例題２６ 大阪外語大 （大阪大）
Today, we do not expect our children to work, either at home or in a factory. They contribute nothing to the economic well-being of the family. They are freer than they have ever been before simply to be children. We see them as the centre of the family, around which the rest of life revolves; we protect them from responsibilities which were forced on earlier generations.
第一文の分析
Today, we do not expect our children to work, either at home or in a factory.
第二文の分析
They contribute nothing to the economic well-being of the family.
第三文の分析
They are freer
ポイント１ 挿入の例外 カンマなしの挿入
You should ,if you can ,eat vegetables.
You should （if you can）eat vegetables.
You should ―if you can ―eat vegetables.
You should if you can eat vegetables.
ポイント２ than＋ever been before の表現 今まで以上
And at the same time, immigration is higher than it’s ever been before.
Self-study is more possible now than it’s ever been before.
第4文の分析
We see them as the centre of the family,＜○関○非 around which the rest of life revolves＞; we protect them from responsibilities which were forced on earlier generations.
ポイント３ around=はっきりした〇のイメージ 輪のイメージ
around the clock = 一日中
ポイント４
非制限用法の関係代名詞 接続詞は文脈で補う
① 順接 ②逆説 ③原因・理由
We see them as the centre of the family and the rest of life revolves around it (=the centre of the family).
訳例
今日、私たちは家であれ工場であれ、子供たちが働くことを期待してはいない。子供たちは家族が経済的に良くなることに対して貢献しません。以前よりも、子供たちは単に子供でいることができます。私たちは、子供たちを家族の中心であるとみなし、人生の残りは其れを軸として回っています。私たちは、先人たちに押し付けられた責任から子供たちを守っているのだ。
