We should play a more active role in combating global warming.
私たちは地球温暖化の対処にもっと積極的な役割を果たすべきだ。
The furniture in his office is very modern.
彼の事務所の家具はなかなか近代的だ。
The volcano erupts at regular intervals.
その火山は周期的に噴火を繰り返す。
He helped the cause of world peace.
彼は世界平和という目的を促進した。
What's the destination of this ship?
この船の目的地はどこですか。
Soviet and Western observers have warned that if the Muslim republics do not join the commonwealth, they may from a separate group, setting up a volatile ethnic and religious split.
Her answer was straight out of the textbook - nothing interesting.
彼女の答えは、優等生的で、面白みに欠けていた。
His lack of technical knowledge kept him from being promoted.
彼の専門的知識の欠陥が昇進を妨げた。
The Mafia uses legitimate business operations as a front.
マフィアは隠れみのに合法的な事業を展開している。
Will people taking pharmacy with the intent of becoming chemists please take the six year course.
薬剤師になる目的で薬学を志望する人は６年制学科を選んでください。
Tom was the first one to recognize Mary's musical talent.
メアリーの音楽的才能を最初に見出したのはトムだった。
A man's worth should be judged by his character rather than by his social position.
人の価値は社会的地位よりも、むしろ人格によって判断すべきだ。
He turned his artistic gifts to good account by becoming a painter.
彼は画家になって芸術的な天分を生かした。
As a rule of thumb, you should plan on one pound of beef for every two guests.
ごく常識的には、客２人に対して牛肉１ポンドを用意すべきだろうね。
That kind of behavior is characteristic of the boy.
ある種の行動はその少年に特徴的だ。
It's geared pretty much towards real fighting isn't it? Apart from the eyes, crotch, and attacks against fallen opponents just about anything goes ...
かなり実戦的ですわよね。目つぶし、金的、それに倒れた者への攻撃以外は、ほとんどＯＫとか・・・。
That student is very active.
あの学生はとても積極的だ。
'That' has only the two cases, nominative and objective, and it does not inflect depending on the case.
thatには、主格、目的格の２つしかなく、格による形の変化はない。
She is attractive, but she talks too much.
彼女は魅力的だがしゃべりすぎる。
We drove through village after village, until we got to our destination.
私たちは自動車で村々を次から次へと通り抜け、ついに目的地についた。
The object of the journey was to visit Grandma.
その旅行の目的はおばあちゃんを訪ねることでした。
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。
Man may well, in his attempt to be too ambitious, destroy himself.
人間はあまりにも野心的になりすぎると、自分を滅ぼしてしまうことになる。
He is not as intelligent as his older brother.
彼は兄より知性的ではない。
I think I'll have more fun reading something now. I was always part of the bookworm group, but there are times when I just don't feel like reading anything. Right now I'm getting lots of "Read! Read!" waves coming at me.
In my secondary school days, I was much impressed by how my hospitalised grandfather would often tell the nurses there, "Thank you, I appreciate your help."
