It provoked her to write this essay [into action].
これがきっかけで彼女はこのエッセイを書いた［行動に出た］
It quickened his interest.
それは彼の関心をかき立てた
It quickly became apparent that ....
…がすぐに明らかになった
It rained all the time.
雨続きだった
It rained rather than snowed.
雪ではなくて雨だった
It rains cats and dogs.
((略式))雨が激しく降る
It really jarred on my ears [nerves].
実に耳ざわりだった［神経にさわった］
It remained a mystery to me.
私には謎のままだった
It requires some effort.
かなりの努力を要する
It says a lot for his charisma that he was able to endear himself to the public.
大衆受けしたのだから彼のカリスマ性はさすがだ
