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Fiction is as old as fairy tales and myths.
小説はおとぎ話や神話と同じぐらい古い。
I talked her into marrying him.
私は彼女を説得して彼と結婚させた。
All the people were moved by his speech.
人々はみんな、彼の演説に感動した。
Thanks for having explained to me at last why people take me for an idiot.
なぜみんなが私のことを気違いだと思うのか、遂に説明してくれてありがとう。
Fact is stranger than fiction.
事実は小説よりも奇なり。
It was difficult to convince him to cancel the trip.
彼を説得して旅行を中止させるのに苦労しました。
The novel added to his reputation.
その小説は彼の名声を更に高めた。
We couldn't get anywhere in our attempt to convince him.
彼を説得させようとしたが全然だめだった。
You're the only person that can persuade him.
彼を説得できるのは君しかいません。
I'll demonstrate how this machine works.
この機械がどのようにして動くかを実際に説明しましょう。
Anyone can make a speech here on Sundays.
誰でも日曜日はここで演説ができます。
Are you satisfied with my explanation?
私の説明に満足していますか。
I used to read novels at random.
私は手あたり次第に小説を読んだものだ。
Myths and legends should be handed down from generation to generation.
神話や伝説は代々語り継がれていくべきだ。
I had little time to prepare the speech.
演説の準備をする時間はほとんどありませんでした。
He reasoned with his child about the matter.
彼はそのことについて自分の子供に道理を説いた。
Could you explain it in more detail?
それについてもっと詳しく説明してもらえませんか。
Would you explain it again?
もう一度説明してくださいませんか。
My wife tried to persuade me into buying a new car.
妻は私を説き伏せて新車を買わせようとした。
I'm not used to making speeches in public.
私は人前で演説することに慣れていない。
He has got as many as fifty novels written in English.
彼は50冊もの英語で書かれた小説を持っている。
Franz Liszt created the concept of the "symphonic poem". This is a composition for orchestra that uses music to describe nonmusical content. This could include, for example, people, legendary figures, landscapes, or paintings.