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■2024.8.2日号の記事から（完読度90％）
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チベットキツネを調べてみた。
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絶滅危惧種ではないけれど二級保護動物に指定されている希少種だ。そして熊と共闘したり、マーモットの巣穴を盗む策士でもある。
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一番びびったのはここ
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It is speculated that the Tibetan foxes’ flat faces are adapted to navigate through the heavy winds that often blow across the plateau.
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全ての犠牲は種の存続のために。生物の適応力はすごいね。
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あとはサンフランシスコの水素燃料客船、国によるドアの外開きと内開きの違い、インタビューが面白かった。全体的にアメリカ大統領選の記事が多かった。
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明日の100より今日の50
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
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チベスナ顔
Chibesuna is an abbreviation of Chibetto sunagitsune, the Tibetan sand fox. Combined with gao (kao), or "face," Chibesuna gao stands for "Tibetan sand fox face." So, the Tibetan sand fox is a real fox. It looks like a botched drawing of a real fox. From the front, the omnivorous mammal seems to have a flat face, which some people liken to the impassive, emotionless deadpan expression people make in situations when they, well, want to remain expressionless.
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all walks of life　さまざまな立場の人
He finds joy in meeting customers from all walks of life.
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[adj] rank-and-file　一般の、普通の
Rank-and-file Democratic vorters' feelings were mixed.
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