１日１題リスニング：archerfish

Listening Test

1. It takes them from other fish.
2. It shoots them with a jet of water.
3. It swims to the bottom of the ocean.
4. It hits them with small rocks.

Dictation

The archer fish is an unusual fish. It has two ways of catching insects that it sees (((above the surface))) of the water. If the insect is (nearby), the archerfish jumps up to catch it. If the insect is ((further away)), the archer fish shoots a jet of water from its mouth. When the insect is hit by the water, it falls (((to the surface))) and ((is eaten)) by the archerfish.

Script

The archer fish is an unusual fish. It has two ways of catching insects that it sees (((above the surface))) of the water. If the insect is (nearby), the archerfish jumps up to catch it. If the insect is (further away), the archer fish shoots a jet of water from its mouth. When the insect is hit by the water, it falls (((to the surface))) and ((is eaten)) by the archerfish.

語彙のチェック

an unusual fish：珍しい魚

has two ways of ～する２つの方法を持っています。

above the surface of the water水面上

the insect is nearby昆虫が近くにいる

the insect is further away昆虫が遠くにいる

shootを放つ

fall to the surface（表面）水面に落ちる

 解説　なぜ間違えたのか？

設問にWhat is one way the archerfish catches insects?とあります。理由とあるので、本文を確認するとIf the insect is further away, the archer fish shoots a jet of water from its mouth.とあるので、正解は…2 It shoots them with a jet of water.

 全訳

鉄砲魚は珍しい魚です。水面上に見える昆虫を捕まえるための２つの方法があります。もし昆虫が近くにいれば、鉄砲魚は跳び上がって捕まえます。もし昆虫が遠くにいれば、鉄砲魚は口から水の噴射を行います。昆虫が水に当たると、水面に落ちて鉄砲魚によって食べられます。

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