It is true of American society that the male is the head of the household.
男性が一家の主と言うことはアメリカ社会に当てはまる。
The American home does away with most housework by using machines.
アメリカの家庭では機械を用いることで家事のほとんどがなくなっている。
I was leaving home when Tom telephoned me.
私が家を出ようとしていたら、トムから電話がかかった。
Ten houses were burned down.
10軒の家がすっかり燃えた。
How long does it take to walk to your house from here?
ここから君の家まで歩いてどれぐらいかかりますか。
What did the businessman say when he invented the zip-fastener?
ファスナーを発明したとき、その実業家は何と言ったか。
This writer is Russian.
その作家はロシア人です。
Make a sketch of your house.
君の家の見取り図を書いてよ。
In Japan people take off their shoes when they enter a house.
日本では家に入る時に靴を脱ぐ。
Who owns this house?
この家は誰のものですか。
Do you have a house in Italy?
イタリアに家があるの?
A burglar broke into his house.
強盗が彼の家に押し入った。
When I was in middle school, I had a friend in the track club who normally studied 3 hours a day. He didn't speed up the pace before tests. On the contrary, he didn't have any club activities and so had lot of free time, so before the test we would go to
We have made numerous improvements to our house since we bought it.
家を購入してからいろいろ手直しをした。
We didn't go out last night. We could have gone to the movies, but we decided to stay home.
私たちは昨夜出かけなかった。その映画に行けたのだが、家にいることにした。
Our house is conveniently located.
我が家は便利なところにある。
Their house is being remodeled.
彼らの家は改装中です。
She has some beautiful antique furniture.
彼女は素敵なアンティーク家具をいくつか持っている。
Staying at home is boring.
家にいるのはつまらない。
I pawned my guitar so I could pay the rent.
私は家賃を払うために、ギターを質にいれた。
We didn't have TV in those days.
そのころ家にはテレビがなかった。
The politician is as slippery as an eel!
あの政治家のらりくらりしよってからに。
She became famous as a mystery writer.
彼女は推理作家として有名になった。
For my part I prefer to stay at home and read a novel.
私は家にいて小説でも読む方がよい。
It's not immoral for a novelist to tell lies. In fact, the bigger the lies, the better lies, and the more the common folks and critics will praise you.