簡潔に言うと、ホブボームの論点は２０世紀の歴史は文化衰退の歴史であるということだ。

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English Translation

Briefly stated, Hobsbawm's thesis is that the history of the twentieth century is that of the decline of civilization.

Furigana

簡潔(かんけつ)に言(い)うと、ホブボームの論点(ろんてん)は２０世紀(せいき)の歴史(れきし)は文化(ぶんか)衰退(すいたい)の歴史(れきし)であるということだ。

Romanji

Kanketsu ni iu to, hobubo-mu no ronten wa ni zero seiki no rekishi wa bunka suitai no rekishi de aru toiu koto da.

Words

簡潔 (かんけつ)

brevity; conciseness; simplicity

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

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

と (と)

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

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

論点 (ろんてん)

point in question (at issue)

は (は)

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

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

○ (まる)

circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

世紀 (せいき)

century; era

歴史 (れきし)

history

文化 (ぶんか)

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

衰退 (すいたい)

decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as