The higher the ratio of children to parents, the harder it is to bring up the children.
親に対する子どもの比率が大きくなればなるほど子どもを育てるのは難しくなる。
He liked the boy's frank way of speaking.
彼はその子の率直なものの言い方が好きだった。
What percentage of the students are admitted to colleges?
その学生たちの大学合格率はどのくらいですか。
The birth rate has been decreasing recently.
最近、出生率は低下し続けている。
Frankly speaking, I don't like you.
率直に言って、私はあなたが好きではありません。
Gradually the interest rate will increase.
利率は少しずつ上昇するだろう。
This inefficiency is a result of the animal's large body and massive legs and feet, which contribute a sideways motion to its walk.
このように効率が悪いのは、熊の体が大きく、足が太いからである。このため、歩くと体が横に揺れるのだ。
I like that young man in that he is honest and candid.
正直で率直なのでその若者が好きだ。
I like that young man in that he is honest and candid.
正直で率直なので、私はその若者が好きだ。
In China, there is a large number of characters, so the goal of the character simplification was to replace the complex traditional characters with easy to remember simplified characters and increase the literacy rate.
This behavior is energy-efficient in an environment where calories can be hard to come by.
このやり方は、カロリーを得がたい環境ではエネルギー効率がよい。
The staff exchanged frank opinions in the meeting.
社員たちは会議で率直な意見を交わした。
The office staff worked quickly and efficiently to resolve the problem.
事務所の職員は迅速かつ効率的に働いて、その問題を解決した。
That makes for efficiency.
そうすれば能率が上がりますよ。
It is important to think over what you will do, to pursue your studies economically, and effectively.
することを考え、経済的かつ効率的に研究を遂行する必要があります。
Frankly speaking, I don't like your haircut.
率直に言って、君のヘアースタイルは好きじゃないよ。
Listen to his candid opinion.
彼の率直な意見に耳を傾けなさい。
The frequency of crime in the town is high.
この町における犯罪の発生率は高い。
Frankly speaking, I don't care for her very much.
率直に言って彼女は好きでない。
The quarterly growth of 1.2% means an annual growth rate of 4.8%.
四半期１．２％の成長は年率４．９％の成長率を意味する。
This is true partly because non-Westerners have begun to take pride in their own cultures and partly because those areas of the world where forks are not used have some of the highest birth rates.
This computer is powerful, efficient, and easy to use.
このパソコンはハイパワーで高効率で使うのも簡単だ。
While American methods are often successful, the Japanese educational system that produces the most literate people in the world surely has some lessons to teach the U.S.
