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Science and technology have given us a comfortable life. But
sometimes our technology damages the natural world. Janine
Benyus, a science writer, suggests a way to make our
technology conform to nature: "biomimicry.”
適合する、順応する。
T①No other living thing on earth has
accomplished more than human beings. We have
成とげる。
created many useful things such as airplanes,
trains, computers, cell phones, medicines and
pesticides, as well as institutions such as schools,
農業殺虫剤 へと同様に 施設、機関回-2
universities, hospitals and banks. ②Without (them
the modern world would not exist.
存在する。
These things let us travel far and wide, gather
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information quickly, educate ourselves, and treat
diseases. However, things we have created can be
harmful. Pesticides kill insects but can poison the
soil. We need cars, but CO2 may be one of the main
causes of global warming.
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Now the question we must ask is. If we were
to live in harmony with nature, could we maintain
へと調和して
our comfortable way of living? In other words, how
is it possible for us to live a sustainable life?
持続可能な

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①人数以上に地球まで
•
もっと多くのことを貼り遂げてきた
生物は他にいない
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no other living things. I
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~な生物は他にはいない。
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② もしそれらがなかったら、
them
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近代世界に存在していないだろう
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③ もし万一私たちが自然と調和して
暮らすならば、私たちは快適な
生活様式を維持できるか?
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rary useful things.
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→~がなかったら
.
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If we were to~d
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Janine Benyus suggests that the answer to
this question may be found by looking to nature for
look to A for B = ALBEIRS
inspiration. The word “biomimicry" comes from
bio, meaning “life," and mimesis, meaning
"imitation." She says that by imitating nature,
we should be able to find a way to live in a
nature-friendly way. After all, nature has been
able to sustain a life-supporting environment for
But now that environment is
3.8 billion years.
threatened. We humans must learn how to sustain
~をおびやかす、脅す
our environment, by observing and trying to find
inspiration from nature. Nature in Benyus's mind
is our teacher and our model.
②Benyus reminds us that once we
try to learn from nature, rather than
about her we may feel a sense of
wonder. In fact, there are all sorts of
④
plants and animals doing things we
can only dream about. How about
Hummingbird
How
dragonflies, which move more quickly
than our best helicopters?
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about hummingbirds, which can fly hundreds of
CARY..
kilometers on less than three grams of fuel? How
about ants, which can carry many times their body
weight? They do these things without damaging
nature.
remind
S of BB
that Sv
rewind A that B
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思い出させる。

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①自然にやさしいやり方で
暮らす方法
②生命を維持させる環境を
持続することが38億年間
(可能だった)
Looking
to nature for inspiration.
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自然にひらめきを取る。
代名詞、
③バ2ュスは、いったん私たちが
※
-X: "nature"
(*%])" her.
自然についてよりもむしろ、
自然から学ぼうとすると、
私たちは感嘆の念と覚えるかもしれない
2とを、私たちに思い出させる。
私たちが夢に描くしか
できないことでする。
あらゆる数の動物がいる
⑤ 現代の一番の航空機

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Benyus believes that we face environmental
problems, not because there are no solutions, but
because we have not been looking in the right
direction. Actually, we can solve many problems,
especially in the area of design, by looking to
nature for inspiration.
Engineers in Japan had a problem:
Shinkansen trains made a very loud sound when
going into tunnels. To solve this problem, the
engineers turned to the kingfisher, a bird that dives
へに頼る
カワセミ
into water without a splash. They found the
solution: they designed the nose of the train in the
くちばし
same shape as the kingfisher's beak
The same A. as B.
Bと同様のA
The Eastgate Center in Harare, Zimbabwe,
is famous for its environmentally friendly air
conditioning system. The architects who designed
this building were inspired by
termite mounds. Termites
keep their living space at a
comfortable temperature by
opening and closing small
holes in their mounds. The
塚、盛りは塁
architects used a similar
Eastgate Center
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system for the Eastgate
Center and saved electricity.
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Sharks are one of the oldest living things
on earth. They are perfectly suited to their
~に適している
environment. For example, the pattern of their
skin protects them against bacteria. Scientists
have found out how to use this same pattern on
walls to protect against bacteria in places like
schools and hospitals.

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①ベニュスはバイオミミクソーは
私たちがもっと自然を知るのを手助けし
そうすることで私たちを生活様式を変える。
気にさせるのかもしれないと信じている
①ベニュスは解決策がないから
ではなく、
.
help to (動詞の原形)
beccome) aware of
~
→~は気づく、~を知る
lead to ~
face (動詞)
私たちが正しい方向を見てこなかったから、
-
私たちは環境問題に直面していると
~1直面している
信じている。
hot A but B
②デザインの分野
AでなくB.
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thetr environment
環境

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Benyus believes that biomimicry may help us
become more aware of nature, thus leading us to
Lead A to B = A1-B15/11-12.
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change our way of living. We cannot keep taking
↓
advantage of nature forever. (_:_:_::_:_:_:__can we keep
へを利用する
とうち
ギモンの
dumping our waste into our environment.
へを捨てる
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For too long, we have judged our innovations
by whether they are good for us, or whether they
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make money. Benyus suggests that we put what is
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good for the whole earth first, and trust that it will
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also be good for us humans. The new questions
should be: Will it fit in? Is there a model for this
適合する、うまく調和する、なじむ
in nature? What will it cost the earth and future
the earth
generations?
←
it will cost (future generations,
(4)
OT (~(2)
02172).
Biomimicry is a powerful tool that can play
an important role in our future. In the early days,
there were just a few of us humans in a very large
were.
world. Now, our population is growing rapidly,
and we are beginning to have a bad effect on the
environment. We are finally looking for an answer
ついに
to the question: "How can we live on our home
planet without destroying it?" Benyus believes
that biomimicry is not only a new way of looking at
nature but also a key to our survival on planet
Earth. We have to learn to live on the earth. It is
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hor
へもまたない
effect
impact you
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the environment
our home, but it is not ours alone.
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①ベニュスはバイオミミクリーは
私たちがもって自然と知るのを手助けし、
そうすることで私たちを生活様式を
変える気にさせるかもしれないと信じてる
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4(前ページ
①参照)
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②私たちは自然を永遠に利用することは
できないし、
私たちは私たちのゴミを私なりの環境の中に
捨て続けることもできない
③あまりに長い間、私たちは
技術革新が自分たちにとって
有益であるかどうかで、あるいは
それが踏かるかどうかで、)
判断してきた。
④大量.
⑤ ほんのわずかな人類
⑥地球は私たちの故郷ですが、
私たちだけのものではない
Cost
→ ~
しつづける
(犠牲、損失)をもたらす
(費用)がかかる