太平洋の真ん中で英語を叫ぶ(10/23) ～archivesシリーズ89

2021/10/23

１０年前の船旅で

　英会話の有料コースを取っていたので、希望者は英語スピーチ大会に出ることができた。自分もエントリーした。何事もチャレンジしないと始まらない。
　
　3回ほど英会話教室の先生が指導してくれたが、発音など細かい点は大目に見る方針らしく「Good!」としか言わない。モノ足りないし不安にもなった。

「100人ほどの聴衆の前でスピーチ」

(母国語以外で人前で話すのは初めてで、思った以上に緊張した)

　About Anne Frank　（Learning from history)

　
　I would like to talk about one of the unforgettable memories of this
voyage.

　I visited the 'Anne Frank house' in Amsterdam on 4th Aug. 2011. It
was a small common house. But it impressed me as much as the other
great landscapes.Anne Frank was a Jewish girl. She was born in Frank-
furt, Germany, in 1929. Presently, Adolf Hitler came into power in Ger-
many. It was the beginning of the Holocaust.

　Then the Frank family immigrated from Germany to Amsterdam in
Holland. But the German army occupied Holland In 1940. Therefore
the family had to go into hiding.

Life in the hiding place was inconvenient and anxious. But Anne didn't
give up hope. She kept a diary of her hiding days.

　Sadly, in August 1944, Anne's family was discoverd by German offic-
ers. So, they were taken away to a concentration camp.Anne died from
typhus in May 1945. She was only 15 years old. I was moved to tears
by thinkig about her very short life.

　Now, Anne Frank's diary is published in many countries. And their
hiding place is preserved in its original condition and it is called 'Anne
Frank house'.We shoud not forget their cruel destiny. I think we human
beings must learm from history and wish for permanent peace in the
world.

　Sixty seven years have passed since Anne Frank died.　　Thank you.

　スピーチのテーマは「Learning from history」で、内容はアムステルダムで「アンネ・フランク」の隠れ家を見学したときの感想である。少し難いテーマだったので、制限時間の２分でまとめるには無理があったかもしれない。

「アンネ・フランクの家」