おはようございます。KANOです。本日はこちらの記事から。
1984記事。Kindleで今第1章読んでるけど（紙でも買ってあるけど洋書慣れてないのでKindleの方が進む）やっぱり面白い。
uniformity
意味 [U]一様であること, 同一性, 一貫性, 統一性
“To the future or to the past, to a time when thought is free, when men are different from one another and do not live alone— to a time when truth exists and what is done cannot be undone: From the age of uniformity, from the age of solitude, from the age of Big Brother, from the age of doublethink — greetings!”—George Orwell
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邦訳版を読んだ後に英語版を読んでるので、この文章も分かる。初洋書にしては難しいけど、好きな本なので嬉しい。日本語で読んで気に入った本を英語で読むのとてもおすすめ。
surveillance
意味 （容疑者· 囚人· 場所などの） 監視, 見張り
There is no personal freedom, and advanced technology has become the driving force behind a surveillance-driven society.
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Snitch
意味 [C]密告者.
Snitches and cameras are everywhere.
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subject
意味 [be ～ to A]A〈条件· 規則〉に従わねばならない, A〈審理など〉を受けねばならない
People are subject to the Thought Police, who deal with anyone guilty of thought crimes.
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“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.”―George Orwell, Animal Farm
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「動物農場」も邦訳版読んだけど、こっちはそれほどハマらなかった。面白かったけど。この文章は最後のシーンだね。
accomplice
意味 [C] 共犯者, 共謀者
The government requires an accomplice.
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convergence
意味 （異なった意見 [集団· 社会] などが）1 つにまとまること; 集中 [集合] （状態）.
Money, power, control. There is no shortage of motives fueling the convergence of mega-corporations and government.
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juncture
意味 [C]接合点, 合流点, 継ぎ目; [U]接合, 接続 (junction).
Where we stand now is at the juncture of OldSpeak (where words have meanings, and ideas can be dangerous) and Newspeak (where only that which is “safe” and “accepted” by the majority is permitted).
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