今日の世界が便利な生活ができるのは石油のおかげだ。

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English Translation

The present world owes its convenient life to petroleum.

Furigana

今日(きょう)の世界(せかい)が便利(べんり)な生活(せいかつ)ができるのは石油(せきゆ)のおかげだ。

Romanji

Kyō no sekai ga benrina seikatsu ga dekiru no wa sekiyu no okage da.

Words

今日 (きょう、こんにち、こんち、こんじつ)

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

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

世界 (せかい)

the world; society; the universe; sphere; circle; world; renowned; world-famous; well-known outside of Japan; realm governed by one Buddha; space

が (が)

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

便利 (べんり)

convenient; handy; useful

生活 (せいかつ)

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

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

は (は)

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

石油 (せきゆ)

oil; petroleum; kerosene

お蔭 (おかげ)

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing; assistance; help; aid; effects; influence

だ (だ)

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