ILC OSAKA NEWS　2008/ 3/ 18

英語を楽しみたい人も、英語力アップを目指す人も
★★ ILC OSAKA NEWS　2008/3/18 ★★
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ILCのジョン・ノーランです。

今回は、ILCの翻訳コースの体験レッスンもご紹介しますので、ぜひ参加してください。

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さて、今回のコラムのタイトルは “Color is an important part of human life ”です。
当たり前のように目にしている”色”について　ちょっと考えてみてください。

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【穴埋め問題】

　★★★ Color is an important part of human life　★★★

Color plays an important role in human life. Without color, our food is
less ___________. We would not be able to ___________ clothing or tell
a red light from a green light at a ___________ signal. Painters use color
to ___________ their subject, to create ___________effects and to display
an overall tone. When Isaac Newton ___________ that white light is the
___________ of all color, he changed thousands of years of ___________.
But for ___________ who cannot see color, there are many problems.
People who cannot ___________between ___________colors are known as color
blind in English.

There are many ___________of color blindness but the one most ___________
around the world is the ___________to recognize red or green and in other
cases blue or ___________. Red-green color blindness ___________men more
than it does woman. From ___________socks or a ___________in the morning to
looking at images of Santa or green trees, red-green color blindness is a
___________　___________. But for those people who are ___________color
blind, the problem is more ___________. They cannot see ___________colors
at all.

There is a small island ___________of Guam. It is part of Micronesia. The
island is called Pingelap. It is a small ___________with an even smaller
___________. Pingelap is ___________because more than ten ___________of the
population is completely color blind. They cannot see any colors at all.
They have had to ___________a special vocabulary to ___________with this
problem and while ___________color blindness is ___________, it is not
completely ___________from any ___________population. According to population
___________, 1 person in ___________ is completely color blind in the U.S.

Like the ___________of Pingelap, every culture has ___________meanings for
each color. For example, while white can mean pure in many cultures it can
also mean death in others. As language ___________we need to pay ___________
to every detail of the cultural ___________of language and understanding the
meanings of color. The use of color, in a cultural ___________, is extremely
important.

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【全文】

　★★★ Color is an important part of human life ★★★

Color plays an important role (重要な役割)in human life. Without color,
our food is less appealing（美味しいそうに見える）. We would not be able
to choose clothing or tell （区別する）a red light from a green light at
a traffic signal　（交通信号）. Painters use color to highlight（強調する）
their subject　（絵の題）, to create shadowing effects　（影付け ） and to
display an overall （全体の）tone. When Isaac Newton discovered that white
light　（白色光） is the source　（源） of all color, he changed thousands
of years of assumptions（基礎的前提）. But for those who cannot see color,
there are many problems.
People who cannot distinguish （区別できない）between certain colors are
known as （と呼ぶ）color blind (色覚異常)in English.

There are multiple forms (病型) of color blindness but the one most common
around the world is the inability to recognize (認識不能) red or green and
in other cases blue or yellow. Red-green color blindness （赤緑色覚異常）
affects men more than it does woman. From choosing socks or a necktie in
the morning to looking at images of Santa or green trees, red-green color
blindness is a constant annoyance　（いら立ち）. But for those people who
are completely color blind, the problem is more devastating（深刻な問題）.
They cannot see any colors at all.

There is a small island southeast of Guam. It is part of Micronesia. The
island is called Pingelap. It is a small atoll （環礁島）with an even
smaller population. Pingelap is unique because more than ten percent of
the population is completely color blind　（全色覚異常）. They cannot see
any colors at all. They have had to develop a special vocabulary （特別な
用語）to deal with（扱う) this problem and while complete color blindness
is rare (珍しい), it is not completely absent from any given population.
According to population statistics (人口統計), 1 person in 33,000 is
completely color blind in the U.S.

Like the islanders of Pingelap, every culture has specific meanings
(それぞれの文化で色の意味は違ってくる)for each color. For example, while
white can mean pure （繊細な）in many cultures it can also mean death in
others. As language learners　we need to pay attention to every detail
(の詳細に至るまで注意)of the cultural aspects of language. The use of
color, in a cultural context, is extremely important.

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