今日の英語ニュース☆2023.11.25☆時事英語・ニュース英語を極める
このnoteの目的は、アメリカのニュース番組が理解出来るようになる方法を伝えることです。その方法とは、英語字幕を読みながら英語ニュースを毎日見続けること。 こんな感じです（サンプルのスクリーンショット）。
使う教材は、上のリンクの動画です。
アメリカの公共放送PBSのニュース番組で、質の高い報道に定評がありますが、残念なことに、字幕に誤りがかなり含まれていることがあります。番組がアメリカで放送されてから約２時間で最終版の字幕がアップロードされますので、時間的制約を考えれば誤りは仕方がないことかもしれません。
しかし、英語学習者の場合、字幕に誤りがあると、変だと思っても、それが本当に間違いなのか分からないことがあると思います。あるいは、間違いに気付かないこともあるかもしれません。ですから、正確な字幕が必要です。
そこで、約１時間の番組ですが、英語音声をすべて聞いて、字幕の明らかな誤りを訂正したものをダウンロードできるようにしています（少し下にあります）。この字幕ファイルと動画をダウンロードして再生ソフトで使ってください（上のスクリーンショット動画のように再生できます。英語が速すぎる場合は、あまりおすすめしませんが、再生速度の調節もできます）。
また、このnoteや字幕ファイルでは、辞書を調べても分からないような英語表現を説明しています（辞書を引けば分かる言葉は、自分で調べてください）。辞書に載ってないような表現、辞書にあっても意味がたくさんありすぎてどれなのか分からない言葉、文脈の中で特殊な使われ方をしている言葉、背景の知識がないと分からない部分、ニュース英語や時事英語の独特な表現、知っていると訳に立ちそうな表現などを説明しています（書き加えた説明は[* ……] ）。
それでは、今日も一緒に英語のニュースを見ていきましょう！
■ 英語字幕ファイルのダウンロード
[PBS NewsHour Nov. 24, 2023] の字幕ファイルのダウンロード
（この字幕ファイルはテキストエディタ（windowsの「メモ帳」など）で開くことも出来ますが、下の「字幕ファイルの使い方」のように再生ソフト（無料）で使うことをおすすめします。こんな感じに表示されます。）ブラウザーによってダウンロードがブロックされる場合ば、下のテキストファイルをダウンロードして拡張子.txtを .lrcに変更して使ってください(例えば、Chromeは、.lrcのようなあまり使われない拡張子のファイルを危険と判断することがあるようです)。
■ 動画サイトへのリンク
・直接動画サイトを見る場合のリンクです(リンク先字幕の誤りは元のまま)
・分からない言葉はこの２つの辞書でたいてい見つかると思います
・上の字幕ファイルには、約１時間の番組の全字幕と語句説明があります
・以下はサンプル程度です
[00:00] Introduction
[02:28]★今日のおすすめ★ Israeli physician describes mental and physical recovery ahead for released hostages
イスラエルとハマスの戦い４９日目／一時停戦と人質交換開始／07:12～ 解放された人質のトラウマのケアについてHagai Levine医師に聞く
The hostages released from Gaza face immense mental and physical trauma. Dr. Hagai Levine, the head of the medical and resilience team for the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, began to meet some of the 13 Israelis who once again are free. Nick Schifrin spoke with Levine about the recovery ahead.
《Today, Hamas released 13 Israelis and 11 Thai and Filipino workers kidnapped in the October 7 terrorist attack... The hostages range from 4 to 85 years old; Part of the deal was the release of 10 Thai and one Filipino worker kidnapped by Hamas, and 33 Palestinians who had been detained at Israel's Ofer Prison in the West Bank; 》
[04:04] BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, Israeli Prime Minister (through translator): Each and every one of them is a whole world, but I emphasize to you, the families and to you, the citizens of Israel, we are committed to the return of all our hostages. This is one of the goals of the war, and we are committed to achieving all the goals of the war.
[** 二日前の番組に「Saving one life is like saving an entire world」というユダヤのことわざが出て来ました。 ]
[13:16] Daughter of Israeli still held in Gaza discusses mixed feelings after 1st hostage release
解放されなかった人質の家族の複雑な想い
Twelve of the 13 Israeli hostages released from Gaza Friday were kidnapped from one kibbutz, Nir Oz. One out of four of Nir Oz’s residents were kidnapped or killed in the October 7 attacks. Chaim Peri is one of the hostages from the kibbutz who remains held in Gaza. His daughter, Noam Peri, joined Nick Schifrin to discuss the latest.
