ELEPHANT RESCUED AT SEA海で救助されたゾウ

Cameras captured a dramatic rescue off the coast of Sri Lanka, when an elephant swept out to sea was saved by the navy.
A Sri Lankan navy patrol boat spotted the animal struggling to keep afloat and keep its trunk above water. Divers were sent down. They tied a rope around the elephant and guided the animal back toward the coast.
According to the WWF, the Sri Lankan elephant population has fallen almost 65 percent since the turn of the 19th century. They say the main threat to the species has been deforestation.

◆off the coast of ～沖に
◆sweep （波などが）押し流す、さらう
◆trunk （ゾウの）鼻
◆deforestation 森林破壊

Daily Vocabulary(2017/08/10)

20256.I don’t get it(（言っていることが）よく分からない）
I don’t get it. Can you explain that to me one more time.
20257.You’ve lost me(話についていけません）
I’m sorry. You’ve lost me.
20258.It/That doesn’t make sense(筋が通っていない / 意味不明）
That doesn’t make sense. Why is he giving up now?
20259.That went over my head(全然理解できない / ちんぷんかんぷん）
Woah! You’ve completely lost me.　That went over my head.
20260.contradict(否認する、否定する、(…が)正しくないと言明する、反対する、逆らう、(…と)矛盾する、矛盾したことを言う）
Do you get what he’s saying? It sounds like he’s contradicting himself.

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