1273276 I have Japanese and Chinese friends who speak to each other in English since that is the only language they have in common. CK 3165728 As far as I'm concerned, what you do in your free time is your own business, as long as it doesn't interfere with your work. Hybrid 680513 The fight for civil rights in the United States started in 1954, when the government said school had to be open to everyone. Source_VOA 3269845 Tom and Mary are deeply religious and are horrified that their son wants to get married on a beach, rather than in a church. patgfisher 1108355 I used to watch this anime a lot when I was a kid, but I can't quite remember what happened to the hero in the final episode. CK 3107051 In the same amount of time it would take me to correct all the mistakes in your report, I could write a better report myself. CK 552228 In 2009, Selena Gomez became the youngest person to be named a United Nations Children's Fund Ambassador in the United States. American 608168 One of my favorite quotes by Mark Twain is, "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." CK 1141301 Food prices are at their highest level since the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization began keeping records in 1990. Source_VOA 70548 No matter what your profession, or how happy you may be in it, there are moments when you wish you had chosen some other career. CK 40879 It was bad enough that he usually came to work late, but coming in drunk was the last straw, and I'm going to have to let him go. CM 912382 Cities and provinces along the Yangtze River in central China are grappling with the country's worst drought in more than 50 years. Source_VOA 30538 Oh, sure, I studied English in my school days. But it wasn't until two or three years ago that I really started taking it seriously. CK 1988439 The term "autistic savant" is used to describe a person who is autistic and is extremely talented in one or more specialized fields. CK 1988007 Since it will be cold soon, it might be nice to enjoy doing something outdoors the final few warm days we have before winter sets in. CK 3342574 Tom's parents told him that, though they didn't like Mary very much, they wouldn't stand in the way if he really wanted to marry her. patgfisher 552260 In 1964, Roger Miller agreed to record sixteen songs. One of those songs was "Dang Me." It became his first number one selling record. American 267040 Crashes in the early days of commercial jets tended to be caused by technical faults, such as metal fatigue in the airframe or engines. CM 2009243 One way to lower the number of errors in the Tatoeba Corpus would be to encourage people to only translate into their native languages. CK 52784 John and Cathy have different tastes and different characters. Trying to get them together is like putting a square peg in a round hole. CM 52462 Shinji found it very difficult to adjust himself to life in the new school. However, the fact that he was an EVA pilot made him popular. CM 1093792 Tom had the munchies, but since there was nothing in the house to eat, he went to the convenience store not too far from where he lived. CK 1334080 She has a boyfriend she's been going out with since high school, but she feels their relationship is in a rut, so she's become discontented. CM 953968 In many countries, whenever a group of people from various language backgrounds get together, English is usually the language that is spoken. CK 3020388 Always use distilled water in steam irons because using ordinary water will cause a mineral build-up over time that will clog the steam holes. Delian 30000 A good theory is characterized by the fact that it makes a number of predictions that could in principle be disproved or falsified by observation. CM 2278815 The more time you spend speaking a foreign language, the better you get at guessing what non-native speakers are trying to say in your own language. CK 2950156 The police commissioner said that he would in no way, shape, or form discuss the details of the matter, as it was the subject of ongoing investigations. patgfisher 552247 Roger Miller's father died when he was only one year old and his mother became sick soon after, so he was sent to live with his uncle in Erick, Oklahoma. American 2033447 When we were in school, my best friend and I made our own secret code so we could write messages to each other without other people being able to read them. Chrikaru 2009244 One way to lower the number of errors in the Tatoeba Corpus would be to encourage people to only translate into their native languages instead of visa versa. CM 3037515 Tom threw rocks at Mary's window in the middle of the night to get her attention, but he ended up breaking her window instead and Mary's father called the cops. Hybrid 1230633 If a person has not had a chance to acquire his target language by the time he's an adult, he's unlikely to be able to reach native speaker level in that language. alec 953960 If you want to sound like a native speaker, it's easier if you choose one dialect and stick with it. Native speakers don't usually mix dialects in everyday speaking. CK 73247 Even at the end of the nineteenth century, sailors in the British Navy were not permitted to use knives and forks because using them was considered a sign of weakness. CM 2840514 One way to lower the number of errors in the Tatoeba Corpus would be to encourage people to only translate into their native languages instead of the other way around. CK 241223 A building with high ceilings and huge rooms may be less practical than the colorless block of offices that takes its place, but it often fits in well with its surroundings. CM 912384 Five tremors in excess of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale have shaken Japan just this week, but scientists are warning that the largest expected aftershock has yet to hit. Source_VOA 62321 I may seem confident, but I get extremely nervous speaking in front of people. My hands tremble, I get all tongue-tied, and sometimes I don't even know what I'm saying myself. CM 954354 The more countries a language is spoken in, the less important it is to sound like a native speaker, since speakers of that language are accustomed to hearing various dialects. CK 3020392 After the iron had cooled off, Mary wrapped the electrical cord around the iron, put the iron back on the shelf, folded up the ironing board, and put it away back in the closet. Delian 552259 In 1969, Roger Miller recorded a song called "You Don't Want My Love." Today, this song is better known as "In the Summer Time." It's the first song he wrote and sang that became popular. American 26395 The swimmer, Cindy Nicholas, barely made it ashore at Dover at the end of the exhausting swim, but a spokesman from the Channel Swimming Association announced that she was in very good shape. NekoKanjya 1338945 I do many things at the same time, so not only am I reading things by Akutagawa, I've also increased the amount of time I spend reading in English and I also read a little in German every day. CM 3020394 Tom made the comment so offhandedly that at first it seemed unimportant, but then I saw the tension in his face and his body language and it quickly became clear that it really meant the world to him. Delian 2435490 The United States cannot win a war against a big and strong country. It can only annihilate a weak and relatively small country like Serbia or Iraq. It can also win a war in less than 24 hours against a tiny island like Grenada. Amastan 953962 If you want to sound like a native speaker, you must be willing to practice saying the same sentence over and over in the same way that banjo players practice the same phrase over and over until they can play it correctly and at the desired tempo. CK 953936 If someone who doesn't know your background says that you sound like a native speaker, it means they probably noticed something about your speaking that made them realize you weren't a native speaker. In other words, you don't really sound like a native speaker. CK