In this task, you are given a sentence in the Japanese language and your task is to convert it into the English language. In translation, keep numbers as it is and make it sentence case (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and noun).

Q: 先週西部と中西部を襲った熱気の大きな波が、米国の東海岸へと移動した。

A: The massive surge of hot air that has plagued the West and Midwest during last week has now moved over the eastern seaboard of the United States.
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Q: ファンクからヒップホップに至るまで、20世紀の音楽に対する彼の影響は、甚大であった。

A: His influence on 20th century music, from funk to hip hop was profound.
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Q: エリー湖はアメリカ5大湖中第4位の大きさだが、水かさは最少で、世界でも淡水湖で第10位の大きさである。

A:
Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes in the U.S., but the smallest by volume, and the tenth largest fresh water lake in the world.
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