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　しゃべり言葉も 書物に書かれている言葉も、
最後まで聞いてからとか、その一文を全部読んでから、ようやく頭の中で組み立てる、という性質のものでは無く、

逐語的に前から後ろに、左から右に読み進めていく中で、
（文章の中の一文であれば、その話の内容に沿わせた）大体の意味のかたまりの候補を捕まえれたら、
それを頭の中に保持しておきつつ次の意味のかたまり探しに進んでゆく、という作業の連続によって、
相手が言いたいことを受け取れる様に作られている

そうした理由で、

● 左から右にちょっとずつ訳し下してゆく　(英文の構造での順番)

　　　ただし、左から右にちょっとずつ訳せるのは、
　　　自分の中にビッグデータが入っている前提ではある。

　　　作者を取り巻いている思想や時代が、自分のそれらと全く違う場合には、
　　　ピリオドまで目を通して精読する必要があるだろう。

　　　（新版富田の英文読解１００の原則 p27 など参考にした）

● 英文 → 解釈 → 直読からの日文化 → 噛み砕いた日文(意訳) → 雑記とする
　 直読からの日文は、なるべく大きく戻らずに、英文を日本語用の文字で書き連ねているものである
　 つまり、意味のある日本語になることを目指してはいない

● 意訳は、CDのナレーションに合わせてある

● 関係代名詞の限定用法も継続用法も、分詞構文などは、カンマを見て、ちょっと頭を切り替える感じ

● 文章の一部では無いので、文脈による助けを得られないため、その例文だけでの意味合いとして捉える

● 解釈や雑記は、かなり適当で間違い多し

● たまに Grammarly教授の指示を仰いでいる


"声になった「基本英文700選」"  の中にある、伊藤先生のお言葉



皆さん、こんにちは。私が伊藤和夫です。

「基本英文７００選」は、大学受験の英語学習のため知っていなければならない、英語の文型のすべてを網羅し、
英語の学習に展望を与えるために作られたものですが、
幸い多くの学生の支持を得られたことを、私は心からうれしく思っています。

  この十数年の間に、大げさに言えば科学技術の発達に伴って、英語学習の状況も大きく変わりました。
学習に目だけでなく耳も、視覚だけでなく聴覚も参加させることで、学習効果を高められるのは当然ですが、
テキストをいつでも前に返って確認できる、目による学習の場合とはちがって、音は聞いたはじから消えていきますから、
音によって理解することは、英語をどう訳すかの前にある、英語をどう読むか、
つまり英語を英語の次元でどう理解するかの訓練に、大きく役立つものと信じます。

 Hearing、Listening を入学試験に導入する大学がふえてきたのを反映して、
Hearing の重視が叫ばれる機会は多いのですが、
ここでも、たくさんやっていれば、そのうちできるようになるだろうというだけで、
英語の構造に根ざした、そのための方法論はないのです。
「基本英文７００選」を支えているのは、英語構造の分析と、その合理的かつ組織的な提示ですから、
このCDは、また、Hearing の勉強のための、新しい方法の提示になると考えています。

