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下記の文章は日本語に訳してください。たくさんあるのでちょっとだけ訳してもいい。私は英語のALTで生徒の前に講演するためにこの文章を使った。生徒は講演を聴きながらノートを読むことが出来る。たくさん高校で講演するつもりだから、この訳した文章があれば便利です！　お願いします。

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Often when Americans think of Japan, they have a distorted image. They can only imagine the Japan they've seen in movies - that is to say, Tokyo, samurai, and karaoke.

Over the past few years, I've come to see that Japan is much more diverse and interesting than my previous misconception.

In the same way, I think the average Japanese person has a distorted image of American culture.

Perhaps when you think of America, you think of two major cities - New York and Los Angeles.

That's very natural, they dominate American movies so it's often the only America you can see.

But today I'd like to take some time and talk about America's diverse culture and its many regions.

America is a wonderful, interesting country with many diverse cultures.

While I'm talking, please keep in mind that geographically, most of these areas I'm showing are larger than Japan.

It is easy to forget that America is such a large country.

When we talk about American culture, we must talk about immigration.

America is a nation of immigrants.

America has been famously called a "melting pot," but the anology does not always hold true.

It's racial and ethnic groups do not always mix - instead creating something more like a "salad bowl" where each group is unique but makes up one part of a whole.

While it's sad, America's native cultures have been almost wiped out. Immigrants from around the world have replaced them.

So today, we're going to focus on the dominant cultures in modern America.

Today, there are over 300,000,000 Americans which makes up about 4.5% of the world's total population.

Of these Americans, 31,000,000 live in New York or Los Angeles. So roughly 1 in 10 Americans live in one of these two cities - which is why we see them so much in movies.

But we're not going to talk about them.

We're going to talk about the other 90% of Americans who are spread throughout the fourth largest country in the world.

Now lets talk about race, ethnicity, and ancestry. America as a whole has a very diverse ancestral makeup. Lets take a look.

Out of 100 Americans,
15 people are of German ancestry.
10 people are of Irish ancestry.
9 people are of African American ancestry.
9 people are of English ancestry.
7 people are of Mexican ancestry.
5 people are of Italian ancestry.
3 people are of French ancestry.
2 people are of Native American ancestry.
1 person is of Japanese ancestry.

These make up about 60% of Americans. The remaining 40% are from a scattering of countries around the world.

Another important factor in shaping our culture is religion.

Different religions bring with them a different set of morals, food, music, literature, and ways of life.

America has long been a destination for religious immigrants.

These immigrant communities have made large impacts on the cultures of regions.

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途中までしか読んでいませんが^^;、とてもすばらしい内容ですね。

時間の都合で上半分ほどお手伝いさせていただきます。
少々というか、かなり free translation になっています。

Often when Americans think of Japan, they have a distorted image. They can only imagine the Japan they've seen in movies - that is to say, Tokyo, samurai, and karaoke.

「アメリカ人が日本について考えるとき、ゆがめられたイメージを持っていることが往々にしてあります。彼らは、自分たちが映画の中で見た日本、すなわち、東京やサムライ、カラオケなどから想像するしかできないのです。」

Over the past few years, I've come to see that Japan is much more and interesting than my previous misconception.

「ここ数年の経験から、私は日本が来日前に持っていたイメージよりずっと多様性に富み、面白い国であることがわかってきました。」

In the same way, I think the average Japanese person has a distorted image of American culture.

「同じように、普通の日本人にもアメリカ文化に対するゆがめられたイメージがあると考えます。」

Perhaps when you think of America, you think of two major cities - New York and Los Angeles.

「おそらくあなたたちがアメリカについて考えるとき、2つの主要都市であるニューヨークとロサンゼルスのことを考えるでしょう。」

That's very natural, they dominate American movies so it's often the only America you can see.

「それはごく自然なことです。これらの都市はアメリカ映画を独占しているので、あなたが見ることができるほぼ唯一のアメリカと言っていいかも知れません。」

But today I'd like to take some time and talk about America's diverse culture and its many regions.

「しかし、今日、少しの時間をいただいて、アメリカの多様な文化と多くの地域について話をしたいと思います。」

America is a wonderful, interesting country with many diverse cultures.

「アメリカは、さまざまな文化をもつ素晴らしい、面白い国です。」

While I'm talking, please keep in mind that geographically, most of these areas I'm showing are larger than Japan.

「私が話している間、私がご紹介する多くの地域が、地理的に日本より大きいことを心に留めておいてください。」

It is easy to forget that America is such a large country.

「アメリカがそんな大きな国であることは忘れていただいて結構です。」

When we talk about American culture, we must talk about immigration.

「私たちがアメリカ文化について話をするとき、出入国管理の話は避けて通れません。」

America is a nation of immigrants.

「アメリカは、移民の国です。」

America has been famously called a "melting pot," but the anology does not always hold true.

「アメリカが「人種のるつぼ」と呼ばれてきたのは有名な話です。しかし、その例えは必ずしもあてはまってはいません。」

これからちょうど面白くなるところですが、お言葉に甘えて以上とさせていただきます。