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.
It is well known that the city has a high crime rate.
その都市の犯罪率が高いことは有名です。
Frankly speaking, he is more of a hypocrite than a patriot.
率直に言えば、彼は愛国者というよりはむしろ偽善者だ。
The Japanese economy continued to grow by more than 5% annually.
日本経済は毎年５％以上の率で成長を続けた。
He liked the boy's frank way of speaking.
彼はその子の率直なものの言い方が好きだった。
Efficient machinery replaced manual labor.
効率的な機械が肉体労働に取って代わった。
This computer is powerful, efficient, and easy to use.
このパソコンはハイパワーで高効率で使うのも簡単だ。
The quarterly growth of 1.2% means an annual growth rate of 4.8%.
四半期１．２％の成長は年率４．９％の成長率を意味する。
Frankly speaking, I don't like you.
率直に言って、私はあなたが好きではありません。
The failure is due to his carelessness.
その失敗は彼の軽率さのためだ。
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.
If I wait, what's the possibility I can get a seat?
キャンセル待ちで乗れる確率はどれくらいですか。
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。
Some people listen to music when writing, but others say it hampers their productivity.
音楽を聞きながら書き物をする人もいるが、音楽を聞きながらだと能率が下がるという人もいる。
Everybody except him thanked the critic for her honest opinion.
彼以外の皆はその批評家に率直な意見を感謝した。
The Japanese telephone system is highly efficient.
日本の電話網は非常に能率的にできている。
Frankly speaking, I don't care for her very much.
率直に言って彼女は好きでない。
The crime rate is decreasing in Canada.
カナダでは犯罪率が低下してきている。
To speak frankly, I think he is a good boss.
率直に言うと、彼は良い上司だと思う。
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 actions she took were too careless, and she was left defenseless.
彼女がとった行動はあまりにも軽率で無防備だった。
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。
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 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。
You can afford to speak frankly.
率直に話しても大丈夫です。
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.
