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MAINSTREAM English Communication II
Chapter 9 Fruitless Fall
Part1
Pollination is one of America's biggest, yet least known, industries. With competition
~があるのでとの
最も知られていない
from Asian honey suppliers, more and more American beekeepers are taking on
養蜂家 仕事で引き受ける
(with)
ますます多くの
競争
pollination work to maintain their livelihood. Every pollination season, beekeepers
維持する
load their hives into the back of trucks and set out for pollination grounds, where they
出発する受粉用地
have been contracted to fertilize crops.
契約する 受精させる
In 2006, beekeepers worldwide began to notice a surprising and troubling
やっかい
phenomenon: bees released for pollination were not returning to their hives. The result
was a 30-90% loss in colonies for many beekeepers. Researchers estimate that this is
見積もる
to
about one third of the colonies in the U.S.
Dave Hackenburg, a beekeeper from Pennsylvania, was the first to officially report
ペンシルバニア
the mysterious loss of his bees. After releasing them in pollination grounds in Florida,
Hackenburg returned a few months later to find that 400 of his bee colonies had
結果
主部
disappeared, leaving the queen and her young behind. More curious still was the fact
現在分詞
比較&VS主語
強調
that there were n dead bees to be found.]
分詞構文(付帯状況)
同格
EJ
~という
子去りにして
C
Since 2006, Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) has spread to 24 states, making it the
蜂群崩壊症候群
- and more.
分詞構文
most threatening and profound issue for beekeepers and farmers nationwide. In 2007
脅威的
重大な
Congress recognized CCD as a serious threat, granting emergency funds to th
深刻な脅威
and
granted
Department of Agriculture to research the cause of the epidemic. As yet, th
Department has failed to provide answers.
与えられていない
今のところ

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MAINSTREAM English Communication II
Part2
On average, beekeepers and their bees travel about 60,000 miles per year. The long
平均して
てにつき
hours of traveling, the constant change of scenery, overwork, and poor diet are all
絶え間ない
stressors to the bees, weakening their immune systems. Yet beekeepers need to
しかし
~する必要がある
compete with other suppliers, so they are willing to rent out their bees in every place
~と競争する
喜んで~する 貸し出す
they can to keep their income steady. That precious income is now threatened, however,
安定した
高価な
by the advent of CCD.
出現
As honeybees feed, pollen collects on the tiny hairs covering their bodies. When the
蜜を吸う
bee moves on to the next flower, the pollen is spread and the plant is fertilized so that
その結果
it can reproduce. This makes them an extremely integral part of our ecosystem;
honey bees
不可欠な
生態系
without them, many plants could not be fertilized or bear fruit.
受粉できないだろう
Most people only associate bees with honey and flower production, never realizing
連想する蜂から
・蜂蜜や花の生産
決して気づかない
10億
their high agricultural value. A Cornell University study estimates that, altogether,
農業の
見積もる
(総計
honeybees pollinate more than $14 billion worth of U.S. crops and seeds annually.
~以上
種 毎年
Every day, people consume fruits, vegetables, and nuts without giving a thought to the
消費する
~に考えが及ぶ
蜂に考えが及ばないで
bees that have made it possible.
V. People
consume fruits,~
If CCD continues to spread, important vegetables, such as broccoli, may become
~続ける
~のような
scarce, available only to people who are able to afford their high price. Without enough
二足した
can
~に対する原裕がある
Dees, it is possible that the food supply would become nearly depleted and most of the
激減する
world population would go hungry.
空腹になる。