ILC OSAKA NEWS　2008/ 4/ 24

white-collar、blue-collar 今トレンドのお仕事は？
　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　2008/4/24 ★★
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ILCのジョン・ノーランです。

私が教える講座「社内翻訳のための英訳入門」が6回コース
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さて、今回のコラムのタイトルは “Green Collar Jobs ”です。
仕事のタイプ、英語では色をつかって表します。

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【穴埋め問題】

★★★ Green Collar Jobs　★★★

From Los Angeles to Pittsburgh, there has been a ____________ loss of factory
jobs over the past twenty years in the United States. Some towns, such as
Michael Moore’s hometown of Flint, Michigan which is____________ in the
movie Fahrenheit 911, has seen ____________ rates soar. With the
____________ number of job losses across the country, many Americans have
had to take part-____________ work or move to other cities.

More ____________, the ____________ of global warming has taken ____________
stage and many Americans now face an ____________ increase in the number
of natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes and drought. With all this
____________ on companies to try and comply with new environmental laws,
and thanks to Al Gore's movie, “An inconvenient truth”, a ____________
number have begun to ____________ their attention on improving
environmental quality. This has spawned a new type of worker, the so-called
“Green ____________” worker.

Until now, the US ____________ had been divided into three ____________ of
worker; white-collar, blue-collar and, a third pink-collar worker. Pink-collar
workers are those that do jobs ____________ associated with women such as
nurses, ____________ teachers etc. The Green Collar worker is a blue-collar
worker who has entered a new industry of ____________ efficiency. This
____________ solar panel companies, wind ____________ companies, recycling
and reuse, ____________ fuels, and companies that ____________ water
____________ to increase water efficiency. These are all new and growing
industries that may help to re-____________ many workers who have
____________ their jobs due to ____________. The ____________ number of 8.5
million U.S. jobs in renewable-energy and energy-efficiency ____________
could grow to as ____________ as 40 million by 2030.

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【全文】

★★★ Green Collar Jobs ★★★

From Los Angeles to Pittsburgh, there has been a tremendous （莫大な）loss of
factory jobs over the past twenty years in the United States. Some towns, such
as Michael Moore’s hometown of Flint, Michigan which is featured (特集され
た)　in the movie Fahrenheit （華氏）911, has seen unemployment rates （失
業率）　soar　(うなぎ上り). With the huge number of job losses （人員削減）
across the country, many Americans have had to take part-time work or move
to other cities.

More recently, the shadow of global warming （温暖化）has taken center stage
（中心的な話題となる）and many Americans now face （立ち向かう）an
alarming increase （驚くべき増加）in the number of natural disasters （自然
災害）such as floods,（洪水） hurricanes and drought.　〔渇水〕 With all this
pressure on companies to try and comply 　〔応じる〕with new environmental
laws,　〔環境法〕 and thanks to Al Gore's movie, “An inconvenient truth”,
（『不都合な真実』） a growing number have begun to focus their attention on
improving environmental quality. This has spawned 〔生み出す〕a new type of
worker, the so-called “Green Collar” worker.

Until now, the US workforce 〔労働人口〕had been divided into three types of
worker; white-collar　（頭脳労働者）, blue-collar （ブルーカラー労働者）and,
a third pink-collar worker. Pink-collar workers are those that do jobs
stereotypically （型どおりに）associated with women such as nurses,
kindergarten teachers etc. The Green Collar worker is a blue-collar worker
who has entered a new industry of environmental efficiency　（環境に優しい
企業）. This includes solar panel companies, wind turbine (風力タービン)
companies, recycling and reuse, biodegradable (生分解性) fuels, and companies
that manufacture water retrofitting (改造設計) to increase water efficiency
(水利用効率). These are all new and growing industries that may help to
re-employ many workers who have lost their jobs due to globalization. The
current number of 8.5 million U.S. jobs in renewable-energy (再生可能エネル
ギー)and energy-efficiency industries could grow to as many as 40 million by
2030.

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投稿者 ilc : April 24, 2008 6:38 PM