モントリオールで報道陣と会見したワレサ氏は、東ドイツ指導部の交代は、旧体制の保守派指導者らが歴史の流れに取り残されたために起きた、と述べました。

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English Translation

Speaking with reporters in Montreal, Canada, Walesa says the change of leadership in East Germany came about because the old guard leaders missed the train of history.

Furigana

モントリオールで報道陣(ほうどうじん)と会見(かいけん)したワレサ氏(し)は、東(ひがし)ドイツ指導部(しどうぶ)の交代(こうたい)は、旧(きゅう)体制(たいせい)の保守派(ほしゅは)指導者(しどうしゃ)らが歴史(れきし)の流(なが)れに取(と)り残(のこ)されたために起(お)きた、と述(の)べました。

Romanji

Montorio-Ru de hōdōjin to kaikenshita Waresa shi wa, Higashidoitsu shidōbu no kōtai wa, kyū taisei no hoshuha shidōshara ga rekishi no nagare ni torinokosareta tameni okita, to nobemashita.

Words

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.

報道陣 (ほうどうじん)

press corps

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

会見 (かいけん)

interview; audience

氏 (し)

Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss; clan; he; him; counter for people

は (は)

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

指導部 (しどうぶ)

leadership

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

交代 (こうたい)

alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

旧 (きゅう)

ex-; former; old

体制 (たいせい)

order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation

保守派 (ほしゅは)

conservatives

が (が)

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

歴史 (れきし)

history

流れ (ながれ)

stream; current; flow; course of events

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

取り残す (とりのこす)

to leave behind

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

起きる (おきる)

to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire); to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place

述べる (のべる)

to state; to express; to mention

Kanji

報

Readings: ホウ、むく.いる

Meanings: report, news, reward, retribution

道

Readings: ドウ、トウ、みち

Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

陣

Reading: ジン

Meanings: camp, battle array, ranks, position, sudden, brief time

会

Readings: カイ、エ、あ.う、あ.わせる、あつ.まる

Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join

見

Readings: ケン、み.る、み.える、み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

氏

Readings: シ、うじ、 -うじ

Meanings: family name, surname, clan

東

Readings: トウ、ひがし

Meaning: east

指

Readings: シ、ゆび、さ.す、 -さ.し

Meanings: finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)

導

Readings: ドウ、みちび.く

Meanings: guidance, leading, conduct, usher

部

Readings: ブ、 -べ

Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

交

Readings: コウ、まじ.わる、まじ.える、ま.じる、まじ.る、ま.ざる、ま.ぜる、 -か.う、か.わす、かわ.す、こもごも

Meanings: mingle, mixing, association, coming & going

代

Readings: ダイ、タイ、か.わる、かわ.る、かわ.り、か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、か.える、よ、しろ

Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

旧

Readings: キュウ、ふる.い、もと

Meanings: old times, old things, old friend, former, ex-

体

Readings: タイ、テイ、からだ、かたち

Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images

制

Reading: セイ

Meanings: system, law, rule

保

Readings: ホ、ホウ、たも.つ

Meanings: protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support

守

Readings: シュ、ス、まも.る、まも.り、もり、 -もり、かみ

Meanings: guard, protect, defend, obey

派

Reading: ハ

Meanings: faction, group, party, clique, sect, school

者

Readings: シャ、もの

Meanings: someone, person

歴

Readings: レキ、レッキ

Meanings: curriculum, continuation, passage of time

史

Reading: シ

Meanings: history, chronicle

流

Readings: リュウ、ル、なが.れる、なが.れ、なが.す、 -なが.す

Meanings: current, a sink, flow, forfeit

取

Readings: シュ、と.る、と.り、と.り-、とり、 -ど.り

Meanings: take, fetch, take up

残

Readings: ザン、サン、のこ.る、のこ.す、そこな.う、のこ.り

Meanings: remainder, leftover, balance

起

Readings: キ、お.きる、お.こる、お.こす、おこ.す、た.つ

Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up

述

Readings: ジュツ、の.べる

Meanings: mention, state, speak, relate