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Time for Kids Feb. 4, 2018
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What is the difference between a debit card and a credit card?

本文 Dabit cards and credit cards look similar. Both are pieces of plastic bearing the logo of the bank or credit union that issued them. Both also contain an embedded microchip that allows the card to be read by checkout terminals in stores, restaurants, and other places. The difference is in the money you're spending when you use the card.

A debit card is linked to your bank account. When you buy something using a dabit card, you're spending your own money, which is deducted from your account.

When you buy something with a credit card, you're using borrowed money - called credit - granted to you by the issuer of the card. At the end of the month, you'll receive a bill. Then you have a choice. If you pay back the full balance on the card, you will pay no interest and the cycle will start over.

But if you pay back only part of what you have borrowed, you will be charged interest on the rest. You'll owe interest until you pay the entire balance. If you charge $300 on a credit card with a 15% interest rate and don't pay it back for a year, it will cost you $345. The bottom line: It's best to use credit cards for purchases you can pay off quickly.

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英文和訳するうえで大切なこと:

今回の添削の中でも、また講評・解説の中でも取り上げたことですが、英文和訳するうえで大切なことを挙げると、それは一つに英文構造を徹底的に分析することであり、もう一つは和訳なのですから日本語らしく訳出表現することです。

いずれも翻訳プロセスの3段階の中に入っていることなのですが、到底日本語表現とは言えないような訳文を目にすると、やはり暗記詰込み教育の弊害かな?という印象を抱かずにはおれません。

また、英文の徹底的な構造分析は和訳の原点ですから、これも追及してもらいたいと思います。

先月、翻訳コンテストと英語検定の「過去問題集」を出版したことでもあるので、それらを教材にして英文の分析法である「構造論と機能論」の学習を深めてもらいたいと切に思います。

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