CLトレーニング L.24 解答例


- Since it’s obvious that a bee doesn’t travel with a compass, it must be equipped with the natural equivalent of one, which gives the bee an accurate sense of direction.

CLトレーニング L.24 出題　次の質問にCLに答えなさい。



- Why can a bee make a beeline?

☆ make a beeline = 真っ直ぐ、一直線に巣に帰る



解答：___________________________________________.


《CL思考》
「それはbeeが飛ぶからさ」と語源にこだわる人。

- Because it’s a bee that makes the line home. A beetle would make a beetle-line.

英語の醍醐味は自由な発想ができること。笑い飛ばすこともできる。

- Because The bee is in a hurry home.

コンパスを持たないハチが長距離を真っ直ぐ移動できるにはコンパスの働きをする機能を備えているのでは、と考えるひと。

CLトレーニング L.23 解答例


- The spines serve two major purposes: 1) to discourage animals from developing habit of sinking their teeth into water-rich cactus that they can lay their eyes on, and 2) to minimize the loss of water by evaporation.

CLトレーニング L.23 出題　次の質問にCLに答えなさい。



- Why is a cactus equipped with sharp spines?


解答：_______________________________________________.



《CL思考》

Sharpという語が気になる人。

- Because dull and rounded spines are less efficient in discouraging enemies from harassing it. They don’t hurt. They just tickle.

鋭いとげは自己防衛のため、だとしたら、何から身を守る？

- The plant would be chewed alive by any thirsty creature that comes along since the whole planet is a rich water source in the desert.

また、針状の葉は水の蒸発を防ぐ。

- They also protect the plant from desiccation, minimizing the loss of water by evaporation.

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CLトレーニング L.22 解答例

- 
Accessibility to the sun and water differs from habitat to habitat. It is logical that leaves adapt themselves to geographical and climatic conditions of their locality by developing more suitable forms.

CLトレーニング L.22 出題　次の質問にCLに答えなさい。



- If the basic biological function of a leaf is one and the same for all plants, why aren’t all plant leaves standardized in shape?



解答：______________________________________________.



《CL思考》

光合成を行う葉が、松の葉の針状のものからバナナの葉のように違うのはなぜか？

「生息地によって水と日光を摂取しやすい場所としにくい場所がある。」

「なるほど。砂漠の植物の葉と熱帯雨林のそれが同型では、かえっておかしいわけだ。」