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英語を勉強し始めたばかりの段階だと、教材と違って英字新聞を読むのはかなり難しいと思います。それぞれの新聞が独自の書き方をもっていたりもするので。なので、僕が補足をつけながら、英字新聞を読むのお手伝いしようと思います。教材の文法には慣れたけど英字新聞はまだ苦手という、初級ー中級あたりの人用の解説です。
何回も言いますが、新聞を読むためには各々の単語が名詞（noun）なのか、形容詞（adjective）なのか、副詞（adverb）なのかがめちゃくちゃ大事になってきます！文法はほんっっっっっっとうに大事です！！！一緒に一つずつやっていきましょう！僕の勉強がわりにもなっているので、僕が知っていることは飛ばしていたりします。なので、何かわからないことがあれば気軽にコメントください。できるだけ答えます！よろしくお願いします 😉
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Artist draws incredible koala mural into the sand in honour of the millions of animals who perished in the bushfires
・An artist in Victoria has created an incredible sand mural dedicated to koalas
・Seen on a Geelong beach, the mural was made with no ropes or anchored rakes
・Thousands of koalas have perished during the bushfire crisis so far this year
・Experts warn the Australian icon could become completely extinct by 2050
To perish (verb)
Cambridge Dictionary によると ” to die, especially in an accident or by being killed, or to be destroyed: “という風に記載されています。
例文：
All our horses perished in the fire.
Three hundred people perished in the earthquake.
An artist has created a stunning sand picture of a koala in honour of the millions of animals who died in the bushfire crisis.
The little koala is seen clinging to a burning tree in the artwork, which was created on a beach in Geelong, Victoria.
On its Instagram page, artist Breathe a Blue Ocean shared a picture of the work and explained it aimed to raise awareness of the huge loss of animal life.
‘We were all smelling the smoke the fire today and not seeing the sun at times,’ the caption read.
To cling (verb)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” to hold onto someone or something tightly with your hands or arms, for example because you are afraid “という風に記載されています。
例文：
The two monkeys clung tightly together.
We got so wet that our clothes clung to us.
‘Surf Coast and Geelong Beaches “closed”. Wildlife death toll estimated over one billion animals – some species may now become endangered.’
The artist, whose Instagram page is dedicated to intricate sand artwork, doesn’t use any ropes or anchored rakes to make the pictures.
Thousands of koalas are believed to have died in the blazes, particularly those on Kangaroo Island.
Koala numbers have plummeted by a third in the 20 years between 1990 and 2010 due to habitat destruction, deforestation, fragmentation, cars and dogs.
intricate (adjective)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” very detailed in design or structure “という風に記載されています。
例文：
an intricate pattern of birds and flowers
The watch mechanism is extremely intricate and very difficult to repair.
The novel’s intricate plot will not be easy to translate into a movie.
To plummet (verb)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” to fall straight down very quickly from a high position “という風に記載されています。
例文：
House prices have plummeted in recent months.
She plummeted to the ground.
habitat (noun)
Cambridge Dictionary によると ” the natural environment in which an animal or plant usually lives: “という風に記載されています。
例文：
With so many areas of woodland being cut down, a lot of wildlife is losing its natural habitat.
a rare bird that is in danger of losing its natural habitat
Due to the destruction of their native habitat, the Australian favourite is on track to become completely extinct by 2050.
Experts fear this process will only speed up after huge swathes of the koala population were wiped out by bushfires.
Australian Reptile Park curator Hayley Shute warned: ‘Unfortunately for koalas their habitat is just being destroyed,.
‘And so the population in Australia isn’t great. That‘s just due to the habitat destruction, so we just need to make sure that we’re not cutting down their trees and we’re planting new ones.
destruction (noun)
Cambridge Dictionary によると ” the act of destroying something, or the fact of being destroyed: “という風に記載されています。
例文：
Many people are very concerned about the destruction of the rainforests.
The building must be saved from destruction.
the destruction of the environment
on track (phrase)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” doing or saying things that are likely to be successful or correct “という風に記載されています。
例文：
We’re right on track to create two million new jobs.
swathe (noun)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” a large number of people, or a large amount of something “という風に記載されています。
例文：
The disease killed huge swathes of the population.
Huge swathes of rainforest are being cleared for farming and mining.
‘They say they will genetically extinct by 2050, because the populations still there are just becoming smaller and smaller. It’s very sad.’
Experts at the WWF Australia now estimate around one billion animals have perished in the fires.
‘Australia is a land of bushfires, but this season’s unprecedented mega fires are not normal.
‘Climate change does not cause bushfires, but it does make them much worse,’ WWF Australia CEO Dermot O’Gorman said in a statement last week.
genetically (adverb)
Cambridge Dictionary によると ” in a way that relates to genes (= units of DNA received by an animal or plant from its parents) : “という風に記載されています。
unprecedented (adjective)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” never having happened or existed before “という風に記載されています。
例文：
The flood waters have risen to unprecedented levels.
This century has witnessed environmental destruction on an unprecedented scale.
‘This heart-breaking loss includes thousands of precious koalas on the mid-north coast of NSW, along with other iconic species such as kangaroos, wallabies, gliders, potoroos, cockatoos and honeyeaters.’
The loss of wildlife comes alongside the enormous damage to national forests and millions of trees, releasing enormous volumes of carbon dioxide that are already affecting air quality.
The bushfires, which began in September, have claimed 28 lives and are estimated to have killed more than a billion animals across eastern and southern Australia.
28 livesは亡くなった人の数です。
Wet weather this week has given exhausted firefighters a huge boost, helping to reduce or contain some blazes.
But dozens of fires remain out of control, and authorities have warned the crisis could worsen again with Australia only half way through its summer.
To contain (verb)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” to prevent something harmful from spreading to other people or places “という風に記載されています。
例文：
Firefighters are still battling to contain the blaze.
Strong measures are urgently needed to contain the epidemic.
More police were sent to help contain the violence.
最後に、内容が理解でき、新しい単語も知ることができたら、必ずCambridge Dictionaryか、Macmillan Dictionaryで例文を読むようにしてください。そして一番シンプルで、自分が日常使いしときやすそうなもをノートやスマホに書き溜めておいてください。そしてこれを移動中の時などに声に出して覚えることが本当に大事です！（電車では難しいので、僕はよく歩きますw）
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