文明が進めば進むほど人間は自然にあこがれる。

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English Translation

The more civilization advances, the more people long for nature.

Furigana

文明(ぶんめい)が進(すす)めば進(すす)むほど人間(にんげん)は自然(しぜん)にあこがれる。

Romanji

Bunmei ga susumeba susumu hodo ningen wa shizen ni akogareru.

Words

文明 (ぶんめい)

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

が (が)

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

荒む (すさむ)

to grow wild; to run to waste

進む (すすむ)

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen; to heighten; to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead; to do of one's own free will

程 (ほど)

degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

人間 (にんげん)

human being; person; man; mankind; humankind; character (of a person)

は (は)

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

自然 (しぜん)

nature; spontaneity; naturally; spontaneously

に (に)

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

憧れる (あこがれる)

to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by