本来は、貧困層の女性や子供に医療保護を提供するために創設された制度である、アメリカ低所得者医療扶助制度が、今日では、その予算の約３分の１を老人に費やしている。
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English Translation
Medicaid, a program originally created to provide medical care for poverty-level women and children, today spends almost a third of its budget on elderly people.
Furigana
Romanji
Honrai wa, hinkonsō no josei ya kodomo ni iryō hogo o teikyōsuru tameni sōsetsusareta seido de aru, Amerika tei shotokusha iryō fujo seido ga, kyō de wa, sono yosan no yaku san bunno ichi o rōjin ni tsuiyashiteiru.
Words
本来
(ほんらい)
originally; primarily; essentially; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself; proper; legal
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
貧困層
(ひんこんそう)
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
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
女性
(じょせい、にょしょう)
woman; female; feminine gender
や
(や)
such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question
子供
(こども)
child; children
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
医療
(いりょう)
medical care; medical treatment
保護
(ほご、ほうご)
care; protection; shelter; safeguard; guardianship; favor; favour; patronage
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.
提供
(ていきょう)
offer; tender; program sponsoring; programme sponsoring; furnishing; provisioning; supply
為に
(ために)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of
創設
(そうせつ)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
制度
(せいど)
system; institution; organization; organisation
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
或
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
亜米利加
(アメリカ)
America; United States of America
所得者
(しょとくしゃ)
income earner
扶助
(ふじょ)
aid; help; assistance; support
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
今日
(きょう、こんにち、こんち、こんじつ)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
で
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
其の
(その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
予算
(よさん)
estimate; budget
約
(やく)
approximately; about; promise; shortening; reduction; simplification; contraction (in phonetics)
三
(さん、み)
three; tri-
分の
(ぶんの)
-th (e.g. one fifth)
一
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
老人
(ろうじん)
the aged; old person
費やす
(ついやす)
to spend; to expend; to consume; to waste; to squander; to throw away; to devote
Kanji
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become
Readings: ヒン、 ビン、 まず.しい
Meanings: poverty, poor
Readings: コン、 こま.る
Meanings: quandary, become distressed, annoyed
Reading: ソウ
Meanings: stratum, social class, layer, story, floor
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 さが
Meanings: sex, gender, nature
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: キョウ、 ク、 クウ、 グ、 そな.える、 とも、 -ども
Meanings: submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany
Readings: イ、 い.やす、 い.する、 くすし
Meanings: doctor, medicine
Reading: リョウ
Meanings: heal, cure
Readings: ホ、 ホウ、 たも.つ
Meanings: protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support
Readings: ゴ、 まも.る
Meanings: safeguard, protect
Readings: テイ、 チョウ、 ダイ、 さ.げる
Meanings: propose, take along, carry in hand
Readings: ソウ、 ショウ、 つく.る、 はじ.める、 きず、 けず.しける
Meanings: genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate
Readings: セツ、 もう.ける
Meanings: establishment, provision, prepare
Reading: セイ
Meanings: system, law, rule
Readings: ド、 ト、 タク、 たび、 -た.い
Meanings: degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences, consider, attitude
Readings: テイ、 ひく.い、 ひく.める、 ひく.まる
Meanings: lower, short, humble
Readings: ショ、 ところ、 -ところ、 どころ、 とこ
Meaning: place
Readings: トク、 え.る、 う.る
Meanings: gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: フ、 たす.ける
Meanings: aid, help, assist
Readings: ジョ、 たす.ける、 たす.かる、 す.ける、 すけ
Meanings: help, rescue, assist
Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ヨ、 シャ、 あらかじ.め
Meanings: beforehand, previous, myself, I
Readings: サン、 そろ
Meanings: calculate, divining, number, abacus, probability
Readings: ヤク、 つづ.まる、 つづ.める、 つづま.やか
Meanings: promise, approximately, shrink
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Readings: ロウ、 お.いる、 ふ.ける
Meanings: old man, old age, grow old
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ヒ、 つい.やす、 つい.える
Meanings: expense, cost, spend, consume, waste