Most people think
多くの人は思っている
that the duck-billed platypus,
カモノハシ（それは）
an egg-laying mammal,
卵を産むほ乳類だが
only lives in remote rivers
人里離れた川にしか住んでいないと
in Australia.
オーストラリアの
多くの人は、卵を産むほ乳類であるカモノハシはオーストラリアの人里離れた川にだけ住んでいると思っている。
duck-billed platypus カモノハシ
lay (卵を)産む
mammal ほ乳類
remote 離れた
Most people think that the duck-billed platypus, an egg-laying mammal, only lives in remote rivers in Australia.
[ 26 ],
[ 26 ]、
platypuses can be found
カモノハシは見つかる
in rivers near large cities
大都市近くの川で
throughout eastern Australia.
オーストラリア東部一帯の
[ 26 ]、カモノハシはオーストラリア東部一帯の大都市近くの川でも見つかる。
[ 26 ], platypuses can be found in rivers near large cities throughout eastern Australia.
The cities
各都市は
are trying to protect these shy animals.
これらの臆病な動物を保護しようとしている。
各都市はこれらの臆病な動物を保護しようと努力している。
shy 臆病な
The cities are trying to protect these shy animals.
[ 27 ], trash,
[ 27 ]、ゴミが
such as old fishing line and plastic bags,
古い釣り糸やビニール袋などの
is injuring nearly ten percent of them
約1割にケガをさせている
every year.
毎年
[ 27 ]、古い釣り糸やビニール袋などのゴミが、毎年約1割のカモノハシにケガをさせている。
[ 27 ], trash, such as old fishing line and plastic bags, is injuring nearly ten percent of them every year.
still それでも
injure ケガさせる
How much longer
あとどのくらい長く
can platypuses live near us?
カモノハシは私たちの近くで生きられるだろうか。
私たちの近くでカモノハシはあとどのくらい生きられるだろうか。
platypus カモノハシ
How much longer can platypuses live near us?
The answer depends on us.
その答えは私たち次第である。
その答えは私たち次第である。
depend on ～に依存する
The answer depends on us.
[ 26 ]
① As a matter of fact 実は
② Not to mention it 言うまでもなく
③ In spite of them それらにもかかわらず
④ In a sense ある意味では
[ 27 ]
① Still それでも
② That is つまり
③ Thus 従って
④ At last ついに
Most people think that the duck-billed platypus, an egg-laying mammal, only lives in remote rivers in Australia. [ 26 ], platypuses can be found in rivers near large cities throughout eastern Australia. The cities are trying to protect these shy animals. [ 27 ], trash, such as old fishing line and plastic bags, is injuring nearly ten percent of them every year. How much longer can platypuses live near us? The answer depends on us.
[ 26 ]
① As a matter of fact
② Not to mention it
③ In spite of them
④ In a sense
[ 27 ]
① Still
② That is
③ Thus
④ At last
Most people think that the duck-billed platypus, an egg-laying mammal, only lives in remote rivers in Australia. As a matter of fact, platypuses can be found in rivers near large cities throughout eastern Australia. The cities are trying to protect these shy animals. Still, trash, such as old fishing line and plastic bags, is injuring nearly ten percent of them every year. How much longer can platypuses live near us? The answer depends on us.
