彼らは法案の通過を阻止しようと、合法的な議事妨害をしています。

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English Translation

They are filibustering to prevent the bill from passing.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは法案(ほうあん)の通過(つうか)を阻止(そし)しようと、合法的(ごうほうてき)な議事(ぎじ)妨害(ぼうがい)をしています。

Romanji

Karera wa hōan no tsūka o soshishiyou to, gōhōteki na giji bōgai o shiteimasu.

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

法案 (ほうあん)

bill (law); measure

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

通過 (つうか)

passage through (e.g. train skipping a station); transit; passing (e.g. exam, bill through parliament)

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.

阻止 (そし)

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction; preemption; blocking

と (と)

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

合法的 (ごうほうてき)

legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order

だ (だ)

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

議事 (ぎじ)

proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)

妨害 (ぼうがい)

disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference

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