シリーズ 日本人の英語： 車椅子のイメージを変えた若い日本人技師

シリーズ　日本人の英語：　車椅子のイメージを変えた若い日本人技師

シリーズ、日本人の英語を続けます。今回は、英語スクールに通っておられる方の会社が講演で呼んだ、若い日本人技師、あるいは、実業家です。斬新なデザインと、ぬきんでた可動性を持った新しい車椅子 = personal mobility deviceの販売をこのたび開始しました。自宅に外国人をインターンとして泊め、話し合いながら英語を習得したそうです。

動画は、短い広告用のフィルムです。伝えたいことが簡潔にまとめられています。

今回も、英国人の建築家H氏の助力を得て、インタビュー部分のトランスクリプトを作りました(大半は字幕があります）。解説はまだできていませんが、まずは、動画をご覧ください。この方も決して流暢というわけではありませんが、正確に伝えようとする意思が明確で、相手を説得する力のある言葉です。

 

WHILL: Expand Your Horizon
WHILL -Next Generation Personal Mobility-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq9YDG3W-jw

02:36

WHILL is the next generation of personal mobility device that offers both function and design. My name is Sugi, the CEO and the co-founder of WHILL.

Our mission is to change the negative perception of the personal mobility device through design and technology.

It all began with a wheel chair user’s voice. He said I gave up going to the store even just two blocks away. The reason was because he was embarrassed to be seen in a wheelchair.For that, we created a device so he could feel confident.

WHILL has core competencies, The first one is the design. It looks completely different from any other devices. The second one is maneuverability. So we invented special front wheel. It is composed of 24 small rollers. It can make a very tight turning radius for inside use. And also, this is four wheel drive. It can cover on snow, pebble, any terrain you can go. So we achieve both small tight turning radius for inside use, and good ground capability for outside use.

01:12
A:
While I first saw WHILL, I was amazed by the design. I’ve never seen anything like it before. And I could immediately tell that the way people look at me was different.

B:
What I really like about riding WHILL is it's a really enjoyable experience. It’s fun, it’s fast, and it’s also super smooth at the same time.

C:
Unlike other devices that are more cumbersome and larger, the WHILL is compact, agile, and intuitive. Operation is very simple.

B: In social ??science??, it's sort of become an extension of myself.

C:
People come up not to ask me if I need help, but because they want to talk to me, and also to talk about the chair. WHILL allows me to function in my active life style. I'm happy not to think about it; I just do it.

Mr. Sugi:
Our goal, at WHIll, is to provide independence and style to transportation.

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