私が意見をかえるのを期待するより太陽が西から昇るのを期待したほうがいいよ。

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English Translation

You can no more expect me to change my opinion than expect the sun to rise in the west.

Furigana

私(わたし)が意見(いけん)をかえるのを期待(きたい)するより太陽(たいよう)が西(にし)から昇(のぼ)るのを期待(きたい)したほうがいいよ。

Romanji

Watashi ga iken o kaeru no o kitaisuru yori taiyō ga nishi kara noboru no o kitaishita hō ga ii yo.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

が (が)

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

意見 (いけん)

opinion; view; comment

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.

換える (かえる)

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

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

期待 (きたい)

expectation; anticipation; hope

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

太陽 (たいよう)

sun; solar

西 (にし)

west

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

上る (のぼる)

to ascend; to go up; to climb; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to; to advance (in price); to swim up (a river); to sail up; to come up (on the agenda)

切っ先 (きっさき、ほう)

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

いい (いい)

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

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!