2021年12月12日の通訳案内士口述試験に向けて準備してきたプレゼンねたを投稿していきます。何かのお役に立てば幸いです。

ご存知の通り”通訳案内士の口述試験”のプレゼンは二分間です。
BBCのアナウンサーは一分間に１００〜１１０語を話すらしいのですが、日本人が原稿もなしで話せるのは８割程度なので１６０語くらいを目処に作ってます。
尚、文法的に怪しげなところも多々ありますが、どうか温かい目でみてくださいね。
 
16.盆栽
[Keyword]
①盆の植栽で盆栽マスターが小さく姿を整えた鉢植えの樹木。
②盆栽マスターは剪定や針金のような技術を使って美しい姿を作る
③盆栽は自然愛や侘び寂びを表す。侘び寂びは禅宗と関係があり、儚さと未完全が美の一部と考える。
④盆栽は生き物なので育成に手間がかかる。盆栽家はアーティストといえると思う。
Bonsai literally means “Tray planting”
This is a potted tree which has been dwarfed and shaped by a Bonsai Mater.
Bonsai master has various techniques as pruning trunks and wiring branches in order to create particularly aesthetic shapes.
Bonsai illustrates people’s love of nature and expresses Wabi-sabi.
Wabi and Sabi refers to “an aesthetic of refined rusticity” and “the elegance serenity of desolation” respectively.
These are deeply related to Zen Buddhism.
And these mean that transience and imperfection is part of beauty.  
Back to the explanation of Bonsai
Bonsai are living things then they constantly changes its shape.
Therefore, Bonsai masters spend extensive time and effort on cultivating the trees.
In that sense, Bonsai masters are considered as an artist like painter or sculpture.
There are many workshop held in many places on every weekend.
If you want to experience this, I love to check the availability and arrange for you.
According to Web information, participation fee will be within 50 US dollars
for 2 hours.
You can also buy it as a souvenir.  Cheapest one is around 100 US dollars.
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As for materials, typical trees are pine trees, maple trees and cherry trees.
It can be purchased as a souvenir.  Cheapest one is around 100 US dollars.

17.生花
[Keyword]
①生花は伝統的なフラワーアレンジメント。発展当初は茶会と密接な関係。茶室の飾り付けに手使われていた。
②最近では、茶道や日本舞踊と並んで社会的地位の高い家の女の子の習い事って感じ
③生花の流派は３００くらいある。有名なのは池坊、小原流、草月流の３つ。池坊は室町時代から５００年くらいの歴史がある。
④西洋のフラワーアレンジメントは飾りを目的。生花は調和を表現しようとしている。
Ikebana is the Japanese traditional art of arranging flowers.
In its early stage of development, is has closely related to the tea ceremony.
This technique has been used for decorating tea rooms.
Today, Ikebana is one of specific enrichment lessons for girls and ladies to cultivate self discipline and elegant manners as same as tea ceremony and Japanese classical dance.
There are about 300 ikebana schools in Japan.
The three most popular schools are Ikenobo, Ohara-ryu and Sogetsu-ryu.
Ikenobo is the oldest and it began about 500 years ago at the Muromachi period.
Ikebana is totally different from European-style flower arrangement.
Main concept of Ikebana is to create a harmony of three elements such as heaven, earth and human.
These three elements are considered as the basic element of the entire cosmos.
It seems to be too exaggerated but we can be overwhelmed by their beauty of real works.
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18.金継ぎ
[Keyword]
①伝統的な陶器の修復方法
②割れた陶器を漆と小麦粉で接着して、金粉で仕上げる。
③足利嘉正が貴重な湯呑みを割って中国に送り返したがブサイクな修理だったので、日本職人に美しい修理法を探させた。
④修理することによってより美しくなるということが、金継ぎが有名になった
⑤パラリンピックの会長が閉会式で金継ぎを語ったので、世界の認知が増えた。
⑥ワークショップで外国人でも体験できる。AMAZONとかで金継ぎキットも売ってたりする。
Kintsugi literally means patching with gold and It is a traditional method for repairing broken pottery.
Cracked bawls and vases are rejoined with a combination of lacquer and wheat flour, and then finished with golden powder.
Its history dates back to the Muromachi period.
Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa ,who is well known for founder of Ginkakuji, broke one of his prize Chinese tea bawls,
He sent the item back to China for repair but he got return was bawls with ugly metal staplers.
This made Yoshimasa prompted Japanese craftsmen to seek more aesthetic means of repair. Then this Kintsugi was invented.
The art of Kintsugi became famous for turning broken items into more beautiful than original.
This year, the traditional technique was mentioned by Paralympic president at the closing ceremony of Tokyo Paralympics.
Then the awareness of Kintsugi from overseas is ever increasing.
Today, this technique are easily learned in workshops, even foreigner.
In addition to that, Kintsugi repair kit are sold at many hardware stores and also online shop like AMAZON.
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