The Disappearing Species: A Crisis for the Planet

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  • The earth is home to millions of unknown plants and animals, but their existence is in danger.
  • Scientists have only discovered and named about 1.5 million species out of an estimated 5 to 80 million.
  • The disappearance of species is a major concern as we are losing potential benefits they could provide to the planet, such as feeding a growing world population and providing medicines.
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Huge number of unknown plants and animalsare also in danger.The earth, according to various estimates, supports between 5 million and 80 million species. Of these, scientists have found and named only about 1.5 million. 'Species,' says Dr.Lovejoy, 'are disappearing before we have a chance to learn how they might benefit the rest of the planet.' Thousands of kind of tropical plants could help feed a growing world population. About four out of every ten prescription medicines come from ingredients found in plants. Some animals also provide medicines.

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たくさんの知られざる動植物も危険に瀕している。いろいろな推定値が、地球は5,000から8,000種の生物を維持できるとしている。もちろん、科学者たちが見つけて示している値は1,500万だ。「種というのは、どれほどその種が地球に益をもたらしているかもしれないことを学ぶ機会を持つ前に消え去っている」とラブジョイ博士は言う。数千種の熱帯植物が人口が世界で増え続ける人間の食糧となって役立ちうるのだ。10に４つの処方薬は植物内に見つかる生物から来ている。動物にも処方薬に役立つものがいる。 以上、いかがでしょうか？

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  • ydna
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膨大な数の未知の動植物も危険な状態にある。さまざまな概算によれば、地球は500万種から8000万種を育んでいる。その内、科学者達がこれまでに発見し、名称をつけているのは、わずか150万種にすぎない。「種（しゅ）は、」ラブジョイ博士は言う。「（現在）いくつも消滅しているのです。地球環境に種が利益をもたらしているかもしれない様子を学べる、という機会に我々が触れる前にね。」数千種の熱帯植物は、増加する世界の人々を養う助けになり得るだろう。およそ40％（4割）の処方薬は植物内で発見された成分から生まれている。それに、薬を提供してくれる動物もいる。 ---------------------- - keys - according to... =「……によると」（群前置詞＝前置詞相当語句）。元は分詞構文。 supports =[他動詞] between を[前置詞]として、文法との整合性を考える場合、 supports (species) between 5 million and 80 million species とすると、最も分かりやすいと思います。目的語省略と考えます。 また、品詞に関係なく、between... and... million までを「形容詞句」とし、species を supports の O と考えてもいいと思います。直訳「500万と8000万の間の数の種を育んでいる」。 supports は、the earth が主語なので、3人称単数現在形（不変の真理的）です。 --------------- Of these (species) , scientists have found and named only about 1.5 million (species). of... = 「……の内で」。 found も named も [他動詞] で、過去分詞。直訳「これらの内、科学者達は、およそ150万だけ（現在までに）発見し、名付けた。」 --------------- Species are disappearing... 複数主語なので、「いくつも」としました。 a chance to learn how... to 以下は、a chance との同格を表わす to 不定詞句。learn [他] の O は、how以下全て（名詞節）。 how 以下は、関係副詞節／疑問副詞節。 疑問副詞とした場合の訳例「……どのように利益をもたらしているのだろうかを」。 the rest of the planet 意味は分かるけど、いい訳語がなかなか見つかりませんでした。最も苦労しました。 直訳「その種を除いた地球の残りの全て」。the rest は、「集合名詞的」。 --------------- Thousands of = 「数千の」thousands の最後の s に注意（複数形）。 通例、two thousand のように、数詞の後では単数形が使われます。 help feed feed = 原形不定詞。 現代英語では、help は、SVO の時の O、SVOC の時の C になる to 不定詞が原形不定詞でも使えるようになってきています。つまり、to の省略が起こっています。 --------------- About four out of every ten prescription medicines 直訳「どの10の（種類の）処方薬の内の、およそ4つ（の種類）」。"out of" は、"of" を強くした感覚。 主語を絞り込めば、"four"。だから、come （複数主語の現在形）。 every は、後ろに複数形をもってくることができます。その複数の人／物を1つの塊（単数感覚）として捉えることになります。 medicines （この後にもう1度出てくる ）が複数形なのは、medicine の種類について言及しているので、可算名詞で使っています。辞書でチェックしてみて下さい。 「分離／離脱」を基本イメージとする of という単語が多用されています。It might be a chance for you to learn how to use the word "of". 以上、少しでもお役に立てたでしょうか？　★★ydna★★ Hope this helps.

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