彼らは南ローデシアに着くと、共同給水設備のある泥でできた簡易住宅からなる移民キャンプか、ホテルを選択しなければならなかった。そこで彼らは資産家として知られていたのでホテルを選んだ。
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English Translation
They arrived in Southern Rhodesia, and there was a choice of an immigrants' camp, consisting of mud huts with a communal water supply, or a hotel; and they chose the hotel, being what are known as people of means.
Furigana
Romanji
Karera wa minami Ro-Deshia ni tsuku to, kyōdō kyūsui setsubi no aru doro de dekita kan'i jūtaku kara naru imin kyanpu ka, hoteru o sentakushinakerebanaranakatta. sokode karera wa shisanka toshite shirareteita node hoteru o eranda.
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
南
(みなみ)
south
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
着く
(つく)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
と
(と)
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
共同
(きょうどう)
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation; collaboration; association
給水
(きゅうすい)
water supply
設備
(せつび)
equipment; device; facilities; installation
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
有る
(ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
泥
(どろ)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; mire; thief
で
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
出来る
(できる)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant
簡易
(かんい)
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
住宅
(じゅうたく)
residence; housing; residential building
から
(から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
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 ...
移民
(いみん)
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
キャンプ
(キャンプ)
camp
か
(か)
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
ホテル
(ホテル)
hotel
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.
選択
(せんたく)
selection; choice; option
其処で
(そこで)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
資産家
(しさんか)
wealthy person
として
(として)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
知る
(しる)
to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern
ので
(ので、んで)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
選ぶ
(えらぶ)
to choose; to select
Kanji
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ナン、 ナ、 みなみ
Meaning: south
Readings: チャク、 ジャク、 き.る、 -ぎ、 き.せる、 -き.せ、 つ.く、 つ.ける
Meanings: don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing
Readings: キョウ、 とも、 とも.に、 -ども
Meanings: together, both, neither, all, and, alike, with
Readings: ドウ、 おな.じ
Meanings: same, agree, equal
Readings: キュウ、 たま.う、 たも.う、 -たま.え
Meanings: salary, wage, gift, allow, grant, bestow on
Readings: スイ、 みず、 みず-
Meaning: water
Readings: セツ、 もう.ける
Meanings: establishment, provision, prepare
Readings: ビ、 そな.える、 そな.わる、 つぶさ.に
Meanings: equip, provision, preparation
Readings: デイ、 ナイ、 デ、 ニ、 どろ
Meanings: mud, mire, adhere to, be attached to
Readings: カン、 ケン、 えら.ぶ、 ふだ
Meanings: simplicity, brevity
Readings: エキ、 イ、 やさ.しい、 やす.い
Meanings: easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination
Readings: ジュウ、 ヂュウ、 チュウ、 す.む、 す.まう、 -ず.まい
Meanings: dwell, reside, live, inhabit
Reading: タク
Meanings: home, house, residence, our house, my husband
Readings: イ、 うつ.る、 うつ.す
Meanings: shift, move, change, drift, catch (cold, fire), pass into
Readings: ミン、 たみ
Meanings: people, nation, subjects
Readings: セン、 えら.ぶ
Meanings: elect, select, choose, prefer
Readings: タク、 えら.ぶ
Meanings: choose, select, elect, prefer
Reading: シ
Meanings: assets, resources, capital, funds, data, be conducive to, contribute to
Readings: サン、 う.む、 う.まれる、 うぶ-、 む.す
Meanings: products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom