Tokyo produces more than 5 million tons of garbage per year -- an average of about one kilogram per person per day -- and getting rid of it all has become a major headache for the authorities. A large proportion of Tokyo's trash is waste paper.
...Japan has a problem. Japanese girls don't want to marry Japanese farmers any more and by the end of the century over half the villages in Japan could be ghost towns.
...In the development of civilization the use of tools grew and multiplied. Later the use of steam power revolutionized the whole industrial organization and transportation.
...Words are not the only means of communication. Gestures also communicate. Some gestures are used in more than one culture. Others differ from culture to culture.
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すべての生き物は老いていかなければならない。
Every creature must get old.
050
この薬は眠気を催させるかもしれない。
This medicine might make you drowsy.
051
人はうわさをするものだ。
People will talk.
...She works for an oil company.
Will you be using your laptop this afternoon?
He will be in this office tomorrow morning.
This lake freezes in the winter.
Have you ever been to wildlife park?
I have studied rainforests for many years.
This is my first time I have...
046
私は熱帯雨林を長年研究してきました。
I have studied rainforests for many years.
047
どんな名医でもミスを犯すことはあり得る。
Even the best doctors can make a mistake.
048
それはそんなに重要だったはずがない。
It cannot have been that important.
...This actor is well know for playing evil characters, but in real life he is very pleasant.
You can see the Empire State Building from here.
Scientists found that some children were suffering from sensory processing difficulties.
He is always complaining.
My wife has...
043
妻はこのごろ気難しい。
My wife is being difficult lately.
044
今年はクリスマスは月曜に当たる。
Christmas falls on Monday this year.
045
今日の午後あなたのノートパソコンをお使いでしょうか。
Will you be using your laptop this afternoon?
...I won't have my son going out at night.
We went up the mountain on the cable car.
Draw a circle on the black board.
The judges felt that the winning essay was vastly superior to any of the others.
We discussed the new plan.
I apologized to her for being late.<...
040
列車は私たちが着く前にもう出てしまった。
The train had already left before we arrived.
041
最後に君が彼に会ったのはいつですか。
When did you see him last?
042
彼はいつも愚痴ばかり言う。
He is always complaining.
...He cooked me breakfast.
My father died young.
He will be in this office tomorrow morning.
She works for an oil company.
This is my first time to use I have ever used this laptop.
Have you ever been to wildlife park?
Let...
037
このノートパソコンを使うのはこれが初めてです。
This is my first time I have ever used this laptop.
038
早めに来てくれれば手伝ってあげます。
I will help you if you come early.
039
私たちは来年の夏にパリを訪れます。
We are visiting Paris next summer.
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