Sample newspaper article

世界銀行は11月8日、地球温暖化に対する対策が取られなければ、 疾病の増加や作物の損害などにより、世界の貧困層が2030年までに 1億人増える可能性があるとの報告書を発表した。報告書は、気候 変動が貧困撲滅に向けた努力の妨げになっていると述べ、温暖化による降雨量減少や異常気象などの被害は最貧困層の人々でより大きいとした。貧しい人々は、海水面の上昇や深刻な干ばつなど、気候変動の衝撃に対処する準備が悲しい程できていないと指摘した。「彼らは資源に乏しく、家族や地域、財政システム、そして（気候変動を）防ぎ、対処し、適応するための社会的安全保障網から受けられるサポートが少ない」と世銀は述べた。 (Nov. 9)

Words and phrases

世界銀行 (Sekai Ginkō) World Bank; 地球温暖化 (chikyū ondanka) global warming; 対策 (taisaku) action; 疾病 (shippei) disease; 作物 (sakumotsu) crops; 損害 (songai) ravage; 貧困層 (hinkonsō) poverty; 可能性がある (kanōsei-) could; 報告書 (hōkokusho) report; 発表した (happyō-) announced; 気候変動 (kikō hendō) climate change; 撲滅 (bokumetsu) reduce; 努力 (doryoku) efforts; 妨げ (samatage) hampering; 述べ (no-) said; 降雨量 (kōuryō) rainfall; 減少 (genshō) lower; 異常気象 (ijō-kishō) extreme weather; 被害はより大きい (higai-ō-) suffering more; 人々 (hitobito) people; 貧しい (mazu-) poor; 海水面 (kaisuimen) sea; 上昇 (jōshō) rise; 深刻な (shinkoku-) severe; 干ばつ (kan-) droughts; 衝撃 (shōgeki) shocks; 対処する (taisho-) deal with; 準備ができていない (junbi-) unprepared; 悲しい程 (kana-hodo) woefully; 指摘し (shiteki-) pointed out; 資源 (shigen) resources; 乏しく (tobo-) fewer; 家族 (kazoku) family; 地域 (chiiki) community; 財政 (zaisei) financial; 防ぎ (fuse-) prevent; 適応する (tekiō-) adapt; 社会的安全保障網 (shakaiteki anzen hoshōmō) social safety nets; 受けられる (u-) receive

Sample radio or television report

Sekai Ginkō-wa 11-gatsu yōka, chikyū ondanka-ni tai-suru taisaku-ga torarenakereba, shippei-no zōka-ya sakumotsu-no higai-nado-ni-yori, sekai-no hinkonsō-ga 2030-nen-made-ni ichi-oku-nin fueru kanōsei-ga aru-to-no hōkokusho-o happyō-shimashita. Hōkokusho-wa kikō hendō-ga hinkon bokumetsu-ni muketa doryoku-no samatage-ni natte-iru-to nobe, ondanka-ni yoru kōuryō genshō-ya ijō kishō-nado-no higai-wa saihinkonsō-no hitobito-de yori ōkii-to shimashita. Mazushii hitobito-wa kikō hendō-no shōgeki-ni taisho-suru junbi-ga kanashii-hodo dekiteinai-to shiteki-shimashita. "Karera-wa shigen-ni toboshiku, kazoku-ya chiiki, zaisei shisutemu, soshite kikō hendō-o fusegi, taisho-shi, tekiō-suru tame-no shakai anzen hoshōmō-kara ukerareru sapōto-ga sukunai"-to segin-wa nobemashita.

Translation

Global warming could elevate disease, ravage crops and push 100 million more people into poverty unless action is taken to prevent it, the World Bank announced in a new report Nov. 8. The problem of climate change is already hampering efforts to reduce poverty, the bank said, and the poorest people are already suffering more than others from lower rainfall and extreme weather tied to warming. The report pointed out that the world's poor people are woefully unprepared to deal with climate shocks such as rising seas or severe droughts. "They have fewer resources and receive less support from family, community, the financial system and even social safety nets to prevent, cope and adapt," it said.

Conversation between acquaintances

A: Chikyū ondanka-de, sekai-no hinkonsō-ga 2030-nen-made-ni ichi-oku-nin fueru sō-desu.

(I heard that climate change could push more than 100 million people into poverty by 2030.)

B: Ondanka-ni yoru shōgeki-wa hinkonsō-no hitobito-de yori ōkii-sō-desu-yo.

(It seems that the poor are more vulnerable to climate-related shocks than others.)

Conversation between husband and wife

H: Kikō hendō-wa hinkon bokumetsu-ni tai-suru doryoku-no samatage-ni natte-iru-sō-da.

(Climate change is hampering efforts to reduce poverty.)

W: Ondanka taisaku-o sugu-ni toranakereba ikenai-wa-ne.

(We have to take action immediately to prevent warming.)

(No. 1284)