以前は肥沃な平野であったのに今では荒れ地にすぎなくなっている。

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English Translation

Now there is nothing but desert, where there used to be a fertile plain.

Furigana

以前(いぜん)は肥沃(ひよく)な平野(へいや)であったのに今(いま)では荒(あ)れ地(ち)にすぎなくなっている。

Romanji

Izen wa hiyokuna heiya de atta noni ima de wa arechi ni suginaku natteiru.

Words

以前 (いぜん)

ago; since; before; previous

は (は)

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

肥沃 (ひよく)

fertility; productive

平野 (へいや)

plain; open field

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

のに (のに)

although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to

今 (いま)

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more

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.

荒地 (あれち、こうち)

wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land; The Wasteland (poem by T.S. Eliot)

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 ...

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...