| 子: |
Here you are. はい、どうぞ |
| 親: |
Thank you, but I don’t use disposable chopsticks. |
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ありがとう、でも割り箸使わないの |
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I have my own chopsticks. マイ箸を持ってるの |
| 子: |
Why don’t you use disposable ones? 何で割り箸使わないの? |
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They’re free. タダだよ |
| 親: |
I know but I want to save the tree. 緑を守りたいの |
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Do you know how many trees are cut down?? 何本木が伐採されるか知ってる? |
| 子: |
About one hundred? 百本くらい? |
| 親: |
No, thousands and thousands. もっともっと、とてもたくさんよ |
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They are cut down and made into disposable chopsticks. |
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たくさん切られて割り箸になるの |
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Thousands of trees are cut down just to be rubbish. |
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ゴミになる為だけに切られるのよ |
| 子: |
Really?? 本当? |
| 親: |
Yes, and many animals are loosing their places to live. |
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そう、動物達も住む所がなくなるの |
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It’s hard to save trees with these chopsticks. |
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このお箸で緑を守るのは大変よ |
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But this little thing can change the world someday. |
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小さな事でもいつか世の中変えられる |
| 子: |
I want my own chopsticks, too. マイ箸が欲しいよ |
| 親: |
You already have a pair at home. もう家にあるじゃない |
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I’ll make you a chopstick case, then. お箸入れを作ってあげるね |