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Famous Products in Shizuoka

Study 2

-----Motor Bikes-----

Which do you like better for travelling, planes or ships? Planes are faster than ships. Ships are cheaper than planes. Each vehicle has its own characteristics.
Many of you ride on bikes at home. Riding on bikes is very healthy. We can enjoy fresh air and watch many things around us.
Honda, Suzuki, and Yamaha are famous motor bike companies around the Enshu area. After World War II, they added engines to the bikes, and increased their sales. The bikes made by these companies had high-performance engines and good design.
Now, they are building new factories in other Asian countries. They are selling many motor bikes to people all over Asia.

単語　
around---(副詞) ～のあたり
World War II---(名詞) 第二次世界大戦
added---(動詞) add「加える」の過去形
high-performance---(形容詞) 高性能の
selling---(動詞）sell「売る」のing形、be動詞を伴って進行形

概要
遠州地区は、オートバイ生産の地として有名です。第二次世界大戦後、自転車にエンジンを付けたことがオートバイの始まりです。高性能で形が優れていることが特徴です。
現在は、アジアの国に工場を作り、それをアジアの人たちに売ることに力をいれています。