アメリカの大学に応募する際に、トフルの成績は一つの要因でしかない。

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English Translation

When applying to American universities, your TOEFL score is only one factor.

Furigana

アメリカの大学(だいがく)に応募(おうぼ)する際(さい)に、トフルの成績(せいせき)は一(ひと)つの要因(よういん)でしかない。

Romanji

Amerika no daigaku ni ōbosuru saini, tofuru no seiseki wa hitotsu no yōin de shika nai.

Words

亜米利加 (アメリカ)

America; United States of America

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

大学 (だいがく)

post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc.; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning - one of the Four Books

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

応募 (おうぼ)

application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment

際に (さいに)

in case of; at that time; at this time

ＴＯＥＦＬ (トーフル、トフル、トッフル)

Test of English as a Foreign Language; TOEFL

成績 (せいせき)

results; record; grades; marks

は (は)

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

一つ (ひとつ)

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")

要因 (よういん)

main cause; primary factor

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.

しか (しか)

only; nothing but

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix