投機師のエドワードは石油事業で大金をえた。

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English Translation

The venturer Edward made his the jackpot in the oil business.

Furigana

投機師(とうきし)のエドワードは石油(せきゆ)事業(じぎょう)で大金(たいきん)をえた。

Romanji

Tōkishi no Edowa-Do wa sekiyu jigyō de taikin o eta.

Words

投機師 (とうきし)

adventurer; speculator

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

は (は)

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

石油 (せきゆ)

oil; petroleum; kerosene

事業 (じぎょう、ことわざ)

project; enterprise; business; industry; operations; venture; service; act; deed; conduct

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.

大金 (たいきん、おおがね)

large amount of money; great cost

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.

選る (よる、える、すぐる)

to choose; to select