ベンは給仕がスープを膝にこぼしたときの様子をまねて見せた。

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べんは給仕がスープを膝にこぼしたときの様子をまねて見せた。

English Translation

Ben acted out the scene of the waitress spilling soup in his lap.

Furigana

ベンは給仕(きゅうじ)がスープを膝(ひざ)にこぼしたときの様子(ようす)をまねて見(み)せた。

Romanji

Ben wa kyūji ga su-pu o hiza ni koboshita toki no yōsu o manete miseta.

Words

便 (べん)

convenience; service; facility; accommodation; excreta (esp. faeces); excrement; stool

は (は)

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

給仕 (きゅうじ)

waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; waitperson; server; cabin boy; bellboy; page; pageboy; office boy; office girl

が (が)

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

スープ (スープ)

(Western) soup

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.

膝 (ひざ)

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

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

零す (こぼす)

to spill; to drop; to shed (tears); to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

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

様子 (ようす)

state; state of affairs; situation; circumstances; appearance; look; aspect; sign; indication

真似る (まねる)

to mimic; to imitate

見せる (みせる)

to show; to display