１９９７年にマザー・テレサが死んだとき、世界の人々は再び驚いた。

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English Translation

In 1997, the world was surprised again when Mother Teresa died.

Furigana

１９９７年(ねん)にマザー・テレサが死(し)んだとき、世界(せかい)の人々(ひとびと)は再(ふたた)び驚(おどろ)いた。

Romanji

Ichi kyū kyū nana nen ni maza-teresa ga shinda toki, sekai no hitobito wa futatabi odoroita.

Words

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

九 (きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)

nine

七 (しち、なな、な)

seven; hepta-

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

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

が (が)

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

死ぬ (しぬ)

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

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

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

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

は (は)

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

再び (ふたたび)

again; once more; a second time

驚く (おどろく)

to be surprised; to be astonished