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介護実習生、参加予想下回る
Fewer people
than expected
have joined the program.
外国人のレンタカー、事故率4倍
Foreign drivers in rental cars have accidents in Osaka Prefecture
at a rate
four times higher
than Japanese drivers.
(the japan times alpha: p. 4, National News ★★★ Dec. 14, 2018)
鳥と恐竜の共通項は想定以上
Birds have
more in common with dinosaurs
than previously thought.
海の熱吸収量は想定以上
The world's oceans have absorbed 60 percent more heat
than previously thought.
(the japan times alpha: p. 6, Science & Health ★★☆ Nov. 23, 2018)
Who's stronger?
「男性は女性より強い」という命題にクリティカルシンキング(批判的思考)を駆使して反駁しよう、といった内容の為、比較級の宝庫です。
Doctors have long known that baby boys die
at a higher rate than
baby girls
because boys are weaker at birth.
第一子は女児が育てやすいとは、日本でも昔から言われていますね。
According to the World Health Organization,
women live longer than men
in every country around the globe.
「平成29年簡易生命表」(by 厚労省):
日本人の「平均寿命」、男性: 81.09歳」、女性:87.26歳(ネット記事 on 2018年7月23日)
Research has shown that
women have stronger immune systems than men
and are more resistant to disease.
immune system: 免疫システム
Some studies indicate that
women can tolerate more pain and colder temperatures than men.
女性は男性よりも、痛み、寒さにも強いのね。
The best answer is that
men are stronger than women in some ways
but that women are stronger than men in other ways.
(The Japan Times ST: p. 9, ESSAY Aug. 14, 2015)