Chapter 14 Smallest 最小

Chapter 14 Smallest
最小
The word “smallest” means “having little size or
operating on a limited scale.”
稼働する
制限のあるスケールのなかで
We live in a big world of sound, but how do we hear?
First, sounds come to three small bones in the middle
ear.
Of these three, the stirrup is the smallest
あぶみ骨
bone in our body – about the size of a grain of rice.
一粒
It passes the sounds to a spiral filled with
らせん形の
〜で満たされている
tiny hairs, each of which sends sound
〜の各自
information to the brain.
Watch the sound of a pin drop….
観察してみよう
Inside Rome is the world’s smallest country, less than
half a square kilometer
〜に満たない
with under 1,000 citizens including the Pope.
〜を含んでいる
But the Vatican also has its own post office, bank,
railway station and issues its own coins, stamps and
passports.
In addition, the smallest country has the
加えて
world’s smallest army – the Swiss Guard!
Chung Chow harbor has
チャンチャウ港
tens of thousands of Chinese people.
何万という
It has been like this for centuries.
But it has the world’s smallest fire-fighting team.
The fire engines are so tiny, only the drivers can ride
– everyone else must run behind.
他の誰
もが
後ろを走る
But no one can remember a fire in Chung
~誰も〜ない
Chow!
All types of manufacturing move atoms to make new
shapes, but nanotechnology is manufacturing at the
smallest level.
This new technology can make a new group of
products that are cleaner, stronger, lighter and more
exact.
より精密である
This piece is so small it can go through the eye of a
needle, but nanotechnology is
針の穴
much smaller.
This technology can build tiny working machines and
even fast computers.
高速のコンピューター