Saturday, December 14, 2013

(会員)Dec. 6 英会話ライブレッスン News! 特定秘密保護法



1. They had a good turnout.  

2. They are against the bill. 

3. They are protesting. 

4. They are demonstrating. 

5. They are holding a rally against the bill. 

6. I participated in the demonstration.  

7. They are holding/staging a demonstration. 

8. 特定秘密保護法 The Special State Secrets Law.

9. Edward Snowden was a whistleblower.

10. He blew the whistle on the government's wrong doing. 政府の不正を暴露しました。

11. The problem with this law is that it's too vague. 

12. This law has many opponents. 

13. This law has many critics. 

14. This law has many detractors. 

15. This law many limit the freedom of the press. 

16. freedom of the press = 出版[報道・言論]の自由、自由な取材活動

17. The law would apply to four areas: defence, diplomacy, counter-terrorism, and counter-espionage. 

18. espionage スパイ行為、偵察、スパイ、諜報

19. Japan whistleblowers face crackdown under proposed state secrets law

20. air defense zone = 防空地帯

21. Mandela was an anti-apartheid hero. 

22. Children threatened with death if school doesn't cancel 'bonenkai'.
to threaten sb = 脅す, 威嚇する

23. Vibrate your scalp, reduce your stress. 

24. Diet enacts state secrets bill 
enact a bill = 法案を成立させる

25. Let's call it a night.




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