Understand how the writer sees the degree of contribution of an item to variations in the volume of exports and imports
Goal
To be able to understand how the writer sees the extent of the contribution of an item to variations in the volume of exports and imports.
Setting
You are reading the part of a White Paper on International Economy and Trade where the trends in Japan's trading activities are described. Read a passage about trends in trading activities categorized by item and understand how the writer sees the extent of the contribution of an item to variations in the volume of exports and imports.
- Skill 1
- Understand that the number representing the degree of contribution is remarkable from the expressions 極めて (extremely) and 圧倒的に (extremely)
- Skill 2
- Understand that the number representing the degree of contribution is lower than expected from the expressions 伸び悩 (sluggish growth) and 鈍化 (slowing down)
- Skill 3
- Understand how the writer sees the degree of contribution