雨林は地表のわずか２％をしめるに過ぎないが、世界の野生の動植物、及び昆虫の半分以上の種類がそこで生息している。

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English Translation

Although rainforests make up only two percent of the earth's surface, over half the world's wild plant, animal and insect species live there.

Furigana

雨林(うりん)は地表(ちひょう)のわずか２％をしめるに過(す)ぎないが、世界(せかい)の野生(やせい)の動植物(どうしょくぶつ)、及(およ)び昆虫(こんちゅう)の半分(はんぶん)以上(いじょう)の種類(しゅるい)がそこで生息(せいそく)している。

Romanji

Urin wa chihyō no wazuka ni pa-sento o shimeru ni suginai ga, sekai no yasei no dōshokubutsu, oyobi konchū no hanbun ijō no shurui ga soko de seisokushiteiru.

Words

雨林 (うりん)

rain forest

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

地表 (ちひょう)

surface of the earth; ground surface

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

僅か (わずか)

only; merely; (a) little; small quantity

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

しめる (しめる)

to make; to let

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

過ぎる (すぎる)

to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond; to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to be over; to exceed; to surpass; to be above; to be no more than ...; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

世界 (せかい)

the world; society; the universe; sphere; circle; world; renowned; world-famous; well-known outside of Japan; realm governed by one Buddha; space

野生 (やせい)

wild; growing wild; I

動植物 (どうしょくぶつ)

plants and animals; flora and fauna

及び (および)

and; as well as

昆虫 (こんちゅう)

insect; bug

半分 (はんぶん)

half

以上 (いじょう)

not less than; ... and more; ... and upwards; beyond ... (e.g. one's means); further (e.g. nothing further to say); more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that); above-mentioned; foregoing; since ...; seeing that ...; this is all; that is the end; the end

種類 (しゅるい)

variety; kind; type; category; counter for different sorts of things

其処 (そこ)

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); you

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

生息 (せいそく)

inhabiting; living