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① The channel between the Hawaiian islands of Maui and Lanai/
is Worth visiting in the winter.
・・・の価値がある
○がくするのを見る
②INe can see humpback whales rise and spout here and there/
SV(動詞)
0
C(不定詞
③ They weigh as much as 41 tones./
☆・・・・(ほど)も(たくさん)
④ They slap the surface of the water with their fins./
<道具・手〉「・・で・・・・を使って」 ほとんど
⑤ Sometimes they jump so high that their bodies are almost
completely in the air .
⑥ Their splash can be heard even from a few kilometers away.
~でさえ
⑦ Surprisingly, these same whales can be seen in Alaska in the Summer
(=humpback whales)
⑧ They migrate between Hawaii and Alaska/
⑨ Many things about them are yet to be known, but gradually/
☆まだ~していない
researchers are beginning to understand how and why they migrate.
Channel ・・・ 海狭 (名)
Alaska・・・アラスカ (名)
関接疑問文
Maui マウイ島 (名)
miglate
移動する(動)
Lanai
ラナイ島(名)
spout ・・・ 潮を吹く(動)
be worth doing~するに値する
here and there.
weigh・・・~の重さがある(重) as much as ~
ton(s)・・・トン(名)
slap
SO ... that ~
あちこちで
~(ほど)も(たくさん)
とても・・・なので~だ
ぴしゃりと叩く(動) be yet to do …まだ~していない
fin(s)…ひれ(名)
Splash…水面にあたる音(名)

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Why do humpbacks make long seasonal migrations?
-migrate
In the summer, the ice in Alaska melts.
The water that flows into the sea is rich in minerals.
S
関係代名詞
V C
Because of this, plankton increase in number, and numerous
<理由> 前文の「海に流れこむ水がミネラル分が豊富であること」
Small fish gather to eat them.
通常、単複同形 <目的> =plankton
It is time for humpbacks to enjoy a huge number of small fish
and store fat.
夏の出来事
厳しい
In the winter, the polar waters around Alaska become too harsh
for them
-humpbacks
So they move to tropical waters, such as those around Hawaii.
<原因>
(119) tropical waters
Tropical waters are not suitable as fishing grounds for humpbacks,
前置詞「~として」
but they make a good environment for mating and breeding.
-tropical waters
動名詞 (前置詞+~ing)
Humpbacks do not seem to eat during their Stay around Hawaii.
「SはVするように見える」 Seem to + V
They apparently live off the thick layer of fat/under their skin.
In fact, mother humpbacks lose a lot of weight there as they
breastfeed their Young
「子どもたち」……複数扱い
<理由>
In contrast, with their mothers' milk nourishing them the baby
(with+0=,C>
whales gain about 50 kilograms each day.
「毎日」