I had imagined that the newbies fresh from university would probably be stuck with all the backstage work - collecting reference material, getting copies and such but I couldn't have been proved more wrong.
日本では、「ドイツの水道水は飲料に適さない」と一般に考えられているが、これは誤りである。
In Japan it's generally thought that Germany's water supply isn't suitable for drinking, but this is a mistake.
緊急時の飲料水の確保は、大丈夫ですか?
Are you OK for drinking water in an emergency?
料理をちょこっと残してしまった。
I left part of the meal uneaten.
彼の料理はフランス仕込みの本格派だ。
His cooking is of the classic French style that he studied in France.