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次の英文は Olango という森の中にあるいくつかの村に住む動物たちの対話です。 これを読んで、あとの問いに
えなさい｡
Ay
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Kabbu is head of the Post Office of Olango, a forest. Many kinds of animals live there. Kabbu and his tea
carry letters all over Olango and to other forests. Kabbu's Post Office is very popular among all animals there.
Ullu: Why are you so sad?
Kabbu: *Probably we'll have to lose my job. Have you heard of the Internet?
Ullu: Have humans planned to catch us with a new kind of net?
Kabbu: No, no.
I hear the Internet is new *technology. All the computers can talk to each other through
the Internet. We can talk with everyone around the world by a computer. Leo has the newes
computer. He is always using it. He has also made many friends through the Internet and talk
with them for hours.
Ullu started to think about the Internet after he listened to Kabbu's long report about it.
Ullu: Tell me, Kabbu, why will you have to lose your job because of the Internet?
Kabbu: Leo is now sending e-mails all over Olango and to other forests. He says everyone in this village will
be able to use his computer and send e-mails from his computer. Now, if everyone starts sending
e-mails, ① 私たちはどうすればよいのかわかりません。
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Ullu: Wait, wait. Now what is 'e-mail'? I haven't heard of it.
Kabbu: It means *electronic mail'. It is used to send every kind of letter from one computer to other
computers through the Internet. It takes only *a second and it is almost free.
Ullu: I can't believe it.
Kabbu: It is true. So I am very sad and worried about it now.
With a sad face, Kabbu flew away. Kabbu was the oldest animal in Olango and was respected a lot by Leo
Ullu decided to go and meet Leo and talk with him. At Leo's house, Leo was sitting in front of his computer.
Ullu: Leo, can you give me a few minutes? I have to talk about something important.
Leo: What is it?
Ullu: It is about Kabbu, but I think it may be about all of us.
Leo: OK, tell me about it.
Ullu: But Leo, I think
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Ullu told Leo about Kabbu.
Leo: Well, Kabbu's *concerns will be real. We usually think high speed and *efficiency are very important,
so there is little *chance for old ways. I can send a message in a second through the Internet. But
Kabbu and his team need a few days to carry one. Why should I *depend on them? And the *price
of their mail is much higher than the price of e-mail.
Ullu: But, Leo, what will happen to Kabbu and his team?
Leo: They will have to
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The Internet will become more important in the future and e-mail
will be one of the most useful things.
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trains in the future." But now,
"No one will go to see a movie." But both...
Leo: You may have a lot of things to say about it, Ullu, but soon e-mail will make Kabbu's mail *useless.
Kabbu and his team should start looking for other jobs *after all!
For example, when a plane was invented, people said, "No one will see
trains still continue to run. When a TV was invented, everyone said.
