全体として見れば大統領の業績はそれほど悪くない。

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English Translation

Taken altogether, the President's record isn't half bad.

Furigana

全体(ぜんたい)として見(み)れば大統領(だいとうりょう)の業績(ぎょうせき)はそれほど悪(わる)くない。

Romanji

Zentai toshite mireba daitōryō no gyōseki wa sorehodo warukunai.

Words

全体 (ぜんたい)

whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

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...

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

大統領 (だいとうりょう)

president; chief executive

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

業績 (ぎょうせき)

achievement; performance; results; work; contribution

は (は)

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

それ程 (それほど)

to that degree; extent

悪い (わるい)

bad; poor; inferior; evil; sinful; unprofitable; unbeneficial; at fault; to blame; in the wrong; sorry