　終わりに、CDの吹き込みをして下さった先生、
CDの作成に伴う調整の仕事の、すべてを引き受けて下さった、
駿台予備学校の高橋善昭先生に感謝したいと思います。

　では皆さん、がんばって下さい。

伊藤和夫






001
My house is only five minutes' walk from the station.
002
My watch may be one or two minutes fast.
003
She kept walking about the room. She seemed too uneasy to sit still.
004
It is a pity that a man of your ability should remain unknown to the world.
005
It is getting colder and colder morning and evening. The leaves of the trees will soon turn red or yellow.
006
A car is convenient, to be sure, but, after all, it will prove expensive.
007
One night he came home very tired and sad.
008
We had much snow about this time last year.
009
"I have a terrible toothache." "You'd better see a dentist at once."
010
We missed you very much at the party yesterday. We had a very good time indeed.
011
"Does your watch keep good time?" "No, it gains ten minutes a day."
012
He behaved himself so as not to give offense to others.
013
The two men understood one another perfectly, and had a mutual respect for each other's strong qualities.
014
The best way to master English composition is to keep a diary in English.
015
All you have to do is to write your name and address here.
016
I could not find my brother who was to meet me at the station.
017
I disliked the idea of the necessary call, but it was to be done.
018
Nothing was to be heard except the sound of the waves.
019
If you are to make a success of writing, you have to work hard.
020
His plan seemed to be too difficult, but before long it proved to be practicable.
021
Though it looked like rain this morning, it has turned out to be a fine day.
022
Some day you will come to realize the importance of saving.
023
While cleaning my room yesterday evening, I happened to find an old photograph of my mother.
024
He often fails to keep his word.
025
You must not forget to write to your parents at least once a month.
026
Would you mind waiting another ten minutes?
027
I remember reading the book three times when I was young.
028
Seeing me, they suddenly stopped talking.
029
As I was free after a long interval yesterday, I enjoyed playing tennis with my friends.
030
I found the book so interesting that I kept on reading it until daybreak.
031
It is against the rule to cross the street while the red light is on.
032
Our university building is now under construction on a hillside in the north of Fukuoka city.
033
The train was behind time, so I could not reach there on time.
034
The door will not open; the lock must be out of order.
035
I am on good terms with him. He always keeps his promise and is relied upon by everybody.
036
The damage amounted to five million yen.
037
You can go on a picnic if you like, but for my part I prefer to stay at home and read a novel.
038
I hear he is to go abroad for study as soon as he graduates from school.
039
Many young people in the country long for city life.
040
He is slowly recovering from his illness.
041
Get off at the next stop and take a bus for the airport.
042
A slip of the tongue often brings about unexpected results.
043
If you want to speak to me, please call me up.
044
Thomas could not carry out his task on account of an accident.
045
As it is cold, you may keep your overcoat on.
046
Frankly speaking, it was difficult for me to make out what he was saying.
047
He struck a match, but quickly put it out.
048
She came very near being run over by a motorcar.
049
Japan has caught up with Europe and America in medicine.
050
The government should do away with these regulations.
051
She looked down on the office girls she had worked with.
052
I was looking forward to the day when I could see him after five years' separation.
053
I will make up for the lost time by working as hard as I can.
054
From a strictly scientific point of view, history cannot be called a science.
055
It is generally believed that a trip to the moon will be made possible during this century.
056
The child must be taught to respect the truth and to tell the truth.
057
She is said to have been an actress about twenty years ago.
058
The new school buildings are expected to be completed by spring next year.
059
Punctuality is thought to be a matter of course in Europe and America.
060
She was seen to run up the stairs with tears in her eyes.
061
Last year I returned home and was surprised to find both the village and the people completely changed.
062
We were greatly relieved to find that the worst dangers were over.
063
The train was so crowded that I was kept standing all the way.
064
His death was made known to the public.
065
Mountaineering is attractive especially to young people because it is accompanied with hardships and adventures.
066
The committee is composed of five students.
067
I was engaged in it for three years, that is, till I was twenty years old.
068
He is very much interested in Japanese history, we are surprised at his vast knowledge of this subject.
069
The bill was passed by a majority, though the Socialist Party were strongly opposed to it.
070
An office girl was robbed of the envelope containing 100,000 yen on her way back from the bank.
071
I am tired of hearing the same thing so often.
072
He soon got accustomed to dormitory life and made two or three friends.
073
He was very kind to invite me to his birthday party.
074
Everybody was anxious to know what had happened.
075
Those who are delicate in health are apt to catch cold when the cold season sets in.
076
I am ready to do anything that I can for you, because I owe you a great deal.
077
I am sorry to learn you called at my home yesterday while I was out.
078
One who is not willing to learn is not worth teaching.
079
Today's weather forecast says that it is likely to be fine tomorrow.
080
Be sure to get this finished by the time I come back.
081
It is often said that Japanese universities are difficult to enter, but easy to graduate from.
082
He is busy preparing for the entrance examination.
083
Mother is more anxious about the result of the examination than I am.
084
We should always be careful of what we do.
085
In the country the colors of the sky and of the foliage are entirely different from those seen in the city.
086
The accident was due to the drunken driving of a certain film star.
087
Kyoto is internationally famous for its scenic beauty.
088
This butter is domestic, but it is in no way inferior to foreign butter.
089
Some people are rather proud of being ignorant of such an important matter.
090
You must put up with your new post for the present. I'll find you a better place one of these days.
091
The translation of the French novel took him more than three months.
092
I cannot afford to leave you idle. You must take up a regular occupation.
093
No one in the neighborhood believed him to be a genius even after he had achieved worldwide fame.
094
The spread of television enables us to enjoy the scenery of foreign countries.
095
I could not get anybody to go with me, and so I went by myself.
096
Every morning she helps her mother to prepare breakfast in the kitchen.
097
I want you to be present at the wedding ceremony, for you are an old friend of the bridegroom's.
