We experience and understand the world through signals that are received by the senses and interpreted by the brain - and both stages are subject to distortion.
Despite the problems of excessive commercialization, etc. the Olympics will go forward into the new century.
肥大化、過度の商業化などの問題も抱えて、五輪は新世紀に向かう。
A hundred and fifty diplomats came to that conference.
その会議には百五十名の外交官が来ました。
The train is traveling at the rate of 50 miles an hour.
その列車は時速五十マイルの速さで走っている。
The committee consists of fifteen people.
その委員会は十五人で構成されている。
Can you change a five-dollar bill?
五ドル札を崩せますか。
Unless I hear from you, I'll plan to meet you at five.
あなたから連絡がない限り、五時に会う予定でいます。
Tom has only fifteen minutes to eat his lunch.
トムは昼食を食べる時間がたったの十五分しかない。
I will finish the work in five days.
私は五日間でその仕事を終えます。
40, 50, is a snot-nosed brat.
四十五十は鼻たれ小僧。
I've got to take my library books back before January 25th.
僕は一月の二十五日までに図書館の本を返却しなければならない。
The chances of victory or defeat are even.
勝ち負けの確率は五分五分だ。
He will arrive on the afternoon of the 5th.
彼は五日の午後に到着する。
We have five English classes a week.
一週間に英語の授業が五回もある。
He is to come here at five.
彼は五時にここへくるはずである。
At five in the evening.
夕方の五時です。
When did she leave? Was it at four or five PM?
彼女はいつ出発したのですか。午後の四時それとも五時ですか。
Smell is one of the five senses.
嗅覚は五感の一つです。
What is 5814 rounded to the nearest thousand?
5814の百の位を四捨五入するといくつになりますか?
Please wait till five, when he will back.
五時までお待ち下さい。その頃には彼も帰ります。
It's even chances that he will get well.
彼が回復する見込みは五分五分だ。
This book is my good luck charm; I read it every five months.
その本は私のお守りですから、五ヶ月おきに読みます。
Give me five days.
五日待ってくれ。
He goes to China in May.
五月に彼は中国に行きます。
And so, knowledge from the past, mixed up with assumptions about that knowledge, which may be more or less appropriate, is used to augment information provided by the senses.
Each party shall consist of not less than fifteen people.
各隊は少なくとも十五人以上で構成すること。
On November 15th the seven-five-three festival when parents with boys of five, girls of seven and either boys or girls of three dress, celebrate children's maturation, dress them in gay clothes and take to shrines where they pray for their children's futu