ニクソンはオフィスに盗聴器をしかけておきながらシラを切ったので見付かった。

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ニクソンはオフィスに盗聴器をしかけておきながらしらを切ったので見付かった。

English Translation

Nixon was caught lying because he bugged his own office.

Furigana

ニクソンはオフィスに盗聴器(とうちょうき)をしかけておきながらシラを切(き)ったので見付(みつ)かった。

Romanji

Nikuson wa ofyisu ni tōchōki o shikaketeoki nagara shira o kitta node mitsukatta.

Words

は (は)

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

オフィス (オフィス)

office

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

盗聴器 (とうちょうき)

listening device; bug; wiretap

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.

仕掛ける (しかける)

to start; to begin; to commence; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to make (war); to set (traps); to plant (explosives); to lay (mines)

乍ら (ながら)

while; during; as; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding; all; both; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")

白 (しら)

white; unseasoned; undyed; unaltered; very much; precisely; playing dumb; unfeigned; honest; diligent

切る (きる)

to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery); to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (i.e. the light); to terminate (i.e. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect; to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub); to open (something sealed); to start; to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (stamps, vouchers, etc.); to reduce; to decrease; to discount; to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain; to cross; to traverse; to criticize sharply; to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki); to turn (a vehicle); to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut; to shuffle (cards); to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expulse; to excommunicate; to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph); to trump; (in Go) to isolate (an opponent's stone); to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone); to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.); to finish; to complete

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

見つかる (みつかる)

to be found; to be discovered