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最初、人々はマザー・テレサに反対していたが、彼女は決してあきらめなかった。

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最初 人々 マザー・テレサ 反対していた 彼女 決して あきらめなかった

English Translation

People were against Mother Teresa at first, but she never gave up.

Furigana

最初(さいしょ)人々(ひとびと)はマザー・テレサに反対(はんたい)していたが、彼女(かのじょ)(けっ)してあきらめなかった。

Romanji

Saisho, hitobito wa maza-teresa ni hantaishiteita ga, kanojo wa kesshite akiramenakatta.

Words

最初 (さいしょ)
beginning; outset; first; onset
人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)
each person; people; men and women; everybody
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
()
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
反対 (はんたい)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissension; reverse; opposite; vice versa; contrast
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
彼女 (かのじょ)
she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart
決して (けっして、けして)
never; by no means; not in the least; in no way
諦める (あきらめる)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
Readings: ショ、 はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め
Meanings: first time, beginning
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ハン、 ホン、 タン、 ホ、 そ.る、 そ.らす、 かえ.す、 かえ.る、 -かえ.る
Meaning: anti-
Readings: タイ、 ツイ、 あいて、 こた.える、 そろ.い、 つれあ.い、 なら.ぶ、 むか.う
Meanings: vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: ケツ、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く
Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint