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A More Considered Club Etiquette

Nuanced etiquette response writing

学ぶこと: このアクティビティを終えると、クラブの新しいマナー案を理解し、そのうちの一つに反対する丁寧な返信を書けるようになります。

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リーディングC1難しいですか？A1を見る

A More Considered Club Etiquette

Nuanced etiquette response writing

学ぶこと: このアクティビティを終えると、クラブの新しいマナー案を理解し、そのうちの一つに反対する丁寧な返信を書けるようになります。

集中モード

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読む前に

ある私設クラブが、服装、スマートフォンの使い方、会員同士の交流方法などについて新しいマナー案を出しており、一人の会員がその案に文書で返答します。

キーワード

elevated casual: "elevated casual": カジュアルより少し改まった服装のことで、フォーマルほどではありません。
arm’s length: "arm’s length": 親しくせず、距離を置いて人と接することです。
blanket ban: "blanket ban": 例外なく、すべての場合に適用される全面的な禁止のことです。
strike the right balance: "strike the right balance": 二つのものの間で、ちょうどよい折り合いをつけることです。

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The Hawthorne Club’s committee has proposed an etiquette update intended to modernise its atmosphere without diluting its exclusivity. Members would be encouraged to dress in “elevated casual” clothing: jackets would remain welcome, though no longer obligatory at dinner. The committee argues that this would lower the threshold for participation while preserving a sense of occasion. It also proposes that phones be kept out of sight in the dining room, except when genuinely necessary. According to the paper, visible screens fragment conversation and quietly alienate guests who have come to meet people rather than scroll beside them.

問題

質問 1：

What is the main purpose of the proposed dress-code change?

訳を見る

提案された服装規定の変更の主な目的は何ですか。

To make participation easier while retaining a special atmosphere

To remove all expectations about clothing

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The most contentious proposal concerns networking. Instead of formal introductions arranged by staff, members would be invited to approach one another directly at monthly salons. Supporters believe this would create a more spontaneous, egalitarian culture; critics fear that newcomers may be left at arm’s length while confident regulars dominate the room. A reasonable compromise might be to retain optional introductions for first-time guests. Equally, the phone rule could be reframed as a strong expectation rather than an absolute prohibition, since a blanket ban would be unduly prescriptive for members managing urgent professional or family matters.

問題

質問 2：

Why might some members oppose informal networking?

訳を見る

一部の会員が、くだけた形での交流に反対するのはなぜでしょうか。

They believe staff introductions are too expensive.

They fear confident regulars may dominate while newcomers remain excluded.

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In a response to the committee, a member might write: “I appreciate the intention behind the proposed changes, particularly the effort to make the club less intimidating. However, I cannot support a universal phone restriction in its current form. Discretion and courtesy should certainly be expected, but members should retain limited flexibility when circumstances demand it. I would therefore welcome designated phone areas and a clear expectation that devices remain silent at the table. This would strike the right balance between protecting conversation and recognising that access is not always optional.”