ますます高まる抗議の声に彼の演説は聞こえなかった。

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English Translation

Ever louder voices of protest drowned out his speech.

Furigana

ますます高(たか)まる抗議(こうぎ)の声(こえ)に彼(かれ)の演説(えんぜつ)は聞(き)こえなかった。

Romanji

Masumasu takamaru kōgi no koe ni kare no enzetsu wa kikoenakatta.

Words

益々 (ますます)

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

高まる (たかまる)

to rise; to swell; to be promoted

抗議 (こうぎ)

protest; objection

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

声 (こえ)

voice

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

演説 (えんぜつ)

speech; address

は (は)

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

聞こえる (きこえる)

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed