立彬の日本語
彼らは講演者の話にじっと耳を傾けていた。
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They were listening to the lecture attentively.
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講演者， こうえんしゃ
1. lecturer, speaker
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じっと， じーっと， じーと， じいっと， 凝乎と
1. motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait), (be) still
2. fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare), intently (e.g. listen, think)
3. patiently (endure), stoically
4. firmly (e.g. hold), restrained
一动不动地(例如站着、等待)，保持静止；凝视(如注视、盯着)，专注(如倾听、思考)
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耳を傾ける， 耳をかたむける， みみをかたむける
1. to lend an ear, to hearken, to give an ear to, to listen carefully
倾听、侧耳倾听，侧耳听
彼ら， 彼等， かれら
1. they, them
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は
1. indicates sentence topic
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
3. adds emphasis
指示句子的主题
の
1. indicates possessive
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion
5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
6. (at sentence-end, risi...
句尾起强调作用；助词，表示所有关系
に
1. at (place, time), in, on, during
2. to (direction, state), toward, into
3. for (purpose)
4. because of (reason), for, with
5. by, from
6. as (i.e. in the role of)
7. per, in, for, a (e.g. "once a month")
8. and, in addition to
9. if, although
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