フランス2宝くじ

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“CARICATURES”
似顔絵には長い歴史がある。最近では犯罪捜査に使われたり，コミュニケーショ
ンの道具としても見直されている。似顔絵についての最新事情である。
WORDS & PHRASES
caricature
suspect [s´spekt]
witness
容疑者
目撃者
to presume
theft case
to depict
satirical [sət´rik(ə)l]
諷刺画
仮定する
celebrity [səlébrəti]
lofty
風刺の
有名人
高尚な
cell phone
携帯電話
窃盗事件
∼を描く
In the movie series Tora-san was depicted as a short-tempered but humorous and
warmhearted character.
（その映画のシリーズで寅さんは，短気だがユーモアがあって人情味のある人とし
て描かれた。）
to lend oneself to . . .
∼に適している，役に立つ
Movies and music are two topics that lend themselves well to discussion in English
conversation classes.
（映画と音楽は，英会話クラスの話し合いによく適した二つのトピックである。）
EXERCISES
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Watch the video and mark T for true or F for false.
1. Each prefecture has special police officers who draw pictures of the suspects.
(
)
2. President Bush received a caricature of himself, and so did Mr. Koizumi. (
)
3. Using computers you can change facial expressions of faces on digital photos.
(
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Watch the video again and choose the best answer.
1. Every year throughout Japan more than 9,000
(a) sketched suspects are arrested.
(b) witnesses come to police offices to describe
suspects.
(c) copies of drawings of each suspect are distributed.
(d) drawings of suspects are produced.
2. As compared with the man in the sketch, the
“suspicious” man
(a) looks a little older.
(b) has smaller eyes.
(c) has a sharper facial outline.
(d) has more gray hair.
3. This caricature commemorates Mr. Bush
(a) riding on horseback in Japan.
(b) trying to shoot arrows in Japan.
(c) watching Japanese archery.
(d) talking about a peace treaty with Mr. Koizumi.
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First carefully listen to the whole transcript. Then the seven sentences containing blanks
will be read again twice. Complete the blanks.
LISTENING POINTS
Kazumi Eihara opened a caricature shop on the Internet five
years ago. He draws sketches of clients on the screen, based on
digital photos they send him. Want to make your face unforgettable? He’ll add it to your name card or anywhere else . . . .
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q Seeing yourself 0000000000000000000000000000000000
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q 他人が見るとおり
w After 30 minutes . . . We’ll wait for all that coloring, and
we’ll 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0.
Some sketch artists have to rely on others for descriptions
of those unique features. They’re police officers drawing suspects’ faces from witnesses’ memories. Police in each prefecture have specialists who fight crime with pencils, rather than
w 後で見ます
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15
20
pistols. e Across the country more than 9,000 00000000000
0000000000000000000000000000000000000 0 in a year.
The training involves bringing form to other people’s memories. This woman, for example, is presumed to have passed a
suspicious-looking man. The man is portraying a suspect in a
theft case . . . .
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の数か?）
The artist, of course, can’t see the original face, and witnesses’ memories may fade . . . .
r As it turns out, the man in the sketch looks a bit younger,
but the drawing does capture his main features, especially
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e（年間 9,000 は何
r 鼻と顔の輪郭
Most character sketches, though, are just for fun. President
Bush took one home when he visited Japan in February. Prime
Minister Koizumi gave him this caricature as a souvenir of the
Japanese archery demonstration he saw. The sketch depicts the
President on horseback, about to shoot an arrow.
(Bush) “We’re fighting evil.”
The sketch was drawn by Shoji Yamafuji. He’s well-known
for his satirical portraits of celebrities and politicians.
(Shoji Yamafuji)
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“Character sketches lend themselves to conversation. t You
can talk about whether 00000000000000000000000000000
0000000000000000000 0. Portraits in frames seem too lofty to
talk about in this way.”
t それらが本物と似て
いるか
Mr. Yamafuji considers ukiyoe artist Sharaku his ancestor in
character drawing. He’s believed to have lived about 200 years
ago.
(Shoji Yamafuji)
“Sharaku captured the actors’ defects and their charms.
Other artists depicted actors as they appeared, but Sharaku
took the cosmetics off their faces and exposed them. That’s
why he was extraordinary. I’ve always wanted to draw like
him.”
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y Even if 00000000000 0000000000000000000000 000
000000000000 0, not to worry. Here we’ll be able to produce
sketches that would even surprise Sharaku.
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y たいした芸術家でな
くとも
The technology can produce a sketch from a digital photo in
an instant. A sensor in the camera reads lines of the face, eyes,
and nose. You can manipulate emotions as you like.
Catherine: So, what can we do with that? Oh, my gosh!
Wow! What happened to my eyes there? . . .
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Then you can send your face to a friend by cell phone. It’s a
quick way to show how you’re feeling. So, what’s my mood
today? You be the judge.
C: Well, Yuko, I’m pretty happy overall. This is the
picture that Mr. Eihara was sketching for me.
What do you think?
Yuko: u 000000000000000000000000000000000000000
000000000 0, but a little prettier, maybe.
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u 確かにあなたのよう
ですね
C: Well, Yuko, you are definitely going to get my
angry face e-mail.
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Fill in the blanks using the appropriate words from the list given below each sentence.
There is one extra word in each list.
1. 多くの古風な日本人男性は，衣服については妻のいうとおりに任せている。
(
their (
) (
)(
) Japanese men (
) advice about (
) (
).
)
on wives many for traditional clothes rely say
2. 宝くじの賞金を取りに来ない者は，権利を放棄したものと見なされる。
(
(
(
) not (
) (
).
)
) to pick (
t o have
(
) their lottery prizes
)
up
their
claim up those presumed appearing given are regarding
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3. あとで分かったことだが，その逮捕された政治家は容疑をかけられていた建設
会社から賄賂を受け取っていたということである。
As it (
(
) (
construction company.
)
(
),
the
(
) bribes (
)
) the (
politician
)
suspected in turned had accepted out arrested from
4. ベトナムには長い戦争の歴史がある。フランスそして合衆国と過去３０年以上
戦って来た。
Vietnam (
(
the (
) had a (
) France and (
) 30 years.
) (
) of wars. They
) the United States (
)
has then long history more past over fought
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. Describe the faces of two or three celebrities you know, for example, Prime
Minister Koizumi, President Bush, Julia Roberts, Michael Jackson, etc.
2. What are your favorite arts or performing arts (dance, music, theater performances)?
Why do you like them?
3. You can send pictures using a cell phone now. What other kinds of functions,
either possible or imaginary, would you like your cell phone to have?
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