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.
Could you share your honest opinion on this issue?
本件についての率直なご意見をお聞かせください。
However, when I finally reached the castle I was thrown into this prison by the commander of the imperial guard.
しかし城にたどりつくなり、近衛兵を率いた人によって、わたしはこの牢獄に勾引されてしまった。
Japanese women marry at 26 on average. It is no mystery that the birthrate is declining.
日本の女性は平均２６歳で結婚する。出生率が下がっているのも不思議ではない。
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.
Americans are frank enough to say what they think.
アメリカ人は思っている事を率直に言う。
The acceptance rates for famous universities are low, so examinees must try their hardest to get in.
有名大学は倍率が高いから受験者も必死です。
To put it frankly, he is a critic rather than a writer.
率直に言うと、彼は作家というよりはむしろ批評家だ。
To speak frankly I don't like him.
率直に言って、彼が嫌いだ。
While the birth rate is intended to be decreased in developing countries, that of developed nations is selfishly planned to be increased, resulting in the difficulty of getting mutual consent.
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。
The GNP will rise at nearly a 4. 5% annual rate.
ＧＮＰの年間上昇率はざっと４．５パーセントでしょう。
They attributed the low death rate of infants to the progress of medicine.
彼らは幼児の死亡率の低さは医学の進歩のゆえと考えた。
That makes for efficiency.
そうすれば能率が上がりますよ。
Frankly speaking, it was difficult for me to make out what he was saying.
率直に言うと、私は彼が何を言っているのかなかなかわからなかった。
Frankly speaking, it doesn't suit you.
率直に言って似合ってない。
Why has the birthrate declined so sharply?
どうして出生率がそんなに急激に減ったのだろうか。
Nobody anticipated such a sharp decline in interest rates.
そんなに急激に利率が下がるとは誰も予想しなかった。
Frankly speaking, his speeches are always dull.
率直に言うと、彼のスピーチはいつも退屈だ。
He was rather careless to say the least.
控え目に言っても彼はちょっと軽率だった。
She was at once frank and honest.
彼女は率直でもあり素直でもあった。
What percentage of the students are admitted to colleges?
その学生たちの大学合格率はどのくらいですか。
The office staff worked quickly and efficiently to resolve the problem.
事務所の職員は迅速かつ効率的に働いて、その問題を解決した。
To speak frankly, I don't like the idea.
率直に言って、その考えは気に入らない。
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.
