Hiroshima University's English Podcast

かつては「水と安全はタダで手に入る」と言われた日本でも、最近ではボトル入りのミネラルウォーター（bottled water）がすっかり定着しました。今回と次回は、そんな「水」についてのお話です。 資源の少ない日本は多くの物を輸入（import）に頼っており、水も大量に輸入しています。一方で深刻な水不足（water shortages）に悩む国々も存在します。水の消費大国とも言える日本で、水資源について少し考えてみませんか。 今回お借りした素材 写真：Wikipedia（撮影：Walter J. Pilsak） BGM：パブリックドメイン・クラシック Download MP3 （14:13　8.2MB　初級～中級）*** Script *** (Slow speed) 02:35-05:05 (Natural speed) 10:40-12:20 Fresh Water Everywhere? (1) M: Hey Kanako. You don't look so happy. What are you looking at? W: Hey, Islam. Yeah, look at this. This is my water bill from last month. It's SO high. How come!? M: Yeah, that's pretty much. But I think Japanese use too much water compared to other countries, especially Bangladesh. W: Yeah, I guess so. Just the other day I saw a program about water shortages. It said Japanese use the most water per person in the world. But I'm wondering: does that really hurt other countries? I doubt it. M: What do you mean? You think it's not a problem at all? W: I don't mean that. Of course, we should save wate