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［演習］この 演習の目的 この演習では、文中にいくつかの未知語があったと仮定し、これを初めから伏せ字として読み進みます。 意味のわからない語句があっても読みを止めることなく、そのおおよその意味を推測しながら一定のペースで読み進み、全体の要旨を理解する習慣を養うための演習です。 演習の方法 [1] まず第１パラグラフをSG リーディングし、読了後、要旨をできるだけ簡潔な和文で口頭要約。 [2] 残りのパラグラフを SG リーディングし、それぞれ要旨を簡潔な和文で口頭要約。 [3] 最後に第１〜３パラグラフの伏せ字部分にそれぞれどのような意味の単語が入るか推測したのち、音声を聞いて確認。 |
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The second reason why Asia will not dominate relates to the first. Militarily, the US and Europe are very much ahead of Asia, and this will remain the case in the 21st century. Although military (......................) should be replaced somewhat by economic (.....................) as the main source of power in the 21st century, man is a very unpredictable creature, the world is still an unstable place, and the need for military capability will still be required for insurance against the Iraqs and the North Koreans of this world. And just as Great Britain ruled the waves in the 19th century, and as (.................) Americana’s defence (......................) protected much of the world in the latter half of the 20th century, a global ‘cop on the (...............)’, or a global policeman, is still required to ensure peace and (....................). 1) beat, 2) capability, 3) leverage, 4) pax, 5) stability, 6) umbrella And l just can’t foresee nations of Asia being in a position to co-operate on defence matters in the foreseeable future: Japan’s constitution effectively prevents its armed forces from (..................) outside Japan except on extremely (...................) peacekeeping operations; and there are more territorial (.....................) in this part of the world than in any other, for example, the Spratly Islands; and also China’s intentions on military matters are (................). * Spratly Islands 南沙諸島 1) disputes, 2) limited, 3) unclear, 4) venturing Now, all this means that there is an incentive for each option to look after its individual defence requirements individually, and not (...................), and the US will continue to be involved in the defence needs of region. It won’t want to, but if it doesn’t. the result may be instability in the region (..................) to US interests, and in a region that the US wants to be part of, even though it will find it (....................) difficult to be part of this region in the future. 1) collectively, 2) increasingly, 3) vital |
