彼女は白人のすぐ後に座り、彼女の後から乗ってきた白人の乗客に自分の席を譲るのを拒否した。

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English Translation

She sat just behind the seats for whites, and then refused to give up her seat to a white passenger who got on the bus after her.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)は白人(はくじん)のすぐ後(ご)に座(すわ)り、彼女(かのじょ)の後(のち)から乗(の)ってきた白人(はくじん)の乗客(じょうきゃく)に自分(じぶん)の席(せき)を譲(ゆず)るのを拒否(きょひ)した。

Romanji

Kanojo wa hakujin no sugugo ni suwari, kanojo no nochi kara nottekita hakujin no jōkyaku ni jibun no seki o yuzuru no o kyohishita.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

白人 (はくじん)

white person; Caucasian

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

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

座る (すわる)

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

後 (あと)

behind; rear; after; later; after one's death; remainder; the rest; descendant; successor; heir; past; previous; more (e.g. five more minutes); left

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

乗る (のる)

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount; to reach; to go over; to pass; to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.); to take part; to participate; to join; to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.); to be deceived; to be taken in; to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered; to stick; to attach; to take; to go on

乗客 (じょうきゃく、じょうかく)

passenger

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

席 (せき)

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

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.

譲る (ゆずる)

to turn over; to assign; to hand over; to transmit; to convey; to sell; to dispose of; to yield; to surrender; to concede

拒否 (きょひ)

denial; veto; rejection; refusal