098
While I was waiting for the rain to stop, he kindly gave me a lift.
099
You can depend on the timetable to tell you when trains leave.
100
He is so mild in disposition that I have never heard him speak in a loud voice.
101
I saw the old gentleman cross the street and enter a store on the corner.
102
I'll let you know the results of the examination when they are published.
103
My uncle made me serve as interpreter.
104
I would have somebody sweep this room clean.
105
As I entered the tearoom, I found two young men watching a wrestling match on television.
106
I'll have you all speaking fluent English within a year.
107
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting long. A visitor has kept me busy till now.
108
I must get my work done by the day after tomorrow.
109
I want to have this letter translated into English by tomorrow.
110
I had my purse and commutation ticket stolen while I was sleeping in the train.
111
The newspaper always keeps us informed of the events taking place in the world.
112
I spoke to him in English and found I could make myself understood.
113
She bought a nice toy for her child.
114
Americans are said to regard the amount of money a man makes as a criterion of his ability.
115
He looked upon any time not spent in study as so much lost time.
116
His friends congratulated him on his finishing high school.
117
The spread of television has considerably deprived us of our time for reading.
118
Excuse me for interrupting. I have something to tell you.
119
He made a little statue out of soft clay.
120
On leaving school, we presented him with a table clock as a token of our thanks.
121
I regret that a previous engagement prevents me from accepting your kind invitation.
122
This picture reminds me of the happy old days.
123
A stranger tapped me on the shoulder from behind. He took me for some other person, I'm sure.
124
Some people are color-blind: they cannot tell one color from another.
125
Low temperatures turn water into ice.
126
I tried to talk him out of the project, but in vain.
127
When he begins to do anything, he devotes himself to it.
128
Help yourself to anything you like.
129
I look to him for direction in everything.
130
That he is innocent is quite certain.
131
Whether you will succeed or not depends upon your own exertions.
132
What is most necessary for young men today is to develop the habit of thinking for themselves.
133
Just when the first human beings will reach Mars remains to be seen.
134
How much we still have to pay for peace is a riddle.
135
The first great lesson that a young man should learn is that he knows nothing.
136
The fact is that I don't know anything about him.
137
This house is conveniently situated but the trouble is that it is too small for my large family.
138
The test of a great book is whether we want to read it only once or more than once.
139
That is what the British people expect of their Queen.
140
Choose such friends as will benefit you, they say. That is why I am on intimate terms with Mr. Aoki.
141
This is how he solved the difficult problem.
142
The question is not so much what it is as how it looks.
143
They say that in tropical countries people usually marry in their teens.
144
I could not persuade him that it was true.
145
You may invite whoever wants to come.
146
She did not overlook whatever difference there was between what was right and what was wrong.
147
Before buying anything, you had better ask yourself whether you cannot do without it.
148
You will never know what she went through to educate her children.
149
The letter does not say what time she will come up to Tokyo.
150
We cannot tell how much that great statesman has done for his country.
151
They were disappointed that you could not come.
152
I am afraid that I shall not be free till the examination is over.
153
I am sure I met him somewhere, but I do not remember who he is.
154
I'm not certain where this ought to be put.
155
It was less than one kilometer to the village post office. But it was raining and the road was muddy.
156
It is only a few months since that Frenchman came to Japan , but he speaks Japanese very well.
157
I believe it will be quite a long time before the spirit of democracy pervades our daily life.
158
It is easy to form a plan, but it is difficult to carry it out.
159
It is not too much to say that this is the atomic age.
160
It took me about two hours and a half to dig a hole one meter in diameter and two meters in depth.
161
It cost me ten thousand yen to have my television set repaired.
162
It is advisable for a man or woman to acquire an accomplishment.
163
It is very kind of you to send me such a nice present.
164
He finds it very hard to do without cigarettes for a day.
165
I make it a rule to read the newspaper every day lest I should fall behind the times.
166
It is no use crying over spilled milk, as the proverb says.
167
It seems that it is getting warmer and warmer every year.
168
It often happens that railway traffic is suspended by a heavy snowfall.
169
It never occurred to me that he was the right man in the right place.
170
Because he is good, it does not follow that he is wise.
171
It has been announced that railway fares will be raised by 10 percent on and after March 1st.
172
It is not likely that he did it on purpose to deceive me.
173
It is desirable that atomic energy should be used for peaceful purposes.
174
It is regrettable that few people should walk today because of the development of traffic facilities.
175
It is a matter for joy that young men's physique has very much improved.
176
It goes without saying that those who are awake to their own rights must respect those of others.
177
I think it a great pity that he should have died so young.
178
I owe it entirely to him that I have thus far succeeded.
179
Was it Mr. Yamada that came to see me during my absence yesterday?
180
It was Socrates who laid the foundation of logic(ethics).
181
It is the audience which really determines both the matter and manner of every broadcast.
182
It was on the morning of February the ninth that I arrived in London.
183
It is because light travels faster than sound that we see lightning before we hear thunder.
184
It was not until I saw him laughing that I realized what a fool I had been.
185
It isn't what he says that annoys me but the way he says it.
186
It makes no difference to me whether you are rich or poor.
187
It matters little what kind of books one reads, so long as one has sound judgement.
188
It is strange how vividly I remember the scene.
189
There is something refined about him. He is said to have been a man of respectable position.
190
There must have been a tacit understanding between them.
191
There were already a lot of people waiting in a line in front of the movie theater.
192
There were several stars seen in the sky.
193
For better or worse, there is nothing for it but to leave the matter in his hands.
194
There live in this world people of all sorts of colors and manners and customs.
195
There does not seem to be any difference of meaning between the two constructions.
196
It is not wise, nor in the long run is it kind, to tax the thrifty for the thriftless.
197
Not till then did I realize the danger of the situation.
198
At no time does the plain look so perfect as in early autumn.
199
Only after a century and a half of confusion was the royal authority restored.
200
Only if a foreigner has read much English poetry can he understand Shakespeare.
201
"You must go to bed now." "So I must, and so must you."
202
So fast did he run that they couldn't catch up with him.
203
Happy is the child who has such a mother.
204
Preserved in his laboratory were more than a thousand notebooks.
205
In the middle of the wall at the back of the room is a large window.
206
Far away across the sea lies the sunny land of Italy.
207
In late summer and autumn are seen the tints, which are crowning beauty of the plain.
208
One thing my father left to me, and it was more valuable than a fortune.
209
What you cannot afford to buy, do without.
210
I made known my intentions to my parents.
211
Alfred, King of England, was a great scholar as well as a great ruler.
212
Secondary education has two sides, a classical side and a modern side.
213
He had something that I didn't have — an idea.
214
He was a wonderful man, that uncle of yours.
215
Inferiority complex — what exactly does that mean?
216
We were all very happy at breakfast.
217
They did not know it themselves.
218
He is proud of the fact that he has never consulted a doctor in his life.
219
You must give up the idea that you are superior to them in every respect.
220
Things have come to this, that he cannot support his family.
221
I take it that we are to come early.
222
I will see to it that everything is ready in time.
223
We must consider the question whether we can afford such huge sums for armaments.
224
You have caused me to lose my temper: a thing that has hardly ever happened to me.
225
He thought, and very wisely, that it was best to do so.
226
You and I must understand one another, and that without delay.
227
I found, to my surprise, that she was dead.
228
Few, if any, Americans grasped the significance of what had been accomplished.
229
His condition was, if anything, worse than in the morning.
230
Come on Tuesday, if possible.
231
Formerly, a book was worth its weight in silver, if not in gold.
232
We look back on days gone by if not always with affections, at any rate with a kind of wistfulness.
233
He is kind and gentle, and what is better still, honest.
234
He was, which was rare for him, in a bad temper.
235
As is often the case with young people, he was indifferent to money.
236
The approaching exam, they knew, would be quite easy.
237
At night, I think it probable, he looked up with curiosity to the stars.
238
I came up to Tokyo at once — it was early in the afternoon — and saw my uncle.
239
Their son's success in the examination gave them great pleasure.
240
The sudden increase of motorcars is causing a large number of traffic accidents every day.
241
A strike is a mass refusal to work by a body of employees.
242
They hurried to their father's rescue.
243
A mere repetition of other people's researches is not a scientific research.
244
The doctor's careful examination of the patient brought about his speedy recovery.
245
The education by the parents of their children is sometimes very difficult.
246
Respect of the young for the old is quite natural.
247
This road will take you to the post office.
248
His perseverance and diligence in his youth have made him what he is today.
249
Various international meetings have led us to feel more familiar with the nations of the world.
250
Today's paper reports that the Premier has given up the idea of visiting America.
251
I have been a lover of sports since I was young.
252
I thought I was a fairly good swimmer.
253
He has a good reading knowledge of French.
254
I can take a good long rest when this work is finished.
255
Don't you wish to make a flight in a hot air balloon?
256
I will give you an answer in a day or two.
257
His house stands on the hillside and commands a splendid view.
258
I cannot tell when he will come, but when he comes, he will do his best.
259
Formerly people did not know that the earth is round and that it moves round the sun.
260
The woman with a baby in her arms arrived here just now.
261
"When did you return?" "I came back the day before yesterday."
262
He told me that whatever might happen, he was prepared for it.
263
He said that he would let us know later about the results of the examination.
264
Recently even students have come to visit foreign countries quite often.
265
More than five years have passed since I came to live in this house.
266
"Where have you been?" "I have been to the station to see a friend off."
267
He says he has never caught cold during the past several years.
268
When I have finished writing the letter, I will take you to the lake about two miles beyond the hill.
269
It has been raining since the day before yesterday, but it may clear up this afternoon.
270
When he came to Tokyo for the first time, this college had not been opened yet.
271
Hardly had he entered the room, when she burst into tears.
272
He had not been employed by the company two years before his linguistic abilities were recognized.
273
The children were delighted to see their grandparents, whom they had not seen quite a long time.
274
They went home after they had finished the task.
275
Up to that time he had been staying with his uncle.
276
Though this is a bulky book with over 1,000 pages, I shall have read it through by a week from today.
277
You will have seen this photograph somewhere.
278
It is getting rather late. I think I must be going now.
279
He is leaving for China on an inspection tour next month.
280
She is always finding fault with others. Is she faultless herself?
281
I was walking in the park, when I heard my name called.
282
Every morning when he was having breakfast, his dog was staring at him.
283
If you do that, you will be cheating.
284
From the look of the sky, the typhoon will probably be raging in all its fury about this time tomorrow.
285
The meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
286
I was caught in a shower and was drenched to the skin.
287
Three persons were killed and ten were severely or slightly injured in the railway accident.
288
Two hundred houses were burnt down in the fire which broke out yesterday.
289
The school is located within five minutes' walk of the station.
290
In my neighborhood houses are now being built one after another.
291
I am very much surprised to hear that he got badly injured in a motorcar accident.
292
He went away from home three years ago, and has never been heard of since.
293
The new mayor is well spoken of by the citizens.
294
English and mathematics are made much of in senior high schools.
295
If only I knew, I would tell you all that I knew. The fact is, I have heard nothing about it.
296
If it were not for this defect, I should hire him at once.
297
If you had come only two minutes earlier, you could have caught the bus.
298
