idioms

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section-01-08-03

August 03, 2001

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To hear him speak, you would take him for a Jpanese.
/ If you heard him speak, you would take him for a Japanese.
彼が話すのを聞けば、彼を日本人だと思うだろう。

I did not help him, so he is not happy now.
/ If I had helped him, he would be happy now.
私が彼を助けなかったので、彼は今、幸福ではない。

He said to me, “Why did you say such a thing to her?”
/ He asked me why I had said such a thing to her.
彼は私に、どうして彼女にそんな事を言ったのかと訪ねた。

Bill said to Peter, “Don’t phone me after ten.”
/ Bill told Peter not to phone him after ten.
ビルはピーターに、10時以降は電話しないようにと言った。

I said Tom, “Let’s talk about this matter.”
/ I suggested to Tom that we (should) talk about that matter.
私はトムにこの問題について話しましょうと言った。

He said to his daughter, “Why don’t you go to a driving school?”
/ He suggested to his daughter that she (should) go to a driving school.
彼は娘に自動車教習所に行ったらどうかと言った。

She said to me, “Did you sleep well?”
/ She asked me if I had slept well.
彼女は私に、よく眠れたかどうかと訪ねた。

I asked him if he would return soon.
/ I said to him, “Will you return soon?”
私は彼にすぐに戻るのかどうか訪ねた。

As he did not know what to say, he remained silent.
/ Not knowing what to say, he remained silent.
彼は何を言っていいか分からなかったので、黙ったままでいた。

He said to me, “Please open the window.”
/ He asked me to open the window.
彼は私に、窓を開けてくださいと言った。

I am sorry I did not follow the doctor’s advice.
/ I wish I had followed the doctor’s advice.
医者の忠告に従わなかったのは、残念だ。