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ミーティングなどに参加して多くの人たちと議論する際の受け答えを学びます。マーティンは公園の中央を縦断する道路の建設の是非について話し合うミーティングに参加しています。 道路建設の賛否についての議論は白熱し、参加者の何人かは公の場にはあまり好ましくない感情的な発言をしています。

This is English USA, on the Voice of America. Now, Lesson 92, Part 1.

CHAIR:

Excuse me. Excuse me. Could we have some order.

CHAIR:

Thank you. That's better. Now we can hear. 

STROTHER:

May I continue, please?

CHAIR:

Yes, go on.

STROTHER:

I think this is a terrible idea. I hate it!

HADDAWI:

That doesn't make it a bad idea.

STROTHER:

Don't be stupid.

CHAIR:

Please, please. Let's discuss this calmly. I would like someone to state the problem clearly. Martin, could you explain. May we start with Martin, everyone?

CAST:

Yes. OK. Get on with it. Let Martin talk.

CHAIR:

OK, Martin. Tell everyone what this is all about.

MARTIN:

I'll try. This is the idea. The city wants to build a new road from north to south. It would go through Central Park. The idea--

FEMALE 1:

Why?

CHAIR:

Please don't interrupt. You can ask questions after Martin explains.

MARTIN:

I'll answer that question now. The new road would help people on the north side of the city to get to the hospital faster.

HADDAWI:

It would be eight miles shorter.

FEMALE 1:

You can't do that.

HADDAWI:

Yes, we can! It would save lives.

MALE 1:

That's right.

STROTHER:

You don't know that. You don't know how many lives it would save. Maybe none. What difference does eight miles make?

HADDAWI:

I have studied that.

STROTHER:

You have studied it?! He studied history when he was in college!

HADDAWI:

What does that mean?

STROTHER:

You don't know anything about it.

CHAIR:

Gentlemen! Keep calm. Please. Martin, please go on.

MARTIN:

Let me repeat. The road would go through the park. It would help people get from the north to the south more quickly.

MALE 1:

And the people from the south to the north.

MARTIN:

Of course. I was thinking mostly about the hospital.

FEMALE 1:

You can't take sides.

MARTIN:

I'm not taking sides. Let me tell you the other side. The road would destroy quite a lot of the park.

STROTHER:

It would destroy all of the park!

CAST:

That's right. Of course it would. You'd better believe it. Right.

MARTIN:

It would go through the middle.

FEMALE 2:

But that's terrible. Can the city do that?

HADDAWI:

Of course we can. We have planned carefully. We have looked at all the arguments. We studied it when we began planning.

STROTHER:

Don't be absurd.

CHAIR:

Mr. Strother. Please. Please be polite. You can disagree politely. I want Martin to finish. Then we can discuss it.

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人が不平不満の気持ちを持っている時、その感情が声の大きさ、語気、言葉遣いなどに表れます。それはよくあることですが、公の場での態度 ・発言としてはあまり適切とはいえません。いくつかの例を聴いてください。

CHAIR:

Excuse me.

STROTHER:

May I continue, please?

I hate it!

Don't be stupid.

FEMALE 1:

Why? You can't do that.

CHAIR:

Gentlemen! Ladies!

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議長が議論に白熱した個人や複数の人々に呼びかけるのに使ったことばを聴いてください。

CHAIR:

Excuse me.    Could we have some order.
Please.   Gentlemen.   Ladies.   Keep calm.

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何人かの人が会議中に不平不満から大きな声を出したり、語気を荒立てた発言をしています。あなたはこのミーティングの議長です。下のセンテンスを参考にあなたは人々の発言をなだめ、たしなめてください。

Let's discuss this calmly.　   Keep calm.　  Please be polite.
You can disagree politely.    Please don't interrupt.　  Excuse me.
Could we have some order.

STROTHER:

That's stupid!

YOU:

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FEMALE 1:

You can't do that!

YOU:

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STROTHER:

Don't be absurd!

YOU:

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STROTHER:

You can't take sides!

YOU:

[---------------------.]  I'm not taking sides.

CHAIR:

I'm going to get angry. Please let Martin finish.

CAST:

Well, OK. It won't make any difference anyway. What does the city know? Do you think we don't know what's going on?