If my boy had not been killed in the traffic accident, he would be a college student now.
299
If you should have any trouble,  don't hesitate to come to me.
300
If you would give me another chance, I believe I could come up to your expectation.
301
Even if the sun were to rise in the west, I would not change my resolution.
302
But for the heat of the sun, what would become of the living things on earth?
303
My uncle would not have employed him but that he was very energetic.
304
Without your encouragement, I should have given up the plan.
305
To hear him speak English, you would take him for an Englishman.
306
The same thing, happening in wartime, would amount to disaster.
307
A man of common sense would realize how wrong it is.
308
I went at once; otherwise I should have missed him.
309
People could have avoided many mistakes by simple experiments.
310
I felt as happy as if I were still dreaming.
311
He pretends as though he had had nothing to do with the case.
312
When I hear him speak English, I wish I could speak half as well as he.
313
I wish I had told you about my father beforehand. I couldn't do so because of his sudden departure.
314
I wish they would turn off the radio. It is getting on my nerves.
315
It is time I were going.
316
Don't be noisy on such an occasion.
317
Listen carefully to what I say, and you cannot fail to understand what I really mean.
318
Be careful of your language in the presence of others, or you will be sorry for it.
319
Suppose you had a thousand dollars, what would you do with it?
320
Snobbery is not so common in England today as it was, say, fifty years ago.
321
Suffice it to say that after all this won't do.
322
Come what may, I am determined to accomplish it.
323
Go where you will in Holland, you will see windmills.
324
Try as they may, they will never succeed.
325
Let your occupation be what it may, you will not succeed in it, unless you devote yourself to it.
326
Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home.
327
I am sorry to trouble you so often, but will you kindly take this parcel to Mr. Yamada's?
328
Won't you come in and have a cup of tea?
329
I offered him some money, but he would not accept it.
330
He would often tell me interesting stories when I was a child.
331
You shall hear more from me by the next mail. With kind regards to you all.
332
"Shall I send for a doctor?" "No, thank you. There's no need for one."
333
The mother has told him that he is too young to understand the reason, but shall hear it when he is older.
334
Punctuality is a virtue that should be practiced by those who would succeed in life.
335
Before you handed in your papers, you should have read them over and over again.
336
Lincoln ordered that all the slaves in the country should be set free.
337
Is it any wonder that he should have failed in the examination?
338
Who should come in but the very man we were talking of?
339
There is no reason why you shouldn't do such a thing.
340
As I have something to talk over with you, I should like to call on you between 2 and 3 tomorrow afternoon.
341
Ambitious boys cannot be so foolish as to indulge in sports at the expense of their school studies.
342
He started just now, so he cannot have gone so far.
343
If we want to live a peaceful and democratic life, we cannot help objecting to war.
344
We cannot be too careful in the choice of our friends.
345
The influence of imitation in human society cannot be overestimated.
346
Father says I may enter a university, so I think I will prepare for the entrance examination.
347
"May I help you?" "No, thank you."
348
It may begin to rain at any moment, so I think you'd better give up your plan of mountain climbing.
349
I may have made some minor mistakes in translation.
350
May all your dreams come true!
351
You may well feel sleepy this morning, for you were up all night long.
352
One may as well not know a thing at all, as know it but imperfectly.
353
You might as well throw your money away as lend it to him.
354
You must not park your car there without permission.
355
You must be very tired, because you have walked as long as five hours.
356
She looked so happy that I thought something wonderful must have happened to her.
357
I do hope I shall be able to enter this school this time and enjoy a happy school life.
358
You need not have come all the way from such a distant place.
359
You had better encourage your children to form the reading habit at an early age.
360
In order to master a foreign language, you had best go to the country where it is spoken.
361
You ought not to say such things in public.
362
He ought to have arrived by now, as he told me by wire that he would leave Tokyo at nine in the morning.
363
I used to get up early and take an hour's walk before breakfast.
364
There used to be a movie house about here. Don't you know where it is?
365
You don't have to worry, since you have nothing to do with this affair.
366
In order to know a man, you have only to travel with him for a week.
367
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
368
He insisted on climbing Mt. Tanigawa, though his mother told him not to.
369
I could not make up my mind whom to send on my behalf.
370
It is a very good idea, but the question is how to carry it out.
371
I did not know what answer to give.
372
He gave me a box in which to keep the toys.
373
He raised his hand as if to command silence.
374
He was always the first to come and the last to leave the office.
375
It is ten minutes before the train starts, so I will go and get a magazine to read in the train.
376
He has no house to live in and no wife and children to provide for.
377
Our plan was spoiled by our father's failure to return at the usual hour.
378
A number of students announced their readiness to engage in the contest.
379
Some people often complain that they have little time to read, but they are wrong.
380
A school excursion is a good chance for children to learn a great deal about their own country.
381
He will come here soon to inspect the industry of this town.
382
He stood aside for her to enter.
383
I awoke this morning to find the summit of the mountain covered with snow.
384
I inquired at the school only to find there was no student by the name of Yamada.
385
To hear him play the violin, everybody would think him to be a genius in music.
386
What a good scholar the author must be to write such a splendid book!
387
To tell the truth, it does not always pay to tell the truth.
388
To be frank with you, you are a little too anxious to succeed.
389
To do him justice, he is not without some merits.
390
He does not know English to say nothing of German or French.
391
Air as well as sunlight is, needless to say, indispensable to our daily life.
392
He was kind enough to see that I wanted for nothing.
393
The rocket landed sufficiently gently to avoid breaking its instruments.
394
This morning I got up at four so as to be in time for the first train.
395
Her skirt is so long as to reach the floor.
396
Many people complain that they are too busy to find time for reading.
397
His story was too ridiculous for anyone to believe.
398
