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"慰安婦"に関する戦時下の米軍による報告書(米公文書):その3
They lived well because their food and material was not heavily rationed and they had
plenty of money with which to purchase desired articles. They were able to buy cloth,
shoes, cigarettes, and cosmetics to supplement the many gifts given to them by soldiers
who had received "comfort bags" from home.
(彼女たちは、食料や物資が十分に配給されなかったのに、たくさんお金を持っていて、欲しいもの
を買うことができたので、暮らし向きは良かった。故郷から送られて来る"慰問袋"を受け取った兵隊
たちからのたくさんの贈り物に加えて、衣服、靴、たばこ、化粧品を買うことができたのだ。)
While in Burma they amused themselves by participating in sports events with both officers
and men, and attended picnics, entertainments, and social dinners. They had a phonograph
and in the towns they were allowed to go shopping.
(ビルマにいる間、彼女たちは士官や部下の両方と一緒にスポーツイベントに参加して楽しんだり、
ピクニックや娯楽や宴会に出かけたりした。彼女たちは蓄音機を持っていたし、色々な町に買い物
に出かけることが許されていた。)
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