日本の「選挙活動」として知られているものの手順は次の通りだ。議員なり市長なり候補者が選挙カーに乗り、約一週間、選挙地区を回り続ける。街中で老若男女にスピーカーから呼び掛け、車の窓から絶え間なく身を乗り出し、手を振り続ける。街角ではマイクを通して「政策」を宣言し、人々の記憶に残るようにとかく名前を連呼する。少しでも手を振り返してくれる「支援者」を見つけたならば、候補者はスタッフと共に大急ぎで握手へと急ぐ。まるで「芸能人」だ。そしてこの「選挙運動」には莫大な金がかかる事で有名だ。
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- Posted at 04 Feb 2012 at 13:32
The election campaign process known in Japna is as followed. The candidates for legistrators or mayors go around their electoral districs in a car for about a week. In a downtown they speak to everybody on the street and incessantly sticking their hands out of their car window, waving their hand to anybody while driving. On the street they declare their "manifesto" with a microphone and keep loudly calling out their names as if their names would be left in everybody's memories. Once they find a "supporter" who waves back to the candidate they hurry to him or her together with his staff members to shake hands with the "supporter." They act like "entertainers." This kind of election campaign is famous for the enormous cost.
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- Posted at 04 Feb 2012 at 13:49
The steps of the ” electoral campaign” in Japan is as follows: Candidates for a mayor and/or lawmakers cruise in an election car in his/her own electoral district approximately for a week. The candidate speaks to the young, the aged, men, and women everywhere in the town from the speaker of the car, always leaning out from the window, and keeps waving his/her hand towards them. Around a corner of the street, through a microphone, he/she declares the "policy" with a continuous call of his/her own name anyhow to appeal to the memories of the voters. When you find a “suppoter” who waves his/her hand back to you even slightly, the candidate with staffs rushes to his/her in a great hurry and shakes hands.
It is an "entertainer" completely. Furthermore, it’s well known that the huge amount of money is needed for this “electoral campaign.”
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It is an "entertainer" completely. Furthermore, it’s well known that the huge amount of money is needed for this “electoral campaign.”
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- Posted at 04 Feb 2012 at 14:05
Well known process of election campaign in Japan are as follows.
A candidates for a councilor or mayor drives around in town. They appeal to whoever on the street through a loud speaker, lean out from the car window and constantly waves their hands.
At a street corner, they shout their policy and call own names many times to make people remember their name.
When they find a person who have shown some interest in them, a candidate dashes to the person and shake hands. They are like an entertainer indeed.
It is also well known that an election campaign in Japan costs a lot of money.
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A candidates for a councilor or mayor drives around in town. They appeal to whoever on the street through a loud speaker, lean out from the car window and constantly waves their hands.
At a street corner, they shout their policy and call own names many times to make people remember their name.
When they find a person who have shown some interest in them, a candidate dashes to the person and shake hands. They are like an entertainer indeed.
It is also well known that an election campaign in Japan costs a lot of money.
legistrators=>legislators
下から３行目の the candidate を them に、下から４行目の最後の his を their にして,
そのセンテンスをこうしてください。Once they find a "supporter" who waves back to them, they hurry to him or her together with their staff members to shake hands with the person.
as if their names would be left in everybody's memories=> as if they believe the louder and more often to say their name is better for it to stay in people's memories に換えてください。
日本語の組み合わせを変えて、こうしたほうがいいと思います。
In a downtown they declare their "manifesto( or policies)" with a microphone and speak to everyone on the street. Once they find a "supporter" who waves back the candidates they hurry to him or her together with their staff members to shake hands with the person. They incessantly wave to anybody, sticking their arms out of their car windows and loudly calling out their names as if their names would be left in everybody's memories while driving.
本当にありがとうございます。丁寧に教えてくださったとおり、もう一度、書いて、ひとつひとつ勉強させていただきます。ありがとうございました！！！