You are too clever not to solve the hard problem.
399
He sent me a letter asking if the book had reached me.
400
Before the war, the water of the river running below Ochanomizu Station was very clear.
401
The amount of paper produced and consumed by a country is closely related to its cultural standards.
402
He sat for a long time, listening to the sound of the wind.
403
My room, facing south, is sunny and very comfortable.
404
Turning to the right, you will find the house you are looking for.
405
Admitting what you say, I still think you are wrong.
406
Having seen him in the picture, I recognized him at once.
407
Having been wrongly addressed, the letter never reached him.
408
Talking of dictionaries, I have benefited from various kinds.
409
Generally speaking, we Japanese are a little too timid in speaking foreign languages.
410
Situated on a hill, his house commands a fine view.
411
Compared with the Chinese, the Japanese are poor linguists.
412
Unable to prove his innocence, he was forced to leave his native town.
413
Old and crippled, he had courage enough to do the work.
414
A strange fellow, he never speaks unless spoken to.
415
Their conversation being in Chinese, I did not understand one word.
416
There are nine planets traveling around the sun, the earth being one of them.
417
The Milky Way is a vast belt of distant stars, each star a sun like our own.
418
I stood still, my whole attention fixed on the movements of her fingers.
419
She said her prayers, her heart full of love and tenderness.
420
She stood silent, her head slightly to one side.
421
The bride came into the room with lowered eyes and with everyone staring at her.
422
My father was taking a nap on the sofa, with his legs stretched toward the fire.
423
She was waving goodby, with her eyes full of tears.
424
The president was sitting in the chair with his back to the window.
425
Some people read the newspaper while watching television.
426
Exercise, if carried to excess, will do you more harm than good.
427
Though timid in some respects, he was very bold in others.
428
Her son died of cancer when still a boy.
429
He repents of having neglected his studies in his school days.
430
Boxing has been defined as the art of hitting without being hit.
431
I think there is little probability of his succeeding in the enterprise.
432
She complained of the room being too hot.
433
Of all the books published recently, only a few are worth reading.
434
Living in the noise and bustle of a large city, we sometimes feel like going into the country.
435
There is no telling how far science may have progressed by the end of the twentieth century.
436
On arriving at the station, I went to see my uncle at his office.
437
We visited Mito Park which is famous for its plum blossoms.
438
The man who I thought was his father proved to be a perfect stranger.
439
Go first to those who you are sure will help you.
440
Can you mention anyone that we know who is as talented as he is?
441
I am not the man I was when you knew me first.
442
I lent Mrs. Jones all the butter there was in the house.
443
Through television we can learn various things which we cannot actually see or hear.
444
Beauty is a letter of recommendation which it is almost impossible to ignore.
445
There is no dream of man which atomic power does not promise a chance to attain.
446
Have you found the umbrella which you said you had lost the other day?
447
Is there anything you want which you have not?
448
The paint on the seat on which you are sitting is still wet.
449
I should like to introduce to you the gentleman I spoke of the other day.
450
He lent me two books, neither of which I have read as yet.
451
This is shorthand writing, by means of which we can keep up with the talker.
452
The ladies are looking after the children whose parents are employed in factories during the daytime.
453
The house whose roof you see beyond the bank is Mr. Suzuki's.
454
You Should not easily trust a man of whose past you know nothing.
455
This is the largest tanker that has ever been constructed in our country.
456
The game ended in a victory for B school, which was quite contrary to predictions.
457
They thought him dull, which he was not.
458
I stayed in Japan only a few months, during which time I went through a series of hardships.
459
Are you doing what you think is right?
460
My uncle has made me what I am today.
461
The true wealth does not consist in what we have, but in what we are.
462
She is what we call a talented woman.
463
Reading is to the mind what food is to the body.
464
She will give you what money she has.
465
There was a fire in this city last night,  we can't tell the exact time when it broke out.
466
The time will soon come when Japan will distinguish herself in winter sports.
467
We are now at the end of March, when cherry blossoms are much talked about in our daily conversation.
468
There are some cases where the rule does not hold good.
469
He returned to his native village, where he spent the last few years of his life.
470
When you have done with the book, put it back where you found it.
471
There is no reason why I should become a physician because my father is one.
472
We saw him the night that we went to see the play.
473
Such men as praise you to your face are apt to speak ill of you behind your back.
474
I want the same dictionary as your sister has.
475
Children should not have more money than is needed.
476
There is no rule but has some exceptions.
477
They are content with things as they are.
478
In California are the famous big trees, or "forest kings" as they are called.
479
Everyone has his intellectual desire; mine is to escape from life as I know it.
480
Literature reflects human activity as carried on by the best minds.
481
This house will not sell as it stands.
482
If I were rich, I would do so. As it is, I can do nothing.
483
He is, as it were, a grown-up baby.
484
As science makes progress, old ways give place to new.
485
He always plans a thing out carefully before he does it.
486
All the coaches of the train were packed to capacity ten minutes before it started.
487
You must persevere before you can succeed.
488
He has been devoted to the study of atomic energy ever since he graduated from the university.
489
We drove through village after village, until we got to our destination.
490
People do not know the value of health till they lose it.
491
Whenever he calls on me, he leaves something behind.
492
Once you have formed a bad habit, it is by no means easy to get rid of it.
493
He was dismissed, simply because he failed to work as hard as possible.
494
You should not despise a man because he is poor.
495
I'm thinking of going somewhere for a change of air, since my doctor advises me to.
496
I stayed on so that he might not feel lonely.
497
He raised his hand in order that the taxi might stop.
498
Take this umbrella with you lest you should get wet and catch cold.
499
We should so act that we shall have nothing to regret.
500
Time is a precious thing, so that we should make the best use of it.
501
It was such a nice joke that everybody burst out laughing.
502
