第２四半期のＧＮＰの伸びは予想より高かった。

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English Translation

The second quarter GNP growth was higher than predicted.

Furigana

第(だい)２四半期(しはんき)のＧＮＰの伸(の)びは予想(よそう)より高(たか)かった。

Romanji

Dai ni shihanki no ji-enupi- no nobi wa yosō yori takakatta.

Words

第 (だい)

ordinal

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

四半期 (しはんき)

quarter (of a year)

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

ＧＮＰ (ジーエヌピー)

gross national product; GNP

伸び (のび、ノビ)

growth; development; stretching (e.g. body when waking up); spread; elongation; extension; carry (e.g. of sound); sustain

は (は)

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

予想 (よそう)

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive