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a little more than could be carried in one soft drink

Japanese translation: ソフトドリンク一缶の容量よりもやや多め

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English term or phrase:	a little more than could be carried in one soft drink
Japanese translation:	ソフトドリンク一缶の容量よりもやや多め
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13:50 Feb 18, 2010

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English term or phrase: a little more than could be carried in one soft drink

For a typical movie theater, a little more than could be carried in one soft drink can would be required to create a one-minute lethal dose for 50% of the people in the auditorium.

よろしくお願いします。

xxxsnowiee KudoZ activity Questions: 243 (4 open) (6 without valid answers) (11 closed without grading) Answers: 47
Local time: 04:10

ソフトドリンク一缶の容量よりもやや多め

Explanation:
文書の性格にもよりますが「気持ち多め」「もうちょっと多く」という表現には違和感を感じます。

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Note added at 21 hrs (2010-02-19 11:05:11 GMT)
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ソフトドリンクが一般的でないとしたら「炭酸飲料」でしょう。

でも具体的はどのくらいの量なんでしょう（アメリカ人にはこの表現でピンとくるんでしょうか？）

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cinefil
Japan
Local time: 04:10

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ありがとうございました。
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Summary of answers provided

缶ジュース１本分より、ほんの少し多い量

Tomo Fuji

4 +1

ソフトドリンクの缶一本分より気持ち多め

Yasutomo Kanazawa

3 +1

ソフトドリンク一缶の容量よりもやや多め

cinefil

ソフトドリンクの缶に収まるよりもうちょっと多くの容量

Yumico Tanaka

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11 mins confidence:

ソフトドリンクの缶に収まるよりもうちょっと多くの容量

Explanation:
a little more than could be carried in one soft drink can
までがフレーズです。
恐ろしいですね、映画館で観客の５０％を殺害するんですか？毒薬か爆薬の話ですか？

Yumico Tanaka
Australia
Local time: 05:10
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Japanese
PRO pts in category: 8

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

ソフトドリンクの缶一本分より気持ち多め

Explanation:
文章が非常に分かりづらいと思いますが、毒物の話のようですね。要約すると、普通の大きさの映画館（大体収容人員500人くらいだと仮定しますが）の中に毒性の薬物を持ち込んでばらまき、観客の50％を1分以内に死に至らせる場合（致死量）、ソフトドリンクの缶一本分より気持ち多めが必要だと、ということです。

Yasutomo Kanazawa
Local time: 04:10
Native speaker of:

Japanese
PRO pts in category: 85

15 hrs confidence:

缶ジュース１本分より、ほんの少し多い量

Explanation:
日本社会では、あまり「ソフトドリンク」という表現は使われないと思います。少なくとも私が日本に居た5年前はそうでしたので、年配の方にもピンとくるのは、「缶ジュース」ではないでしょうか。

Tomo Fuji
Native speaker of:

Japanese

9 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

ソフトドリンク一缶の容量よりもやや多め

cinefil
Japan
Local time: 04:10
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Japanese
PRO pts in category: 104

Grading comment

ありがとうございました。

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