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"I think all fat people should go on a diet". "Are you referring to me"?
「太っている人はみんなダイエットすべきだと思う」「あなた、私のことを言ってるの」
I advised him on what books to read.
私はどんな本を読むべきかについて彼に助言してあげた。
I'm sorry I didn't make myself clear.
私がいいたいことをはっきり言わないでごめんなさい。
I told him to leave the room.
私は彼に部屋から出て行くように言った。
The game of shiritori is played by taking the final sound of the word spoken by the person before you, and then the next person looks for a word that begins with that sound.
Strictly speaking, his view differs somewhat from mine.
厳密に言うと、彼の見解は私のとはいくらか異なる。
He sent back a message that everyone was well.
彼からみな元気だと言ってきた。
He looks to his uncle for advice whenever he is in trouble.
彼はこまるといつも助言を叔父にたよる。
Ability to talk distinguishes human beings from animals.
言語能力が人と動物の違うところだ。
Some people say that travel by air is rather economical.
飛行機旅行はむしろ経済的だと言う人もいます。
Many words are acquired through reading.
読書を通じて多くの言葉が習得される。
To tell the truth, he is not a human being.
本当のことを言えば彼は人間ではない。
It goes without saying that she is happy.
彼女が幸せなのは言うまでもないことだ。
When I met Hanako last Sunday, she said she had returned three days before.
先週の日曜に花子に会ったら、彼女は3日前に帰ったと言った。
You mustn't tell that to your parents.
両親にその事を言わなくてもいいね。
It was so noisy that I couldn't make myself heard.
とても騒々しかったので、私の言うことを聞き取ってもらえなかった。
Gradually the true meaning of what he said began to dawn on me.
彼の言ったことの真意が徐々にわたしにわかり始めた。
You should have told it to me sooner.
もっと早く言ってくれたらよかったのに。
Mother told me not to waste the money.
母は私にそのお金を無駄遣いしないようにと言った。
She said that her husband hit her, but in fact it was the other way around.
夫の方が殴ったと彼女は言っているが、実はその逆だった。
I'm afraid we can't rule out the possibility that she may have the disease.
彼女が病気だと言う可能性を残念ながら捨て切れない。
There are so-called primitive cultures in the jungles of the Amazon and on the island of New Guinea, and there are so-called advanced cultures in Europe, Asia, and Africa, but the languages of these cultures are all equally advanced and complex.