彼が科学の専門家でない人たちのために本を書く決心をしたのは、アメリカでの会議の後だった。

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English Translation

It was after a meeting in America that he decided to write a book for non-scientists.

Furigana

彼(かれ)が科学(かがく)の専門家(せんもんか)でない人(ひと)たちのために本(ほん)を書(か)く決心(けっしん)をしたのは、アメリカでの会議(かいぎ)の後(のち)だった。

Romanji

Kare ga kagaku no senmonka denai hitotachi no tameni hon o kaku kesshin o shita no wa, Amerika de no kaigi no nochi datta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

科学 (かがく)

science

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

専門家 (せんもんか)

specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit

だ (だ)

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

人達 (ひとたち)

people

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

本 (ほん)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

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.

書く (かく)

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

決心 (けっしん)

determination; resolution

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

は (は)

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

亜米利加 (アメリカ)

America; United States of America

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

会議 (かいぎ)

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention; congress

後 (あと)

behind; rear; after; later; after one's death; remainder; the rest; descendant; successor; heir; past; previous; more (e.g. five more minutes); left