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The boy talks like a great scholar.
/ The boy talks as if he were a great scholar.
その少年は、まるで偉大な学者のような口ぶりだ。

My watch needs repairing.
/ My watch needs to be repaired.
私の時計は、修理が必要だ。

He is two years older than I.
/ He is older than I by two years.
/ I am two years junior to him.
彼は私よりも２歳年上である。

Without air, nothing could live.
/ If it were not for air, nothing could live.
/ But for air, nothing could live.
空気がなければ、何も生きられないだろう。

Had it not been for your help, I could not have done it.
/ If it had not been for your help, I could not have done it.
/ But for your help, I could not have done it.
あなたの援助がなかったら、私はそれをする事ができなかっただろう。

Never did I expect to see her in such a place.
/ She was the last person I expected to see in such a place.
私はそんな場所で彼女の会おうとは思いもしなかった。

Witha little more patience she could have succeeded.
/ If she had been a little more patient, she could have succeede.
もう少し我慢していたら、彼女は成功する事ができただろう。

Although it is true that he failed, he did his best.
/ Despite the fact that he failed, he did his best.
/ With all the fact that he failed, he did his best.
彼が失敗したのは事実だけど、彼は最善を尽くした。

I am at a loss what to buy him for his birthday.
/ I have no idea what to buy him for his birthday.
彼の誕生日のために、彼に何を買っていいか分からない。

They have not told me yet what they intend to do.
/ I am still ignorant of their plan.
彼はこれからしようと思っている事を私にまだ話してくれない。
私は彼らの計画をまだ知らない。