Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Journalist向けGrammer Test

BBCが自社の記者などに対してGrammer(英文法)のテストを試みた。
なぜ言葉のプロフェッショナルであるジャーナリストに、それもネイティブスピーカーに対してGrammerのテストをするのか?そういう疑問を持つ人もいるかもしれない。
BBCのネイティブの記者が書いた記事に関する苦情のうち、Grammerに関するものがよくあるらしい。そこで、今回のテストという運びとなったようだ。PresenterとCorrespondentの会話に計20個の文法の誤りを見つけ出せというもの。ちなみに、BBC Journalist達のの正解率は60%から95%とばらつきが見られたようだ。私もトライしたが、結構難解な部分もある。
いかに今回の課題を掲載しておきますので、興味のある方は是非チャレンジしてみてください。
さて、あなたは何個間違いを見つけ出せるかな?

<テスト問題>
Presenter: The Transport Secretary, Ruth Kelly, said she is leaving her job - the second ministerial resignation in just over a week. Ms Kelly says it's a hard decision but her family are growing up and she wants to spend more time with her children. We'll be joined by her momentarily but first, our political correspondent, Nick Robinson, is here. Nick, is there more to this than meets the eye?

Correspondent: Ruth Kelly asked to leave the cabinet several months ago - so in a way, there's no surprises here. But what is odd is the way the news has been broken: in the early morning, before her conference speech. Between you and I, it looks like No 10 were trying to mitigate against a dramatic departure - in affect, putting out a spoiler.

Presenter: It had been rumoured that Ruth Kelly might be the leader of a mass resignation or at least, partner with one other minister - is that no longer a possibility?

Correspondent: You're right - one minister in particular, inferred to me that he would be off but has since changed his mind. While he'd be loath to admit it, the current financial crisis has effectively done the PM a favour. None of his other ministers are planning to try and move against his or her leader at such a crucial time and so no, I don't think he'll have to face up to a revolt. Meanwhile, he has one less opponent in the cabinet, so Mr Brown's position may even be stronger as a result of this, particularly if his speech receives fulsome praise.

Presenter: Is the subject of the leadership likely to receive less attention, then?

Correspondent: Well, I wouldn't go that far. Ministers sung from the same hymn sheet in public but behind the scenes at conference, it was a different story. There certainly are people who say Mr Brown's not the right man to lead Labour into the next general election - an assertion that No 10 refutes, of course. The public might be bored of speculation but the question of Gordon Brown's leadership is not likely to go away, given the enormity of the subject, no matter how many people are disinterested in it.

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