lesson5(n_4) 予習 / article
Japan's government has lowered the age at which people become adults. It is the first time since 1876 that this has happened. From the year 2022, teenagers will become adults at the age of 18, which is two years earlier than the age at which adulthood currently legally happens. However, even though the age has been lowered, there are still certain things that will not change. The legal age for drinking alcohol, smoking and gambling will remain fixed at 20. The new law will enable 18-year-olds to get married without parental consent, and allow them to apply for loans and credit cards. Transgender men and women aged 18 and over will be able to apply to courts to have their gender officially recognized.
The new law has been passed in an effort to bring about social and economic change in Japan. The government hopes to see an increase in the number of young people getting married and starting families. This will help to address the nation's dwindling birth rate and ageing population. Greater financial freedoms could be a boost to the economy and provide more tax revenue. This is vital for a government struggling to cope with increasing pension and healthcare payments. Many of Japan's young people were more concerned about how the law would affect the traditional Coming of Age Day. This is a national holiday held in January in which 20-year-olds dress up in traditional kimonos to celebrate adulthood.
even though ：それでも
gambling：ギャンブル
courts：裁判所
passed : 通された
in an effort to : しようとして
bring about : 引き起こす
address：本気で取り掛かる / 話しかける・扱う
dwindling : dwindle だんだん小さくなる、次第に減少する、やせ細る
birth rate : 出生率
ageing population：高齢化
Greater financial freedoms：より大きな経済的な自由
provide more tax revenue. ：税収の増加や拡大
vital ：重要・肝心
struggling：struggle 奮闘する / 取り組む
to cope with：対処する
pension：年金
Coming of Age Day：成人の日
■要約
「Can you summarize the article for me?」
↓
★ Ok, I'll start doing that.
Ok, I'll get started.
要約する際は、「この記事は〜です」と言う。
★The article discusses the change in the age of adulthood in Japan, which had remained at 20 years old for about 140 years but was lowered to 18 years old in 2022.
この記事は変化を話してます ← 日本の成人年齢 ← 年齢は140年そのまま ← でも年齢は2022年に引き下げられた。
★Altouhgh the age has changed,
the legal drinking, smoking, and gambling ages still remain at 20.
成人年齢は変更になったが、飲酒・タバコ・ギャンブルは20歳のままです。
★Also individuals can now get marriged at 18,
and they are allowed to have credit cards and apply for lones.
結婚は男女とも18歳でできるようになり、クレジットカードを持つこと、ローンの申し込みが可能になりました。
今:now + できる:can = できるようになる
★The goverment anticipates that these changes will help increse the birth rate and stop aging population.
政府は期待している → この変化は助ける ← 出生率増加 and 高齢化止めること
★Also as individuals start paying pension and healthcare payments from 18years old, it's expected to increase in tax revenue.
18歳から年金と健康保険料を支払わなくてはならないので、税収も増加します。
■ どう思う？
「how do you feel about this article?」
★ the lowring of age of adulthood
成人年齢の引き下げについては賛成です。
★But, Not all 18years, some people of them are still immature.
I was thinking like I am a adulte
I can't really say that if i was responsible as adult
ただ、自分が18歳の頃は、私って大人！って感じていたけど、
今の自分から見ると18歳はまだ未熟です。少なくとも私は
大人として責任もてるかと言われるとyesとは言えない。
★chance （きっかけ）what you woulid like to do, Japan's future, and politics
Becoming adults will provide a good opportunity for young individuals to think about what I want to do in the future and Japan'spolitics. So I believe it's important for them to think these things from a yang ages.
成人になることは、将来のことや政治について考えるきっかけになると思います。
早い年齢から意識することは大事だと思う。
★
I have a responsibility to my child, so I need to educate my daughter about the dangers of credit cards use and the risk of appry for lone before she turns 18.
As I said, I was still child when I was 18, so I worry about these matters.
18年後に娘も成人しますが、クレジットカードを持ったり、ローンを組めると言う点は少し心配です。
それまでにリスクについて説明しなければならないと思います。
so I mostly agree the change of age. that's it.
■ 雑談
college students of art // studying art, drawing pictures
At work, find (ファインド), what the client require, different than ever
自分が18歳の頃・・・
私は芸術大学で勉強しながら、
父もデザイナーなのでお手伝いしていました。インターンみたいな。でも無給です。
仕事では自分の書きたいものじゃなく、人が求めているものを見つけなければならない。
大学では好きなことができて楽しかったから、そのギャップに悩んでいました。
結局デザイナーになって良かった。
お客さんの求めてるものを作ることも楽しいと思えるようになったから。
★
become adliuthood / it was ever event friends in hight school /
for the first time in a while / As the change of the age happen, 18s dont feel like it's been a while
来年は、18歳・19歳・20歳が同時に成人式を迎えるでしょう。
今まで成人式は、高校生の頃の友達に久しぶりに会えるイベントだったけど、来年の新成人の一部の人は久しぶりに会う楽しみはないでしょう。
