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The last time I read classical Japanese literature was in high school.
私は高校以来、日本の古典文学を読んだことがありません。
My father uses an old dictionary whose cover has come off.
父は表紙の取れた古い辞書を使っています。
This custom dates from ancient times.
この習慣は古代から続いている。
That brown hat is old.
その茶色の帽子は古いです。
How old this book is!
この本は何と古いのだろう。
While walking down a street, he ran into an old friend of his.
彼は街を歩いていて、古い友達に会った。
Where did you pick up those old coins?
あの古いコインをどこで手に入れたのか。
I can't even afford to buy a used car.
私には中古車も買えない。
Which is older, this book or that one?
この本とあの本ではどちらが古いですか。
We may well take pride in our old temples.
我々が自国の古い寺院を自慢に思うのは当然のことだ。
He traded his old car in for a new one.
彼は古い車を下取りに出して新しい車を買った。
I'll buy that old clock, however expensive it is.
どんなに高くても、あの古い時計を買います。
There was nothing but an old chair in the room.
その部屋には古ぼけたいすが一つあるだけだった。
This tree is the tallest and oldest in this forest.
この木はこの森の中で一番高くて古い。
She gave me these old coins.
彼女は私にこの古いコインをくれた。
People have eaten with their fingers from the beginning of history.
人類は太古の昔から指を用いて食べ物を食してきたのである。
When I was in New York, I happened to meet my old friend.
ニューヨークに行った時、私は偶然古い友人に会った。
He turned his back on the old traditions.
彼は古い伝統に背を向ける。
His clothes are worn out.
彼の衣服は着古されている。
Such an old car was next to useless.
そのような古い車はほとんど役に立たない。
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As the room fall silent, only the ticking sound of an old clock could be heard.
静まり返った部屋の中では、古い時計のコチコチいう音だけが響いていた。
I took over the wheel at Nagoya.
名古屋で運転を代わってやった。
There is an old church in this town.
この町には古い教会がある。
We saw an old hut standing at the margin of the forest.
森のはずれに古小屋が立っているのが見えた。
The old castle lay in ruins.
その古城は荒れ果てたままになっていた。
No matter where in the world or when, a parent's love for a child is the same.
古今東西、親の子供に対する愛情に変わりはない。
I'd retain that old hat if I were you.
私があなただったら、その古い帽子を取っておくだろうに。
I found this book in a secondhand bookstore.
ぼくはこの本を古本屋で見つけた。
Old practices died hard in the country.
田舎では古くからの習慣はなかなかなくならなかった。
I found a pot in which there were several old coins.
私は数枚の古い硬貨の入った壷を見つけた。
The town in which I was born is famous for its old castle.
私が生まれた町は古いお城で有名です。
As compared with the old model, this is far easier to handle.
古い機種に比べてこちらの方がずっと使いやすい。
Are you seriously thinking about buying that old car?
あの古い車を本気で買おうと思っているんですか?
He is a fine classical scholar.
彼は立派な古典学者です。
I sent an email to an old friend of mine. We haven't kept in touch for awhile, being that the last time we met was over two years ago and haven't contacted each other since. There's no reply from her yet. I'm starting to get anxious.