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そこで、自分で改めて確かめてみようと思い立ちました。方法は、国連演説のビデオクリップを見ながら、以下のテキストと対照し、「おやっ」と思った所に下線を引き、そのあとでコメントを付けるというものです。

Mr. Secretary-General,
Excellencies,
Distinguished Delegates,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is my great pleasure to address this timely meeting of the United Nations Summit on Climate Change. I was appointed as Prime Minister of Japan six days ago, in a historic change of government achieved through the will of the people at the recent elections.

Climate change affects the entire globe and requires long-term and international efforts. Thus, it is imperative for all countries to address the issue under the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities". With the change of government, as Prime Minister of Japan, I will now seek to unite our efforts to address current and future global climate change, with due consideration of the warnings of science.

Allow me to touch upon the issue of reduction targets for greenhouse gas emissions.

Based on the discussion in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), I believe that the developed countries need to take the lead in emissions reduction efforts. It is my view that Japan should positively commit itself to setting a long-term reduction target. For its mid-term goal, Japan will aim to reduce its emissions by 25% by 2020, if compared to the 1990 level, consistent with what the science calls for in order to halt global warming.

This is a public pledge that we made in our election manifesto. I am resolved to exercise the political will required to deliver on this promise by mobilizing all available policy tools. These will include the introduction of a domestic emission trading mechanism and a feed-in tariff for renewable energy, as well as the consideration of a global warming tax.

However, Japan's efforts alone cannot halt climate change, even if it sets an ambitious reduction target. It is imperative to establish a fair and effective international framework in which all major economies participate. The commitment of Japan to the world is premised on agreement on ambitious targets by all the major economies.

コメント：この premised を鳩山総理は「プリマイズド」と読んでいますが、私の知っている英語では premis't と発音するのが普通で，カナで書けば、「プレミスト」です。ちなみにこの premised という単語、Oxford とLongmanの学習英英辞典は、形容詞だとし、一方、 Collins COBUILD（アメリカ英語版）は、他動詞の受動態だとしていますが、いずれも発音記号は、pre-maizd ではなく、prémist と発音すべきものであることを明示しています。どう発音されるのかを確かめたい方はこちらでどうぞ。

On the establishment of the domestic emission trading market, we will promote exchange of information on systems of other countries, and hold discussions on the issue, bearing in mind the impact on international competitiveness as well as possible future linkages among countries.

コメント：日本語での政治関係で、つながっている、連動していることを「リンケイジ」と言ったりするため引きづられたのでしょうが、「リンケイジ」とローマ字読みしています。正しくは linki'dge のような音で、敢えてカタカナで書けば「リンキッジ」という感じになります。

Climate change requires a global response. In the process of furthering sustainable development and poverty reduction, developing countries must aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities". This is especially important for developing countries with large emissions.

コメント：他でも失敗していますが、emission は、「エミッション」ではなく、「イ」の音で始まります。

Solving the problem of climate change will entail a vast amount of financial resources, in particular to support adaptation efforts by vulnerable developing countries and small island countries. Such financing should be strategically expanded. Japan is prepared to provide more financial and technical assistance than in the past, in accordance with the progress of the international negotiations.

コメント：emission の読み間違いと同じで、ここでも頭の音は「イ」です。「エンテイル」ではなく、「インテイル」です。また、 financing は、他でも同じ失敗を繰り返していますが、fiNANcing と真ん中の音節にアクセントを置く単語ではなく、FInancing と頭にアクセントが来ます。それと、strategically をここでは頭にアクセントを置いていますが、まんなかのteの部分を「ティー」と伸ばし気味に発音する単語です。stra-TEE-gically という感じです。

Public financial assistance and technology transfer to developing countries are critically important.

However, they alone will not meet the financial needs of developing countries. I therefore intend to work with world leaders on creating a mechanism that not only ensures the effective use of public funds but also facilitates the flow of private investments.

Japan deems the following four principles essential in assisting developing countries:

First, the developed countries, including Japan, must contribute through substantial, new and additional public and private financing.

コメント：ここでも fi-NAN-cingと変な所にアクセントを置いています。

Second, we must develop rules that will facilitate international recognition of developing countries' emissions reductions, in particular those achieved through financial assistance, in a measurable, reportable and verifiable manner.

