英仏海峡を泳ぎ渡るのに成功した最初の人はウェッブ船長でした。

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English Translation

The first man that succeed in swimming the Channel was Captain Webb.

Furigana

英仏海峡(えいふつかいきょう)を泳(およ)ぎ渡(わた)るのに成功(せいこう)した最初(さいしょ)の人(ひと)はウェッブ船長(せんちょう)でした。

Romanji

Eifutsukaikyō o oyogi wataru no ni seikōshita saisho no hito wa whebbu senchō deshita.

Words

英仏海峡 (えいふつかいきょう)

the English Channel

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.

泳ぐ (およぐ)

to swim

渡る (わたる)

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range; to span

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

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

成功 (せいこう)

success; hit

最初 (さいしょ)

beginning; outset; first; onset

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

は (は)

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

ウェブ (ウェブ、ウェッブ、ウエブ)

web; World Wide Web; WWW; Web

船長 (せんちょう、ふなおさ)

ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman

デス (デス)

death