Note:
SLR＝Single-lens reflex一眼レフ

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Today I read an interesting story that said digital cameras will be a thing of the past. Can you guess why? Because everyone is using their iPhones and cell phones, and they have cameras. Why carry a camera and a phone when you don’t have to? Another reason is that there are all kinds of applications on iPhones. You can make your photos look like a professional took them without much work. A third reason is that it is easier to share photos from an iPhone. The news story said that SLR cameras probably won’t disappear, though, because there are always people who want really high quality photos. Do you agree?　(by Prof. Carmella Lieske)
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Notes:
carnivorous plant 食虫植物;
nutrition 栄養;
Venus flytrap ハエトリグサ;
pitcher plant 袋葉植物;
bladderworts [植物]タヌキモ;
sip 一口飲むこと;
prey 獲物;
larva (pl. larvae) 幼虫;
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Did you know that some plants eat meat? These carnivorous plants usually grow in places where they cannot get enough nutrition from the soil. The plants look beautiful, but they can be deadly. The Venus flytrap, for example, closes on its prey, such as insects. Asian pitcher plants are sometimes large enough to hold 7.5 liters of liquid that attracts insects, but one sip, and they slide into the plant, never to be seen again. Bladderworts, a third kind of plant, are the fastest-known killers in the plant kingdom. They can suck up a mosquito larvae in 1/50 of a second. (by Prof. Carmella Lieske)
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