1 The era of the supersize cola may have come to an end in New York City on Sept. 13, when health officials approved an unprec-edented 16-ounce (470-ml) limit on sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, delis and movie theaters. But will it actually translate into better health?2 Doctors and nutrition experts said the regu-lation’s success or failure may depend on more than just the number of calories it might slash from people’s diets. It will hinge on whether the first-in-the-nation rule starts a conversa-tion that changes attitudes toward overeating.3 “There are so many factors that are act-ing in this complex disease. Obesity is not just a disease simply of people drinking too much sugary soft drink,” said Dr. Jeffrey Mechanick, a professor at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. 4 But if the rule is part of a broader social

ニューヨーク市で、ソーダなどの飲料を特大サイズで販売することを規制する条例が成立した。市民の肥満対策として導入されたこの条例だが、果たして効果はあるのだろうか。

and scientific assault on the dangers of too much sugar, he said, it could be tremendous-ly effective. He likened it to the drumbeat about the dangers of smoking, which took de-cades to translate into results. “People talk about it. It gets ruminated at social parties. It gets ruminated in politics and the media. And all of a sudden, you have an awareness,” he said.5 City health officials say that by restricting portion sizes for sugary beverages, they are taking on one of the leading culprits in the national fat problem.6 Since the mid-1970s, Americans have in-creased their daily intake by 200 to 300 calo-ries. While plenty of foods contribute to the problem, some experts believe soft drinks deserve a greater share of the blame, in part because the body doesn’t scream, “I’m full!” when you down a 32-ounce (940-ml) soda, even though it has more calories than a fast-food cheeseburger.7 The standard soda has gone from a 12-ounce (354-ml) can in the 1980s to a 20-ounce (591-ml) bottle today. “It is the largest

source of added sugars to our diet,” said New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley. 8 The math behind the ban is simple: A 16-ounce Coke has 200 calories. A 20-ounce Coke has 240 calories. If you drink a soda per day, choosing the 16-ounce bottle rather than the 20-ounce bottle would save you 14,600 calo-ries a year. That is enough to add nearly 2 kg of fat to your body. To burn off those extra calories, an average-size woman would have to walk an extra 10 km a week. (AP)

Can NYC’s supersize soda ban trim obesity?

■NY市の「特大ソーダ規制」、その効果は？1 era　時代。sugary　糖分を含む。delis　デリ、食料品店。translate into ～　～を生み出す。2 slash　～を削減する。hinge on ～　～に左右され

る、～次第である。attitudes　態度、姿勢。4 assault on ～　～への攻撃。tremendously　非常に。likened it to ～　それ（ソーダの規制）を～になぞらえた。drumbeat about ～　～について声高に言われ

ること。gets ruminated　考察される。5 leading culprits　問題の最も大きな要因。6 in part because ～　その理由の一つは～。� ［本文�―�405�words］

Dokkyo University (Soka-shi, Saitama Prefecture), which is to observe the 50th anniversary of its founding in 2014, will take on a new academic and educa-tional challenge by opening the Depart-ment of Economics on Sustainability next spring.The new department is the third in the Faculty of Economics at Dokkyo University, with the others being the Department of Economics and the De-partment of Management Science.Professor Yoshihiko Saito, dean of the Faculty of Economics, defined the aim of the new department as follows: “In today’s world, environmental destruc-tion, the extinction of species, global warming, and many other environmen-tal problems, are our top global agenda and must be addressed on a global scale. Meanwhile, certain areas of the world face the problems of poverty and famine, compounded by a population explosion and shortages in energy and natural resources. These problems can all be associated with environmental is-sues worldwide.“Our urgent task is to address the challenge of realizing a sustainable soci-

ety by ensuring the co-existence of envi-ronmental protection and economic de-velopment,” Professor Saito emphasized in reference to the naming of the new department.According to Saito, the Department of Economics on Sustainability aims at pro-ducing human resources who, armed with practical expertise, attempt to find solutions to the problems of sustainability from the perspective of economics, and to contribute to local communities or the global community through their pursuit of realizing a sustainable society.Echoing the long history of the school’s foreign language education and interna-tional exchange, the basic concept of the curriculum for the new department is contained in three words: “internation-al,” “interdisciplinary” and “active.”Specifically, the new department will have two majors: one in environmental economics and the other in internation-al policy. Main subjects for the former include global environment, regional ecology, environmental policy, econom-ics of energy and natural resources, and eco-business. Among those for the latter are international public policy,