[14:46] About a month ago, we had you on the show. [** その時の番組 ] You were talking to my colleague Amna Nawaz, and you said that you had received a sign of life of your father from a hostage who had just been released, Yocheved Lifshitz.
[19:00] Qatari official on role in mediating Israeli hostage release and temporary cease-fire
人質交換を仲裁したカタールの首相顧問で外務省報道官Majid bin Mohammed Al Ansariへのインタビュー
The hostage deal between Israel and Hamas was mediated by Qatar. Dr. Majid bin Mohammed Al Ansari is an advisor to the prime minister of Qatar and the official spokesperson for the Qatari foreign ministry. He joined Nick Schifrin to discuss the release of the first set of hostages and the temporary cease-fire.
[23:31] News Wrap
今日のその他の主要ニュース
A wave of worker walkouts across Europe hit Amazon on Black Friday amid a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions, Russia and Ukraine escalated fighting in key areas as both sides try to make gains before the worst of winter sets in and a tense calm has returned in Dublin, Ireland, after anti-immigrant rioting.
《in Washington state, more than 400 Macy's employees walked off the job today at selected stores over safety concerns and pay demands; A tense calm has returned today in Dublin, Ireland, after anti-immigrant rioting. It began Thursday when three children were stabbed outside of school. Police arrested a suspect, who is still unidentified, but rumors spread he was a foreigner. With that, far-right protesters stormed the streets, burning buses, battling police and looting stores; The double amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted parole today in South Africa. He fatally shot his girlfriend in his apartment 10 years ago at the height of his worldwide fame. Pistorius said he thought an intruder had broken in, but he was convicted of murder and sentenced to 13 years in prison. He's scheduled to be released on January 5; 》
[24:06] NICK SCHIFRIN: Organizers said the Amazon strikes are planned to last through Cyber Monday.
[** Cyber Monday = The Monday after Thanksgiving, regarded as a day when many people shop online.]
[26:37] What parents of young athletes with repeated head injuries wish they had known earlier
スポーツに起因する慢性外傷性脳症（CTE）、３０歳未満で死亡した選手たちの親の声
For years, researchers have studied the effects repeated blows to the head have on athletes in pro football, hockey, soccer and other sports. Now, researchers at Boston University are conducting the first major study of CTE, the degenerative brain disease linked to repeated hits to the head, in athletes who died before their 30th birthday. John Yang reports.
《Researchers recently released findings based on the study of the brains of 152 athletes; 63 of them, more than 40 percent, had CTE; 48 of them played football, most of them no higher than high school or college. Some started playing tackle football when they were as young as 6. The main sports for others in the study included hockey, soccer and wrestling; CTE, of course, can't be diagnosed until after death. They can examine the brain after death; John Branch of The New York Times; 》
[26:51] JOHN YANG: Researchers at Boston University are conducting the first major study of CTE, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, in athletes who died before their 30th birthday. CTE is the degenerative brain disease linked to repeated hits to the head. Researchers recently released findings based on the study of the brains of 152 athletes; 63 of them, more than 40 percent, had CTE; 48 of them played football, most of them no higher than high school or college. Some started playing tackle football when they were as young as 6. The main sports for others in the study included hockey, soccer and wrestling.
[** chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) = 慢性外傷性脳症 ]
[29:30] I think there's a little bit of horror and regret. They think, oh, my gosh, what have I done to my child? What did I do to my child? What could we have done differently to prevent this? For the most part, they're the ones who (AUDIO GAP) [** 音声が途切れているが、唇を読むと… put them -- (their kids into football…) ] their kids into football. Some of them coached their kids in football. And now to find out that they had died and that they had CTE tells them that what -- all the things that they thought that they were doing right for their kids may have actually been one of the causes of death for their kids.
[34:14]★今日のおすすめ★ Lewiston families gather to reflect on tragedy and how to heal as a community
メイン州ルイストンの銃乱射事件から１ヵ月、それぞれの想い
Saturday marks one month since a mass shooter murdered 18 people and injured 13 others in Lewiston, Maine. PBS member station Maine Public recently brought together members of the Lewiston community for a special called, "Love Lewiston." Jennifer Rooks hosted the special and provided a space for families to reflect on the tragedy and discuss how to heal as a community.
