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| The holidays came to an end at last. | 休暇もとうとう終わった。 | |
| May I take some time off next week? | 来週休みを取ってもよろしいでしょうか。 | |
| Many businesses closed down. | 多くの会社が休業した。 | |
| While we were on holiday, a neighbor took care of our cat. | 休暇中、近所の人がうちの猫の世話をしてくれた。 | |
| It will do you good to have a holiday. | 休日をとるのが、あなたの身体によいでしょう。 | |
| Most shops near the school are closed on Saturdays now. | 今では学校の近くにあるほとんどの店が土曜休業だ。 | |
| They all longed for the holidays. | 彼らはみんなその休暇を待ちわびた。 | |
| Sit down and rest for a while. | 座ってしばらく休みなさい。 | |
| One of the reasons some workers hesitate to use their paid holidays is that they fear unfavorable reactions from their colleagues or superiors. | 従業員の中には有給休暇を使いたがらないものもあるが、その理由の一つには、同僚や上役からの冷たい反応に対する恐れがある。 | |
| He gave us an essay to write during the vacation. | 彼は私達に休み中に書くエッセイの宿題をだした。 | |
| She stopped sewing and had some tea. | 彼女は針仕事の手を休めてお茶を飲んだ。 | |
| Our holiday plans are still up in the air. | 私達の休暇の計画はまだ決まっていない。 | |
| We rested there for an hour. | 私たちはそこで１週間休んだ。 | |
| "It's a good time for you to take a vacation," the boss said to Jim. | 「君が休暇をとるころあいだな」とボスはジムに言った。 | |
| We had a splendid holiday in Sweden. | 私達はスウェーデンで素敵な休日を送った。 | |
| This holiday isn't much fun - we should have gone home. | 今度の休暇は余り楽しくない。帰った方がいい。 | |
| Since my school is large, I have to run to get from one classroom to another in a 5-minute break. | 私の学校は大きな学校なので、私は５分の休憩時間の間に教室から別の教室に行くために走らなければなりません。 | |
| I don't know the reason for her absence. | 彼女が休んだ理由はわかりません。 | |
| The day we arrived was a holiday. | 私達が着いた日は休日だった。 | |
| A burglar broke into your house while you were away on vacation. | お宅が休暇で出かけている間に、泥棒が入りました。 | |
| You've worked hard for months and have certainly earned a holiday. | 君は何ヶ月もよく働いたのだから休暇をもらったには当然のことだ。 | |
| While resting, he listens to music. | 彼は休憩中に音楽を聞く。 | |
| If we would rest a little we would feel surely very much refreshed. | 休息をすれば必ず気分がさわやかに感じる。 | |
| It is good for them to work during their vacation. | 彼らが休暇中に働くのはよいことだ。 | |
| Don't pull my leg! | 冗談も休み休みにしてよ。 | |
| How did you spend your winter vacation? | 冬休みはどのように過ごしましたか。 | |
| His brief repose was interrupted by her arrival. | 彼のつかの間の休息は彼女がきて中断された。 | |
| We hoped to have done with the work before the holidays. | 我々は休み前に仕事を仕上げたかったのだが。 | |
| Child-care leave and time off to care for the aged are needed in order to respond to demographic changes now taking place in Japan. | 育児休暇や老人介護のための休みも、現在日本で起きている人口構成の変動に対応するために必要となっているのである。 | |
| I'm taking a vacation from July 20 through August 8. | ７月２０日から８月８日まで休暇を取ります。 | |
| He was absent from school because he was sick. | 彼は病気だったので学校を休んだ。 | |
| I hope you enjoy your vacation. | 休暇を楽しんできてくださいね。 | |
| In most cases, we can deliver within three business days. | 休日を除き3日以内にお届けできるケースがほとんどです。 | |
| We had a fantastic holiday in Sweden. | 私達はスウェーデンで素敵な休日を送った。 | |
| But he likes the long school holidays. | でも彼は長い学校の休みが好きなんだよ。 | |
| I slept a little during lunch break because I was so tired. | 僕はあまりに疲れていたので昼休みにひと眠りした。 | |
| It's Spain that they are going to on holiday. | 彼らが休暇に行こうとしているのはスペインだ。 | |
| Did Tom say where he went for his summer vacation? | トムは夏休みにどこに行ったか言ってましたか。 | |
| It'll be summer vacation soon. | もうすぐ夏休みです。 | |
| Why were you absent yesterday? | なぜ昨日休みましたか。 | |
| We have exams right after summer vacation. | 夏休みの直後に試験です。 | |
| Lie down and rest for a while. | 横になって少し休みなさい。 | |
| How did you spend your vacation? | 休暇をどのように過ごしましたか。 | |
| You may as well have a day off, because you have been overworking those days. | 君は１日休暇をとった方がいいだろう、最近勉強しすぎだから。 | |
| If Jane does not rest more, she may have a nervous breakdown. | ジェーンはもっと休憩をとらないと、神経衰弱になるかもしれない。 | |
| How soon the summer holiday is over. | 夏休みってすぐに終わってしまうんです。 | |
| That's why I was absent from school yesterday. | そんなわけで私は昨日学校を休んだのです。 | |
| I am taking tomorrow off. | 私は明日仕事を休みます。 | |
| She agreed with him about the holiday plan. | 彼女は彼の休日のプランに賛成した。 | |
| Let's take a break, shall we? | 休憩しましょうか。 | |
