彼らは蜂のように一生懸命働いた。

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彼らは蜂のように一生懸命働いた。

English Translation

They worked hard like so many bees.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは蜂(はち)のように一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)働(はたら)いた。

Romanji

Karera wa hachi no yōni isshōkenmei hataraita.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

蜂 (はち)

bee; wasp; hornet

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

様に (ように)

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

一生懸命 (いっしょうけんめい)

very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life

働く (はたらく)

to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice; to be conjugated