彼の話の力点は一生懸命に働かなくてはならないということにあった。

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English Translation

The emphasis of his talk was on the need to work hard.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の話(はなし)の力点(りきてん)は一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)に働(はたら)かなくてはならないということにあった。

Romanji

Kare no hanashi no rikiten wa isshōkenmei ni hatarakanakute wanaranai toiu koto ni atta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

話 (はなし)

talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument

力点 (りきてん)

leverage; emphasis; importance

は (は)

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

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

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

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

ば (ば)

if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

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