(フランス)

France

(デモ)

demonstration, protest

(イタリア)

Italy

(ひろがる)

to spread

(せいふ)

government; administration

(はんたい)

opposition; against

(おおきい)

big; large

(まいにち)

every day

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(ひと)

person / people

(まち)

town

(みち)

road, street, path

(あつまる)

to gather; to come together

(こえ)

voice

(あげる)

to raise; to increase

(パリ)

Paris

(など)

et cetera, and so on

(みせ)

shop, store

(えき)

station

(しまる)

to close

(ところ)

place

(となり)

next door, neighboring

(くに)

country; the government

(おおく)

many, much

(じぶん)

oneself

(かんがえ)

idea; thought; plan

(つたえる)

to convey / to tell

(けいさつ)

police

(おおい)

many

(ばしょ)

place

(あんぜん)

safety

(まもる)

to protect

(ちゅうい)

caution, warning

(つづける)

to continue

(でんしゃ)

electric train

(バス)

bus

(とまる)

to stop

(せいかつ)

daily life; livelihood

(こまる)

to be troubled; to be in difficulty

(これから)

from now on

(どう)

how / in what way

(みる)

to see, watch

also to/by ~

Combines に (direction/target) with も (also).

by means of / using

The particle で indicates the means by which something is done. Here, '宇宙船で' means 'by/using a spaceship'.

to become (い-adjective)

Expresses a change of state for い-adjectives. Drop the final い and add くなる. Indicates something has changed or will change to a new state.

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる. Can describe an action in progress or a state resulting from a past change.

in ~ / at ~ (topic marker for location/context)

Combination of で (location) and は (topic). Sets the context: in speed skating, in ski jumping, etc.

and (non-exhaustive list)

や lists representative examples — Shikoku and Kyushu among other regions (四国や九州).

there are as many as ~

Emphasizes a large quantity. 'There are as many as 140 kinds'.

Even ~; also at ~

Particle でも after a noun means 'even' or 'also at.' 首相官邸の庭でも means 'even at the Prime Minister's residence garden.'

plural suffix for people

高校生たち, 先生たち and 人たち mean groups of students, teachers and people.

in order to / for the purpose of

Indicates purpose. 物を運ぶために means 'in order to transport goods'.

for the purpose of / in order to

Used in テストのために ('for the purpose of testing') to explain why the E8 train was running.

there are also (people who...)

Indicates that some people also do/feel something; there are also people who worry (心配する人もいます) and teachers who say so (言う先生もいます).

embedded question: where / what / whether

A question word plus か can sit inside a larger sentence as its object. どこに使うか、決めること means deciding the question "where should it be spent?".

フランスのデモ　イタリアにも広がる

Protests in France spread to Italy

フランスで、政府に反対するデモが大きくなっています。

In France, protests against the government are growing larger.

毎日、たくさんの人が町の道に集まって、声を上げています。

Every day, many people gather in the streets of towns and raise their voices.

パリなどの大きな町では、店や駅が閉まったところもあります。

In big cities such as Paris, some shops and stations have closed.

このデモは、となりの国のイタリアにも広がりました。

These protests have also spread to neighboring Italy.

イタリアでも、多くの人が集まって、自分たちの考えを伝えています。

In Italy, too, many people are gathering to share their views.

警察は、人が多い場所で安全を守るために、注意を続けています。

The police are staying alert to keep crowded places safe.

デモのために、電車やバスが止まって、生活に困っている人もいます。

Because of the protests, trains and buses have stopped, and some people are having trouble in their daily lives.

政府がこれからどうするか、多くの人が見ています。

Many people are watching to see what the government will do next.