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Max explained to Julie why he could not go to her farewell party.
マックスはジュリーに、なぜ彼女のお別れパーティーにいけなかったかを説明した。
He has written a number of exciting detective stories.
彼は多数のおもしろい探偵小説を書いている。
You're wasting your time with all this needless repetition so spare us the long-winded explanation.
同じことを何回繰り返すの。屋上屋を架すようなくどい説明は勘弁してよ。
He delivered his speech splendidly.
彼は演説を堂々とやった。
This book contains a lot of short stories.
この本には短編小説がたくさん入っている。
His explanation was by no means satisfactory.
彼の説得は満足できるものではなかった。
His new novel is worth reading.
彼の新しい小説は読んでみる価値がある。
I'm so dumb... I'm trying to explain things to you that I don't understand myself.
うまく言えないんだけど・・・自分も理解していないことを君に説明しようとしてるんだ。
All the people were moved by his speech.
人々はみんな、彼の演説に感動した。
His new novel will come out next month.
彼の新作の小説は来月出版される。
He explained to me how to use the machine.
彼は私に、その機械の使い方を説明した。
I hear that you can burn CDs with Windows XP; could you tell me a website that explains the procedures involved?
windowXPにはCDを焼く機能があるそうですが、その手順を解説しているページを教えてください。
Her explanation was to the point.
彼女の説明は的を得ている。
Have you finished reading the novel?
その小説を読み終えましたか。
I persuaded him to give himself up to the police.
私は彼を説得して警察に自首させた。
His words carry little conviction.
彼の言葉は我々に説得力がほとんどない。
In Korea, there's a popular theory that says that: "If you eat a quarter of an Iceberg lettuce, you will fall asleep". Thus, amongst truck drivers in Korea, lettuce is known as something that should not be eaten before work.
That would be twenty-seven words instead of four, and while the bare message of the longer statement would be understood, the persuasive force would be lost.