その知らせが本当だと知ったとたん、彼女は嬉しさの余り泣かないではいられなかった。

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English Translation

Upon finding the news true, she couldn't help but cry for joy.

Furigana

その知(し)らせが本当(ほんとう)だと知(し)ったとたん、彼女(かのじょ)は嬉(うれ)しさの余(あま)り泣(な)かないではいられなかった。

Romanji

Sono shirase ga hontō da to shitta totan, kanojo wa ureshisa no amari nakanaide wa irarenakatta.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

知らせ (しらせ)

notice; notification

が (が)

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

本当 (ほんとう、ほんと)

truth; reality; actuality; fact; proper; right; correct; official; genuine; authentic; natural; veritable

だ (だ)

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

と (と)

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

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

塗炭 (とたん)

misery; distress

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

嬉しい (うれしい)

happy; glad; pleasant

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

余り (あまり、あんまり)

remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant; not very (with negative sentence); not much; surplus; excess; fullness; too much; more than; over

泣く (なく)

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

要る (いる)

to need; to want