328163 The other day when I stopped by at a friend's house, it wasn't my friend that came out of the front door, but her husband. CM 2782268 One advantage of being old is that you no longer desire all the things that you couldn't afford to buy when you were young. CK 1552704 When I was 17, I injured myself playing football. I collided with someone and as a result of this I broke some of my teeth. wrarshad91 2951442 Latvia has kicked off the new year by becoming a member of the Eurozone, and will thus be the eighteenth member of the zone. patgfisher 611376 Make a good translation of the sentence that you are translating. Don't let translations into other languages influence you. 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 281315 Japan's gold and foreign exchange reserves stood at $68.9 billion at the end of 1998, down from $77.0 billion a year earlier. CM 571143 The English language is undoubtedly the easiest and at the same time the most efficient means of international communication. CK 1153265 Because of yesterday's heavy snow, the ground is very slippery. As soon as I stepped outside, I slipped and fell on my bottom. CK 1836239 That man standing near the door and that woman on the opposite side of the room next to the window have photographic memories. CK 2949888 Unfortunately, increasing the number of traffic signals at intersections didn't help decrease the number of traffic accidents. CK 325849 A good newspaper reporter takes advantage of what he learns from any source, even the "little bird told him so" type of source. CM 2943880 Generally speaking, teenagers of today have less respect for their elders and for authority, than was the case fifty years ago. patgfisher 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 2158345 According to the contract you may take three days of bereavement leave for your uncle's funeral, but only one for your nephew's. Dreamk33 953912 I've heard that it's impossible to sound like a native speaker unless one starts speaking the language before the age of twelve. CK 3034983 Ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the national anthem of the Russian Federation performed by the Sretensky Monastery Choir. Hybrid 34069 Freddy's been working the graveyard shift the past month, so he hasn't been able to see any of his friends who work normal hours. CM 326019 The cones of the jack pine, for example, do not readily open to release their seeds until they have been subjected to great heat. CM 27846 A really perceptive person can figure out a whole situation with just a few clues. That's the kind of person I want you to become. CM 612009 This was a translation of copyrighted material, so I deleted it since copyright owners have the right to control derivative works. CK 953963 If you want to sound more like a native speaker of American English, watch more American TV programs and fewer British TV programs. CK 1582370 A committee is a group of people who individually can do nothing, but who, as a group, can meet and decide that nothing can be done. Biga 2775321 "You dislike Tom, don't you?" "It's not that I dislike like him, it's just that I kind of have trouble dealing with people like him." CK 881938 Blues singer and guitarist Robert Johnson would have been 100 years old on May 8th of 2011 if he hadn't died when he was 27 years old. CK 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 284423 He and I have a near-telepathic understanding of each other. No sooner does one of us say something than the other is already responding. CM 26666 Although rainforests make up only two percent of the earth's surface, over half the world's wild plant, animal and insect species live there. Zifre 953968 In many countries, whenever a group of people from various language backgrounds get together, English is usually the language that is spoken. CK 591425 Mr. Gardner of the ABC Corporation is staying at the Marriott Hotel from February 20th to the 27th, and would like very much to meet with you. CK 2675809 You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time. Dejo 953965 If you weren't exposed to a language until you were an adult, you are very, very unlikely to ever sound like a native speaker of that language. CK 46734 The hand of the magician was quicker than our eyes. Before we could say Jack Robinson, the cards he was holding between his fingers disappeared. CM 249549 I love trying out new things, so I always buy products as soon as they hit the store shelves. Of course, half the time I end up wishing I hadn't. CM 953929 If a man wants to learn to sound like a native speaker of Japanese, he shouldn't only learn Japanese from women. The reverse is true for a woman. CK 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 1398480 People speak so much about the need for leaving a better planet for our children, and forget the urgency of leaving better children for our planet. Eldad 35781 Irene Pepperberg, a researcher at Northwestern University, is discovering that a parrot can not only mimic people but also learn the meaning of words. CM 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 1232894 Midterm exams start next week. Just cramming the night before won't get you ready. There'll be a lot of tough questions. You should start studying today. CK 2518462 The people here are particular about what they eat, so even if a restaurant is inexpensive, it'll soon go out of business if the food doesn't taste good. CK 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 897909 It's still too hard to find a job. And even if you have a job, chances are you're having a tougher time paying the rising costs of everything from groceries to gas. CK 2227422 Bored of watching the BBC, Vladimir turned off the television and suggested to Alexander that the two of them have a look at the pictures of his latest hunting trip. FeuDRenais 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 953944 If you can't visit a country where they speak the language you are learning, find a local bar where native speakers of that language hang out and start hanging out there. CK