oral English practice by writing sentences based on another article in toda's Nikkei

2014年09月15日 15時58分36秒 | 新聞記事から
There is a traditional inn, in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, which is Kgaya-inn. It is very famous for its high-quality services. And it is said there is a secret for it. There ar as many as 150 workers in charge of room service, and among them, 30 are so-called single mothers, or women having children but no husbands. President of Kagaya-inn says that they have so far faced difficulties in everything, they can work hard enough to provide a good service to customers.President Oda shows its strength saying so.

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oral English practice based on an article in today's Nikkei

2014年09月15日 15時33分37秒 | 自分の意見の陳述
When we look at the listed companies's recent trend in terms of their delivering dividends to their shareholders, there are more and more companies which are incresing their amounts. When we look at the dividends from April to September this year, it is likely the total amount will be up about 10 percent from the previous year at 3.2 trillion yen, which will be a record high for a consecutive second year. Among such companies, SECOM did carry out its first mid-term dividend payment,and Mitsubishi Motors will resume paying dividends for the first time in 17 years.

注:本日の日経新聞のトップニュースを材料に、もし自分が今の力で口頭表現で言うなら、どういえばいいかという発想で、英作しました。結果的に、英作の中身はレベルが低くなるかもしれません。しかし、あえて言えば、むしろ低くすべきです。すなわち、書き言葉をイメージして英作するのではなくて、口頭で言ってすぐに消えてしまう言葉、だけれども、とにかく何かその場で言わなければならないとすれば、どう言う風に発話すべきかということになります。だから、look at という自分に使慣れた言葉を何回でも、なりふり構わずに使うのです。


以下は従来型の「書き言葉」をかなり意識した英作です。
あまり差がないかもしれませんが、書き手の意識としてはかなり、違いがありました。

It is learned that an increasing number of the Tokyo Stock Exchange's listed companies which ended their previous business year in March are going to increase the payment of the mid-term dividends. According to the data on dividends which are paid or scheduled to be paid by the companies in the period from April to September this year,the total amount is likely to be up 10 percent from the same period of the previous year, satnding at \ 3.2 trillion,which is a record high for the consecutive second year. This is because the firms have increased their surpluses with their earnings-securing abilities enhanced. Specifically, SECOM CO.,Ltd. paid its mid-term dividend for the first time ever, and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation will resume paying the mid-term dividend for the first time in 17 years.
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