No matter how much you try, you don't lose even a kilo. You might even gain a little weight. This is the diet plateau.
どんなに頑張っても１キロも減らない。逆に体重が少し増えたり。それがダイエットの停滞期です。
There is no regular boat service to the island.
その島には定期便はない。
As far as I am aware, there were no problems during the first semester.
私の知る限り、一学期の間は何も問題がなかった。
He was a writer who had never lived up to the promise of his first novel.
彼は最初の小説が抱かせた期待にまだ応えていない作家だった。
Early man used his fingers and toes to count the animals he owned, or the measures of grain he had stored.
初期の人間は、自分が所有する動物や蓄えている穀物の量を数えるのに、手足の指を使った。
The expedition has postponed its departure to the Antarctic.
探検家は南極への出発を延期した。
I will try to live up to your expectations.
あなたがたの期待に添えるように努力します。
We put off our baseball game for two days.
私達は野球の試合を２日間延期した。
You have to put off your departure for England till next week.
あなたは来週までイギリスへの出発を延期しなければならない。
The meeting was adjourned until the next week.
会議は次の週まで延期された。
In light of his lack of abilities we cannot expect him to succeed.
われわれは彼の能力にかんがみて成功することは期待できない。
These quotations were effective in sending complex messages to his friends, because, in his day, people could quote from such authors with every expectation of being understood.
If you don't receive a smile you were expecting, try giving a smile instead. That's because someone who forgot to give you a smile doesn't expect to get one from you instead.
Everyone remembers the happy days of his youth as his halcyon days.
だれしも、楽しい青春を平穏無事な時期として想い起こす。
In all likelihood, the president will serve a second term.
大統領はほぼ間違いなく2期目を務めるだろうね。
You must get the job done before the deadline.
期限前にこの仕事を仕上げなさい。
The second term came to an end.
二学期は終わった。
How long can I keep this book?
どれくらいの期間この本を借りられますか。
Lyndon Johnson took over presidency when John Kennedy was assassinated.
ジョンケネディが暗殺された時リンデルジョンソンが大統領（の任期）を引き継いだ。
We are expecting the issue of his book.
私たちは彼の著書の発行を期待している。
It is hoped that this new policy will create jobs on a large scale.
この新しい政策によって大規模に職業が生まれることが期待される。
The homework is due next Monday.
宿題の提出期限は来週の月曜日です。
He turned out to be a real disappointment after we went through hell and high water to find him.
鉦や太鼓で探しあてた割には、あいつ期待はずれだったよな。
The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we WILL get there.
