われわれの政策や方式は旧式になりかかっているから、改正する必要がある。だが、危機の去らないうちに変えるのは危険だろう。

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English Translation

Our policies and systems are getting outdated and need revising, but to try to swap horses while crossing a stream might be dangerous.

Furigana

われわれの政策(せいさく)や方式(ほうしき)は旧式(きゅうしき)になりかかっているから、改正(かいせい)する必要(ひつよう)がある。だが、危機(きき)の去(さ)らないうちに変(か)えるのは危険(きけん)だろう。

Romanji

Wareware no seisaku ya hōshiki wa kyūshiki ni narikakatteiru kara, kaiseisuru hitsuyō ga aru. daga, kiki no saranai uchini kaeru no wa kiken darou.

Words

我々 (われわれ)

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

政策 (せいさく)

political measures; policy

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

方式 (ほうしき)

form; method; system; formula

は (は)

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

旧式 (きゅうしき)

old type; old style

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

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 ...

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

改正 (かいせい)

revision; amendment; alteration

必要 (ひつよう)

necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement

が (が)

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

だが (だが、ですが)

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

危機 (きき)

crisis; danger; risk