ニュースで学ぶ現代英語 24/4/1(月)-4/5(金)
ニュースで学ぶ現代英語 24/4/1(月)-4/5(金)
ニュースで学ぶ現代英語 24/4/1(月) ミャンマー 徴兵避け若者の出国相次ぐ
MYANMAR YOUTHS TRY TO AVOID CONSCRIPTION
Myanmar youths try to avoid conscription
2024年3月10日のニュース
A growing number of young people in Myanmar are trying to flee to neighboring Thailand to avoid compulsory military service announced by the junta one month ago.
Myanmar’s junta said last month that men aged 18 to 35 and women aged 18 to 27 must do military service for up to two years.
The announcement prompted citizens subject to the call-up to try to escape Myanmar. Many swarmed foreign missions, including the Thai embassy in Yangon, to obtain long-term visas.
A university in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai received 2,100 applications to take entrance exams earlier this month for 100 places at its English-language department. Most of the applicants were from Myanmar.
(32-year-old applicant from Yangon)
“My twin brother and all my friends are on the side of pro-democracy forces. I have no intention of joining the military to shoot them.”
The junta said it will call up the first batch of 5,000 people in April.
ニュースで学ぶ現代英語 24/4/2(火) 鳥山明さん死去 世界から惜しむ声
WORLD MOURNS ‘DRAGON BALL’ MANGA ARTIST TORIYAMA AKIRA
World mourns ‘Dragon Ball’ manga artist Toriyama Akira
2024年3月8日のニュース
Manga fans around the world are mourning the death of a Japanese master artist. Toriyama Akira created Dragon Ball, one of the most popular works in the history of the genre. He died last week at the age of 68.
His career in manga began in 1978. Two years later, Toriyama began a serial titled “Dr. Slump.”
In 1984, Toriyama launched “Dragon Ball,” featuring a boy with superhuman strength. Son Goku’s adventures involving wish-granting balls and battles against a variety of villains fascinated fans across the globe. The series sold a total of 260 million copies.
(Fan from Shanghai)
“His works feature a sense of justice. They helped me to make friends. It’s definitely a great loss to the manga world.”
(Fan from New York)
“I used to read them a lot when I was a kid, and it was very fun. And I used to wanna be like Goku. I might read the books again just in his honor.”
ニュースで学ぶ現代英語 24/4/3(水)米大統領選 共和党ヘイリー氏撤退
HALEY CEDES REPUBLICAN RACE TO TRUMP
Haley cedes republican race to Trump
2024年3月7日のニュース
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has seen one rival after another drop out of the race for the Republican nomination. Now the last hopeful has stepped aside. Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley left after failing to win enough support within the party.
Haley had spent more than a year campaigning. She’s conceded to a candidate party officials have already labeled the “presumptive nominee.”
(Nikki Haley / U.S. Former Ambassador to UN)
“It is now up to Donald Trump to earn the votes of those in our party and beyond it who did not support him, and I hope he does that.
Haley declined to endorse Trump, even though she’d fallen well behind in the race for delegates who’ll choose the nominee.
(U.S. voter)
“She put up a good fight. And now it’s, I guess, unfortunately, time for her to move on. The math just isn’t working for her.”
Trump says Haley “got trounced.” And he invited her supporters to join his movement.
ニュースで学ぶ現代英語 24/4/4(木)ブータン首相「幸福には経済成長も必要」
BHUTAN PM: HAPPINESS WILL COME FROM ECONOMIC GROWTH
Bhutan PM: Happiness will come from economic growth.
2024年3月12日のニュース
Bhutan’s new prime minister says the Himalayan kingdom needs to boost its economy through tourism and other measures while continuing to focus on people’s happiness.
Tshering Tobgay took office after parliamentary elections in January. It’s the first change of government in Bhutan in five years.
(Tshering Tobgay / Bhutanese Prime Minister)
“The objective of economic growth and prosperity must be for the welfare of people. And therefore, happiness is important. But you cannot have happiness in isolation.”
Bhutan is known for its pursuit of “Gross National Happiness.” It’s a concept that prioritizes people’s sense of well-being above all else.
But Tobgay said Bhutan’s economy is suffering because the all-important tourism industry has not rebounded since the pandemic. He also called on investment from abroad.
ニュースで学ぶ現代英語 24/4/5(金)空き時間で働ける 仲介サービス広がる
JOB-MATCHING SERVICES FOR GIG WORK SPREADING IN JAPAN
Job-matching services for gig work spreading in Japan
2024年3月11日のニュース
Matchmaking services for short-term workers are growing in Japan, in tandem with a rise in the number of people looking for “gig work” to fill their free time.
Mercari is best known for its flea market app. It entered the job search business this month. Customers can use an app to quickly find work that lasts as little as one hour. There is no need for interviews or preparing resumes.
Another provider, Timee, started posting part-time positions last month with an option for applicants to become permanent hires down the road.
Sharefull has launched an app that notifies users of permanent positions based on their past experience and performance.
Yano Research Institute believes the market for such services in Japan is set to grow sharply. It sees 27-percent growth for this fiscal year from the previous period to become worth more than 82 billion yen, or 560 million dollars.
