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We have had more snow than usual this winter.
この冬は例年になく雪が多かった。
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.
When parents get old in Japan, they are customarily looked after by their children.
日本では親は年をとると、通例子供たちの世話になる。
"He's a tiger when he's angry" is an example of metaphor.
「怒ると彼はトラになる」というのは隠喩の例である。
The phone rang while I was taking a bath, as usual.
例によって私の入浴中に電話が鳴った。
Cats usually hate dogs.
猫は通例犬が大嫌いだ。
There are a lot of old cities in Italy. Rome and Venice, for example.
イタリアには多くの古い都市がある。例えばローマとかベネチアだ。
For example, this is a pen.
例えば、これはペンです。
You've set a bad example.
君は悪い前例を作ってしまった。
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。
For example, do you like English?
例えば、君は英語が好きですか。
I think he has something to do with that scandal.
彼は例のスキャンダルと関係があると私は思う。
There is no rule without exceptions.
例外のない規則はない。
This is a superb illustration of how Emmet modified the traditional architectural designs.
これはエメットがいかに伝統的な建築デザインを修正したかを示すすばらしい例である。
Birds, for instance, have a special protective device.
例えば、小鳥は特別な防御装置を備えている。
Such a case is not uncommon today.
そんな例は今日では珍しいことではありません。
The punishment should be in proportion to the crime.
罪に比例して罰するべきだ。
Could you please give me some more examples of that?
そのことについてもう少し例をあげてくれませんか。
As a rule, we don't allow smoking.
通例、喫煙は許可していません。
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。
To give a definition of word is more difficult than to give an illustration of its usage.
言葉を定義することは、実例を挙げてその使い方を説明するよりも難しい。
The verb 'help' takes to-infinitives and bare infinitives but bare infinitives are said to be the most common in casual text; as also used in this example sentence.
As was my habit, I was walking on the beach after the rain.
私は、例によって、一人で、雨上りの砂浜を歩いていました。
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
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, ...."