現代の情報及び交通網のおかげで世界はますます小さくなっている。

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English Translation

Because of modern communication and transportation systems, the world is getting smaller.

Furigana

現代(げんだい)の情報(じょうほう)及(およ)び交通網(こうつうもう)のおかげで世界(せかい)はますます小(ちい)さくなっている。

Romanji

Gendai no jōhō oyobi kōtsūmō no okage de sekai wa masumasu chiisaku natteiru.

Words

現代 (げんだい)

nowadays; modern era; modern times; present-day

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

情報 (じょうほう)

information; news; intelligence; advices; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

及び (および)

and; as well as

交通網 (こうつうもう)

transportation network; transport network; traffic network

お蔭 (おかげ)

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

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.

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

は (は)

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

益々 (ますます)

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

小さい (ちいさい)

small; little; tiny

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...