Unité 4

19. CLEANING UP THE DIRT

A campaign to clean up Britain’s beaches has been launched by the group “Keep Britain Tidy”. It’s designed to increase public awareness and clean beaches will be awarded a blue flag. The problem of sewage around our beaches has been causing much concern: millions of tons of dirt and litter are pumped into the sea each year. Britain now has 400 designated bathing waters, about one fifth of which don’t come up to European Union standards.

NETTOYER LES SALETÉS.
Une campagne pour nettoyer les plages britanniques a été lancée par le groupe "Gardez la Grande Bretagne propre". L'objectif est de sensibliser le public et les plages propres seront récompensées par un drapeau bleu. Le problème des eaux usées autour de nos plages a suscité pas mal de préoccupations: des millions de tonnes de saletés et d'ordures sont déversées en mer chaque année. La Grande Bretagne a maintenant 400 eaux pour baignades classées, dont environ un cinquième n'atteint pas les normes européennes.

20. RECORD HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT IN JAPAN

For the first time since World War II, unemployment in Japan has reached more than 5 per cent, i.e. 3.3 million people are without work. This figure is however, approximative since some 120,000 Japanese without work have not registered with the appropriate service. The reason for the worsening unemployment is well-known. The economy has slowed down considerably in the biggest industrialized countries and especially in the States. The Japanese electronic industry is particularly affected by the recession. More than 1 million workers have voluntary handed in their notice. This voluntary unemployment has mainly affected workers below age 35. Second, the reforms undertaken by the government to lower Japan’s foreign debt have also contributed to increasing the unemployment rate.

CHÔMAGE RECORD AU JAPON.
Pour la première fois depuis la Seconde Guerre Mondiale, le chômage a atteint au Japon plus de 5%, c.-à-d. que 3,3