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It's hard to understand the Osaka dialect.
大阪の方言は聞き取り難い。
It never occurred to me that Tom might not be telling the truth.
トムが真実を言っていないとは一度も考えた事はなかった。
Mary said she was going to dance all night.
メアリーは一晩中踊るつもりだと言った。
Such words will give rise to suspicion.
そういう言葉は不信感を生むことになるだろう。
She realized that she had better tell the truth.
彼女は本当のことを言った方が良いということに気がついた。
On what account?
どう言うわけで?
The policeman didn't believe the thief.
その警官は泥棒の言うことを信じなかった。
I asked him to come at eight, but he turned up at nine.
私は彼に8時に来てくれと言ったが、彼は9時に現れた。
Speak of the next year, and the devil will laugh.
来年のことを言えば鬼が笑う。
He was told to stand up, and he did so slowly.
彼は立ち上るように言われ、ゆっくりとそうした。
He will regret his own words.
彼は自分の言った言葉を後悔するでしょう。
I told you before that you should ask your mother first.
私は以前君にまずお母さんに頼むべきだと言ったよ。
The word that is known to anyone is a greeting.
誰でも知ってる言葉は挨拶です。
He is complaining about something or other all the time.
あいつはいつもぐずぐず文句ばかり言っている。
She obeys him.
彼女は彼の言いなりだ。
He asked us not to make any noise.
彼は私達に騒がないように言った。
Please tell him to get rid of the dead leaves.
彼に枯れ葉を取り除くように言ってください。
Our words are potentially ambiguous.
私たちの話す言葉は潜在的にあいまいである。
His speech verged on the ridiculous.
彼の話はばかばかしいと言ってもいいくらいだった。
The manager was out, so I left a message with his secretary.
支配人が外出中だったので、私は彼の秘書に伝言を残した。
Can you keep a secret?
誰にも言いませんか。
I not only gave him some advice, I gave him some money.
彼に助言を与えるだけでなく金も与えた。
He owns several hotels. In a word, he is a multimillionaire.
彼はいくつかのホテルを持っている。一言で言えば彼は億万長者である。
Tom didn't say anything.
トムは何も言わなかった。
What he said was beside the point.
彼の言ったことは的はずれだった。
Please forget about the orienteering that you did at that outdoors school. Well, actually, you don't have to forget it, but the orienteering that we're doing here is completely different.