His honesty was such that he was respected by everybody.
503
Important as sugar is as an article of food, we cannot live on it.
504
Even if it takes me ten years, I am determined to accomplish the job.
505
I will try my best, whether I shall be successful or not.
506
It is most important to chew your food, whether vegetable or meat, before you swallow it down.
507
Whoever may say so, it is not true.
508
Whatever we may undertake, diligence is important.
509
Whatever faults he may have, meanness is not one of them.
510
He is never discouraged, no matter what difficulties he may face.
511
He wanted to do it, whatever the consequences.
512
Whenever she may come, I am ready to welcome her.
513
Wherever you may go, you will not find a better place than your home.
514
However hard one may work, one cannot master a foreign language in a year or two.
515
No matter how rich, one should not live an idle life.
516
It is not enough to read great books once only, however carefully.
517
For all you say, I still believe in the truth of the theory.
518
Every time I read this novel, I find it very interesting.
519
Now you have come of age, you should seek a living for yourself.
520
Seeing that he is not preparing at all, he seems to have no mind to take the examination.
521
I don't mind lending you the money provided you pay it back within a month.
522
Granting that he was drunk, his conduct cannot be excused.
523
You had better get this letter registered for fear it should be lost.
524
We shall put off our departure in case it rains.
525
I shall buy this house on condition that you sell it to me a little cheaper.
526
He resigned on the ground that he was ill.
527
The burglar wore gloves, with the result that there were no fingerprints to be found.
528
He married directly he left the university.
529
We see things differently according as we are rich or poor.
530
In proportion as the sales increase, the profit will rise.
531
You shall want for nothing as long as I live.
532
You may eat anything so long as you don't eat too much.
533
As far as the eye could reach, nothing was to be seen but sand.
534
Progress has been very slow indeed, so far as social life is concerned.
535
I hear my father was as old as I am now when he came up to Tokyo.
536
Though it is now January, the weather is as warm as if it were early spring.
537
Thanks to these discoveries, man's life span has become twice as long as before.
538
San Francisco is only one-tenth as populous as New York.
539
This fountain pen is as good as any I have ever used.
540
You had better read as many newspapers as you can so that you may not be left behind the times.
541
Tokyo was really wonderful and the welcome the Japanese extended to us was also just as wonderful.
542
I have waited as long as two hours. I can't wait any longer.
543
People say I look about the same age as my sister.
544
The climate of England is not so mild as that of Japan, but in summer it is much cooler.
545
Though I have neither money nor friends, I am not so unhappy as you think.
546
Nothing is left so vividly in our mind as the impressions we received in our younger days.
547
There is no other country where books are read by so many people and can be bought so cheap as in Japan.
548
He went to France not so much for sightseeing as for inspection.
549
He left the room without so much as saying goodby to me.
550
My brother is two years older than I, but he is three centimeters shorter.
551
It is better to read a few books carefully than to read many at random.
552
Thanks to his efforts, it was more successful than we had expected.
553
She knew better than to smoke a cigarette in his presence.
554
When science was less important than it is now, it was all very well to leave science to the scientists.
555
The role of the historian is less to discover and catalog documents than to interpret and explain them.
556
The weather is more changeable in mountain regions than in any other district.
557
When we are away from home, nothing gives us more pleasure than to receive a parcel from home.
558
We have no more right to say a rude thing to another than to knock him down.
559
Nations are not to be judged by their size any more than individuals.
560
He had no more than a hundred dollars.
561
He had no less than a hundred dollars.
562
This dictionary contains not less than fifty thousand words.
563
She was not less beautiful than her elder sister.
564
A man's worth should be judged by his character rather than by his social position.
565
I would rather be poor than make money by dishonest means.
566
No sooner had I entered the room than I noticed the smell not only of tobacco but of gas.
567
He lost the greater part of his fortune in speculation.
568
In the mountain area snow has fallen more than fifty centimeters deep.
569
The boy more than justified the favorable opinion they had formed of him.
570
This year the cherry blossoms are coming out a little later than usual.
571
With the development of supersonic jet planes, the world is becoming smaller and smaller.
572
Everyone has a right to enjoy his liberty, much more his life.
573
He cannot speak English, much less German.
574
The more a man knows, the more he discovers his ignorance.
575
The more worthless the plant, the more rapid and splendid is its growth.
576
Others will suspect us the more, the more we suspect them.
577
Mars is all the more interesting for its close resemblance to our earth.
578
I do not love him the less for his faults.
579
He worked all the harder because his master praised him.
580
This is the hottest day I have had since I came up to Tokyo.
581
We expected we should have a warm January, but we hear that this winter is the coldest in twenty years.
582
I do not expect that they will support my view.
583
Nobody expected that his condition would take a sudden turn.
584
No amount of wealth can satisfy a covetous man. Not all the treasure in the world makes him happy.
585
Little is known of this curious plant.
586
Fewer people have come to wear hats after the war.
587
He was born so poor that he received hardly any school education.
588
The climate of this town is so mild that the thermometer seldom rises to thirty degrees even in midsummer.
589
Since you are no longer a child, you should be responsible for what you do.
590
Not a few people think that all foreign-made articles are superior to ones made in this country.
591
She is not at all a beauty, but she has an unspeakable charm.
592
I was not in the least surprised, for I had fully expected as much.
593
"Will he pass the examination?" "I am afraid not."
594
I don't love her, not if she loves me.
595
A large number of books are published every day, but not all of them are good books.
596
I haven't read both his novels, but judging from the one I have read, he seems to be a promising writer.
597
Though common sense is necessary for everyone, it is not always easily acquired.
598
Theory and practice do not necessarily go together.
599
There are very few noted places in the world which my father has not yet visited.
600
Not a day passes but we use electricity in our daily life.
