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If that washing machine goes wrong again, I shall complain to the manufacturer.
もしその洗濯機の調子がまた狂ったら、製造会社に文句を言ってやろう。
He has too many interests, to put it mildly.
控え目に言っても彼は関心事が多すぎる。
Talking of classical music, who is your favorite composer?
クラシック音楽と言えば、最も好きな作曲家は誰ですか。
It was only yesterday that I realized what she really meant.
昨日になってやっと、彼女が本当に言いたいことが分かった。
He and I have a near-telepathic understanding of each other. No sooner does one of us say something than the other is already responding.
彼とはツーと言えばカーの仲だよ。以心伝心の仲とでも言っておこう。
I could hardly make out what she said.
私は彼女が言うことをほとんど理解できなかった。
When we are told not to come, we become all the more eager to go.
私達は来るなと言われるとますます行きたくなるものだ。
I think that you're right.
あなたの言っていることは正しいと思う。
"The exam will be held this day week," said the teacher.
「試験は来週の今日行います」と先生は言った。
I should tell you that my boss, Mr Tanaka, might try to take you drinking.
上司のミスター田中が君を飲みに誘うかもしれないってことを言っておくね。
Hawaii is often referred to as "The Pearl of the Pacific."
ハワイはよく「太平洋の真珠」だと言われる。
I had a lot to say in relation to that affair.
その件に関しては言いたいことがたくさんあった。
Listen carefully, or you'll miss what he says.
よく聞かないと、彼の言う事を聞き逃しますよ。
If anyone comes in my absence, tell him that I won't come back till evening.
もし留守中に誰かが来たら、私は夕方まで帰らないと言ってくれ。
"Let me alone," she said angrily.
「私のことはほっておいて」と彼女は怒って言った。
I gave an opening address.
私は開会の辞を言った。
The policemen said to them, "Stop."
警官達は彼らに止まりなさいと言った。
He is, so to speak, a fish out of water.
彼は、言わば、水の外にいる魚のようなものだ。
It's polite to say "itadakimasu" before eating one's meal.
ご飯を食べる前には、「いただきます」を言ってから食べるのがマナーだからね。
The man said he was innocent of the crime.
その男は罪を犯していないと言った。
That's easy for you to say.
そんなこと言ったって。
In Korea, there's a popular theory that says that: "If you eat a quarter of an Iceberg lettuce, you will fall asleep". Thus, amongst truck drivers in Korea, lettuce is known as something that should not be eaten before work.