L1 What Can You Blood Type Tell Us? Part 1 Can you guess/ my blood type? 当ててみて / 私の血液型を Well,/ you re very serious person/ so/ I think/ your blood type is A. えーと / あなたはとっても真面目な人 / だから / 私は ~ と思います / あなたの血液型は A 型 Wow!/ Good guess!! わー!/ 正解! This is a common conversation/ in Japan.// Talking about a person s blood type/ is very これは共通的な会話だ / 日本に置いて // 人の血液型にについて話すことは / 多くの日本人 popular among many Japanese people.// They like judging/ a person s personality/ by の間ではとても一般的な事 / 彼らは判断することが好き / 人の性格を / his or her blood type.// Many books about this topics/ become best-sellers/ every year. 彼もしくは彼女の血液型を // この話題についてのたくさんの本 / ベストセラーになる / 毎年 // People often find/ articles about it / in magazines.// Many Japanese people think that/ 人々はよく見つける / このことについての記事を / 雑誌で // たくさんの日本人は ~ と思う / blood type has something to do with their personality.// However,/ in most other 血液型は彼らの性格に関係がある / // しかしながら / ほとんどのよその国では countries,/ blood type is not a common topic.// A lot of people think/ it is nonsense/ / 血液型は共通的な話題ではない // たくさんの人々は ~ と思う / バカげていると / to judge personality/ by blood type.// 性格を判断することは / 血液型で //
L1 What Can You Blood Type Tell Us? Part 1 Can you guess/ my blood type? Well,/ you re very serious person/ so/ I think/ your blood type is A. Wow!/ Good guess!! This is a common conversation/ in Japan.// Talking about a person s blood type/ is very popular among many Japanese people.// They like judging/ a person s personality/ by his or her blood type.// Many books about this topics/ become best-sellers/ every year. People often find/ articles about is/ in magazines.// Many Japanese people think that/ blood type has something to do with their personality.// However,/ in most other countries,/ blood type is not a common topic.// A lot of people think/ it is nonsense/ to judge personality/ by blood type.//
Part 2 Why do Japanese people like judging/ personality/ by blood type?// There are two なぜ日本人は ~ を判断することが好きなの?/ 性格を / 血液型で // 2 つの可能性がある possible/ reasons for this.// One reason is the distribution of blood type/ in Japan.// この理由に関して // 一つの理由は血液型の分布だ / 日本での // Japan has a more even distribution of blood types/ than other countries.// Take a look 日本はさらにたくさんの血液型の分布がある / その他の国よりも // このデータを at the data/ below.// Each blood type is found/ in a range of 9-38% (percent)/ of the 見てください / 下の // それぞれの血液型は ~ と分かる / 9~38& の範囲 / population.// So/ it is easy/ to group personalities into four groups/ by blood type.// 人口の // だから / 簡単 / 性格を 4 つのグループに分けることは / 血液型で // On the other hand,/ in other countries,/ the distribution of blood type is/ not very 一方 / 別の国では / 血液型の分布は ~ だ / あまり均一 even.// The rates for some blood types are/ very high or very low.// For example,/ in ではない // 一部の血液型の比率は ~ だ / とても高いもしくはとても低い // 例えば / Bolivia,/ 93% of people have/ type O blood.// In such countries,/ it is difficult/ to ボリビアでは /93% の人々が ~ だ / O 型 // そのような国では / ~ は難しい / judge personality/ by blood type.// 性格を判断することは / 血液型で //
Part 2 Why do Japanese people like judging/ personality/ by blood type?// There are two possible/ reasons for this.// One reason is the distribution of blood type/ in Japan.// Japan has a more even distribution of blood types/ than other countries.// Take a look at the data/ below.// Each blood type is found/ in a range of 9-38% (percent)/ of the population.// So/ it is easy/ to group personalities into four groups/ by blood type.// On the other hand,/ in other countries,/ the distribution of blood type is/ not very even.// The rates for some blood types are/ very high or very low.// For example,/ in Bolivia,/ 93% of people have/ type O blood.// In such countries,/ it is difficult/ to judge personality/ by blood type.//
