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We invited a novelist and poet to the party.
私達はパーティーに小説家と詩人を招待した。
The audience was impressed by his eloquent lecture.
聴衆は彼の説得力のある講義に感銘を受けた。
He has been absorbed in the novel all day without eating.
彼は一日中食事もとらずに小説に熱中している。
I tried in vain to explain the reason.
私はその理由を説明しようとしたが無駄だった。
I tried to persuade her in vain.
私は彼女を説得しようとしたが無駄だった。
The teacher didn't mind explaining the problem again.
先生は問題を説明し直すことを嫌がらなかった。
He seems satisfied with my explanation.
彼は私の説明で満足しているらしい。
I have a friend whose father is a famous novelist.
私には父親が有名な小説家である友達がいる。
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.
Though his argument was convincing, we did not side with him.
彼の議論は説得力のあるものだったが、私達は彼を支持しなかった。
We called upon him for a speech.
我々は彼に演説を頼んだ。
The novel was published after his death.
その小説は彼の死後出版された。
I figure that there is no point in trying to persuade him.
彼を説得しても無駄だと思う。
I persuaded her to make herself comfortable.
私は彼女に気楽にするようにと説得した。
Jack explained to me how to change the wheel of the car.
ジャックは僕に、車のタイヤ交換の仕方を説明してくれた。
The audience was greatly impressed by his speech.
聴衆は彼の演説にとても感動した。
"Probably just a stupid urban legend" "But they do say 'there's no smoke without fire', don't they?"
「くだらねえ都市伝説だろう」「でも、火のないところに煙は立たないというけどね」
Besides teaching English, he writes novels.
彼は英語を教えてくれるだけでなく小説も書く。
The reviewer is sharply critical of the novel.
その書評者はその小説に鋭く批判的である。
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.