滅亡の危機に瀕した地球を守ろうと、ある基金が設立された。

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English Translation

A fund was set up with a view to preserving our endangered planet.

Furigana

滅亡(めつぼう)の危機(きき)に瀕(ひん)した地球(ちきゅう)を守(まも)ろうと、ある基金(ききん)が設立(せつりつ)された。

Romanji

Metsubō no kiki ni hinshita chikyū o mamorou to, aru kikin ga setsuritsusareta.

Words

滅亡 (めつぼう)

downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

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

危機 (きき)

crisis; danger; risk

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

地球 (ちきゅう)

the earth; the globe

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.

守る (まもる)

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow

と (と)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

基金 (ききん)

fund; foundation

が (が)

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

設立 (せつりつ)

establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)