人間はいつでも二つの基本的な願望を持っている。即ち苦痛から逃れること、快楽に到達することである。

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English Translation

Human beings usually have two basic desires: to get away from pain and to arrive at pleasure.

Furigana

人間(にんげん)はいつでも二(ふた)つの基本的(きほんてき)な願望(がんぼう)を持(も)っている。即(すなわ)ち苦痛(くつう)から逃(のが)れること、快楽(かいらく)に到達(とうたつ)することである。

Romanji

Ningen wa itsu demo futatsu no kihonteki na ganbō o motteiru. sunawachi kutsū kara nogareru koto, kairaku ni tōtatsusuru koto de aru.

Words

人間 (にんげん)

human being; person; man; mankind; humankind; character (of a person)

は (は)

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

何時 (いつ)

when; how soon

でも (でも)

but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; even; however; no matter how; even if; even though; ... or something; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; for lack of anything better to do

二つ (ふたつ)

two

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

基本的 (きほんてき)

fundamental; standard; basic

だ (だ)

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

願望 (がんぼう、がんもう)

desire; wish; aspiration

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.

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of

即ち (すなわち)

that is; namely; i.e.

苦痛 (くつう)

pain; agony; bitterness

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

逃れる (のがれる)

to escape

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

快楽 (かいらく、けらく)

pleasure

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

到達 (とうたつ)

reaching; attaining; arrival

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...