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先ずは憧れの作家の文章の呼吸をつかむためにひたすら筆写、丸写しをする。
Anyone can make a mistake.
弘法も筆の誤り。
The pencil I lost yesterday was an old one.
昨日私がなくした鉛筆は古い物だった。
The new boy made up to his teacher by sharpening her pencils.
転校生は先生の鉛筆を削って機嫌をとった。
Do you have a red pencil?
赤鉛筆を持っていますか。
Whose pencil is this?
これは誰の鉛筆か。
I bought ten pencils, half of which were to be given to my brother.
私は鉛筆を10本買ったが、そのうち半分は弟に与える事になっていた。
Write it in pencil.
鉛筆で書きなさい。
I have not any pencils.
私は鉛筆を持っていません。
His handwriting is very poor, I cannot make head or tail of it.
彼の筆跡は大変まずい。なにがなんだかわからない。
Put down your pencil.
鉛筆を置きなさい。
If you want a pencil, I'll lend you one.
鉛筆がいるなら、貸してあげるよ。
Do you have a fountain pen with you?
万年筆を持っていますか。
This essay is about a piece of luggage.
この随筆は1個の旅行鞄についてのものです。
The pencil which writes well is mine.
よく書ける鉛筆は私のものです。
Be sure to drop us a line as soon as you get to London.
ロンドンに着いたらきっと一筆お便りくださいね。
The beauty of that country is beyond description.
その国の美しさは筆舌に尽くし難い。
Can you make sense of what the writer is saying?
あなたは筆者が言っていることを理解できますか。
The letter was written in the Queen's own hand.
その手紙は女王自身の筆跡で書かれていた。
Here are two pencils: one is hard, and the other soft.
ここに鉛筆が二本ある。一本は堅く、もう一本は柔らかい。
If you want a pencil, I'll lend you one.
もし鉛筆がいるのなら、貸してあげよう。
The beauty of the scenery was beyond description.
その風景の美しさは筆舌に尽くしがたかった。
When I was very young, my father died. His younger brother, due to the vicissitudes of the times and to his own laziness, dissipated his own fortune and afterwards became a peddler of writing materials. He often came to our house, but when he came, my mot