switched-at-birth
女性ファンにとっては素直に祝福できず落胆してしまうニュースでしたが、歌手で俳優の福山雅治さんが女優の吹石一恵さんと結婚しました。2人の結婚は、福山さんの事務所であるアミューズの株価に影響を与えるほどでした。
Japanese star Masaharu Fukuyama, a long-time bachelor, marries
Actor-singer Masaharu Fukuyama, one of the most eligible bachelors in Japan, married actress Kazue Fukiishi on Monday, their agencies said.
They registered their marriage on her 33rd birthday, Fukuyama, 46, wrote in a statement. Starting out as friends, they dated for several years, he said.
"I gradually feel we have become able to assist and support each other's life," he was quoted as saying by Kyodo News. "I am hoping we will receive support from our fans and staff to create a happy family."
中略
He starred as a brilliant but eccentric physics professor in the acclaimed television series Galileo. He also starred in director Hirokazu Koreeda's switched-at-birth drama Like Father, Like Son, which won the Jury Prize at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
今回取り上げるのは、“switched-at-birth”という表現です。“switch”には「スイッチを入れる〔切る〕」や「（話題や注意など）を変える」などを意味しており、この表現の中では「（赤ちゃん）を取り違える」ことを表しています。そこに“at birth”が付くことで「出生時に」という意味が加わり、「出生時に発生した赤ちゃんの取り違え（を題材とした）」となります。(ninetails)
