「労働組合に加わらないくらいなら、くびになるほうがいい」と不満をいだいている労働者はいった。

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English Translation

"I'd rather get the sack than not join the labour union," said the disgruntled worker.

Furigana

「労働(ろうどう)組合(くみあい)に加(くわ)わらないくらいなら、くびになるほうがいい」と不満(ふまん)をいだいている労働者(ろうどうしゃ)はいった。

Romanji

" rōdō kumiai ni kuwawaranai kurai nara, ku Bininaruhougaii" to fuman o idaiteiru rōdōsha wa itta.

Words

労働 (ろうどう)

manual labor; manual labour; toil; work; Labour Party

組合 (くみあい)

association; union; guild

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

加わる (くわわる)

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence); to grow; to gather (speed); to be applied (e.g. heat, pressure); to be exerted

くらい (くらい、ぐらい)

approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like

だ (だ)

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

悔い (くい)

regret; repentance

と (と)

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

不満 (ふまん)

dissatisfaction; displeasure; discontent; complaints; unhappiness; disgruntled

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.

抱く (いだく、だく、うだく)

to embrace; to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby); to hug; to harbour (e.g. grudge) (harbor); to bear (e.g. a grudge); to entertain (e.g. suspicion); to have sex with; to make love to; to sleep with; to sit on eggs

労働者 (ろうどうしゃ)

employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker

は (は)

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

結う (ゆう、いう)

to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix