メアリーは先週ずっと病気であったそうだが、今は元気に見える。

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English Translation

Mary is said to have been ill last week, but she looks well now.

Furigana

メアリーは先週(せんしゅう)ずっと病気(びょうき)であったそうだが、今(いま)は元気(げんき)に見(み)える。

Romanji

Meari- wa senshū zutto byōki de atta sō da ga, ima wa genki ni mieru.

Words

は (は)

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

先週 (せんしゅう)

last week; the week before

ずっと (ずっと、ずーっと、ずうっと)

continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way; much (better, etc.); by far; far and away; far away; long ago; direct; straight

病気 (びょうき)

illness; disease; sickness

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

そう (そう)

so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

が (が)

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

今 (いま)

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

元気 (げんき)

lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited; healthy; well; fit; in good health

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

見える (まみえる)

to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)