スミス教授と言えば、彼の助手は耳が遠い。

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English Translation

Talking of Professor Smith, his assistant is hard of hearing.

Furigana

スミス教授(きょうじゅ)と言(い)えば、彼(かれ)の助手(じょしゅ)は耳(みみ)が遠(とお)い。

Romanji

Sumisu kyōju to ieba, kare no joshu wa mimi ga tōi.

Words

教授 (きょうじゅ)

professor; teaching; instruction

と (と)

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

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

助手 (じょしゅ、すけて)

helper; helpmeet; assistant; tutor

は (は)

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

耳 (みみ)

ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

が (が)

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

遠い (とおい)

far; distant