It's not immoral for a novelist to tell lies. In fact, the bigger the lies, the better lies, and the more the common folks and critics will praise you.
His income bears no proportion to his social standing.
彼の収入は社会的地位とつりあっていない。
The firm provides its workers with their uniforms, but they are expected to have them regularly cleaned.
その会社は従業員に制服を支給しているが、彼らは定期的にそれらを洗濯するように言われている。
You shouldn't act selfishly.
利己的な行動をするべきではない。
Everyone should periodically receive a physical examination.
人は誰でも定期的に健康診断をしてもらうべきだ。
His theory was absolutely unrealistic.
彼の理論は、全く現実的ではなかった。
Generally speaking, the young people of today are clever.
一般的にいえば、現代の若者は利口だ。
For world peace, therefore, we must develop the consciousness that we are all one people of planet Earth through continual international cultural and economic exchange.
The Lockheed scandal is a worldwide corruption scandal involving the major American plane manufacturer Lockheed. It came to light in February 1976 and revolved mainly around the acceptance of passenger plane contracts.
And as with so many aspects of British life, there's a good historical reason for it.
これには、イギリスの生活のさまざまな面がそうであるように、もっともな歴史的理由があります。
You were my Yoda and I'll miss your right-on-target advice.
あなたは私にとってヨーダのような存在でした、あなたの的を射たアドバイスを恋しく思うでしょう。
C++ Common Knowledge: Essential Intermediate Programming by Stephen C. Dewhurst, trans: Quipu
Ｃ＋＋標準的コーディング技法／Ｓｔｅｐｈａｎ Ｃ．Ｄｅｗｈｕｒｓｔ著；クイープ訳。
I went there for the express purpose of earning money.
私は金儲けをしようという特別の目的でそこへ行った。
He contends that primitive life once existed on Mars.
火星にはかつて原始的な生物が存在していたと彼は力説した。
She is reserved by nature.
彼女は先天的な無口です。
Every person has a psychological need to feel that what he does is of some importance.
人間だれでも自分のしていることは何らかの重要性があると感じたい心理的要求を持っている。
Patience is sometimes the most effective weapon.
忍耐はもっとも効果的な武器になることがある。
He has a lot of original ideas.
彼は独創的な考えをたくさん持っています。
As was mentioned before, this is my basic idea.
前に述べたように、これが私の基本的な考えです。
I refused it for private reasons.
私は個人的な理由でそれを断った。
The young man must have felt very desperate when he resorted to such a terrible act.
そんな恐ろしい行為に訴えた時、その若者は大変絶望的になっていたに違いない。
In my understanding, Robinson treats this element as secondary.
私の理解では、ロビンソンはこの要素を二次的なものとして扱っている。
By and large, she is a very reliable person.
全般的に彼女はとても信頼のおける人間だ。
His views were too conservative for people to accept.
彼の見方はあまりに保守的で人々は受け入れなかった。
I agree with you to a degree.
部分的にはあなたに賛成です。
I expected more classical features, but hers is a beauty that would do well even in this age.
もっと古典的な顔立ちなのかと思いきや、今の時代でも充分通用する美形です。
I think your basic theory is wrong.
君の基本的な理論はおかしいと思う。
In the case of language, however, it is only the ability to talk and understand that we inherit genetically; the particular language or languages that we speak are passed on to us not by genetic transmission but by cultural transmission.
About 50 percent of the firms in Japan have acknowledged the necessity of giving their workers longer holidays, and think summer holidays are needed to give their workers both mental and physical refreshment.
