私たちは運転それ自体に集中することでよい運転手になるのではない。

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English Translation

We do not become good drivers by concentrating on driving as such.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは運転(うんてん)それ自体(じたい)に集中(しゅうちゅう)することでよい運転手(うんてんしゅ)になるのではない。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa unten sore jitai ni shūchūsuru koto de yoi untenshu ni naru no de wa nai.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

運転 (うんてん)

operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; running; run; driving; working (capital, etc.)

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

自体 (じたい)

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally; by nature; from the start

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

集中 (しゅうちゅう)

concentration; convergence; centralization; integration; gathering together

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

だ (だ)

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

良い (よい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

運転手 (うんてんしゅ)

driver; chauffeur

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

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

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix