Thousands of people in Japan are
drinking to excess then falling asleep
일본의 수천명의 사람들이 과도한 음주를 하다가 잠에 든다는 사실을 아시나요?
아래의 영상을 같이 감상해 보시죠.
[영어동영상]
[영어동영상내용]
Thousands of
people in Okinawa, Japan are getting drunk and falling asleep in the road
leaving police battling
a dangerous phenomenon. Last year police on the island
responded to 7,221 cases ofrojo-ne, a term to
describe road sleeping, the Guardian and local media reported.
Okinawa is
1000 miles from Tokyo and has a warm climate. Locals told the Guardian that the
weather and
popularity of awamori,a rice-based
spirit often drunk in warm weather could contribute to the trend.
"I
didn't even know the term rojo-ne before
coming to Okinawa." Local police chief Tadarika Miyazawa told the
Japanese
newspaper, The Mainichi. "I think it's a phenomenon unique to Okinawa.”
Most of the
cases involving road sleeping had been resolved safely but 13 resulted in
accidents and three
people have died. According to the Mainichi, the criminal
offense can lead to a fine of up to 50,000 yen or
around $500.
According to
the Guardian, despite a pandemic Okinawa saw another two 2702 emergency calls
related to
rojo-ne in the first six months
this year.
The local
paper reported, some of the sleepers were using the curb as a pillow or
stripped down to their
underwear thinking they were already home. According to
the paper, Tatsu Oshiro, head of the local police
traffic division has called
on residents to restrict their awamoriconsumption.
"Don't get me wrong alcohol isn't
bad," he told the Mainichi, “it's
just bad to drink to excess."
[영어동영상단어]
* phenomenon : 현상, 경이로운 사람
* describe : (~이 어떠한지를)말하다,묘사하다. (움직임으로 특정한 형태를) 만들다
* climate : 기후, 기후가 ~한 지역
* contribute : 기부하다. (~의) 한 원인이 되다
* involve : (중요 요소로, 필연적으로)수반하다. (상황,사건,활동이 사람을)관련시키다
* resolve : (문제 등을)해결하다. (굳게)다짐하다, (단호한)결심
* up to something : (특정한 수,정도 등)까지. (특정한 위치, 시점)까지
* pandemic : 전국적인 유행병
* curb : (특히 좋지 못한 것을) 억제하다. 제한하는것
* division : 분할, 분배. 나눗셈, 나누기
* to excess : 지나치게
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