コメント：imissions のように読むべき emissionsが「エ」の音になっています。

Third, on assistance to developing countries, consideration should be given to innovative mechanisms to be implemented in a predictable manner. And an international system should be established under the auspices of the UN climate change regime. This system should facilitate one-stop provision of information on and matching of available bilateral and multilateral financing, while securing transparency and effective utilization of assistance.

コメント：今まで誰も直してくれなかったのでしょう。FI-nancingと頭にアクセントのある単語なのに、真ん中の音節にアクセントを置いて発音しています。それと、utilization がなぜかイギリス風の「ユーティライゼイション」です。他の発音は financing が「ファイナンシング」でなく「フィナンシング」とアメリカ風ですから、不統一なのが気になります。

Fourth, Japan proposes to establish a framework to promote the transfer of low-carbon technologies which ensures the protection of intellectual property rights.

コメント：ローマ字読みになってしまうのか、insuresと読むべき単語が、「エンシュア」です。

I would like to propose to the international community a "Hatoyama Initiative", based on what I have just outlined. The Kyoto Protocol was a historic milestone, as the first international framework that obligated nations to reduce greenhouse gases. Effective efforts, however, cannot be realized unless a new framework is created. To that end, towards establishing a fair and effective new single undertaking, I will exert every effort for the success of Copenhagen, in the course of formulating this initiative.

Active measures to address climate change such as the Green New Deal initiated by President Obama will open new frontiers and create new opportunities for employment in the world economy, particularly in such fields as clean energy technologies, including electric vehicles, and solar power generation.

Japan has relatively strong potential for technological development as well as considerable financial capacity. Thus I recognize that Japan is expected to take the lead in the international community in setting its own reduction target, and to achieve such target through the development of innovative technologies. I have full confidence in the abilities of the Japanese people and our companies. Political leaders at this time also have a responsibility to future generations to create a sustainable society by transforming the social structure that we have known since the Industrial Revolution.

コメント：transforming は、TRANsforming ではなく、transFORming と読むのが普通です。

In conclusion, I wish to make a strong appeal to you to work together, so that we will be able to make significant achievements in Copenhagen in December and that the people of the world will be able to say that their leaders made crucial decisions for the sake of future generations.

Thank you very much.

・・・引用ここまで

ケンブリッジ英検のスピーキングテストの受講生だったらどう評価されるかを考えてみるに、Fully operational command of the spoken language が基準となる CPE （ヨーロッパ共通参照枠の C2）では、採点項目に

• Rarely produces inaccuracies and inappropriacies.
• Pronunciation is easily understood and prosodic features are used effectively; many features, including pausing and hesitation, are 'native-like'.

とありますので、これをクリアしているとは言えません。例えば Japan has relatively...で始まる下から二つ目のパラグラフの中程にある、Thus I recognize that Japan is expected の下りは、切るなら、

Thus I recognize...that Japan is

であって、初めて native-like と言えるわけで、

Thus I recognize that...Japan is

は奇妙な切り方です。

上記のとおり、標準的ではない発音が10カ所以上もありますし、CPE レベルとは言えません。

次のレベルの CAE はどうだろうかと考えるに、ここでの基準は Good operational command of the spoken language であり、発音の採点項目を眺めると、

• Occasionally produces inaccuracies and inappropriacies.
• L1 accent may be evident but does not affect the clarity of the
message.

といったものが並んでおり、鳩山演説はちょうどこのレベルに当たることがわかります。L1 アクセントというのは自国語の流儀で英語を処理することであり、英語的には「イミッション」と読むべき emission を「エミッション」とローマ字読みしてしまうのが、まさにここで言う L1 accent の例になります。

ケンブリッジ英検のスピーキングテストは、二人一組で受ける受験生について自己紹介のようなモノローグや相手とのダイアログを通じてどの程度コミュニカティブな英語を使いこなせるかを判定するのが目的なので、スピーチは守備範囲外となります。ただ、遊び感覚で、鳩山総理の発音だけに絞って言えば、レベル的にはちょうど上から二番目の CAE （ヨーロッパ共通参照枠では C1）だというのが私の判定です。

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