| I'll be taking a vacation next month. | 来月休暇を取ります。 | |
| You have been thinking about this problem the whole morning. Take a break; go eat lunch. | きみは午前中ずっとこの問題について考えてる。休憩しろ、お昼を食べに行ってこい。 | |
| You should get some rest. | ちょっと休んだほうがいいよ。 | |
| As you are tired, you had better rest. | 疲れてるので休んだほうが良い。 | |
| I expect to take a vacation in May. | 私は５月に休暇をとるつもりだ。 | |
| She's been absent from school for five days. | 彼女は５日前から学校を休んでいます。 | |
| He took a week off. | 彼は一週間休みをとった。 | |
| She is now on vacation. | 彼女は休暇中です。 | |
| Workaholics view holidays as a waste of time. | 仕事中毒者は休日を時間の無駄とみなす。 | |
| Sally was absent from school for two weeks, so she has to work hard to catch up with her class. | サリーは学校を２週間休んだので、授業に追いつくために一生懸命勉強しなければいけません。 | |
| I also wanted to enjoy the break, but thanks to preparation and supplementary lessons for a certain six-man team, I got none! | 先生も連休をエンジョイしたかったが、どっかの６人組の補習やら準備やらで連休無かったぞ！ | |
| He finished his work without sleep or rest. | 彼は不眠不休でその作品を仕上げた。 | |
| If you don't take a vacation, you'll collapse. | 休み取らないと倒れちゃうよ。 | |
| It so happened that he was absent from school that day. | たまたまその日彼は学校を休んでいた。 | |
| If I can get through with my exams, I'll take a long vacation. | 試験を無事に終えたら長期の休みをとります。 | |
| Where do you want to go this summer vacation? | 今年の夏休みは、どこに遊びに行きたい？ | |
| We must make the most of our vacation, as it is so short. | 休暇は短いので、最大限に活用しなければなりません。 | |
| "I feel sort of dizzy." "You look pale. You'd better take a day off." | 「ちょっと目まいがするわ」「顔色が悪いぞ。一日休んだほうがいいよ。」 | |
| When we go to bed, we say "good night". | 寝付くの時に「お休みなさい」をいう。 | |
| He played golf day after day during his vacation. | 彼は休暇中毎日ゴルフをした。 | |
| Everybody is in a good mood looking forward to the five-day holiday that starts tomorrow. | 明日から５連休だから、みんなルンルン気分だね。 | |
| An old man was resting in the shade of the tree. | おじいさんが木陰で休んでいました。 | |
| Let's take a break, shall we? | 中休みをしようよ。 | |
| Each employee is entitled to a two week paid vacation per year. | 従業員は皆、毎年二週間の有給休暇をもらう権利がある。 | |
| Tom has never been absent from school. | トムは学校を休んだことがない。 | |
| I felt better after I took a rest. | 少し休んだら気分が良くなった。 | |
| The sun was shining and it was warm, so I took the day off. | 太陽が輝いて暖かかったので、その日は休みにした。 | |
| He is home on leave. | 彼は休暇で帰省中です。 | |
| Not only the student but their teacher is looking forward to holiday. | 生徒だけでなく先生も休暇を待ち望んでいる。 | |
| The office was closed for 10 days for the New Year's holiday. | オフィスが正月休みで１０日間閉まっていました。 | |
| If you have a cold, you should get plenty of rest. | 風邪をひいたら、たくさん休養を取りなさい。 | |
| He phoned me to talk about his holiday plans. | 彼は休みの計画のことを話すために私に電話した。 | |
| He was absent because of illness. | 彼は病気なので休んだ。 | |
| A bad cold prevented her from attending the class. | ひどい風邪であの娘は授業を休んだ。 | |
| Have you made up your mind where to go for the holidays? | 休暇にどこへ行くか決心がついたか。 | |
| The manager put up a notice about the extra holiday. | 支配人は臨時休業の掲示を貼り出した。 | |
| The holiday traffic crawled along the highway. | 休日で車は街道をのろのろと動いた。 | |
| For one reason or another, their holiday in France wasn't as good as they expected it would be. | なんらかの理由で彼らのフランスでの休暇は期待はずれだった。 | |
| I went back to my village during the summer vacation. | 私は夏休み中に、私の生まれた村へ帰った。 | |
| He was absent from school because of illness. | 彼は病気で学校を休んだ。 | |
| We are taking a fortnight's holiday. | 私たちは２週間の休暇をとります。 | |
| We went on our vacation then. | その時休暇で出かけていました。 | |
| We took a short rest on the way. | 途中で少し休みました。 | |
| An old man was at rest under the tree. | 一人の老人が木陰で休んでいた。 | |
| Here it's August and our summer vacation is nearly over. | もう八月で夏休みも終わろうとしている。 | |
| You have to pay 10,000 yen extra on holidays. | 平日料金と休日料金で、１万円も違うんだ。 | |
| While we were on holiday, a neighbor took care of our cat. | 私たちが休暇をとっている間、近所の人が私たちの猫の世話をしてくれた。 | |
| Why don't you pull over and take a rest for a while? | 車を止めて少し休んだらどう。 | |
| During summer, I'm going to go to France. | 休暇の間にはフランスへ行きます。 | |
| If you leave your textbooks at school during the break, they'll get confiscated. | 休み中に置き勉してると没収されるんだよな。 | |
