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For example, Osaka is the sister city of San Francisco.
例えば、大阪はサンフランシスコの姉妹都市です。
Let me give you an example.
あなたに例を示しましょう。
The examples are as follows.
例は次の通りです。
Even if it takes me the whole day, I will do the typing.
例え一日いっぱい掛かってもそのタイプを仕上げます。
To give a definition of word is more difficult than to give an illustration of its usage.
言葉を定義することは、実例を挙げてその使い方を説明するよりも難しい。
How do I change the language of a sentence?
例文の言語を変えるにはどうすれば良いですか?
The Japanese economy was in an unprecedented boom at that time.
日本経済は当時、前例のない好況にあった。
Life is often compared to a voyage.
人生はしばしば航海に例えられる。
Like, 'Hey, I just saw a blue paper square!'
例えば、『ねえ、ちょうど今青い四角の紙を見たよ。』のようにだ。
As is usual with him Mike was late for the meeting this afternoon.
例によって、マイクは今日の午後会合に遅刻した。
There are exceptions to every rule.
例外のないルールはない。
Cats usually hate dogs.
猫は通例犬が大嫌いだ。
For instance, in my father's business the timing of sales and purchases was very important, and he would sometimes write or say to his colleagues "There is a tide," without going into detail.
Instead use words like "some", "many", "often", and begin statements with openers like, "In my experience, ...", "Excuse me if I'm wrong, but...", "In many instances, ...."
Seaside resorts, such as Newport, are very crowded in summer.
海岸の避暑地は、例えばニューボートがそうだが、夏には非常に混雑する。
Supply is relative to demand.
供給は需要に比例する。
As was my habit, I was walking on the beach after the rain.
私は、例によって、一人で、雨上りの砂浜を歩いていました。
Wherever you may go, you may find examples of his evil doings.
どこへ行こうとも、彼の悪行の例が見つかるでしょう。
I think he has something to do with that scandal.
彼は例のスキャンダルと関係があると思う。
For instance, gauges, such as thermometers and barometers, are instruments.
例えば、温度計や気圧計などの計器は器具です。
Fundamentally, you're not practicing anything by translating, so even if you say that you can't do it, once you've set your sights on a similar sentence you've seen before that is more natural yet does not quite convey the original sentence's nuances, tra
Our club will hold its monthly meeting next Wednesday.
私たちのクラブは次の水曜日に月例会を開きます。
As is often the case with her, she was late for the meeting this afternoon.
例によって、彼女は午後の会議に遅れて来た。
For example, this is a pen.
例えば、これは一本のペンです。
As is often the case, Mike was late for the meeting this afternoon.
例によって、マイクは今日の午後会合に遅刻した。
In this instance we are provided with an exact account of the conversation between the two poets.
この例においては、その二人の詩人の対話に関する正確な記述がもたらされている。
Let's master example sentences and the make-up of text by dictation.
例文や、文章の仕組みをディクテーションでマスターしましょう。
The opposition party is still harping on the scandal.
野党は相変わらず例のスキャンダルを繰り返し非難しています。
The income tax rate increases in proportion to the salary increase.
給与が増えるに比例して、所得税率もあがっていく。
I wonder why it's always Tom and Mary who show up in Tatoeba sentences.
タトエバの例文にはどうしてトムとメアリーばっかり出てくるんだろう。
For example, do you like English?
例えば、英語が好きですか。
The verb 'help' takes to-infinitives and bare infinitives but bare infinitives are said to be the most common in casual text; as also used in this example sentence.