High school baseball teams competed with one another at the tournament.
高校野球チームは選手権大会で競いあった。
She succeeded in getting herself elected as mayor.
彼女は市長選挙に成功した。
It is said that there will be an election soon.
近いうちに選挙があるそうだ。
Each year in July, when the Championships are over, he starts to prepare for the next year.
毎年7月に選手権大会が終わると、彼は翌年の準備を始める。
His picture got accepted.
彼の絵が入選した。
We're chosen by the people of Westhamptonshire County to be members of the council.
ウェストハンプトン州住民によって、議会の構成員として選出されるのです。
Jeff lost yesterday's match, but I'm sure he is a promising tennis player.
ジェフは昨日の試合に負けましたが、彼はきっと前途有望なテニス選手です。
Choose any one from among these.
これらの中からどれでも一つ選びなさい。
Isn't it natural for a young man with a hard to shake reservedness about himself to think that he is secretly the chosen one?
何か拭いがたいひけ目を持った少年が、自分はひそかに選ばれた者だ、と考えるのは、当然ではあるまいか。
It is the job of his own choosing.
それは彼が自ら選んだ職業である。
The candidate handed out a great amount of money in the election.
その候補者は選挙で大金をばらまいた。
The player was pleased with his victory.
選手はその勝利を喜んだ。
He was an example of a popular athlete in his day.
彼は全盛期には典型的な人気スポーツ選手だった。
We elected Mr. Jordan chairman.
我々はジョーダンさんを議長に選んだ。
Choose one from among these products.
これらの商品の中から1つ選びなさい。
It's not easy to pick out the best actors for this play.
この劇に最適の役者を選び出すのは簡単ではない。
For choice, I'll take this one.
選ぶとすれば、僕はこれだな。
At our high school, French is an elective.
私たちの高校では、フランス語が選択科目です。
Mary felt happy when she learned the results of the election.
メアリーは選挙の結果を知ったとき、嬉しく思った。
He was elected chairman.
彼は議長に選ばれた。
He was elected mayor of the city.
彼はその市の市長に選ばれた。
So, players were often seriously injured and sometimes even killed in these rough games.
だから、この荒々しい試合では選手がひどいけがを負っていたし、ときには死ぬこともあったのです。
He is a famous baseball player.
彼は有名な野球選手です。
He made a hard run of the presidency.
彼は大統領選挙で懸命に戦った。
We won hands down, because the other players were weak.
我々はボロ勝ちした。何せ相手の選手ときたら弱いのなんの。
There is little hope of his winning the election.
彼が選挙に勝つ望みはほとんどない。
One of the important differences between Japanese and Americans is that Japanese tend to choose a safe course in life, while Americans choose to explore and challenge life.
Those who choose to retire can do so as early as sixty-two, although starting to draw their Social Security pension at that age would mean that the payments are reduced by 20 percent.