The current low status of the elderly may be changing, however.
しかし老人の現在のこうした低い地位も変わりつつあるのかもしれない。
Medicaid, a program originally created to provide medical care for poverty-level women and children, today spends almost a third of its budget on elderly people.
Democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried.
いままで試してきた他の政治形態を除いて考えると、民主主義とは最低の政治形態だ。
The company exploited its workers with low pay.
会社は従業員を低賃金で不当に利用した。
Compared to Snoopy, Charlie Brown is not well known at all in Japan.
日本ではスヌーピーに比べてチャーリー・ブラウンの知名度はずっと低い。
As far as I know, he is the shortest student in this school.
私の知る限りでは、彼はこの学校で最も背が低い学生だ。
Your mental age is too low.
お前精神年齢低すぎだろ。
He is short, but strong.
彼は背は低いが力持ちだ。
The president wants to jump-start the sluggish economy by lowering taxes.
大統領は減税によって、低迷している経済を活性化させることを望んでいる。
The birth rate has been decreasing recently.
最近、出生率は低下し続けている。
Dark clouds are hanging low.
黒雲が低く立ちこめていている。
He is the lowest of the low to tell such a lie.
そんな嘘をつくなんて彼は最低だ。
The reduction in obstetricians and gynecologists is a reflection of the decrease in births, thus reducing need for medical care.
産婦人科医が減っているのは出生数の減少で医療ニーズが低減したのを反映している。
If Cleopatra's nose had been shorter, the history of the world would be different.
もしもクレオパトラの鼻がもっと低かったら、世界の歴史は変わっていただろう。
Every citizen has the right to health and to a life that meets the minimum cultural standards.
すべての国民は、健康で文化的な最低限度の生活を営む権利を有する。
The scores are low because the task is cognitively demanding.
課題が多大な認識力を必要とするので、スコアは低い。
Tom has a low-pitched voice.
トムは声が低い。
He is always complaining about his low salary.
彼は給料が低いとこぼしてばかりいる。
That movie stinks!
あの映画、最低！
I think it's unlikely that Tom will get back in time for supper.
トムが夕食の時間に間に合うように戻る可能性は低いと思います。
A buyers' market is a market in which goods are plentiful, buyers have a wide range of choices, and prices are low.
買い手市場とは、ものが豊富で、買い手は広い選択範囲を持ち、かつ価格が低い市場ということである。
In Japan the ceilings are quite low for foreigners.
日本の屋根は外国人には低すぎる。
Kate is not as tall as Anne.
ケイトはアンより背が低い。
What's the minimum wage in your country?
あなたの国の最低賃金はいくらですか？
I can walk at least two miles.
私は最低２マイルは歩ける。
What's the minimum salary in Georgia?
グルジアの最低賃金はいくらですか？
The salary of a teacher is lower than that of a lawyer.
教師の給料は弁護士よりも低い。
This is the worst book I've ever read.
これは今まで読んだ中で最低の本だ。
He despises people of a lower social class.
彼は社会的に地位の低い人々を軽蔑する。
It's disgusting that you're sleeping in the movie theatre even though you came to see a movie!
映画を見に来たのに、映画館で寝るなんて最低！
A small income obliges us to thrift.
収入が低いと倹約せざるを得なくなる。
Tom has low blood pressure.
トムは血圧が低い。
She sat on a bench, humming an old melody in a low voice.
彼女は古い曲を低い声でハミングしながらベンチに座っていた。
Small cars are very economical because of their low fuel consumption.
小型車は低燃費で経済的だ。
He is short, but good at basketball.
彼は背は低いが、バスケットボールが上手い。
Patty was so short that she couldn't get at the branch.
パティは背が低くてその枝に手が届かなかった。
But the possibility seems unlikely.
でも可能性は低そうだね。
He is not better off because he is poorly paid.
給料が低いので彼は暮らし向きがよくならない。
Because Lee was injured, the strength of the Stars has greatly diminished.
リさんが怪我されたため、スターズの戦力がだいぶ低下しました。
When I was in my first years of grade school, my father taught me a haiku and I longed to be a poet. On my Tanabata wish, I also wrote "Please make me a poet". Thirty years have passed and my wish has been granted. I am without doubt an invalid.
He's two years older than I am, but he's shorter than I am.
彼は僕より２才年上だが、僕よりも背が低い。
Low temperatures turn water into ice.
気温が低いと水は氷になる。
Of course, they are suffering from terrible working conditions such as low wages and arbitrary layoffs, as well as from various forms of discrimination.
