豊かな社会では、大部分の人々が高い生活水準を維持している。

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English Translation

In an affluent society most people have a high standard of living.

Furigana

豊(ゆた)かな社会(しゃかい)では、大(だい)部分(ぶぶん)の人々(ひとびと)が高(たか)い生活(せいかつ)水準(すいじゅん)を維持(いじ)している。

Romanji

Yutakana shakai de wa, dai bubun no hitobito ga takai seikatsu suijun o ijishiteiru.

Words

豊か (ゆたか)

abundant; wealthy; plentiful; rich; affluent; very; extremely; full of; great

社会 (しゃかい)

society; public; community; the world; social studies

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.

は (は)

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

大 (おお)

big; large

部分 (ぶぶん)

portion; section; part

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

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

が (が)

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

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

生活 (せいかつ)

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

水準 (すいじゅん)

level; standard; water level

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.

維持 (いじ)

maintenance; preservation; improvement