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When the space shuttle Endeavour returned to the Earth its body had small holes
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from space garbage hitting it,
□原因・理由
S
Two satellites also have had to change direction to avoid collisions with big
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pieces of junk.
大きなゴミの
かけら
Na Words iPhrases
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surveillance
V
監視
近くの
nearby
dozen
telescope
antenna
motion
the
keep track of A
get in
be in
way
musion
-
(dozen of で)沢山の
望遠鏡
アンテナ
運動
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Aの
とたどる
邪魔になる
動いている
V
米国宇宙監視ネットワーク
keep track of A
・Aの軌跡をたどる]
<和訳〉
④ The US Space Surveillance Network and NASA work together to keep track
てか
★ tele
遠いという意味がある
S
of the largest pieces of space junk.
A 最も大きな
When the shutle is in orbit, for example, their attention is on nearby junk that
~かもしれない
might get in the way.
文法注目!
近くのごみ
邪魔になる
If there is even a small chance of a collision, then the shuttle speeds up while
衝交
+分詞:
collision
~する間に
~しながら
Changing direction.
③スペースシャトル・エンデバーが地球に帰環した時、その機体には、字
笛ゴミによってできた小さな穴がいくつも空いていました。
2つの衛星も大きなごみのかけらとの衝突を避ける為に、進路と変えな
ければならなかった。
④米国宇宙監視ネットワークとNASA(米国航空宇宙局)は、宇宙ゴミの最も大きな
ものも追跡する為に協力しています。
例えば、シャトルが軌道上にある時には道路の障害になる
かもしれない近くのゴミに向けられます。
もし、衝突の可能性がわずかでもあれば、シャトルは、進路を変更しながら
加速します。
4インチ(10.16cr)より大きなゴミはおよそ1万8000個あります。
宇宙監視ネットワークは、地球上や苗字にある何十もの監視用望遠鏡
比較
There are about 18,000 pieces of garbage larger than four inches.
手段
The Space Surveillance Network keeps a list of all these pieces with dozens of
S
telescopes and antennas on the Earth and in space to watch them.
沢山の
アンテナ

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動名詞
↓
Because all the pieces are in motion all the time, keeping track of them is difficult.
構文 注目!
~
・しなければ有ら低い
動いている
1つめ
②め
.
New Words
measurement
& Phrases
Paragraph 5-
測定
geta (good) idea of A
v
Aについて良く知る
S
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The scientists have to know two things: where the garbage is now, and where it is
going to be in the future.)
将来
間接疑問
S
Sv
The prediction of direction is not simple because the junk can move north or south,
S
east or west, and up or down.
look into :~
They are always looking about four days into the future/tracking objects which
might come close.
Scientists cannot keep track of them all, however.
~する代わりに
Instead of watching each piece one by one, scientists watch one area of sky and
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count the number of pieces that pass overhead.
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With that small measurement/ they can use a computer program to get a good idea
前述の測定方法
of what the whole sky looks like.
~について良くし
<和訳>
④こうしたかけらは全て常に動いているので、追跡する事は困難を極めます。
⑤科学者達は、次の2つの車と知っておかなくてはならない。
それは、ゴミが今どこにあるのかという事と、将来どこにあるのかという事です。
ゴミは北や南、東や西に動く事ができるので進路の予測が単純ではあり
ません。
彼らは近づいてくるかもしれない物体を追跡しながら、常に4日後の将来を
見返しています。
しかし、科学者通はそれを見て追跡する事は出来ません。
それぞれのかけらを見る代わりに、科学者達は空の1区域を観察し、
頭上を通過するかけらの数を数えます。
そうしたわずかな測定として、コンピューター・プログラムを使う事で
空全体がどの様に見えるのかを見極める事ができます。

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④ Like other environmental problems, space junk will get worse without careful
attention.
-New Words & Phrases
·Baingangh6-
trash
四cleanup
spacecrafe
✓ minimize
くず、ごみ
~を最小限にする
Paragraph 6.7-
v
at work
48
取り組んで、仕事中で
檄文
In the futurey pieces of junk will probably hit each other, making even more trash.
A team of engineers has been at work for years to develop a space cleanup satellite.
The technology for this, however, is very expensive.
Instead/we should try to stop adding new garbage.
●For example, engineers are changing the way they build spacecraft to minimize
debris.
A solution will require international cooperation.
