英英辞典
This is the smallest kind of bird in the world.
a hummingbird
花
flower
How small can the tiniest hummingbirds be in centimeters?
5 cm
Hummingbirds are the smallest birds in the world.
ハチドリは世界で最も小さな鳥です。
(birds / smallest / are / hummingbirds / the / in / world / the).
Hummingbirds are the smallest birds in the world.
It is the sweet liquid in flowers that hummingbirds eat.
nectar
森
forest
What do hummingbirds mainly eat?
nectar from flowers
They sometimes eat insects but mainly eat nectar from flowers.
彼らは時々虫を食べますが、主に花の蜜を食べます。
(eat / from / mainly / nectar / they / flowers).
They mainly eat nectar from flowers.
It means to stay in the same place in the air without moving forward.
hover
animal
: Why are hummingbirds called “hummingbirds”?
Because their wings make a humming sound.
Their wings make a humming sound, so they are called hummingbirds.
彼らの羽はブンブンという音を立てるので、ハチドリと呼ばれています。
(wings / flap / rapidly / their / hummingbirds).
Hummingbirds flap their wings rapidly.
This word means “a very bad thing that happens suddenly, like a fire or earthquake.”
a disaster
火事
fire
What did Kirikundi do during the forest fire?
It carried drops of water again and again to stop the fire.
All the animals rushed to escape.
すべての動物たちは急いで逃げました。
(a / bring / drop / again / water / of / they / and / again).
They bring a drop of water again and again.
It is the sound you hear when hummingbirds move their wings very fast.
humming
貴重な
What was Kirikundi’s message to the other animals?
“I know I’m tiny, but I’m just doing what I can.”
I know I’m tiny, but I’m just doing what I can.
私は小さいことを知っていますが、できることをしているだけです。
(tiny / I’m / I / but / doing / just / what / I / know / can / I’m).
I know I’m tiny, but I’m just doing what I can.