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Complaining won't change anything.
文句を言っても始まらないだろ。
The early bird catches the worm.
早起きは三文の得。
This sentence contains several mistakes.
この文にはいくつかの間違いがあります。
He was a great authority on astronomy, or the science of the heavenly bodies.
彼は天文学、即ち天文の学問の偉大な権威であった。
The teacher wrote a short comment on each student's paper.
先生は生徒一人一人の論文に短い論評を書いた。
The treaty is now a dead letter.
その条件は空文化している。
I would like to order one coffee machine (Model 25-A) and have enclosed your order form.
コーヒーメーカー(25—A)一台を注文します。貴社の注文書を同封しました。
It goes without saying military discipline is literally rigid.
言うまでもなく、軍隊の規律は文字通り厳しい。
It is worthwhile reading classical works of literature.
古典の文学書を読むことは価値のあることです。
Do a composition exercise, please.
英作文の練習問題をしなさい。
In this paper I address the question, what is difficult about the intermediary's position in a negotiation?
この論文では交渉における仲介者の立場に関する困難点は何かという問題をとりあげる。
I took care to make the letters large and be generous with character and line spacing in order for it to be easy to read for the elderly and those who have problems with their sight.
I have to understand the meaning of this sentence.
この文の意味を理解する必要がある。
I'd like to see that in black and white.
それを文書で見たいと思います。
Your composition has a few mistakes.
君の作文には、間違いが2、3あります。
There doesn't seem any difference of meaning between the two constructions.
2つの構文には意味の違いは何も無いようだ。
When you're reading an English book, it isn't a great idea to look up every word you don't know.
英語の文章を読むとき、知らない単語を全部辞書で調べるのはあまり良いやり方ではない。
The pen is mightier than the sword.
文は武に勝る。
My mother is always finding fault with me.
母はいつも私に文句を言っています。
For world peace, therefore, we must develop the consciousness that we are all one people of planet Earth through continual international cultural and economic exchange.
By whom did you get this English composition corrected?
あなたはこの英作文を誰に直してもらったのですか。
This might lead us to believe that a simple culture would make use of a simple language, that a complex culture would make use of a complex language, and so on.