5
Guidelines for how to reduce the risk of space junk have already been approved.
団結する
取りくむ、専念する
Countries have come together to address environmental problems, and if countries
i
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work together to control the amount of trash sent into space we can probably keep
the problem under control.
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-Paragraph 7-
@ solution
A cooperation
@guideline
解決策
the to
指針
Dapprove
~と承認する
V
come together
団結する
A抑制する..
keep A under control
<和訳>
⑥他の環境問題の様に、宇宙ゴミは細心の注意を払わ為ければ悪化して
いく事になります。
将来、おそらくゴミのかけらは互いにぶつかり、さらに多くのくずごみが出
来るでしょう。
技術者のチームは長年に渡り宇宙掃除衛星を開発してきました。
しかし、この為の技術は非常に高価です。
代わりに私達は新たなゴミを増やすのをやめる様にするべきです。
例えば、技術者達はデブリを最小限に抑える為に、宇宙船の製造方法
を変えています。
⑦解決には、国際的な協力が要求されるでしょう。
の
危険性を減らす方の男の針がすでに承認されて
ます。
環境問題に取り組む国々が集まり、各国が協力して宇宙に送られる
ゴミの量を管理すれば、おそらく問題をコントロールし続ける事が
できるでしょう。

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Lesson 5 Space Debris
Reading Comprehension
Paragraph 1.2
A Answer T (true) or F (false).
ゴミ捨て場
1. There is a large junkyard overhead, even though we cannot see it.
2. Most space junk comes from passing comets. = harmade and called "orbital..."
3. The smallest piece of space junk is about the size of a bowling ball.
fingernail
(F)
Paragraph 4.5
Answer T (true) or F (false).
1. If there is a possibility of a collision, then the shuttle changes direction and speeds up.
2. The US Space Surveillance Network watches all the junk on the list.
(T)
(1)
3. Scientists can keep track of every piece of junk with dozens of telescopes and antennas.
cane
(F)
B Choose the two correct statements.
of the longest pieces
(2)(5)
1. NASA tracks all pieces of space junk with the US Space Surveillance Network.
2. The US Space Surveillance Network keeps a list of space junk larger than four inches.
(3) (5)
3. Scientists have to know the amount of debris when the shuttle is in orbit.
must manmade junkis
4. The scientists always track debris which might come close to the shuttle and look about
four months into the future.
B Choose the two correct statements.
solarsistem
1. The largest junkyard is located beyond our solar system.
2. Rocks and dust in the junkyard are called "orbital debris."
3. When satellites or rockets stop working, they become debris in space.
Roket
4. The largest piece of debris is a piece of a comet as big as a car.
5. A small stone flying through space has as much energy as a car going 30 miles per hour.
Paragraph 3
A Answer T (true) or F (false).
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1. We won't need to track debris in the future.
Can't
2. We can avoid collisions without observing space junk.
3. A big piece of junk could put the lives of astronauts at risk.
エ
5. It is hard to predict where the pieces are going because they can move in
any
direction.
Paragraph 6.7
A Answer T (true) or F (false).
(F)
(F)
(T)
3. International cooperation is essential for solving the space junk problem.
重要
1. If we don't pay enough attention to space junk, the problem will get worse.
never
2. A team of engineers gave up developing a space cleanup satellite.
(T)
(F)
(T)
B Choose the two correct statements.
(3)(4)
B Choose the two correct statements.
1. The junkyard was a serious problem in the past.
Satellites
2. Today there are thousands of space shuttles in orbit.
3. A small piece of paint made a crack in the shuttle's window.
Track debris
(3)(5)
1. Space shuttles will probably collide in the future.
% to
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4. The space shuttle Challenger had to change direction to avoid a collision.
5. The space shuttle Endeavour came back to the Earth with small holes in its body.
2. When pieces of space junk collide, some of the junk will disappear.
3. We should avoid putting new debris in space.
4. Engineers are changing their way of building spacecraft to minimize debris.
5. Each country must address the space junk problem in its own way.

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ELEMENT II Lesson 5 Space Debris Paragraph 1-3 / New words
No.
word
pronunciation
1
junkyard
d3Áŋkja:rd
2
stretch
strétf
3
mile
márl
4
overhead
ouvǝrhéd
5
junk
d3Áŋk
6
dust
dÁst
7
comet
ka(:)mit
8
manmade
9
orbital
mænméid
5:rbatǝl
10
debris
dabri:
11
satellite
sát là t
12
apart
ǝpá:rt
13 weigh
wei
14 pound
15 fingernail
paund
fingǝrneil
16
orbit
5:rbat
17 bowling
boulin
18 per
par, pǝ:r
19 track
træk
20 avoid
ǝvoid
21 collision
kǝlizǝn
22
crack
kræk
23
shuttle
SÁtl
24 challenger
tfælindzǝr
25
endeavo(u)r
Indévǝr
gá:rbid3
26 garbage
definition
a place where scrap is collected before being discarded, reused, or
recycled
to spread over an area of land
a unit for measuring distance equal to 1,760 yards or 1,609 meters
above your head
things that are considered useless or of little value
a fine powder that consists of very small pieces of sand or dirt
a mass of ice and dust that moves around the sun and looks like a
bright star with a tail
made by people: not natural
connected with the path of a planet around the sun or of an object in
space
pieces of wood, metal, or brick that are left after something has been
destroyed
an electronic device that is sent into space and moves around the Earth
or another planet
separated by a distance, of space or time
to have a particular weight
a unit for measuring weight, equal to 453.6 grams
the thin hard layer that covers the outer tip of each finger
the curved path in which a planet, satellite, or spacecraft moves in a
circle around another body
a game in which players roll heavy balls along a special track toward a
group of pins and try to knock over as many of them as possible
used to express the cost or amount of something for each person,
number used, distance traveled, etc.
to follow the movements of someone or something, especially by using
special electronic equipment
to prevent something bad from happening
an accident in which two vehicles or people crash into each other
line on the surface of something where it has broken but not split into
separate parts
a plane, bus, or train that travels regularly between two places
a person who competes with someone else in sport or in politics for an
important position that the other person already holds
an attempt to do something, especially something new or difficult
waste food, paper, or other material that you throw away
ELEMENT II Lesson 5 Space Debris Paragraph 4-7 / New words + Phrases
品置場
広がる・伸びる
マイル
頭上に
くずがらくた
ちり、ほこり
彗星
人工の人気の
軌道の
残骸
衛星
れてバラバラに
重さが~である
ポンド
爪
軌道
ボウリング
~につき
へと追う
7+48
衝交
ひび割れ
シャトルを行
挑戦者
努力
ごみ
No.
1
word
surveillance
pronunciation
definition
2
nearby
3
dozen
sǝrvéilǝns
niǝrbai
dÁzǝn
the act of carefully watching a person suspected of a crime or a place
where a crime may be committed
near in position: not far away
a group of twelve of the same thing
4
telescope
télǝskoup
5
antenna
6
motion
ænténǝ
moufǝn
7
measurement
mézərmənt
8
trash
9
10
cleanup
spacecraft
11 minimize
12 solution
træf
klí:nAp
spéiskræft
minimaiz
sǝlú:fǝn
13 cooperation
kouȧ(:)paréifǝn
14 guideline
15
approve
gáidlain
ǝprú:v
a piece of equipment shaped like a tube, containing lenses, that you
look through to make objects that are far away appear larger and
nearer
a piece of equipment made of wire or long straight pieces of metal for
receiving or sending radio and television signals
the act or process of moving or the way something moves
the act or the process of checking the size, quantity, or degree of
something
things that you throw away because you no longer want or need them
the process of removing dirt, pollution, or things that are considered
bad or immoral from a place
a vehicle that travels in space
to reduce something, especially something bad, to the lowest possible
a way of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation
the fact of doing something together or of working together toward a
shared aim
rules or instructions that are given by an official organization telling
you how to do something, especially something difficult
to say that something is good enough to be used, or is correct
監視
近くの
沢山の
望遠
アンテナ
動き
No.
phrase
1
fall apart
2
be in danger
3
keep track of A
4
get in the way
be in motion
5
6
7
at work
8
come together
9
keep A under control
example
My old briefcase is about to fall apart. I'll have to buy a new one.
Many wild animals are in danger of dying out in Japan.
Keep track of your child when you are shopping.
I was trying to clean up the house, but my kids kept getting in the way.
The toy train was in motion when I saw it.
get a (good) idea of A(=understand A We had a long meeting to get a better idea of how to plan the upcoming event.
My father is very busy and is still at work tonight.
We should come together to get out of this trouble.
Please keep your dogs under control in this area.