(ぷらすちっく)
plastic
(たべる)
to eat
(さいきん)
bacteria
(はっけん)
discovery
(にほん)
Japan
(けんきゅうしゃ)
researcher
(うみ)
sea, ocean
(すてる)
to throw away; to discard
(ぶんかい)
decomposition, breakdown
(からだ)
body
(なか)
inside
(えねるぎー)
energy
(かえる)
to change
(ごみ)
trash, garbage
(せかいじゅう)
all over the world
(おおきな)
big (attrib.)
(もんだい)
problem
(さかな)
fish
(とり)
bird
(しぬ)
to die
(しぜん)
Nature
(ほとんど)
almost; most
(けんきゅう)
research, study
(ちーむ)
team
(つかう)
to use
(おせん)
pollution, contamination
(へらす)
to reduce; to decrease
(はなす)
to speak, talk
(ただし)
however, provided that
(じっさいに)
actually, in practice
(やくだつ)
to be useful, helpful
(じかん)
time
(かかる)
to take (time/money), cost
(こんご)
from now on; in the future
(つづける)
to continue
(よてい)
plan, schedule
passive voice: was/were ~ed
Passive form indicating that the subject receives the action. '食べられて' means 'were eaten'. Central grammar of this article about tulips being eaten by deer.
ケーキが弟に食べられた。
The cake was eaten by my little brother.
can do ..., to be able to ...
Verb dictionary form + ことができる expresses ability or possibility. More formal than the potential verb form. Common in written Japanese and announcements.
日本語を話すことができます。
I can speak Japanese.
ここで写真を撮ることができます。
You can take photos here.
インターネットで予約することができます。
You can make a reservation on the internet.
to become
Expresses a change of state; Kawai became the new commissioner of the Sports Agency.
新しい長官になりました。
He became the new commissioner.
目が見えなくなりました。
He became unable to see.
completely / finish ~ing (often regretful)
Expresses completion, often with regret or unexpectedness. Here the rice sold out quickly.
すぐに全部売れてしまった。
It all sold out right away.
忘れてしまった。
I forgot (unfortunately).
there are cases/times when ～
Describes a possibility or occasional occurrence.
遅れることもある。
Sometimes I'm late.
雨が降ることもあります。
It sometimes rains.
it is thought that ~
応援すると考えられます means 'it is thought that (fans) will cheer' — an objective expectation common in news writing.
応援すると考えられます。
It is thought (they) will cheer.
増えると考えられる。
It is thought to increase.
conditional: if ~
Ba-form conditional expressing 'if ~ then ~'.
勉強すれば、合格できる。
If you study, you can pass.
早く起きれば間に合う。
If you wake up early, you'll make it.
might, maybe, possibly
Expresses possibility or uncertainty. Attached directly to the plain form of verbs, adjectives, or nouns. Less certain than でしょう.
明日は雨かもしれません。
It might rain tomorrow.
彼は来ないかもしれない。
He might not come.
この問題は難しいかもしれません。
This problem might be difficult.
looks like / seems about to (appearance)
Used with verb stems to express that something appears about to happen, as in 水があふれそうなとき (when the water looks like it will overflow) and 山がくずれそうなとき.
雨が降りそうです。
It looks like it will rain.
山がくずれそうだ。
The mountain looks about to collapse.
プラスチックを食べる細菌を発見
Bacteria that eat plastic discovered
日本の研究者が、海に捨てられたプラスチックを分解する細菌を発見しました。
Japanese researchers have discovered bacteria that break down plastic discarded in the sea.
この細菌は、プラスチックを食べて、体の中でエネルギーに変えることができます。
These bacteria can eat plastic and convert it into energy inside their bodies.
海のプラスチックごみは、世界中で大きな問題になっています。
Ocean plastic waste has become a major problem around the world.
魚や鳥がごみを食べて死んでしまうこともあります。
Sometimes fish and birds eat the garbage and end up dying.
これまで、プラスチックは自然の中でほとんど分解されないと考えられていました。
Until now, it was thought that plastic hardly decomposes in nature.
研究チームは、この細菌を使えば、海の汚染を減らせるかもしれないと話しています。
The research team says that using these bacteria might be able to reduce ocean pollution.
ただし、実際に役立つまでには、まだ時間がかかりそうです。
However, it seems it will still take time before they are actually useful.
今後も研究を続ける予定です。
They plan to continue their research from now on.
2026年06月22日 16:13
著者: jpreader
この画像はAIで生成され、学習目的で使用されています。
This image is AI-generated and used for educational purposes.
日本の研究者が、海に捨てられたプラスチックを分解する細菌を発見しました2。この細菌は、プラスチックを食べて、体の中でエネルギーに変えることができます3。
海のプラスチックごみは、世界中で大きな問題になっています4。魚や鳥がごみを食べて死んでしまうこともあります5。これまで、プラスチックは自然の中でほとんど分解されないと考えられていました6。
研究チームは、この細菌を使えば、海の汚染を減らせるかもしれないと話しています7。ただし、実際に役立つまでには、まだ時間がかかりそうです8。今後も研究を続ける予定です9。
plastic
to eat
bacteria
discovery
Japan
researcher
sea, ocean
to throw away; to discard
decomposition, breakdown
body
inside
energy
to change
trash, garbage
all over the world
big (attrib.)
problem
fish
bird
to die
Nature
almost; most
research, study
team
to use
pollution, contamination
to reduce; to decrease
to speak, talk
however, provided that
actually, in practice
to be useful, helpful
time
to take (time/money), cost
from now on; in the future
to continue
plan, schedule
passive voice: was/were ~ed
can do ..., to be able to ...
to become
completely / finish ~ing (often regretful)
there are cases/times when ～
it is thought that ~
conditional: if ~
might, maybe, possibly
looks like / seems about to (appearance)
Bacteria that eat plastic discovered
Japanese researchers have discovered bacteria that break down plastic discarded in the sea.
These bacteria can eat plastic and convert it into energy inside their bodies.
Ocean plastic waste has become a major problem around the world.
Sometimes fish and birds eat the garbage and end up dying.
Until now, it was thought that plastic hardly decomposes in nature.
The research team says that using these bacteria might be able to reduce ocean pollution.
However, it seems it will still take time before they are actually useful.
They plan to continue their research from now on.
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