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2008.07.22
Hello, how did you enjoy your long Marine Day weekend? We've always loved the idea of celebrating the sea - we are, after all, the fortunate residents of the only planet in the solar system where you can surf, sail, and scuba dive! So we're taking to the water this week with a post-Marine Day special!
Let's raise anchor, hoist the sails, and set a course for the open ocean!
CORAL / REEF サンゴ/礁
- Coral is a rock-like material made by tiny organisms (= living things) in warm oceans.
A reef is a long mass of rock, sand, or coral rising to just above or below the surface of the water. - coral は、温暖な海中で、微生物によって形成される岩のような物質、つまり、サンゴのことです。
reef は、水面すれすれに見える岩や砂やサンゴの塊、つまり、礁のことです。
- a: Where did you get this beautiful piece of coral?
b: A friend bought it for me as a souvenir from Okinawa. - They say that coralreefs are the tropical rainforests of the ocean. They're home to a huge variety of animal and plant species.
- Vincent and Kyle are going diving at the Great Barrier Reef in Australia next month.
- (on a small boat)
Slow down! There's a reef up ahead.
Thanks for coming!