たとえどこに住んでいようとも、例えば、チャーリー・チャップリンの初期の映画を見て笑わずにいるのは難しいと思うであろう。

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English Translation

No matter where you live, you would find it difficult not to laugh at, say, Charlie Chaplin's early films.

Furigana

たとえどこに住(す)んでいようとも、例(たと)えば、チャーリー・チャップリンの初期(しょき)の映画(えいが)を見(み)て笑(わら)わずにいるのは難(むずか)しいと思(おも)うであろう。

Romanji

Tatoe doko ni sundeiyou tomo, tatoeba, cha-ri-chappurin no shoki no eiga o mite warawazu ni iru no wa muzukashii to omou de arou.

Words

仮令 (たとえ、たとい)

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing; supposing that; -ever

何処 (どこ、いずこ、いずく、いづこ、いどこ)

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

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

住む (すむ)

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

とも (とも)

certainly; of course; to be sure; surely; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though; although; without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.); also (called); emphatic particle

例えば (たとえば)

for example; e.g.

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

初期 (しょき)

early (days); initial stage; initial

映画 (えいが)

movie; film

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.

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

笑う (わらう)

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

要る (いる)

to need; to want

は (は)

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

難しい (むずかしい、むつかしい)

difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

と (と)

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

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...