international trade, development eco-nomics, international development, de-velopment sociology and international NPOs.According to Professor Masayuki Yo-neyama, head of academic affairs in the Faculty of Economics, another attrac-tion of the new department is the Eng-lish language, meaning that students will benefit from the university’s tradi-tion of excellence in the teaching of English and other foreign languages.Students in the new department will take English for General Academic Pur-poses (EGAP) courses in the Interde-partmental (Zenkari) English Language Program, part of the university’s Inter-departmental Common Curriculum. Moreover, the new department will

offer numerous courses for its junior- and senior-year students to study Eng-lish for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP), such as English for accounting and commerce, as well as classes taught in English. These courses include one on media English, which will be run by The Japan Times.Yoneyama said that proficiency in English will be of great help for gradu-ates looking to work at international or-ganizations, government offices, busi-ness firms and NPOs. “We hope to welcome to our new de-partment students who are prepared to assume their own roles in addressing our new challenges at home or abroad, with foreign language proficiency as a tool for communication,” Yoneyama said.

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In this July 9 file photo, a man sips on an extra-large bev-erage during a protest against Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposal to ban the sale of large sugary drinks. AP PHOTO

1883年、ドイツ語とドイツ文化の学習を通して国際人を育てるという理念のもと、「獨

ド イ ツ

逸学協会学校」が創立された。そして創立80周年を迎えた1964年、

哲学者・教育者である天野貞祐博士を初代学長に獨協大学が設立された。建学の理念は、｢大学は学問を通じての人間形成の場である」というもの。これは獨

協大学で学ぶ学生の原点として、現在でも受け継がれている。

●獨協大学の沿革●

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1 Archaeologists said Oct. 10 they believe they have found the exact spot in Rome where Julius Caesar was stabbed to death March 15, 44 B.C., by Marcus Brutus, a close friend who had joined conspirators fearing Caesar was working toward a monarchy.2 The stabbing of the dictator by Roman sen-ators was recorded by ancient historians and dramatized in the late 16th century by Wil-liam Shakespeare, who gave Caesar the last words: “Et tu, Brute? Then fall, Caesar.”3 A team from the Spanish National Re-search Council say they have unearthed evidence that they believe reveals precisely

古代ローマの独裁官ユリウス・カエサル（ジュリアス・シーザー）が暗殺された場所を特定したと、このほどスペインの研究機関が発表した。カエサルの養子で後継者のアウグストゥスが、暗殺を非難するために暗殺地点に建てさせた構造物を発見したという。

where the attack took place.4 They say they have found a concrete struc-ture, 3 meters wide and 2 meters high, that was erected by his adoptive son and succes-sor, Augustus.5 After taking power himself, Augustus or-dered the structure be placed exactly over the place where the attack took place so as to condemn the slaying, the scientists said.6 “This finding confirms that the general was stabbed right at the bottom of the Curia of Pompey while he was presiding, sitting on a chair, over a meeting of the Senate,” the Spanish research council said in a statement.7 The Curia of Pompey was a closed space sometimes used for Senate meetings at the time. The building’s remains are in the Torre Argentina archaeological site.8 What the archaeologists found was not the spot where Caesar died but the point where he must have been stabbed and fell, Spanish

council researcher Antonio Monterroso said.9 The archaeological area of Torre Ar-gentina is right in the historic center of the Roman capital. (AFP-Jiji)

Scientists claim to find spot of Caesar’s assassination

■カエサルの暗殺場所特定と研究者（見出し）claim to ～　～すると主張する。assassina-tion　暗殺。1 Archaeologists　考古学者。was ... death　刺殺された。～ B.C. (= before Christ)　紀元前～。conspir-ators　共謀者。monarchy　君主制。2 dictator　独裁官。senators　元老院議員。(was) dra-matized　劇にされた。“Et ... Caesar”　「ブルトゥス（ブ

ルータス）、お前もか？　もはやカエサルもここまでか」。3 Spanish ... Council　スペイン国立研究協議会。have unearthed　～を発見した。evidence　証拠。re-veals　～を明らかにする。precisely　正確に。took place　起きた。4 structure　構造物。was erected by ～　～が建てた。adoptive son　養子。successor　後継者。5 so as to ～　～するために。condemn　～を非難す

る。slaying　殺人。6 confirms that ～　～を裏付ける。general　将軍。Curia of Pompey　ポンペイウスの集会所。was pre-siding (over) ～　～を取り仕切っていた。Senate　元老院。statement　声明。7 remains　遺跡。Torre Argentina　トッレ・アルゼンティーナ。archaeological site　遺跡。 ［本文 ― ??? words］

