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Example sentences tagged “present simple”

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Forewarned is forearmed.

あらかじめ警告を受けているのは、あらかじめ武装しているに同じ。

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The stew was not half bad.

シチューは決して悪い味ではなかった。

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He doesn't seem to be an American.

彼はアメリカ人ではないように思える。

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His new novel is worth reading.

彼の新しい小説は読む価値がある。

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My hobby is collecting old bottles.

私の趣味は古い瓶を集めることです。

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I prefer reading to writing.

私は物を書くよりも本を読む方が好きだ。

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He always seems to be living rent-free in somebody's house.

彼はいつもどこかの家に居候しているようだ。

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