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.//
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.//
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.//
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?//
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?//
