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聞き取りのポイント

・Takahashi says he was delighted to find out what?
・Handan(社名) was one of the first Japanese food companies to do what?
・What panel of advisors did another one of the largest food giants
set up?
・What does Takahashi explain without was at the center of the Japanese government’s program?


Getting people to do something
The verb “get” in English is used for many, many purposes.
In this case you could substitute “persuade”.

Get people to be more active / persuade people to be more active

Set up a website
Workers say Walker（登場人物の名前） says　they set up a website.
You could also say “theyestablished a website”, “they created a website”, or “they built a website”. All these words are very similar.

Lack
The word lack in most situations could be replaced with the word “want”. They are both nouns. They both mean something necessary is missing.

For lack of a better word / for want of a better word 適切な言葉が見つからないので（別の言葉をつかう）

Brisk walking　（早歩き）
Brisk is a word that you don’t come across so often in English
although everybody knows it. It usually means “quick” or “fresh”
or “bracing”. And it often has an idea of “cool” in a good way.

Brisk = 元気のいい・きびきびした

その他気になるwords & phrases

arthritis in the knees ひざの 関節炎
preemptive measures 予防策
preemptive move 先手を打つ動き
all people irrespective of age = people of all ages 年齢に関係なく皆
　　Uniqlo sells clothes for people of all ages.　(Bettyとの会話より）
a panel of advisors 詰問委員会