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2006.04.20

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Today's Lesson
FOREST / RAINFOREST   森 / 降雨林

Explanation

  • A forest is a large area of trees growing close together.

    A rainforest is a thick forest where very large amounts of rain fall every year, often in a warmer part of the world.
  • forest とは、木々が密集して生育する広い範囲のことです。

    rainforest は、毎年大量に雨が降る地域にある深く生い茂った森のことで、熱帯地域でよく見られます。

examples

  1. We saw a bear while we were camping in the forest last weekend.
  2. There are always a few forest fires in that part of the country during the dry season.
  3. Rainforests are home to a greater variety of wildlife than any other habitat on earth.
  4. Many species have become extinct or endangered because rainforests are being destroyed for wood and farming.

英会話レッスンWhen was the last time you spent some time in a forest?