彼はその経歴の絶頂にあった時、スキャンダルが起こって彼を没落させた。

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English Translation

When he was at the acme of his career, a scandal brought about his downfall.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はその経歴(けいれき)の絶頂(ぜっちょう)にあった時(とき)、スキャンダルが起(お)こって彼(かれ)を没落(ぼつらく)させた。

Romanji

Kare wa sono keireki no zetchō ni atta toki, sukyandaru ga okotte kare o botsurakusaseta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

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...

経歴 (けいれき)

personal history; career

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

絶頂 (ぜっちょう)

top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; zenith; climax

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

スキャンダル (スキャンダル)

scandal

が (が)

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

起こる (おこる)

to occur; to happen

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.

没落 (ぼつらく)

ruin; fall; collapse