Lesson 9 Culture in the Animal Kingdom
Language Resources Sentence Activators
類似 1 The tradition arose spontaneously and spread through social networks, very much like a human fad.  (p.132)
It's a beautiful city known for its ancient buildings, very much like Kyoto.

~となる 2 That attitude turns out to be misguided.  (p.132)
What I thought turned out to be all wrong.

明白な説明 3 The obvious explanation is that the whales were learning from each other.  (p.134)
The obvious explanation is that our economy is still in trouble.

入手困難 4 Natural materials are hard to come by in the busy city.  (p.135)
Good friends are hard to come by.

気乗りがしない 5 Richerson was once reluctant to talk about animal “culture.”  (p.136)
The president was reluctant to establish diplomatic relations with them.