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地域の行事

N2
00:42
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Key vocabulary

ageing (of a population)
time and effort, trouble
planning meeting
course credit
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A

A: What shall we do about this year's summer festival? Attendance was down on last year.

B

B: The biggest problem is that the people who prepare it are getting older. Just putting up the tents needs young hands.

A

A: How about asking the students? There's a university nearby.

B

B: We tried before, but having them come only on the day meant they didn't know how the preparation ran, and it actually made more work.

A

A: I see. In that case they'd need to come in from the planning meetings.

B

B: Yes. Though whether they'd give up that much time is another matter. It isn't as if they get credit for it.

A

A: Perhaps we could work with the university and have it recognised as a community activity.

B

B: That hadn't occurred to me. Let's have a word with them.