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This problem is a real challenge.
この問題は本当に手強い。
Don't try to duck out early. Where's your sense of responsibility?
勝手に早退するなんて、あまりに無責任だよ。
Where did you come by the watch?
あなたはその時計をどこで手に入れたのですか。
The singer no longer has a future.
あの歌手も先が見えている。
I hear that you can burn CDs with Windows XP; could you tell me a website that explains the procedures involved?
windowXPにはCDを焼く機能があるそうですが、その手順を解説しているページを教えてください。
The dancer spun on his toes.
踊り手はつま先立ってぐるぐると回った。
Please let me off on this side of that traffic light.
あの信号の手前で降ろしてください。
She is nothing but a singer.
彼女は歌手にすぎない。
Don't forget to mail this letter.
忘れずにこの手紙を出してください。
I got a rash on my hands from dishwasher detergent.
台所洗剤で手に発疹ができた。
A good lawyer will always zero in on a key piece of evidence.
上手な弁護士はひとつの鍵となる証拠に的を絞る。
Shake hands with him.
彼と握手しなさい。
When I felt for my pocketbook I found it was gone.
財布を手探りしたがなくなっていた。
He took his book.
彼は自分の本を手に取った。
They say she's good at cooking.
彼女は料理が上手だそうだ。
I wrote to Mr. Wood last week and asked him to give you a job on the farm.
先週ウッドさんに手紙を書いて、農場で仕事をさせてくれるように頼んでおいたよ。
Raise your hand if you understand it.
わかったら手を挙げなさい。
She thanked us for our help.
彼女は僕たちの手助けに感謝した。
She is a well-known singer.
彼女は有名な歌手だ。
We need mental skills, not manual ones.
私たちに必要なのは頭の技術であって、手の技術ではない。
The letter will arrive in a week or so.
手紙は一週間かそこらで着くでしょう。
It isn't necessary to answer that letter.
その手紙に返事を出す必要はない。
The talented young chess player is very bold. He deliberately lays himself open to attack, makes himself vulnerable and then checkmates his opponent when least expected.
There was so much noise that the speaker couldn't make himself heard.
あまりにも多くの騒音があったので、話し手は自分の声が通らなかった。
He thought he met his match at last.
彼はついに好敵手に出会ったと思った。
He washed her dirty hands before the meal.
彼は食事の前に汚れた手を洗った。
You won't really be able to hear the difference between sounds that you can't distinguish by pronouncing, so even if you don't feel like communicating, pronunciation is important. Pronunciation can also be a hint for remembering how a word is spelled.