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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。
Even if you are not to blame, you should apologize.
例え君が悪くなくても、謝るべきだ。
He has extracted a great many examples from the grammar book.
彼はその文法書から多くの用例を引用している。
There is no rule without an exception.
例外のないルールはない。
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。
When parents get old in Japan, they are customarily looked after by their children.
日本では親は年をとると、通例子供たちの世話になる。
I have many hobbies - fishing and climbing, for example.
私にはたくさん趣味がある。例えば魚釣り、登山です。
Please show me another example.
別の実例を教えてください。
This rule has no application to the case.
この規則はその事例に適用できない。
She took a typical example of modern music.
彼女は近代音楽の典型的な例を挙げた。
What does the word "Tatoeba" mean?
「例えば」とはどういう意味ですか?
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。
She seldom, if ever, goes out after dark.
日がくれてから彼女が外出することは例えあるにしても極めてまれだ。
He was as gentle a man as ever lived.
彼は今まで例がないほど優しい人だ。
Cats usually hate dogs.
ネコは通例犬が嫌いだ。
Birds, for instance, have a special protective device.
例えば、小鳥は特別な防御装置を備えている。
Every rule has its exceptions.
どの規則にも例外がある。
It's been hot this month, but today's an exception.
今月は暑かったが、今日は例外だ。
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.
"He's a tiger when he's angry" is an example of metaphor.
「怒ると彼はトラになる」というのは隠喩の例である。
Show me another example.
別の例を示しなさい。
These days, the motive for marriage is not necessarily pure. Take Jennifer for example.
近ごろでは、結婚の動機は必ずしも純粋とは限らない。例えばジェニファーを見てごらんよ。
This is an instance of modern British life.
これは英国の現代生活のほんの一例だ。
Every rule has its exceptions.
すべての規則には例外がある。
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。
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.