2016年9月1日木曜日

corpse と carcass


corpse は人間の死体、carcass は大型動物や鳥の死骸とおぼえておくといいでしょう。人間の死体を cadaver ということがありますが、こちらは解剖用の死体のことです。0:26 Norwegian authorities yet to decide what to do with carcasses. ノルウェー政府は300頭以上のトナカイの処理をまだ決めていない。

More than 300 reindeer killed by lightning in Norway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNB5Zay4PYs  0:45 the team investigating the whale's death has said the size of the whale meant their only option was to take the carcass to the site. 鯨の死因の調査チームは鯨が大きすぎるのでゴミの埋立地で解剖する以外の方法がなかったと発表した。
Sperm whale taken by lorry to landfill in Edinburgh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X0hq0ug9q4  0:47 as he made a incision in the whale's side, the carcass exploded due to a build-up of methane gas from the decomposition, creating a loud sound and releasing a pungent smell. 鯨の解体が始まると、腐敗で鯨の腹部に溜まったメタンガスが破裂して周囲には爆発音と、腐乱臭が漂った。
Exploding sperm whale Carcass caught on camera in The Faroe Islands!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izDOhy0yCrA  0:03 2,000 years ago in China's Han Dynasty, when a ruler died his corpse was carefully made ready for the afterlife. 王の亡骸
Why Dead Rulers of the Han Dynasty Were Plugged With Jade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJmR2fNG8mY  0:32 efforts to remove the corpses have been suspended for now due to dangerous gases at the site near the peak of the volcano. 頂上付近は火山性のガスのため危険な状態になっているので、遭難者の遺体の回収については見合わせることとなった。
Mummified bodies discovered on Mexican mountain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWirV6nhFAg  0:42 he's now charged with abandoning Peggy's corpse after she died in his Blue Spring home. グロス容疑者はペギーさんの死体遺棄罪に問われている。
Sister Of Woman Found Dead Speaks Out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UV0aTejRnk  0:12 searchers are running cadaver dogs as well. 救助隊は死体捜索犬もかり出して捜索に当たっている。
NYC on Edge After Powerful Explosion in Harlem Kills 3

練習問題解答
a-3974 that man's corpse
a-5176 corpses
a-8281 a corpse
b-0821 the carcass
b-4393 animal carcasses