私たちの生活は外国から輸入された石油に大きく依存している。

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English Translation

Our life depends largely on oil imported from other countries.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちの生活(せいかつ)は外国(がいこく)から輸入(ゆにゅう)された石油(せきゆ)に大(おお)きく依存(いぞん)している。

Romanji

Watashitachi no seikatsu wa gaikoku kara yunyūsareta sekiyu ni ōkiku izonshiteiru.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

生活 (せいかつ)

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

は (は)

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

外国 (がいこく、そとぐに)

foreign country

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

輸入 (ゆにゅう、しゅにゅう)

importation; import; introduction; afferent

石油 (せきゆ)

oil; petroleum; kerosene

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

大きい (おおきい)

big; large; great; loud

依存 (いぞん、いそん)

dependence; dependent; reliance