[35:03] REBECCA HOFFMAN, Maine Health: My biggest advice would be is not to push it away, not to push those feelings away, but really to lean into them and to let yourself experience them.
[** to lean into = To accept and embrace something as a means of dealing with it or turning it into something positive (thefreedictionary) ]
[38:08] The issue with weapons, I think it's an issue that we have got to find consensus, we have got find compromise. If we go to each one of our silos, we're not going to solve this problem and we will be back here again.
[** silo = A self-enclosed group of like-minded individuals (wiktionary)]
[39:37] JENNIFER ROOKS: Given that we're -- and everyone in this community is really the walking wounded, how do we move forward?
[** walking wounded = People suffering from physical or psychological injuries or ailments who nevertheless carry out their daily lives as normal ]
[41:04]★今日のおすすめ★ Capehart and Johnson on Biden's foreign policy efforts and support for Israel
金曜恒例：２人の政治アナリストと今週を振り返る
Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Free Beacon editor-in-chief Eliana Johnson join Nick Schifrin to discuss the week in politics, including the Biden administration’s foreign policy efforts in the spotlight as U.S. officials push for more hostages to be released by Hamas and what’s ahead in the Republican presidential primary.
《Jonathan Capehart; Eliana Johnson, editor-in-chief, Washington Free Beacon; It is worth noting Hamas has already violated the terms of this agreement. The Red Cross was supposed to be permitted to see and evaluate the hostages. They were not permitted to do so. Civilians were not to return to the north of Gaza for their own protection. And Hamas is encouraging them to do so; 》
[45:10] And I would also say to my Democratic friends and to others, you got to remember, for all the talk about President Biden being oh so old and he's too old for the job, well, his 36 years in the Senate, eight years as vice president of the United States is coming in handy right now, when we most need it. This is the time when President Biden is at his best. He knows what he's doing.
[** oh so = very, extremely ]
[45:36] And I just wish that Democrats in general and the American public in particular would give him the grace and give him the room to exert American will and American pressure as much as he can on a situation that is infinitely more complex than a lot of his critics give it credit for.
[** < to give someone grace = 猶予を与える ]
[48:02] And I think for the folks who are battling it out for number two, the person with the wind at her -- wind in her sails and at her back is Nikki Haley.
[** < to have the wind in one's sails = To be in a position of great success or good fortune, which can help generate further success by giving one confidence, optimism, and determination //
wind at one's back = A favorable position that encourages forward momentum (as with a ship that has the wind at its back).]
[49:17] Of course, Donald Trump remains the strong front-runner, but we have seen crazier things happen. Never say never. There's another debate, at least one more, between now and then. And poll after poll shows that Republicans might say they support Trump, but they also say they're open to other candidates. So we will have to see what happens.
[** Never say never = Do not say that something is impossible, that it will never happen, or that you will never do it, because anything is possible.]
[51:21]★今日のおすすめ★ Charles Peters' legacy as 'the godfather of neoliberalism'
追悼：チャールズ・ピーターズ、新リベラル主義のドン
Longtime journalist Charles Peters, who was often called the godfather of neoliberalism, died Thursday at his home in Washington. Peters was once a state campaign manager for John F. Kennedy and later an executive at the Peace Corps. He was also the founding editor of the Washington Monthly, a journal where he challenged the core beliefs of both liberals and conservatives.
《Judy Woodruff sat down with Peters in 2017 to discuss how, for decades, he challenged the core beliefs of both liberals and conservatives; the snobbery that began with the anti-war movement; there was a feeling that the people who were against the war were morally superior to those who were for the war; you cite the greed that you saw crop up among people in Washington who came here originally to do public service, but then that changed; Charles Peters was 96 years old; 》
[51:21] NICK SCHIFRIN: Finally tonight: The longtime journalist who wrote the column "Tilting at Windmills," Charles Peters, often called the godfather of neoliberalism, died Thursday at his home in Washington. Peters was once a campaign staffer for John F. Kennedy and later an executive at the Peace Corps. He was also the founding editor of the small "Washington Monthly" political journal.
[** to tilt at windmills = To attack imaginary enemies < From a passage in the novel Don Quixote where the eponymous character tilts (i.e. jousts) at windmills that he has mistaken for giants ]
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