サルコジ氏が仏大統領に ： 2007年5月7日
Sarkozy elected French president
Reform-minded Nicolas Sarkozy was elected French president
Sunday by defeating Socialist Segolene Royal by 53.06 percent
to 46.94 percent.
He declared victory and pledged to become a president of all
the French people.
＜重要語句＞
○ reform-minded：改革派の
→ 「-minded＝〜志向の、〜に熱心な」
ex) open-minded about accepting foreigners
外国人の受け入れについて寛大な
○ defeat（動詞）：打ち負かす
○ Socialist（形容詞）：社会党員の
→ 「Socialist Party＝社会党」
○ by 53.06 percent to 46.94 percent
→ 勝利したサルコジ氏、負けたロワイヤル氏それぞれの
得票率です。
○ declare（動詞）：宣言する
○ pledge（動詞）：誓う
＜区切り読みしてみよう＞ ← 英文を文頭から理解
Sarkozy elected
French president
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Reform-minded Nicolas Sarkozy
was elected French president
Sunday
by defeating Socialist Segolene Royal
by 53.06 percent to 46.94 percent.
He declared victory
and pledged
to become a president
of all the French people.
＜頭ごなし訳で理解しよう＞ ← 和文から英文を再生
サルコジ氏が選出される、
Sarkozy elected
フランス大統領に
French president
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改革派のニコラ・
サルコジ氏が
Reform-minded Nicolas Sarkozy
フランス大統領に
選出された、
was elected French president
日曜日に、
Sunday
社会党のセゴレーヌ・
ロワイヤルを破り、
by defeating Socialist
Segolene Royal
（得票率）53.06 ％対
46.94％で。
by 53.06 percent to 46.94
percent.
サルコジ氏は勝利を宣言し、
He declared victory
誓いを立てた、
and pledged
大統領になると、
to become a president
すべてのフランス国民
を代表する。
of all the French people.
＜仕上げ読み＞ ← 確認用にどうぞ！
Sarkozy elected French president
Reform-minded Nicolas Sarkozy was elected French president
Sunday by defeating Socialist Segolene Royal by 53.06 percent
to 46.94 percent.
He declared victory and pledged to become a president of all
the French people.
