現在は、滅私奉公ではなく、滅公奉私の時代だと言われています。

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English Translation

In the old days people valued selflessness. But this generation seems to make a virtue out of selfishness.

Furigana

現在(げんざい)は、滅私(めっし)奉公(ほうこう)ではなく、滅(めつ)公(おおやけ)奉(たてまつ)私(わたし)の時代(じだい)だと言(い)われています。

Romanji

Genzai wa, messhi hōkō de wa naku, metsu ōyake tatematsu watashi no jidai da to iwareteimasu.

Words

現在 (げんざい)

now; current; present; present time; as of

は (は)

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

滅私 (めっし)

selflessness; being unselfish

奉公 (ほうこう)

service; apprenticeship; public duty

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.

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

公 (おおやけ)

public; open; formal; official; governmental

奉る (たてまつる、まつる)

to offer; to present; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

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

時代 (じだい)

period; epoch; era; age; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness; antiquity; antique; period piece

だ (だ)

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

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise