あなたが立派な世界市民になろうとするのなら、偏見は持たないように努力すべきである。

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English Translation

If you are to be a good world citizen, you should try to be free of any prejudices.

Furigana

あなたが立派(りっぱ)な世界(せかい)市民(しみん)になろうとするのなら、偏見(へんけん)は持(も)たないように努力(どりょく)すべきである。

Romanji

Anata ga rippana sekai shimin ni narou to suru no nara, henken wa motanai yōni doryokusu beki de aru.

Words

貴方 (あなた)

you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)

が (が)

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

立派 (りっぱ)

splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent; praiseworthy; creditable; worthy; legal; legitimate; lawful; undeniable (e.g. crime); indisputable; solid

世界 (せかい)

the world; society; the universe; sphere; circle; world; renowned; world-famous; well-known outside of Japan; realm governed by one Buddha; space

市民 (しみん)

citizen; citizenry; public; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

と (と)

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

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

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

だ (だ)

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

偏見 (へんけん)

prejudice; narrow view

は (は)

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

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

努力 (どりょく)

great effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; effort

可し (べし)

shall; should; must

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...