そもそも事故の大半は熱帯雨林ではなく、身近な場所でおこるのである。

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English Translation

Most accidents, after all, happen around the corner, not in the rainforest.

Furigana

そもそも事故(じこ)の大半(たいはん)は熱帯(ねったい)雨林(うりん)ではなく、身近(みぢか)な場所(ばしょ)でおこるのである。

Romanji

Somosomo jiko no taihan wa nettai urin de wa naku, mijikana basho de okoru no de aru.

Words

抑 (そもそも)

in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?"); beginning; start

事故 (じこ、ことゆえ)

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

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

大半 (たいはん)

majority; mostly; generally

は (は)

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

熱帯 (ねったい)

tropics

雨林 (うりん)

rain forest

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.

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

身近 (みぢか)

near oneself; close to one; familiar

場所 (ばしょ)

place; location; spot; position; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

起こる (おこる)

to occur; to happen

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...