lesson7(n_5) 予習 / article
Pranksters are posing health issues and harming the reputation of Japan's conveyor-belt sushi restaurants. Several diners have posted prank videos on social media. These include people licking soy sauce bottles and chopsticks, and licking their fingers and then touching the food on the revolving belt. This has shocked people in Japan. They are calling it "sushi terrorism". The incidents made the share prices of a leading sushi chain plummet. Many restaurants have taken action to combat the pranksters. They have installed security cameras and provided disinfected eating utensils.
| 単語 | 品詞 | 意味 |
|---|---|---|
| Pranksters | 名詞 | いたずら好きな人々 |
| harming | 動詞（現在分詞） | 害を与える、傷つける |
| prank videos | 名詞 | いたずらのビデオ |
| licking | 動詞（現在分詞） | なめる |
| and then | 接続詞 | そしてその後 |
| revolving | 形容詞 | 回転する、循環する |
| incidents | 名詞 | 事件、出来事 |
| plummet | 動詞 | 急落する、急降下する |
| combat | 動詞 | 対処する、戦う |
| disinfected | 形容詞 | 消毒された、殺菌された |
フレーズ
posing health issues
"posing"はここでは「引き起こす」「もたらす」という意味で使われている。いたずら行為によって健康に影響が及ぶ可能性があることを示している。
Sushi restaurants are ubiquitous in Japan. They offer good quality, cheap food in an informal, spotlessly clean, casual setting. Industry analysts are saying sushi terrorism could threaten (ˈθretn) the future of revolving sushi restaurants. One video clip has been viewed 40 million times. The restaurant the prankster targeted has filed a lawsuit against him. It is claiming compensation for damages. A newspaper reported that there is a lot of outrage on social media from Japanese people. They believe the pranksters are showing "contempt for the country's high standards of hygiene".
| 単語 | 品詞 | 意味 |
|---|---|---|
| ubiquitous | 形容詞 | どこにでも存在する、至る所に普及している |
| spotlessly | 副詞 | 完全に清潔で、欠点や汚れが一切なく |
| threaten | 動詞 | 脅威を与える、脅す |
| has filed | 動詞句 | 提出した、申し立てた |
| lawsuit | 名詞 | 訴訟、裁判 |
| claiming compensation | 動詞句 | 補償を要求する、賠償を主張する |
| a lot of outrage | 名詞句 | 多くの憤り、激しい怒り |
| contempt | 名詞 | 軽蔑、軽視 |
| hygiene | 名詞 | 衛生、衛生状態 |
