A man will succeed to the same extent as he perseveres.
人は忍耐に比例して成功するものだ。
As is often the case with her, she didn't show up on time.
例によって彼女はまた時間通りには現われなかった。
This year the cherry-blossoms are coming out a little later than usual.
今年は桜の花が例年よりも少し遅れている。
The example is a past progressive tense sentence. How was everybody taught when they were learning about progressive tense?
例文は過去進行形の文です。皆さんは進行形を学習するとき、どのように教わりましたか？
Every rule has its exceptions.
どの規則にも例外がある。
There is no precedent for such a case.
このような問題の前例はない。
In proportion as our GNP increases, our living standards go up.
国民総生産が増えるのに比例して、我々の生活水準も上がる。
There are exceptions to every rule.
どんな規則にも例外がある。
Example is better than precept.
実例は教訓にまさる。
Love begins playing his old tricks every spring.
春ごとに恋は例のいたずらを始める。
Seaside resorts, such as Newport, are very crowded in summer.
海岸の避暑地は、例えばニューボートがそうだが、夏には非常に混雑する。
You shouldn't have made such a remark even if you had been angry.
例えあなたが立腹していたとしていても、あんな事を言うべきではなかった。
He likes strange animals, things like snakes, for example.
彼は不思議な生物、例えばヘビのような生物が好きです。
If I create an example, will you correct it for me?
私が例文を作ったら、訂正していただけますか。
It's been hot this month, but today's an exception.
今月は暑かったが、今日は例外だ。
We are in for an unusually hot summer this year.
私たちは今年は例年になく暑い夏を経験しそうだ。
It's a perfect example of cruel fate.
それは残酷な運命の極めつけの例である。
What does the word "Tatoeba" mean?
「例えば」とはどういう意味ですか？
Japan is full of beautiful cities. Kyoto and Nara, for instance.
日本には美しい都市が多い。例えば京都、奈良だ。
Tatoeba is the website I use when I don't find enough examples in dictionaries.
タトエバは、辞書に十分な用例がないときに私が使うサイトです。
Is that the man whose wife was killed in the car accident?
あの人って奥さんを例の自動車事故でなくした人ですか？
You don't need to bring up "A Winter Sonata" to show that South Korean culture is having an unexpected boom in Japan.
「冬のソナタ」を例に挙げるまでもなく、いまや時ならぬ韓流ブームである。
Don't forget that there are exceptions.
例外があることをお忘れなく。
Instead use words like "some", "many", "often", and begin statements with openers like, "In my experience, ...", "Excuse me if I'm wrong, but...", "In many instances, ...."
Wherever you may go, you may find examples of his evil doings.
どこへ行こうとも、彼の悪行の例が見つかるでしょう。
In all times and places many examples of poor relations between wives and mothers-in-law can be seen.
古今東西、嫁と姑の仲は上手くいかぬ例が多いと見える。
This is an interesting case where there is no principal determining element.
これは主要な決定要素が存在していない興味深い例である。
This is an instance of modern British life.
これは英国の現代生活のほんの一例だ。
Fundamentally, you're not practicing anything by translating, so even if you say that you can't do it, once you've set your sights on a similar sentence you've seen before that is more natural yet does not quite convey the original sentence's nuances, tra
As was my habit, I was walking on the beach after the rain.
私は、例によつて、一人で、雨上りの砂浜を歩いてゐました。
The opposition party is still harping on the scandal.
野党は相変わらず例のスキャンダルを繰り返し非難しています。
For instance, in my father's business the timing of sales and purchases was very important, and he would sometimes write or say to his colleagues "There is a tide," without going into detail.
For example, I am in a high-level math class that actually gives me college credits for next year.
例えば、私は、来年進学する大学の単位が実際にもらえる数学の上級クラスにいます。
The future progressive tense is used when expressing events and action in progress at some future point, however the example sentence cannot be understood in that way.
