YOU SAID:

I had a friend in high school named Rick Shaw, but he was fairly useless as a mode of transport.

INTO JAPANESE

高校時代にリック・ショーという友達がいましたが、彼は移動手段としてはかなり役に立たなかった。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I had a friend named Rick Shaw in high school, but he wasn't very useful as a means of transportation.

INTO JAPANESE

高校時代にリック・ショーという友達がいましたが、彼は移動手段としてはあまり役に立ちませんでした。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I had a friend named Rick Shaw in high school, but he wasn't very useful as a means of transportation.