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When he arrived, Dr. Yamano put both hands against the tree and closed his eyes. Though his palms, he could feel moisture. He felt that the tree was breathing.
“The tree will live,” he said. The children around him were very happy to hear his words. They followed his directions very carefully. Soon a bud appeared on the broken trunk of the tree. This was the 828th tree saved by Dr. Yamano.
Tadahiko Yamano was born in Osaka in 1900. He loved mountains and tree. He spent many of his early years studying forest management. Dr. Yamano discovered for himself that the forests do not belong to people alone. They are home to many other creatures. Trees in the forests are important because they store water, protect us from floods and make oxygen.
After the Second World War, then he talked in the mountains, he found that many old trees were weak. He was very sad. He wanted to save those trees.
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[問題1] 以下の単語・熟語の意味を調べなさい。
・ palm
・ moisture
・ breathe
・ direction
・ bud
・ management
・ discover
・ belong
・ creature
・ flood
・ oxygen
・ spend～-ing
・ for oneself
・ belong to
[問題2] 本文中の下線を和訳しなさい。