Part 3 In Japan,/ most people know/ their blood types,/ so/ it is easy for them/ to talk about 日本では / ほとんどの人達は知っている / 自分たちの血液型を / だから / 彼らにとっては簡単なこと / そのことについて話しを them.// This is the other reason.// In other countries,/ many people do not know/ their することは // これは別の理由だ // よその国では / 多くの人達は知らない / blood types.// In fact,/ they first learn about them/ when they need a blood 自分たちの血液型を // 実際 / 彼らはそのことについて最初に知る / 彼らが輸血が必要な時に // transfusion.// If you ask/ a person from the United States or Europe,/ What s your もし尋ねたら / アメリカやヨーロッパ出身の人に / あなたの血液型 blood type?,/ he or she may say/ Why do you want to know?/ Are you a doctor?// は?/ 彼もしくは彼女は ~ と言うかもしれない / なぜそんなことを知りたいの?/ あなたはお医者さん? Only doctors want to know that. // If people do not know/ their blood types,/ they will そんなことを知りたいのは医者だけだよ // もし人々が知らなかったら / 自分たちの血液型を / 彼らは使わない not use/ their blood type/ to judge personality.// だろう / 自分たちの血液型を / 性格を判断するのに //
Part 3 In Japan,/ most people know/ their blood types,/ so/ it is easy for them/ to talk about them.// This is the other reason.// In other countries,/ many people do not know/ their blood types.// In fact,/ they first learn about them/ when they need a blood transfusion.// If you ask/ a person from the United States or Europe,/ What s your blood type?,/ he or she may say/ Why do you want to know?/ Are you a doctor?// Only doctors want to know that. // If people do not know/ their blood types,/ they will not use/ their blood type/ to judge personality.//
Part 4 For these reasons,/ blood type is a popular way/ to judge personality/ in Japan.// これらの理由のため / 血液型は一般的な方法 / 性格を判断するための / 日本では // Interestingly,/ we also see this/ in South Korea.// There is an even distribution of おもしろいことに / このことをまた見ることができる / 韓国で // 血液型の同等な分布がある / blood types/ there,/ and/ most people know/ their blood types.// Also,/ people there そこでは / そして / ほとんどの人々は知っている / 自分たちの血液型を // また / そこの人々は are very interested in/ judging personality/ by blood type.// とても ~ に興味がある / 性格を判断することに / 血液型で // What do scientists think?// Most scientists believe that/ there is no relationship/ 科学者たちはどうおもっているのだろう?// 穂トン祖の科学者たちは ~ と信じている / 関係性はない / between blood type and personality.// Some scientists researched/ the relationship,/ 血液型と性格には // 一部の科学者が ~ を研究した / その関係性を / but/ they could not find/ any scientific evidence.// Yet/ some Japanese people still しかし / 彼らは見つけることができなかった / どのような科学的な証拠を // しかし / 一部の日本人はそれでもなお~と思って think that/ blood type is an interesting topic.// Do you think that/ blood type can tell いる / 血液型は面白い話題だと // ~ と思いますか?/ 血液型は ~ が分かると you/ something about your personality?// / あなたの性格についての何か
Part 4 For these reasons,/ blood type is a popular way/ to judge personality/ in Japan.// Interestingly,/ we also see this/ in South Korea.// There is an even distribution of blood types/ there,/ and/ most people know/ their blood types.// Also,/ people there are very interested in/ judging personality/ by blood type.// What do scientists think?// Most scientists believe that/ there is no relationship/ between blood type and personality.// Some scientists researched/ the relationship,/ but/ they could not find/ any scientific evidence.// Yet/ some Japanese people still think that/ blood type is an interesting topic.// Do you think that/ blood type can tell you/ something about your personality?//