Let’s read aloud first. 最初に声を出して読んでみましょう。
Bats are receiving a lot of attention these days because they are rumored to be the source of covid19, the virus that caused the coronavirus pandemic. But that is just part of the story. There are about 1300 kinds of bats in the world. They live in caves and forests. Bats are noticed as the miraculous creatures. Normally, the bigger creature, the longer it lives. If they followed this pattern, the life of bat would only for up to four years. But they defy this rule and can live beyond 40 years, which makes them the longest life mammal for body size. They can live without cancer or infections. Those are giving us the useful information about how to do the same for ourselves. They have major roles in the tropics – including for valuable crops such as bananas, mangos and guavas. They also disperse the seeds of hundreds of plants. Their various activities help maintain the balance of the ecosystem. They eat insects as same weight as their own bodyweight every night. Many of these are crop-destroying insects. We have to see the nature from the various angles.
rumor (うわさをする), miraculous (奇跡の), defy (ものともしない), mammal (哺乳類), creature (生き物), disperse (散らかす)
Questions:
- What virus comes bats?
- Where do they like to live?
- How many kinds of bat are there in the world?
- How long years can bat live?
- Why is bat miraculous?
- Why do the bats give the useful information to us?
- How do the bats make the balance of ecosystem?
- What is your opinion?