次の英文を見てください。レイアウトを意識せずに書いたＡと、そうでないＢですが、書かれている内容はまったく同じです。
まずＡを見てください。中身を読む必要はありません。
〈A〉
We should be focusing on Education for Sustainable Development, as the key theme for Corporate Social Responsibility program. The reasons are following. First, the most importantly, the society recognizes its importance and needs of support from the industry sector. Second, this is the theme that our company can contribute the most, given the technical expertise on environmental sciences. Third, it is the best topic to engage the employees because many of them are interested in helping children. The next step is to discuss this with other countries and see if it can be a regional activity.
We should be focusing on Education for Sustainable Development, as the key theme for Corporate Social Responsibility program. The reasons are following. First, the most importantly, the society recognizes its importance and needs of support from the industry sector. Second, this is the theme that our company can contribute the most, given the technical expertise on environmental sciences. Third, it is the best topic to engage the employees because many of them are interested in helping children. The next step is to discuss this with other countries and see if it can be a regional activity.
これを論理的なレイアウトにすると、こうなります。
〈B〉
We are proposing to focus on Education for Sustainable Development, as the key theme for Corporate Social Responsibility program.
The reasons are following.
1. The most importantly, the society recognizes its importance and needs for support from the industry sector.
2. This is the theme that our company can contribute the most, given the technical expertise on environmental sciences.
3. Third, it is the best topic to engage the employees because many of them are interested in helping children.
The next step is to discuss this with other countries and see if it can be a regional activity.
We are proposing to focus on Education for Sustainable Development, as the key theme for Corporate Social Responsibility program.
The reasons are following.
1. The most importantly, the society recognizes its importance and needs for support from the industry sector.
2. This is the theme that our company can contribute the most, given the technical expertise on environmental sciences.
3. Third, it is the best topic to engage the employees because many of them are interested in helping children.
The next step is to discuss this with other countries and see if it can be a regional activity.
レイアウトされたＢは一目で情報の構成とおよその趣旨がわかります。レイアウトされていないＡでは、全部読むまでわかりません。
読む立場になってみれば、レイアウトすることの価値がよくわかるのではないでしょうか。
「わかりやすく書く」という目的においては、何をどう書くかを悩むよりも、レイアウトを意識して論理的に見せることのほうが近道です。そもそも、書く前に箇条書きで準備を始めれば、そのままレイアウトしていくことができます。
ちなみに、論理的に整理されたレイアウトでは、英語はとてもシンプルに見えます。「シンプル過ぎるのでは」と心配しないでください。シンプルなことこそが目指すべきことなのです。
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