第一印象は最悪。
叔父の親友で叔母の幼馴染・岸辺成幸と、大学進学で叔父の家に居候することになった保。の、その後のお話。
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ダイアログもその解説もすべて英語で放送されるオールイングリッシュの番組です。「基礎2」までで学んだ内容をしっかりと生かして、英語を英語のまま理解しながら、自分の意見を英語で言えるようになることをめざします。

■レベルA2〜B1（A2 日常生活での身近なことがらについて、簡単なやりとりができる／B1 社会生活での身近な話題について理解し、自分の意思とその理由を簡単に説明できる）
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■今月のTopic
What school rule would you like to change？
What is your best memory of this school year？

■生徒：中村 陸

With rapid advancement in development of artificial intelligences （AIs） and robots in the current world， some people predict that a society where robots and human beings coexist is approaching in the near future.
However， I simply wonder if we could actually get along with robots in this world， where we cannot accept diversity even among the same human beings. If we had robots in this deeply divided world， would not it merely end up causing even greater chaos？I recently started researching on morality engine to control behavior of robots. Simply put， I study how to make robots distinguish good and evil by themselves for the upcoming future when robots and human beings coexist.The concept of morality for robots is not anything new.
Back in 1940s， for example， an American science fiction writer Isaac Asimov started introducing his famous Three Laws of Robotics in his novels.The Three Laws are very well known， and some people even treat them like golden rules for robots to observe. However， to me， these Laws seem to hold significant problems and therefore to be unsuitable for practical purposes.
As you read this book， you will be able to figure out the fundamental defect in the Laws.In order to study the moral engine with which to regulate robots， we need to first describe the moral framework of human beings. We can make possible such an attempt to model an abstract concept， by using an engineering way of thinking as a tool.
In this book， I would like to think about this framework together with you， using as simple and easy words as possible.If we can model human morality， we will be able to install it onto brains of robots. If we can build a moral system that robots and human beings − mutually different existences − can share， it will in turn help us to overcome divisions resulting from differences in standpoints among human beings， and to further develop an inclusive and diverse society.
Using such a new moral system， I would like to establish alternative principles to Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics and to think about the possibility of a society where human beings and robots coexist. Morality and robots may seem to have nothing in common − but by looking at the point where these two areas actually cross， we will be able to see principles of a future society that we human beings should aim at.
Throughout this intensive seminar， we are going to freely and widely develop our arguments.I plan to also provide you with a summary and practice exercises at the end of each session to help deepen your understanding. Let us

An invitation to a high school reunion leaves Kyosuke reminiscing about a peculiar female classmate who would read the same book over and over again − despite saying how boring it is． Even so， the more time Kyosuke spent chatting with this girl， the more he realized he was in love for the first time． One day， just like that， the girl was gone − leaving Kyosuke with a copy of the mysterious book and her words “You can become anything you want” echoing in his mind． Ironically， after becoming everything except what he wanted to be， an older Kyosuke recalls the fleeting kiss he shared with his first love − and with the reunion around the corner， finds himself eager to confront the lingering feeling that had remained dormant his heart for so long．

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