常時英心:言葉の森から 1.0

約10年間,はてなダイアリーで英語表現の落穂拾いを行ってきました。現在はAmeba Blogに2.0を開設し,継続中です。こちらはしばらくアーカイブとして維持します。

Hong Konger

日本人女性の平均寿命が世界一に返り咲きました(2012年の統計)。とてもよころばしいことですが、気になったのはそちらの方ではなくHong Konger(香港人)という言い回しの方です。高校時代にはTokyoite(s)(東京人)と同じ形のHong Kongite(s)と習っていたのですが、香港の返還とともに-er形の方が一般的になったのでしょうか。ネットでは両方の形が見受けられますが、米国では-er形の方が多いようです。(Haramii)

Japan's women live longest, reclaiming longevity title from Hong Kongers

Japan's women retook their place as the world's longest-lived last year, edging out Hong Kongers as their life expectancy bounced back from the dip caused by the 2011 tsunami.

Health ministry data showed girls born in Japan in 2012 could expect on average to live to 86.41, up from 85.90 in 2011 when the average was dragged lower when thousands of lives were cut short by the natural disaster. "Death rates rose in 2011 due to the disaster but the life expectancy picked up again with that factor coming off,'' a health ministry official said. Japanese women in 2011 lost the longest-lived title for the first time in more than 25 years, with Hong Kong women claiming the top place. Japanese men's life expectancy also rose to a record 79.94 years from 79.44 in 2011, becoming fifth longest-lived. The longest-lived men were Icelanders at 80.8 years, with Hong Kong coming second, Switzerland third and Israel fourth.

http://newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/103785.php