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He turned pale at the news.
彼はその知らせを聞いて青くなった。
The information was given away to the newspaper prior to the announcement.
その情報は発表するより先に新聞に漏れた。
They were all agog for the news.
彼らはしきりにそのニュースを聞きたがっていた。
Mother looked up from her paper and saw me.
母は、新聞から目を上げて私を見た。
While he was talking, I guess I was absent-minded.
私は彼の言うことを上の空で聞いていた。
On hearing the news, he turned pale.
その知らせを聞くと、彼は真っ青になった。
She was beside herself with joy at the news.
彼女はその知らせを聞いて我を忘れて喜んだ。
He would be very glad to hear the news.
もしその知らせを聞けば、彼は喜ぶでしょう。
He asked me if I had found it.
彼は私がそれを見つけたかどうか聞いた。
She became deaf from the explosion.
彼女はその爆発で耳が聞こえなくなった。
You should ask your father for his advice and follow it.
君はお父さんの助言を聞いてそれに従うべきだ。
I heard the front door slam.
玄関のドアがバタンと閉まるのが聞こえた。
Nowadays, however, calculators can be used freely in school examinations, and already in many schools the only sound to be heard during a math exam is the sound of children tapping on their calculators.
Let me read the paper when you have finished with it.
あなたが新聞を読み終えたら、私にも読ませてください。
Oh, I can hear you clearly.
あら、よく聞こえる。
Please listen to what I have to say.
俺の言うことちょっと聞いてよ。
You won't really be able to hear the difference between sounds that you can't distinguish by pronouncing, so even if you don't feel like communicating, pronunciation is important. Pronunciation can also be a hint for remembering how a word is spelled.