The example is a past progressive tense sentence. How was everybody taught when they were learning about progressive tense?
例文は過去進行形の文です。皆さんは進行形を学習するとき、どのように教わりましたか？
Life has often been compared to climbing a mountain.
人生はしばしば登山に例えられてきた。
Love begins playing his old tricks every spring.
春ごとに恋は例のいたずらを始める。
There are many kinds of insurance such as: health insurance, fire insurance, life insurance, etc.
様々な種類の保険がある。例えば健康保険、火災保険、生命保険などである。
The company, although with some exceptions, usually utilizes its resources very well.
例外もあるが、その会社はたいていは資産をとてもうまく利用している。
For example, more people are choosing to live together and have children without getting married.
例えば、結婚しないで同棲して子供をもうける人が増えている。
What if he fails?
例え彼が失敗してもかなうものか。
The cherry blossoms will come out earlier than usual.
今年は例年より桜は早いだろう。
This kind of case is amenable to statistical treatment.
この種の事例は統計的処理が適応できる。
For instance, gauges, such as thermometers and barometers, are instruments.
例えば、温度計や気圧計などの計器は器具です。
However, there are instances in history where entire peoples were successfully exterminated.
しかし、歴史上、民族殲滅に成功した例がある。
Our club will hold its monthly meeting next Wednesday.
私たちのクラブは次の水曜日に月例会を開きます。
We have less snow than usual.
今年は例年より雪が少ない。
As a rule, we don't allow smoking.
通例、喫煙は許可していません。
Instead use words like "some", "many", "often", and begin statements with openers like, "In my experience, ...", "Excuse me if I'm wrong, but...", "In many instances, ...."
You don't need to bring up "A Winter Sonata" to show that South Korean culture is having an unexpected boom in Japan.
「冬のソナタ」を例に挙げるまでもなく、いまや時ならぬ韓流ブームである。
There are exceptions to every rule.
例外のないルールはない。
Quote me an example.
例を一つ示してください。
In early times, inventions were often stumbled upon by accident.
昔は偶然ぶつかったことが発明となった例が多い。
Every rule has its exceptions.
どの規則にも例外がある。
For instance, in my father's business the timing of sales and purchases was very important, and he would sometimes write or say to his colleagues "There is a tide," without going into detail.
The cones of the jack pine, for example, do not readily open to release their seeds until they have been subjected to great heat.
例えばジャック・パインの松かさは、高温により影響を受けるまでは自ら開いて種子を放出しない。
That's an unusual thing, undoubtedly.
それは全く異例のことだ。
Let's simply look at this example.
単純にこの例で考えてみましょう。
A working man should be paid in proportion to his skill, not his age.
労働者には、その年齢にではなく、その持っている技術に比例して、給料が支払われるべきだ。
Don't worry! Even if I drink, it doesn't have an effect on my driving.
大丈夫だって！例え飲んでいても、そんなの私の運転には影響ないから。
The store sells foodstuffs, such as butter, cheese, and sugar.
この店は食料品、例えばバター、チーズ、砂糖などを売っている。
She prefers quiet music-the baroque, for example.
彼女は静かな音楽を好むー例えばバロック音楽を。
There are no exceptions to this rule.
この規則には例外は認められない。
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