長文内容に関する問のあとに、
このような問が設けられています。
Do you think local dialects and accents
should be preserved? Give two specific
reasons to support your opinion.
Write your answer in English in the space provided.
語数指定がないのですが、例年通りの量だと
80～100語程度の答案になるようです。
でも今回は・・・書くことがたくさんあって、
最初はかるーく110語をオーバー笑
100語程度って言われても、さすがに多いな？
100±5語くらいに収めたい・・・
なんとか削って削って、
99語にまで減らしました！
むろん「保存すべき」の立場から、
以下のように作ってみました。
We should try to preserve
local dialects and accents
for emotional and cultural
reasons. First, local dialects
and accents, although they
are relatively minor,
reflect unique cultre or
aesthetic sense. Such native
culture and sense of beauty is
part of their history.
Disappearance of local
dialects and accents means
that local people will lose
their intangible home.
Second, if we leave local
dialects and accents disappearing,
the number of their speakers
will also decrease. Once the
speakers disappear, it will be
almost impossible to revive
the fading language and
culture. Loss of language is a
big drawback in human history.
