(けいば)

horse racing

(にほん)

Japan

(おんなのひと)

woman

(はじめて)

for the first time

(かつ)

to win

(うま)

horse

(はしる)

to run

(はやさ)

speed

(くらべる)

to compare

(すぽーつ)

sport

(たいせつ)

important

(れーす)

race

(とても)

very; extremely

(このまえ)

the other day, recently

(おおきな)

big (attrib.)

(のる)

to ride, board

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(ひと)

person / people

(にゅーす)

news

(きく)

to listen, hear

(よろこぶ)

to be delighted

(うれしい)

happy; glad

(これから)

from now on

(がんばる)

to do one's best

(はなす)

to speak, talk

past tense

The た form indicates completed actions. 出発した means 'departed'.

nominalizing a verb phrase with の

Used in 「みんなの前で話をするのは初めてです」to nominalize the verb phrase so it can serve as the topic of the sentence.

te-form for connecting clauses

The te-form connects sequential actions or clauses. Here it links 'started' with the following action.

競馬で日本の女の人が初めて勝った

A Japanese woman has won in horse racing for the first time

競馬は馬が走る速さを比べるスポーツです。

Horse racing is a sport that compares how fast horses run.

「G I」はとても大切なレースです。

A "G I" is a very important race.

この前、大きな「G I」レースがありました。

The other day, there was a major "G I" race.

日本の女の人が乗った馬が、初めてこのレースで勝ちました。

A horse ridden by a Japanese woman won this race for the first time.

女の人がこのレースで勝つのは、日本で初めてです。

It is the first time in Japan that a woman has won this race.

たくさんの人がこのニュースを聞いて、とても喜びました。

Many people heard this news and were very happy.

女の人は「うれしいです。

The woman said, "I'm happy.

これからもがんばります」と話しました。

I'll keep doing my best from now on," she said.