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You are always wearing a loud necktie.

君はいつも派手なネクタイをしている。

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I can't make heads or tails of what you say.

私は君の言う事が理解できない。

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Quite a few people were present at the meeting yesterday.

かなり多くの人々がきのうの会合に出席していた。

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We found the boy fast asleep.

私たちが行ってみると、その少年はぐっすりと眠っていた。

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There were quite a few students absent from class today.

今日は欠席の生徒がほとんどいなかった。

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Charles always takes the line of least resistance.

チャールズはいつも一番容易な方法をとる。

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I need to find a better job on the double to pay my bills.

支払いがたまっているので、すぐにもっと稼ぎの良い仕事を探す必要がある。

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We should save money for a rainy day.

私たちはまさかの時に備えて金を蓄えておくべきだ。

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There were quite a few students absent from class today.

今日授業を欠席した学生は多かった。

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There were quite a few students absent from class today.

今日の授業を欠席した学生は多かった。

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He had been dry for almost a year, but he fell off the wagon around New Year's Day.

彼は一年近くもアルコール類を断っていたが、お正月の頃に禁を破ってまた元に戻ってしまった。

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I think your theory does not hold water.

君の理論は成り立たないと思う。

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I am finally quits with the man.

ようやくその男と貸し借り無しになった。

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