英文速読　初級-14

　Besides the intellect, the power of concentration is a very important quality, which few people acquire except through education. It is true that it develops naturally to some extent, but people are not likely to acquire enough concentration without a long period of intellectual education.
　There are three qualities which distinguish perfect concentration from imperfect concentration: perfect concentration should be intense, prolonged and voluntary. Intensity is illustrated by the story of Archimedes. He is said to have taken no notice when the Romans came to kill him, because he was absorbed in a mathematical problem and bent on solving it. To be able to concentrate on the same thing for a long time is essential to difficult achievement. As long as the object is of great interest. This is brought about naturally.
　Most people can work on a mechanical puzzle for a long time, but this is not in itself very useful. To be really valuable, the concentration must also be under the control of the will. I think it is above all the control of the will that is nurtured by education.

　スラッシュを前置詞・接続詞・関係詞の前に入れて、文章を短く区切りながら、頭から読み進めます。

　　Besides the intellect, the power of concentration is a very important quality, which few people acquire /except through education. It is true /that it develops naturally /to some extent, but people are not likely to acquire enough concentration /without a long period of intellectual education.

　知性だけでなく、集中力はとても重要な資質であり、それを習得している人はほとんどいない、教育を通して以外は。それは事実である、集中力は自然に発達するというのは、ある程度、しかし人は十分な集中力を身につけることはありそうにない、知的教育の長い期間無しには。

　

　There are threequalities /which distinguish perfect concentration from imperfect concentration: perfect concentration should be intense, prolonged and voluntary. Intensity is illustrated /by the story of Archimedes. He is said to have taken no notice /when the Romans came to kill him, because he was absorbed in a mathematical problem and bent on solving it. To be able to concentrate on the same thing /for a long time /is essential to difficult achievement. As long as the object is of great interest. This is brought about naturally.

　3つの特質がある、それは完全な集中力と不完全な手中力を区別する、つまり完全な集中力は強くそして、持続性があり、自発的であるべきだというものだ。強さは描かれている、アルキメデスの物語に。彼は気づかなかったと言われている、ローマ人が彼を殺しに来た時、なぜなら彼は数学の問題に没頭し、それを解くのに夢中だったからだ。同じ一つの事に集中できるという事は、長い間、困難な達成には不可欠だ。対象がとてもおもしろいものである限り、これは自然にもたらされる。