人々は教授が英語を話せるのは当然のことと思いがちだ。

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English Translation

People are apt to take it for granted that the professor can speak English.

Furigana

人々(ひとびと)は教授(きょうじゅ)が英語(えいご)を話(はな)せるのは当然(とうぜん)のことと思(おも)いがちだ。

Romanji

Hitobito wa kyōju ga eigo o hanaseru no wa tōzen no koto to omoigachi da.

Words

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

は (は)

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

教授 (きょうじゅ)

professor; teaching; instruction

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

英語 (えいご)

English (language)

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.

話せる (はなせる)

to be able to speak; to be able to talk; to be understanding; to be sensible

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

当然 (とうぜん)

natural; as a matter of course; justified; deserved; reasonable

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

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative