'China silences talk of free speech(２００７年８月１１日版 P1)

Teacher's review

 

The Olympic Games will arrive in Beijing in less than a year. It's a little sad to see that most of the news coverage about the Beijing Olympics is focusing on all the problems. I was in Calgary for the 1988 Winter Olympics and they were spectacular. The whole city was energized by all the international attention. Everywhere you went you could feel the excitement. From this article I get the feeling the the Beijing Olympics may turn out to be a disaster. If I was an athlete, I'd be very worried about the air quality. It's strange to imagine that going to the Olympics could be bad for your health. As for the politics, I hope China will surprise the world and show that it is just as concerned about the international community as it is about economic growth. After all, the Olympic are suppose to bring the world together, not tear it apart. We'll see what happens.

Marcel Morin

 

※ tear apart　ばらばらにする

記事に登場する単語解説　

souding board 　広告塔

pall　　　　　オリジナルには、棺にかぶせる布のこと。　ここでは"暗雲", "暗い気持ち"を表す　　　　　

proffer　　　申し出る

add 〜 to the mix　　グループに〜を加えるということ

pull out 　　撤退させる　　

obscured 　　〜をわかりにくする・あいまいにする