Western clothes have buttons
洋服にはボタンがある
on the right
右側に
for men.
男性用は
洋服は男性用では右側にボタンがある。
button「ボタン」
majority「大多数」
Western clothes have buttons on the right for men.
This is convenient
これは都合がよい
because the majority of men are right-handed.
なぜなら大半の男性が右利きだからだ
大半の男性が右利きなのでこれは都合がよい。
This is convenient because the majority of men are right-handed.
It is easier
その方が容易だ
for them to use the right hand
彼らが右手を使うのは
when buttoning up.
ボタンをかける時に
右利きならボタンをかけるのに右手を使う方が容易だ。
button up「ボタンをしめる」
for S to do 「Sが～すること」
整理14-1 意味上の主語
It is easier for them to use the right hand when buttoning up.
Why, then,
では、なぜ
do women’s clothes have buttons on the left,
女性の洋服はボタンが左についているのだろうか
even though most women are also right-handed?
大半の女性も右利きなのに
では、大半の女性も右利きなのに、なぜ女性の洋服はボタンが左にあるのだろうか。これは一種の差別なのだろうか。
discrimination「差別」
Why, then, do women’s clothes have buttons on the left, even though most women are also right-handed?
Therefore,
したがって
to make it easier for the servants,
召使いにとって簡単にするために
buttons were put on the left.
ボタンは左側につけられた
したがって、召使いが簡単に服を着せることができるように、ボタンは左側につけられたのである。
therefore「故に」
servant「召使い」
Therefore, to make it easier for the servants, buttons were put on the left.
A.
Women in such wealthy families
そのような裕福な家庭の女性には
had servants
召使いがいた
{who dressed them}.
「彼女たちに服を着せてくれる」
そのような裕福な家庭の女性には服を着せてくれる召使いがいたのだ。
wealthy「裕福な」
dress「服を着せる」
Women in such wealthy families had servants who dressed them.
B.
In the past,
昔は
buttons were quite expensive
ボタンはたいへん高価だった
and only very rich people could afford them.
そして非常に裕福な人しか買うことができなかった
昔は、ボタンはたいへん高価で、非常に裕福な人しか買うことができなかった。
can afford「買う余裕がある」
In the past, buttons were quite expensive and only very rich people could afford them.
C.
In fact,
実は
there is a reason
理由がある
why women’s buttons are on that side.
なぜ女性のボタンがその側についているのか
実は、女性のボタンが左側についているのには理由がある。
In fact, there is a reason why women’s buttons are on that side.
Western clothes have buttons on the right for men. This is convenient because the majority of men are right-handed. It is easier for them to use the right hand when buttoning up. Why, then, do women’s clothes have buttons on the left, even though most women are also right-handed? Is this a kind of discrimination? [ 29 ] Therefore, to make it easier for the servants, buttons were put on the left.
A. Women in such wealthy families had servants who dressed them.
B. In the past, buttons were quite expensive and only very rich people could afford them.
C. In fact, there is a reason why women’s buttons are on that side.
Western clothes have buttons on the right for men. This is convenient because the majority of men are right-handed. It is easier for them to use the right hand when buttoning up. Why, then, do women’s clothes have buttons on the left, even though most women are also right-handed? Is this a kind of discrimination? In fact, there is a reason why women’s buttons are on that side. In the past, buttons were quite expensive and only very rich people could afford them. Women in such wealthy families had servants who dressed them. Therefore, to make it easier for the servants, buttons were put on the left.