The Department of Economics on

Sustainability*2, due to open next spring at Dokkyo University in the city of Soka, Saitama Prefecture, will benefit from the university’s long history of ex-cellence in the teaching of English. Dokkyo’s reputation for language edu-cation can be traced back over 120 years to the days of the founding of its prede-cessor, Doitsu-gaku Kyokai (the German Association). Opportunities for acquiring foreign languages and experiencing other cultures abound at the university. The university’s reputation crystallizes in the Interdepartmental English Lan-

guage Program*3, dubbed “Zenkari English,” part of the university’s Inter-

departmental Common Curriculum*4. This program was launched in the spring of 2003, and was awarded a three-year grant from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in 2009. The Zenkari English program is a unique and ambitious attempt to nurture students’ English skills for use in intel-lectually-demanding academic activities

such as discussions or presentations, all within the conceptual framework of English for General Academic Purposes (EGAP).According to Michael Crawford, an as-sociate professor in the Faculty of For-eign Languages who is in charge of the program, Zenkari English features skills-based courses tailored to students’ profi-ciency levels, as well as a number of dif-ferent theme-based elective courses. All of these courses are supported by an on-line learning management system called My DOC (My Dokkyo Online Communi-ty) that allows teachers and students to share information and communicate freely. The system also includes an Eng-lish skills Can-do list that students com-plete for self-assessment, as well as a list of academic vocabulary containing near-ly 2000 words. In addition to this online support, Zenkari students can also get face-to-face support from advisors in the English Learning Support Room (ELSR), the primary aim of which is to help them to become autonomous learners. The Zenkari English program is prin-

cipally designed for first-year and sec-ond-year students from eight depart-ments in three faculties, including those of the Faculty of Economics. Juniors and seniors are also actively taking courses, and in any one academic year there are as many as 7,500 total students in the program. Eight full-time staff members teach in and administer the program, with the aid of over 50 part-time teach-ers. Native speakers make up approxi-mately 25 percent of the teaching staff.In the case of the new Department of Economics on Sustainability, students mainly take courses in Zenkari English in their first and second year. Then in their third and fourth year, they go on to take courses that match their field of study*5 in the category of English for Specific Ac-ademic Purposes (ESAP). They will also take departmental English courses such

as practical English Business Communi-cation and Media English. The latter will be supported by The Japan Times.“When the Zenkari English program first started, economics students were not necessarily so interested in studying English. These days, however, things are changing since a lot of prospective em-ployers require them to demonstrate English skills. Today, economics stu-dents are getting more motivated to study English, and their proficiency is quickly improving,” Crawford said.Teachers in Zenkari English are cur-rently compiling a report which will re-view the first ten years of the program. According to Crawford, the report will likely be of interest to teachers and ad-ministrators who are involved in English language education at other Japanese universities.

Dokkyo University’s “Zenkari English*1 ” program

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This photo shows the archaeological site in Rome where scientists believe Julius Caesar was stabbed. SPANISH NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL/AFP-JIJI PHOTO

*1 Zenkari English　獨協大学では、全ての学生がともに履修する全学共通授業科目があるが、その中の全学共通カリキュラム英語プログラムのことを「全カリ英語」と呼んでいる。*2 Department ... Sustainability　国際環境経済学科。*3 Interdepartmental ... Program　全学共通カリキュラム英語プログラム。*4 Interdepartmental Common Cur-riculum　全学共通授業科目。

*5 courses ... study　国際環境経済学科には〈環境経済〉〈国際政策〉の２コースが設置されており、専門領域について英語で導入教育を行なう「Introductory Lectures」や、各コースの専門領域の「専門英語」を履修することができる。また、経済学科には〈経済理論〉〈総合政策〉〈国際経済〉の３コース、経営学科には〈マネジメント〉〈ビジネス〉〈会計〉〈情報〉の４コースがあり、それらの「専門英語」を履修することもできる。

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1 A Japanese maitre d’ has been crowned the best high-end server in the world at an international competition in Tokyo.2 Shin Miyazaki, 35, who works at Chateau Restaurant Joel Robuchon in the capital, proved his mettle by s u r v i v i n g nine gruel-ing rounds that tested his ability to dress a salad, flambe a pineapple and identify which wine goes best with certain flavors at the event Nov. 9.3 Miyazaki beat off competitors from 14 other countries under the gaze of an expert

サービス技術などを競い、世界一の給仕を決める国際大会が東京で開かれ、東京のレストラン「ジョエル・ロブション」で給仕長を務める宮崎辰さんが優勝した。

jury who scrutinized everything from how he put customers at ease to the way he made Irish coffee after desert.4 “I practiced every day for years, I’m hooked — and now I get this award,” an emotional Miyazaki said as he received the Georges Baptiste Cup. “But this is only the beginning. Tomorrow, I will go back to work to do my best.”5 The award was established in France in 1961

in honor of chef and but-ler Georges Baptiste. It e x p a n d e d

to include entrants from other European na-tions three decades later, and in 2000 went global and was held in Canada. Subsequent editions have been staged in Mexico and Vietnam, among other countries. (AFP-Jiji)

