Jiro（今村 二朗）

最近亡くなった詩人の谷川俊太郎。鉄腕アトムの歌（♪空を超えて、ラララ....）の作詞、またスヌーピーの翻訳でも知られる方。彼の詩を英字新聞はどう伝えているのか？調べてみることにしました。伝えたいのは、その意外な結果と収穫です。

Did you hear about Shuntaro Tanikawa? He was a famous Japanese poet who died recently. Many Japanese people know him because his poems appear in school textbooks.

図書館に出かけた時。急に図書館員に返事や相づちをする気が失せた。図書館員の喋りが、あまりに一方的な、AIの音声みたいでびっくり。「はい、合計４点...。返却は11月10日までに...DVDはカウンターに...有難うございました。」表情ゼロ

Learning English: More Than Just Words One day, I visited the public library. A librarian helped me check out a book, but something felt strange. She gave me all the right information, but our conversation felt cold. She answered my questions, but didn't seem interested in talking.

He was convicted of arson.（彼は放火で刑を受けた）arsonって何？fireは関係ないの？fireはfireで別のDNA。PAEWRパエウル（火、熱）というそうです。fireと比べるとだいぶ音が変化したようですね。

One day, I was walking home through a small forest. I thought I knew a shortcut, but I got lost. It was getting dark.Then I saw something big and dark - it looked like a sign and a tall tower. I used my flashlight to read the sign.