601
No man is so old but he may learn.
602
One cannot read a good book without being so much the better for it.
603
Whoever studies hard cannot fail to succeed.
604
She did nothing but weep at the news.
605
The room allotted to me was anything but comfortable.
606
Far from falling, the prices of commodities went on rising.
607
We should be the last persons on earth to approve of the use of atomic energy for warlike purposes.
608
Present supplies of fruit are short of requirements.
609
George has two cousins: one lives in Germany and the other in Switzerland.
610
The solution of the one may prove to be the solution of the other.
611
On one hand I have to work; on the other hand I have many visitors to see.
612
Practice is as important as theory, but we are apt to value the latter and despise the former.
613
It is one thing to own a library; it is quite another to use it wisely.
614
Some are called good talkers, and others good listeners.
615
This book is both interesting and instructive.
616
The Siberian Railway is at once the longest and best known railway in the world.
617
It is apt to get either cloudy or windy when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom.
618
Yesterday it was neither too warm nor too cold, it was an ideal day for taking a walk.
619
The difficulty with biography is that it is partly record and partly art.
620
What with fatigue and lack of sleep, he has fallen ill at last.
621
It is true that yours is a good idea, but I am afraid it will be hard to put into practice.
622
Indeed he is a great scholar, but he is lacking in common sense.
623
We rented that house, not because we were pleased with it, but because it was near the station.
624
Not that I dislike that job, but that I have no time to do it.
625
He is a famous physicist not only in Japan, but in the world.
626
As food and drinks are to animals, so are rain and sunshine to vegetables.
627
I was born in Tokyo on the eighth of January in 1950.
628
He stayed with us till the beginning of this month.
629
When he was leaving, he told me that he would come again by the 25th.
630
"Philosophy is not a thing one can learn in six months." "I am afraid not."
631
This morning I missed the 8:30 train by five minutes.
632
He came five minutes behind the appointed time.
633
Can you keep standing on one of your legs with closed eyes for a minute?
634
The plane we were aboard was flying over the Pacific toward Wake Island at a hight of 3,000 meters.
635
Take the first turning to the right and go straight on, and you will find a three-storied house on your left.
636
He left for Tokyo on urgent business by the 7 o'clock express this morning.
637
She is in her thirties but looks old for her age.
638
Any student of this school must learn one more foreign language besides English.
639
The moon came out from behind the cloud.
640
School begins at half past eight except on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
641
Men differ from other animals in that they can think and speak.
642
I take a walk every day except when it rains.
643
According to an expert, neither mountaineering nor skiing is dangerous.
644
As for the scheme I had in my head, it was not a bad one in itself.
645
So far we have had no news as to which route the expedition has taken.
646
Because of the icy streets, we could not drive the car.
647
Instead of sending somebody on your behalf, you had better go and speak in person.
648
Thanks to his efforts, all the crew were saved.
649
It is well known that up to the middle of the last century Japan was a feudal state.
650
He goes to a part-time high school every evening in addition to the work he does during the day.
651
In case of fire, break the glass and push the red button.
652
We are going to give a welcome meeting in honor of Mr. Clark who came to Japan the other day.
653
In spite of the depression, the prices of commodities are still high.
654
It is wrong to try to judge happiness in terms of worldly success.
655
He could not take the examination on account of his illness.
656
With regard to the matter in question, I will write to you in detail later.
657
There used to be a big cherry tree at the back of my house.
658
He went over to America for the purpose of studying medical science.
659
Except in special circumstances, anyone is allowed to enter the building.
660
We have established the institute with a view to facilitating the research.
661
Do you know how high the television tower is?
662
What do you think we must do in order to maintain the peace of the world?
663
"That rumor is not true, is it?" "Yes, it is true."
664
Who can read the heroic deeds of brave men without a feeling of respect and admiration?
665
By whom did you get this English composition corrected?
666
What made him so angry then, I wonder?
667
What do you say to making a trip with me during the summer vacation?
668
What did you buy this expensive dictionary for?
669
What time shall we arrive at Sapporo if we take this plane?
670
Which of the TV programs do you like best?
671
Where does this road lead?
672
"How do you find your washing machine?" "Not so bad."
673
How about stopping over at Kyoto and doing the sights of the old capital?
674
"How much is this handkerchief?" "It is ninety-five cents."
675
How old were you when this town had the big fire?
676
How long does it take from here to Tokyo Station by car?
677
How far is it from here to your school?
678
"How often do the buses run in an hour?" "Every thirty minutes."
679
What a pity it is that you can't come!
680
How careless you are to forget such an important thing!
681
He told the bookstore keeper that he would come there again to buy the book that afternoon.
682
He parted from me saying that he would see me the next day, but I have not heard from him since.
683
Last night Mary met John here and said that her brother would see him here this afternoon.
684
As I was taking leave of my friend, he said he would be glad to see me again before long.
685
When I asked the college student if he regularly attended his school, he was at a loss for an answer.
686
He asked me who I thought would win the race.
687
I was asked by my uncle what I intended to be when I graduated from college.
688
The policeman told us not to cross the street against the red light.
689
She asked the doctor to come and see her son again the next day.
690
The doctor advised me to give up smoking.
691
We suggested to her that we should go on a picnic the following Sunday.
692
He said that the matter was urgent, and that there was not a moment to lose.
693
He said that he had left his purse at home and asked me if I could lend him a thousand yen.
694
Teacher asked me if I was ready, adding that everybody was waiting for me at the school gate.
695
It would cost twice as much as that.
696
I go to see my friend in hospital every other day.
697
The thermometer stood at three degrees below zero this morning.
698
Nikko is situated about seventy five miles north of Tokyo.
699
The population of that country is about three fourths of that of Japan.
700
Meiji was beaten by Keio by a score of three to five.