Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice, poverty, and oppression.
民族的少数派は偏見、貧困、抑圧と戦っている。
It's grammatically correct, but a native would never say it like that.
文法的には正しいのですが、ネイティブはこのような言い方はしません。
Language is a fundamental problem of international marriage.
言葉は国際結婚がかかえている基本的な問題である。
We find diverse ethnic and economic interests here.
ここでは多様な民族的・経済的利害関係がみられる。
The method was crude, but very effective.
その方法は粗雑なものであったが効果的だった。
Generally speaking, a waiter in Japan gives good service.
一般的に言えば日本のウェイターはサービスがよい。
We are internationally competitive in production technology.
私たちは生産技術では国際的に競争力がある。
Her new novel is really interesting as opposed to her last one.
彼女の新しい小説は前作とは対照的にとても面白い。
Conservative people always tell us to act within our station.
保守的な人はすぐ分相応に振る舞えという。
Things that are human, too human, are generally certainly animal.
人間的な、余りに人間的なものは大抵は確かに動物的である。
This is a historical examination of the birth of his unique architectural style.
彼のユニークな建築スタイルの誕生についての歴史的研究である。
The family is the basic unit of society.
家族は社会の基本的単位である。
My grandmother attributes her good health to active living.
私の祖母は、健康なのは積極的な生き方のせいたと思っている。
He is sure to accomplish his purpose.
彼は必ず目的を達成するだろう。
It must, of necessity, be postponed.
それは必然的に延期しなければならない。
His notions were what is called advanced.
彼の考えはいわゆる進歩的なものだった。
In order to bring about an effective agreement of wills, it is not sufficient to study other languages.
効果的に意志の疎通を図るのに他の語学を知っているだけでは、十分ではない。
She is active.
彼女は行動的です。
He despises people of a lower social class.
彼は社会的に地位の低い人々を軽蔑する。
He proved to be an ideal husband.
彼は理想的な夫であることが分かった。
The important point concerning the complementary distribution is to specify the environment where the individual sounds occur.
相補的分布に関する重要な点は、個々の音が起こる環境を明確に述べることである。
Oh, sure, I studied English in my school days. But it wasn't until two or three years ago that I really started taking it seriously.
もちろん学生時代に英語は勉強したけど、本格的に始めたのはここ2、3年くらい前です。
There are so-called primitive cultures in the jungles of the Amazon and on the island of New Guinea, and there are so-called advanced cultures in Europe, Asia, and Africa, but the languages of these cultures are all equally advanced and complex.
Strictly speaking, this sentence is grammatically incorrect.
厳密に言うと、この文は文法的に正しくない。
This is the central problem of postwar immigration.
これが戦後移民に関する中心的問題である。
So use it wisely and don't waste it.
無駄使いしないようにね。計画的に使ってね。
The cost of living increased dramatically.
物価が劇的に上がった。
In my secondary school days, I was much impressed by how my hospitalised grandfather would often tell the nurses there, "Thank you, I appreciate your help."
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
It is acceptable to mention your job and interests and to ask the other person about his, but be careful not to let the conversation become too personal.