ロンドンの警察はいつも電車や地下鉄の爆弾を探し出すのに躍起となっている。

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English Translation

In London, the police are always worried about finding a bomb on the train or subway.

Furigana

ロンドンの警察(けいさつ)はいつも電車(でんしゃ)や地下鉄(ちかてつ)の爆弾(ばくだん)を探(さが)し出(だ)すのに躍起(やっき)となっている。

Romanji

Rondon no keisatsu wa itsumo densha ya chikatetsu no bakudan o sagashidasu no ni yakki to natteiru.

Words

倫敦 (ロンドン)

London

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

警察 (けいさつ)

police; police officer; police station

は (は)

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

何時も (いつも)

always; usually; every time; never

電車 (でんしゃ)

train; electric train

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

地下鉄 (ちかてつ)

underground train; subway

爆弾 (ばくだん、バクダン)

bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shochu highball, also beer with whiskey)

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.

探し出す (さがしだす)

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up; to discover

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

躍起 (やっき)

desperation; eagerness

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...