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「動詞の時制は、行動や出来事あるいは状態が、いつあったのかを示すと同時に、
それらについれ書かれたのがいつであるかの関連をも、示します」
The tenses of verbs indicate when an actual action, event, or state of being took place and show its relation to when the words about that action, event, and state of being were written.
※クロームの校正機能でかなり修正が入りました。
「現実性のある話と言うよりも、それはまだ夢の段階だと言ったほうがいいですね」
That would be more a dream than an option.
cf. That would be more a risk than an option.
「この数年間に記録されたほどの大きな株式による利益が、この先さらに続くのを求めるのは、現実的な態度とはいいがたいのです」
It would be less than realistic to look for a continuation of stock market gains of anything like the magnitude of those recorded for the past years.
「そんなに単純に割り切ってはいけないよ」
The problem demands far more delicate approach than to simply cut it in half or to split it in two.
「きみがいてくれるなら、この世の中も捨てたものじゃないよ」
The world is worth bothering about if there's you in it.
↓以下、まとめてGoogle 翻訳。
"Verb tense indicates not only when an action, event, or state occurred, but also the relationship between that time and the time of writing."
"Rather than calling it a realistic prospect, it would be more accurate to say it is still just a dream."
"It is hardly realistic to expect the massive stock market gains seen in recent years to continue indefinitely."
"You shouldn't oversimplify things like that."
"With you by my side, this world isn't such a bad place after all."