Tokyo maitre d’ wins world cup for waiters

■給仕の国際大会で日本人が優勝（見出し）maitre d’　maitre d’hotel（仏語）の略で、「給仕長」の意。1 high-end　最高級の。server　給仕。international competition　国際大会。2 Chateau ... Robuchon　シャトーレストラン ジョエル・ロブション。the capital　東京のこと。proved　～を証明した。mettle　気概、根性。grueling　厳しい。

ability to ～　～する能力。dress　～にドレッシングをかける。flambe　（仏語）～に火をつけて焦がす。identify　～を特定する。certain　特定の。3 beat off ～　～を負かした。under ... of ～　～がじっと見ている中で。expert jury　専門家の審査員。scrutinized　～を精査する。put ～ at ease　～をくつろいだ気分にさせる。customers　客。4 for years　何年も。(am) hooked　夢中になった。

emotional　感情的になった。Georges Baptiste Cup　ジョルジュ・バティスト杯。5 was established　設けられた。in honor of ～　～に敬意を表して。butler　給仕。expanded to ～　～するまでに拡大した。entrants　出場者。three decades　30年。Subsequent editions　続く大会。have ... in ～　～で開かれた。～, among other countries　他の国では～。 ［本文 ― 195 words］

Dokkyo University, in the city of Soka, Saitama Prefecture, will open a new de-partment in the Faculty of Economics next April. On its open campus day Oct. 7, the faculty held a symposium to commemo-rate the establishment of the new depart-ment and to let prospective freshmen have a glimpse of what it has to offer.Dokkyo’s Department of Economics on Sustainability aims to nurture young citizens who will actively engage in the global community to find solutions to environmental issues and poverty from an economic perspective, and work to-ward realizing a sustainable society. At the symposium, titled “Striving for a sus-tainable society,” three experts from dif-ferent fields, who will offer classes at the new department from spring, each gave a 40-minute talk and later held a panel discussion.“I believe one of the objectives of the new department is to look at environ-mental issues as issues of life,” said jour-nalist and non-fiction writer Kazuma Ya-mane, who is Dokkyo’s specially ap-pointed professor. In his lecture, Ya-mane drew on video footage and pic-tures to illustrate ongoing changes in the

Earth’s ecosystem, and stressed that hu-mans ultimately risk their own lives by neglecting such changes in the environ-ment. Yamane also showed a series of photos he took ̶ a cod he had bought at a fish market, a sardine found from the cod’s stomach, a shrimp found from the sardine’s stomach, and various planktons found from the shrimp’s stom-ach ̶ to illustrate the food chain and point out how extinction of other species can be fatal for humans.“We must create a new study of eco-nomics, in which we can convert every-thing to the cost of life on Earth, not money. We had the Industrial Revolu-tion in the 18th century; now it’s time for what I call an Eco-Industrial Revolu-tion,” he said.Takashi Kihara, former director of ad-ministration, management, and coordi-nation at the Asian Development Bank Institute, spoke on sustainable develop-ment and aid. Kihara, who has served in the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, began by explaining basic terms like development, ODA (of-ficial development assistance), global carbon footprint and international public

goods, and outlined some of the strug-gles the global community faces when tackling environmental issues. “Humans are so foolish and selfish that they can-not always cooperate, even when they are endangered,” said Kihara, but he recognized the continuing international efforts to build a “Common Future.”The lecture by Nagoya University Pro-fessor Kenji Nakamura of the Hydro-spheric Atmospheric Research Center was the most scientific talk of the three.

He spoke about the Earth’s atmosphere and introduced some of the latest re-search on global warming and climate change, which involves satellite observa-tion. Nakamura stressed that especially after the 2011 March 11 disaster, he felt the need for scientists like himself to ad-dress the society on relevant research and engage in social issues more. He said he hopes the classes he will offer in the new department will be a part of this effort on his part.

Dokkyo University’s new department to tackle sustainability

(from left) Kenji Nakamura, Takashi Kihara and Kazuma Yamane discuss issues of sustainability at a symposium held Oct. 7 at Dokkyo University in Soka, Saitama Prefecture

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Shin Miyazki sets table during the International Georg-es Baptiste Cup competition in Tokyo on Nov. 9. AFP-JIJI PHOTO

“But this is only the beginning. Tomorrow, I will go back to work to do my best.” —— Shin Miyazaki

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