You have to think of the example you're setting. You'll never be able to lead if you don't set an example worth following.
まずは自ら見本を示す。そういった率先垂範の気持ちがなければ誰も君には付いてこないよ。
In China, there is a large number of characters, so the goal of the character simplification was to replace the complex traditional characters with easy to remember simplified characters and increase the literacy rate.
The unemployment rate went up to 5% because of the recession.
不景気のため失業率は５％にまで上昇した。
Price increases explain the difference between the real and nominal growth rates.
実質成長と名目成長率の差は物価上昇を意味する。
There is little if any hope for his recovery.
彼が回復する確率はあるにしても極めて少ない。
Let me hear your frank opinion.
率直な意見を聞きたい。
The soccer team is led by Tom.
サッカーのチームはトムによって引率される。
The birthrate is rapidly declining in this country.
この国では出生率が急速に低下している。
Frankly speaking, his new novel is not very interesting.
率直に言って、彼の新しい小説はあまりおもしろくない。
He is clever, but on the other hand he often makes careless mistakes.
彼は頭はよいが、他方ではしばしば軽率な間違いをする。
This is true partly because non-Westerners have begun to take pride in their own cultures and partly because those areas of the world where forks are not used have some of the highest birth rates.
This inefficiency is a result of the animal's large body and massive legs and feet, which contribute a sideways motion to its walk.
このように効率が悪いのは、熊の体が大きく、足が太いからである。このため、歩くと体が横に揺れるのだ。
Japan's inflation-adjusted GNP growth rate was 5%.
日本の実質ＧＮＰ成長率は５％だった。
The senator avowed his devotion to his constituents.
その上院議員は、自分の選挙区の人々のために一身を捧げると率直に言明した。
It is important to think over what you will do, to pursue your studies economically, and effectively.
することを考え、経済的かつ効率的に研究を遂行する必要があります。
The teacher was quite candid about my chances of entering Tokyo University.
先生は私が東大に入る可能性について非常に率直だった。
The birth rate has been decreasing recently.
最近、出生率は低下し続けている。
City dwellers have a higher death rate than country people do.
都会人は田舎の人よりも死亡率が高い。
This behavior is energy-efficient in an environment where calories can be hard to come by.
このやり方は、カロリーを得がたい環境ではエネルギー効率がよい。
While American methods are often successful, the Japanese educational system that produces the most literate people in the world surely has some lessons to teach the U.S.
