Let’s read aloud first. 最初に声を出して読んでみましょう。
Reindeer herders in Russia found a completely preserved remain of an Ice Age bear. This was in a permafrost where the soil was frozen. Slowly the ice had melted. Mammoths, rhinos, wolves and cave lions lived in the Ice Age. The first analysis of the bear shows that it lived 22,000 to 39,500 years ago. The organs of the bear were not damaged. The scientists were happy due to this. The animal’s teeth and nose were all intact. The bear is believed to be an ancient relative of brown bear live across Eurasia and North America today. Researchers said “the bear was the first and only finding of its kind. It is completely preserved. Previously, only skulls and bones were found. This finding is of great importance for the world.”
reindeer herder (トナカイ牧畜民), preserve (保存する), remain (遺体), permafrost (永久凍土層) , rhino (サイ), intact (無傷の), is of (haveと同義)
Questions:
- Who found the bear?
- What kind of soil was the site where bear was found?
- How old was the bear supposed to be?
- How was the condition of the body of bear？
- Which animals were found during the Ice Age?
- Why were the scientists happy? Explain.
- Why do you think the area was melting?
- Which organs were intact.
- What is your opinion?