今日の英語ニュースから [2023.01.06]
今週からPBS NewsHourの司会者が代わりました。３０年以上この番組を見続けていますが、最初は白人男性２人の司会でした。それを考えると、週末版の新司会者も含めて、新しい顔ぶれは感慨深いものがあります。
PBS NewsHour Jan. 5, 2023
この番組には英語字幕がついていますが、誤りや省略が少なくありません。約１時間の番組ですが、実際に英語をすべて聞いて、明らかな誤りなどを訂正し、私が気になった語句の説明などを加えて、字幕ファイルを作りました（訂正箇所は大文字表記、書き加えた説明は[* ] ）。
■ 英語字幕のダウンロード
字幕を読みながらニュース動画を見てください。最初は難しすぎて無理だと感じるかもしれません。でも、一年間続ければ、違いを実感できるはずです。
この番組が分かるくらいの英語力があれば、英語で苦労することはまずないでしょう。資格や受験のための英語ではなく（まあ、それにも役立つでしょうが）、コミュニケーションの道具としての英語、一生ものの英語が身につきます。受験英語のような浅薄で重箱の隅をつつくような英語ではなく、世界に通用する骨太の英語と言っていいと思います。
■ 動画サイトへのリンク
（字幕ファイルがメインで、ここからは おまけ。辞書に載っていない表現や気になった表現を書き出しています）
[15:06] 飴と鞭の移民政策変更、移民救済団体責任者に聞く
[16:32] So, we're grateful to see the expanded use of humanitarian parole,[* Foreign residents with an emergency situation requiring them to travel to the U.S. may be able to enter with a form of discretionary relief called humanitarian parole. https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/what-is-humanitarian-parole.html] but we can't crack
[21:00] fusion center（脅威情報の横断的共有センター）の問題点
[22:33] Fusion centers were created after the intelligence failures leading up to 9/11, designed to be a national network that could more effectively share information between federal, state and local law enforcement. [* fusion centerの Wikipediaの説明＝Fusion centerIn the United States, fusion centers are designed to promote information sharing at the federal level between agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Department of Justice, and state, local, and tribal law enforcement.]
[28:12]★今日のおすすめ★ 選挙結果否定派の中間選挙敗北でも残る影響、２人の研究者に聞く
[29:42] Kim, Congress recently passed reforms to the 1987 Electoral Reform Act [*この部分は言い間違い。後で訂正があるが、正しくはthe 1887 Electoral Count Act].
[30:05] the Electoral Count Act, which was the law that Trump and his associates are trying to game [* to game =to manipulate, exploit, or cheat in (a system, a situation, etc.) slyly or dishonestly for personal gain (Merriam-Webster)] by making January 6 an event where the results of the election might have been overturned.
[33:48] In fact, the worry is that what this has done now is set a new standard for what counts as not outrageous enough to not hold off this behavior. [* as outrageous-enough-to-not-hold-office behavior か？]
[34:07] So the worry is that this isn't really just about one person or isn't just about one day, January 6, but that it's something that really has become part of a culture of a whole political party in the United States, and in a two-party system that can't exactly do without one party [* and in a two-party system, you can't exactly do without one party か？].
[36:48]★今日のおすすめ★ ベネディクト１６世の葬儀と遺産
[38:19] FATHER ROGER LANDRY, Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts: Catholics will say that Joseph Ratzinger, Benedict XVI, is the greatest theologian to occupy the chair of Peter [* = Chair of Saint Peter. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chair_of_Saint_Peter ] here in Rome in at least 1,600 years.
[42:30] FATHER ROGER LANDRY: He was the tip of the spear [* =The foremost person or group; those on the front lines. (Wiktionary)] there, exercising a lot of the courage that he displayed in other parts of his life.
[42:56] 連邦取引委員会、競業避止義務条項禁止を提案
[42:56] AMNA NAWAZ: The Federal Trade Commission today issued a proposal banning noncompete clauses [* noncompete clause = (law) A provision within a business agreement or employment contract which stipulates that the contracting party must abstain from competitive practices not in the interests of an identified firm, such as starting a competing business or accepting a job with a competitor, and often extending for a period of time after the termination of the original employment or other business relationship. (Wiktionary) 競業避止義務条項] that prevent workers from switching employers or starting a new business.
[43:32] So, most people think of noncompetes [* noncompete = noncompete clause ] and associate them with high-paying jobs, tech workers and so on.
[47:58] Damar Hamlinの高校時代のコーチに聞く
[50:16] He just seemed to be level-headed and steady-as-she-goes. [* steady-as-she-goes =(idiomatic) steady; careful; avoiding sudden change < steady as she goes = (nautical) A cry to a helmsman to keep on the current course.(Wiktionary)]
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