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バーチャルフェンス：農場と自然に良い？
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従来の柵と、牛のためのGPSを使ったバーチャルフェンスを比較したVOA Learning Englishの記事の抜粋を読みましょう。
Virtual Fences for Cows Show Benefits
Physical fences take time, labor and money to build. It can be difficult to put them in areas such as rocky and hilly land, wet areas, or places with thick vegetation. Over time, fences need to be fixed or new ones need to be built.
When hurricane Ian hit Florida last year, it destroyed four houses and 45 kilometers of physical fence on the land where Strickland works. But the cell towers for the virtual fence system kept working.
Physical fences can also harm wild animals by making it difficult for them to move within and to areas they need for survival.
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is a U.S-based environmental non-profit organization. It has partnered with cattle ranches in the states of Kansas, New Mexico and Colorado to research the effects of virtual fencing.
William Burnidge is Deputy Director of TNC’s North America Regenerative Grazing Lands Strategy. He said that by changing fence boundaries, the systems prevent animals from eating too much vegetation within one area. This helps plants regenerate, or grow again.
He added that virtual fences could help protect rare plants and areas near rivers and streams. They could also support conservation of wild animals, improve the health of animals and help ranch workers have a better quality of life.
Strickland works with partners at Florida Conservation Group and the University of Florida. With virtual fences, they can carefully control grazing. This helps them research the effects of grazing patterns on the growth of young cows, birth rates, and even the effects on nesting birds.
文章を理解しましょう
文章を読んで、正しい答えを選んでください。
- What does the text say about physical fences?
- Where is it especially difficult to put physical fences?
- What happened when Hurricane Ian hit Florida?
- How can physical fences harm wild animals?
- What is The Nature Conservancy?
- According to William Burnidge, how do virtual fences help plants?
- Burnidge believes virtual fences could improve life for ranch workers.
- What do Strickland and his partners study with the help of virtual fences?
単語と詳細
最も適切な答えを選ぶか、文章から1語を入力してください。
- "places with thick vegetation" Vegetation means ...
- The text explains that regenerate means to grow ___.
- TNC "has partnered with cattle ranches". This means it has ...
- Virtual fences "could also support conservation of wild animals". Conservation means ...
- TNC works with cattle ranches in Kansas, New Mexico and ___.
- The text mentions a better quality of life. This means ...
解答
文章を理解しましょう
- b) They take time, labour and money to build.物理的な柵は作るのに時間も労力もお金もかかり、時間がたつと修理も必要になります。
- a) On rocky, hilly or wet land岩の多い土地や丘陵地、湿地、草木が生い茂った場所には、設置するのが難しいことがあります。
- c) Kilometres of physical fence were destroyed, but the virtual fence system kept working.ハリケーンは45キロメートルの物理的な柵を破壊しましたが、バーチャルフェンスのシステムの携帯電話基地局は動き続けました。
- b) By making it hard for them to move to areas they need to survive物理的な柵があると、野生動物が生きていくために必要な場所へ移動しにくくなることがあります。
- a) An environmental non-profit organisation本文は、TNCをアメリカに拠点を置く環境保護の非営利団体だと説明しています。
- b) By stopping animals from eating too much in one area柵の境界を変えることで、このシステムは動物が1つの場所で植物を食べすぎるのを防ぎます。
- a) True彼は、バーチャルフェンスは牧場で働く人々の生活の質を高めるのに役立つ可能性があると述べました。
- c) How grazing patterns affect young cows, birth rates and nesting birds彼らは、放牧パターンが子牛の成長、出生率、巣作りをする鳥に与える影響を研究しています。
単語と詳細
- b) plants in generalvegetation は「植物、特にある地域に生えている植物」という意味です。
- again本文にはこうあります：This helps plants regenerate, or grow again.
- a) worked together with thempartner with someone は「その人と協力する」という意味です。
- c) protectionconservation とは、動物、植物、自然環境を守ることです。
- ColoradoTNCは、カンザス州、ニューメキシコ州、コロラド州の牧場と提携しています。
- a) a life that is more comfortable and satisfyingquality of life は、人の生活がどれだけ良く、快適で、満足できるものかを表します。