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もう一月も末に!そして節分です。伝統行事には知恵や強い希望が詰まっていると、つくづく思うようになりました・・・厄を祓い家族や友人そして世界が平和であるようにと豆まき、巻き寿司、鰯等、みな福を呼び込もう、つまりシアワセでと願いをこめて
人の思いは、文面を通してもヒシヒシと伝わるものです、今回の記事はオバマさんが直面する問題で、生の感情を現していると思い取り上げてみました。最後に一言ア~こう言うのか!と思った言葉も記事の最後にありました。
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
WASHINGTON — President Obama fired a warning shot /at Wall Street on Thursday, branding bankers “shameful”/ for giving themselves $18.4 billion in bonuses/ as the economy was spinning out of control /and the government was spending billions/ to bail out many of the nation’s most prominent financial firms.
Speaking from the Oval Office with Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner by his side, Mr. Obama lashed out at the industry over a report, (compiled by the New York State comptroller, Thomas P. DiNapoli, which found that over all, financial executives received the same level of bonuses /as they had in 2004, when times were more flush.)
It was a pointed and unusual flash of anger (— if a premeditated one — from the president), and it suggested that /he intended to use his platform/ to take a hard line /against excesses in executive compensation.
“That is the height of irresponsibility,” (Mr. Obama said angrily.) “It is shameful, and part of what we’re going to need /is for folks on Wall Street /who are asking for help/ to show some restraint and show some discipline /and show some sense of responsibility
何度も音読して、区切りを探してください、上手くいかなくても何度か読むうちに、構造への意識が出来てきます。
挿入句等を( )に入れると主語・動詞と繋がり分かり易くなります。
大統領演説等やいろいろな媒体で、後を追っかけて発声する/シャードーイングを繰り返すのも良いと思います。
では良い一日を