科学小説を読むことは、時には、宇宙についての科学的見方を広めるのに大いに役立つ。

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English Translation

Reading science fiction sometimes does much to encourage a scientific view of the universe.

Furigana

科学(かがく)小説(しょうせつ)を読(よ)むことは、時(とき)には、宇宙(うちゅう)についての科学的(かがくてき)見方(みかた)を広(ひろ)めるのに大(おお)いに役立(やくだ)つ。

Romanji

Kagaku shōsetsu o yomu koto wa, tokini wa, uchū nitsuite no kagakuteki mikata o hiromeru noni ōini yakudatsu.

Words

科学 (かがく)

science

小説 (しょうせつ)

novel; (short) story

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

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

は (は)

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

時に (ときに)

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

宇宙 (うちゅう)

universe; cosmos; space

に就いて (について)

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

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

科学的 (かがくてき)

scientific

見方 (みかた)

viewpoint; point of view; way of understanding; way of appreciating; how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)

広める (ひろめる)

to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to disseminate; to broaden; to extend; to widen; to enlarge

のに (のに)

although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to

大いに (おおいに)

very; much; greatly; a lot of

役立つ (やくだつ)

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose