้›ปๆฑ 

ใกใใงใ‚“ใก

storage battery

ๅทฆๅณใ™ใ‚‹

ใ•ใ‚†ใ†ใ™ใ‚‹

to influence/govern

ๆฌกไธ–ไปฃ

ใ˜ใ›ใ ใ„

next generation

็ฉใฟ้‡ใญใ‚‹

ใคใฟใ‹ใ•ใญใ‚‹

to accumulate/pile up

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