2026年5月31日日曜日
[惹句どんどん] アーサー・ビナード（詩人）
よくよく考えれば、「平和」の反対語は
「戦争」じゃなっくて「ペテン」だとわかります。
ぼくらがペテンにひっかかるところから、
もう戦争は始まっています。
『新・戦争のつくりかた What Happens Before War?』
帯文より
ハチドリ舎のイベントで取り上げられた絵本です。
2026年5月30日土曜日
[自分史のレッスン] ゆらり湯らりと六十年
母方の祖父が広島市内で公衆浴場を経営していて、
小学校２年生まで毎日公衆浴場に入っていました。
お風呂回りでまとめた自分史です。
あれから数年、孫は４人になりました。
[広島掃除に学ぶ会] ５月３０日（土曜日）袋町公園公衆トイレ清掃、公園内ゴミ拾い
広島掃除に学ぶ会は、５月３０日（土曜日）ゴミゼロの日、袋町公園公衆トイレ清掃と公園内のゴミ拾いを行いました。７名の参加がありました。袋町公園の公衆トイレはコンパクトなトイレで隅々まできれいになりました。参加された皆様ご苦労様でした。
2026年5月29日金曜日
[積読立読斜読] 『人生をひらく１００の金言』（鍵山秀三郎著、致知出版、２０１７年）
２４ 凡事徹底
「凡事徹底」とは、
一、すべてに行き届いていること
二、その人の言っていることと行動が一貫していること
三、すべてを活かしつくすこと
ということで、容易ならぬことです。
2026年5月28日木曜日
2026年5月26日火曜日
[晴れときどき英語のお勉強] 『英語で話す力』（長尾和夫＋アンディ・バーガー著、三修社、２０２５年）
9:46 2026/05/26
Unit 16 Is nuclear energy safe for earthquake-prone Japan?
主張A 賛成 基準や罰則を強化して稼働を継続すべき
Japan is a major industrial county with a population avobe 100 million. I wonder if people realize just how much energy it takes to keep such a country running. Lacking abundant fossil fuel deposits, we need nuclear energy to play an important role in meeting our energy requirements. The Fukushima accident was a disaster, but it ultimately came down to human error. I am furious about the lax safety standards at the plant, every time I think about it. But that doesn't mean we should shut down our nuclear program. Rather, what it means is that we should increase inspections, increase training, and increase penalties for infractions. People working at the plants face the greatest risks. You would think that even if they can't be bothered to think about the safety of the country, they would want to do whatever it takes to protect themselves!
abundant:豊富な
fossil fuel:化石燃料
come down to:結果的に
infraction:違反
You would think that...:（仮定）「普通は…だと思うでしょう？（実際は違う）
be bothered to ...:わざわざ～する
furious:憤慨する
主張B 反対 被爆国、地震大国の日本に原発は不要だ
Japan is uniquely aware of the horrors of radiation. As the only country ever to be attacked with nuclear weapons, our position is unique. Furthermore, as a country that experiences more than 10% of the planet's eathquakes, we are doubly unique. Therefore, I am a big 'NO' when it comes to nuclear enery. It isn't worth it. When the Fukushima meltdown happened, I was traumatized. It felt like the monster that destoryed Hiroshima and Nagasaki had awoken to do more damege to my country. I still live in fear of the next accident being far worse. There have to be otehr ways to supply our energy needs without threatening our lives. Japan is one of the world's top enginearing countries. Surely we have the ability to prodyce safe, sustainable and renewable energy. What we need is the political will to do so.
renewable:再生できる
political will:政治的意思
主張C 別視点 将来的に原発はよる安全になるだろう
I believe that Japan has not been cautious enough in its adoption of nuclear power. It is obviously risky to build nuclear powe plants on an island archipelago the experiences frequent earthquakes. On the other hand, one thing that many people don't reralize is tha tnuclear energy in envolving, with producers putting increasing safety at the top of their priorities. We aren't there yet, but I believe the day will soon arrive when nuclear energy is among the safest enery options available. Certainly safer than offshore drilling. Just think of all the horrendous oil spills that happen far too often. And even oil spills have become less common due to increased safety innovations implemented by the fossil fuel industry. Nuclear energy is a renewable energy tha has great potential; a potential tha can be fully realized once it has become safer.
cautious:慎重な、注意深い
adoption:採用
archipelago：列島
evolve:進化する
offshore drilling:海洋掘削
horrendous:ひどく悪い
implement:実施する
It is obviously risky to...:することは明らかに危険を伴う
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