2024年度 青山学院大学 文学部 B・C方式 Ⅱ 英文和訳 解答例

【設問】

Ⅱ　次の英文を読んで，下線部を日本語に訳しなさい。

　　In the eighteenth century, with better farm practices and distribution of wealth, more people wanted to buy fashionable clothes.　Shopkeepers began to take more time over the display and presentation of the things they sold and in their approach to customers.　Buy the 1780s, glass windows led to displays that would draw attention and displays inside the store were beginning to be more attractive.　Fashionable shopping was already shaping the geography of cities.　Advertising and ways to spread the news of a new product were also developing.　Printed advertisements showed how large a particular shop’s range of clothing was: fashion magazines gave detailed descriptions and illustrations of the latest trends and factory owners encouraged fashion leaders to be seen wearing their products.　Shopping had developed along with a growing sense of personal identity.　Fashionable dress provided the means to express one’s identity visually, and knowing where and how to shop for fashion was key to achieving this goal.

【解答例】

あるお店の洋服の品ぞろえがどれほど充実しているのかは，出されていた広告を見れば分かった。ファッション雑誌は最新の流行の詳しい解説やイラストを載せていたし，工場のオーナーたちはファッションリーダーに働きかけて，自分のところの製品を着て宣伝してもらえるようにしていた。