リンドバーグが幸運に恵まれず、飛行機の操縦に明るくなかったならば、かれは大西洋横断飛行に成功することはできなかっただろう。

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English Translation

If it hadn't been for Lindbergh's luck and his knowledge of flying, he could never have succeeded in crossing the Atlantic.

Furigana

リンドバーグが幸運(こううん)に恵(めぐ)まれず、飛行機(ひこうき)の操縦(そうじゅう)に明(あか)るくなかったならば、かれは大西洋(たいせいよう)横断(おうだん)飛行(ひこう)に成功(せいこう)することはできなかっただろう。

Romanji

Rindoba-gu ga kōun ni megumarezu, hikōki no sōjū ni akarukunakatta naraba, kare wa Taiseiyō ōdan hikō ni seikōsuru koto wa dekinakatta darou.

Words

が (が)

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

幸運 (こううん)

good luck; fortune

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

恵まれる (めぐまれる)

to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

飛行機 (ひこうき)

aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

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

操縦 (そうじゅう)

steering; piloting; flying; control; operation; handling; management; handling; control; manipulation

明るい (あかるい)

bright; colourful; cheerful; familiar (with); knowledgeable (about); fair (e.g. politics); clean

だ (だ)

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

枯れる (かれる)

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

は (は)

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

大西洋 (たいせいよう)

Atlantic Ocean

横断 (おうだん)

crossing; transverse

飛行 (ひこう)

aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight

成功 (せいこう)

success; hit

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant