The Japan Times Alpha の記事を読んで楽しみながらボキャビルも増やしたいということで、印象に残ったことを記録していきます。
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■2024.3.22日号の記事から（完読度90％）
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人は進化の過程でどうやって尻尾を失ったかのお話。ドラゴンボールの孫悟空を思い浮かべながら読んでいた（笑）
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理由は、四つん這いから二足歩行へ移行する際のバランスの問題が大きかったようだ。そして進化には必ずその代償が伴うと。
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The advantages obtained by going tailless appear to have come with a cost. Because genes may contribute to multiple functions in the body, mutations that confer an advantage in one area may be detrimental in another.
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ちなみに尾てい骨は尻尾の名残らしい。
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あとは A tourist in my own country, Psychological game, Interview, 絶滅危惧種の魚を料理したお話、ヘミングウェイの「革命家」が面白かった。
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A TV show cooking segment featured a chef frying fish. It ended up being a near-extinct species – and fishermen were furious.
The chef had an explanation for why he had the fish during the segment.
www.cbsnews.com
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「仕手」は能（歌舞伎）の言葉から転じて株式用語にもなっているね。
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Inspired by a dream, this photograph became a symbol for a transformative protest movement
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dressed to kill かっこいい服装をしている
You are dressed to kill. Who cares --- wear what you want!
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