Reader's Digest 12月号の記事 The Dog that Detects Cancerから一部を抜粋します。
We're in the kennels of the French Air Force's Orleans-Bricy Air Base. On this April morning in 2008, French army corporal Fremont is playing a crucial role in cancer research.
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In just a few lines he emphasises the olfactory capacity of dogs, which is much higher than that of the most sensitive electronic nose.
患者の尿の臭いからガンにかかっているかどうか犬の臭覚で判断できるという実験をしている話です。
さて、私が知りたいのは "corporal" の意味です。 早速辞書を見ます。
・Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary: a noncommissioned officer ranking in the army above a private first class and below a sergeant and in the marine corps above a lance corporal and below a sergeant
・Oxford English Dictionary: a rank of non-commissioned officer in the army, above lance corporal or private first class and below sergeant.
なるほど軍隊の階級を示していたのですか。
軍の階級についてはWikipediaに詳しい記述がありますが、"corporal" についてのほんの一部のみ次に引用します。
Corporal is a military rank in use in some form by most militaries and by some police forces or other uniformed organizations. It is usually equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4.
We're in the kennels of the French Air Force's Orleans-Bricy Air Base. On this April morning in 2008, French army corporal Fremont is playing a crucial role in cancer research.
...
In just a few lines he emphasises the olfactory capacity of dogs, which is much higher than that of the most sensitive electronic nose.
患者の尿の臭いからガンにかかっているかどうか犬の臭覚で判断できるという実験をしている話です。
さて、私が知りたいのは "corporal" の意味です。 早速辞書を見ます。
・Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary: a noncommissioned officer ranking in the army above a private first class and below a sergeant and in the marine corps above a lance corporal and below a sergeant
・Oxford English Dictionary: a rank of non-commissioned officer in the army, above lance corporal or private first class and below sergeant.
なるほど軍隊の階級を示していたのですか。
軍の階級についてはWikipediaに詳しい記述がありますが、"corporal" についてのほんの一部のみ次に引用します。
Corporal is a military rank in use in some form by most militaries and by some police forces or other uniformed organizations. It is usually equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4.
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