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We painted the house green.

私たちはその家をみどり色に塗った。

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The audience was mostly businessmen.

聴衆のほとんどは実業家だった。

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We made pancakes for breakfast.

私たちは朝食にパンケーキを作った。

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I dragged the heavy baggage to the airport.

私は重い荷物を空港まで引きずって行った。

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I was disappointed with your paper.

君のレポートにはがっかりしたよ。

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The prisoner was behind bars for two months.

その服役囚は2ヶ月間刑務所にいた。

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We suspected him of lying.

私たちは彼は嘘を言ったのではないかと疑った。

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The news made her sad.

その知らせを聞くと彼女は悲しくなった。

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The news made him happy.

その知らせで彼は幸せな気分になった。

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He wore a mask so that no one could recognize him.

彼は正体を見破られないように仮面をつけていた。

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Rome wasn't built in a day.

ローマは1日でできたのではなかった。

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She was out when I called.

わたしが訪ねたとき彼女は不在だった。

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One million people lost their lives in the war.

その戦争では百万人もの人命が失われた。

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He disappeared without a trace.

彼は跡形もなく姿を消してしまったんだ。

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