異文化ディスカッション (39) The Similarities and Differences between China and Japan

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この番組「異文化ディスカッション」では、広島大学に学ぶ留学生をゲストに招き、東広島での学生生活や、身近な話題について英語で話してもらいます。



今回から４か月にわたり、中国出身のKyoとTengの二人に登場してもらいます。今回のテーマは、「日中比較あれこれ」です。日本人と中国人は、どこが似ていて、どこが違うのでしょうか。



聞き手：Joe Lauer（広島大学外国語教育研究センタ―）



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friction

= bad relations



to promote

= to encourage



a college teacher

= a university teacher



linguistics

= the study of language



second language acquisition

= 第二言語習得



the Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences

= 大学院総合科学研究科



Chongqing

= one of China’s largest cities, there are about 30 million people in and around the city, which is much larger than the Tokyo area. The city is just east of Sichuan Province. The Yangtze River flows through Chongqing.



a senior

= a 4th-year student



a value

= 価値観



Confucianism

= 儒学



seniors

= older people (Note: In standard English, “older people” is more frequently and properly used.)



writing characters

= writing symbols or letters



a staple food

= a main food



a personality

= 性格



to be open

= to express opinions, to be friendly, to not be shy



to be depressed

= to feel very sad



in some aspects

= in some ways



appreciation

= being thankful to someone



refusal

= saying “no”



apologies

= saying “sorry”



to be talkative

= to like to talk a lot



to be familiar with

= to know



a dialog

= a conversation



natto

= fermented beans



junk food

= snacks (such as potato chips and chocolate) and fast food. These are not very healthy.



varieties

= different kinds



rarely

= almost never



to pop to mind

= to quickly come up as thoughts



technical schools

= 工業学校



electives

= school courses which are not required. Students can freely choose them.



to be valid

= 有効



to be inherited

= to be given to children (especially valuable things, such as homes and land)



purely

= only



a mansion

= a condominium (Note: Actually, the word “mansion” means “a very large and beautiful house” in standard English. The speakers probably mean “a condominium” here. A condominium looks like an apartment, but it is owned by the person living there.)



a nuclear family

= a family with parents and children, not including grandparents and other relatives



agriculture

= farming



a landlord

= a person who owns the land



rural

= countryside, not city



to afford to

= to financially be able to



instruments

= 器具、道具 (Note: Kyo probably means “equipment” here. 機械)



confidence

= 自信



mutual understanding

= understand each other