ヒアリはスナック菓子が好き　公園に置いて状況調査(19/11/01)

Red fire ants like snacks Situation is being surveyed at the park (19/11/01)

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環境省は、東京・港区台場の公園で
The Ministry of the Environment put red fire ants' favorite snacks at a park in Daiba, Minato ward, Tokyo
ヒアリの好物のスナック菓子を置いてヒアリがいるかどうかを調べました。
to survey if there were red fire ants there.
先月、東京港の青海ふ頭で女王ヒアリが50匹以上見つかり、
Last month, more than 50 queen red fire ants were found at the Aomi Pier in Tokyo Port,
周辺に飛び立った恐れもあります。
and they may have flew to nearby places.
ヒアリはいますか、その中に？いません。
Is there a fire ant in it? No, there isn't.
日本に昔からいる善良なアリです
They are the ants that have lived in Japan for a long time.
今日は10カ所ほどを調べましたが、ヒアリは見つかりませんでした。
They searched about 10 places today but couldn't find any red fire ant.
今後も調査を続けるということです。
And they will continue to survey.

環境省は、東京・港区台場の公園で

港

Harbour, harbor, port

区

Ward, district, section

公園

(public) park

東京

Tokyo

台場

Fort, battery

環境省

Ministry of the environment
ヒアリの好物のスナック菓子を置いてヒアリがいるかどうかを調べました。

調べる

To examine, to investigate, to check up, to sense, to study, to inquire, to search

置く

To put, to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.), to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position), to hire, to employ; to place (one''s trust, one''s faith, etc), to bear (in mind etc); to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool; to take in (boarders, etc.), to provide lodging in one''s house; to separate spatially or temporally; to do something in advance; to leave something in a certain state, to keep something in a certain state

好物

Favourite dish (favorite), favourite food

スナック菓子

snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.), munchie, nosh
先月、東京港の青海ふ頭で女王ヒアリが50匹以上見つかり、

以上

Not less than, ... and more, ... and upwards; beyond ... (e.g. one''s means), further (e.g. nothing further to say), more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that); above-mentioned, foregoing; since ..., seeing that ..; this is all, that is the end, the end

見つかる

To be found, to be discovered

港

Harbour, harbor, port

女王

Queen

先月

Last month

東京

Tokyo

匹

Counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); counter for horses; roll of cloth
周辺に飛び立った恐れもあります。

周辺

Circumference, outskirts, environs, around, in the area of, in the vicinity of; (computer) peripheral

恐れ

Fear, horror, anxiety, concern, uneasiness

飛び立つ

To jump up, to start up, to leap to one''s feet, to fly away, to take off
ヒアリはいますか、その中に？いません。

中

Inside, in; among, within; center (centre), middle; during, while
日本に昔からいる善良なアリです

昔

Olden days, former

日本

Japan

善良

Goodness, excellence, virtue
今日は10カ所ほどを調べましたが、ヒアリは見つかりませんでした。

調べる

To examine, to investigate, to check up, to sense, to study, to inquire, to search

見つかる

To be found, to be discovered

今日

Today, this day; these days, recently, nowadays
今後も調査を続けるということです。

続ける

To continue, to keep up, to keep on

今後

From now on, hereafter

調査

Investigation, examination, inquiry, enquiry, survey

ヒアリはスナック菓子が好き 公園に置いて状況調査(19/11/01)

ヒアリはスナック菓子が好き　公園に置いて状況調査(19/11/01)