要するに、彼の新しい小説は期待はずれのつまらない作品と言える。

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English Translation

To sum up, we can say that his new novel is disappointing.

Furigana

要(よう)するに、彼(かれ)の新(あたら)しい小説(しょうせつ)は期待(きたい)はずれのつまらない作品(さくひん)と言(い)える。

Romanji

Yōsuruni, kare no atarashii shōsetsu wa kitai hazure no tsumaranai sakuhin to ieru.

Words

要するに (ようするに)

in a word; after all; the point is ...; in short ...; to put simply; the long and short of it is that ....

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

新しい (あたらしい)

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern

小説 (しょうせつ)

novel; (short) story

は (は)

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

期待 (きたい)

expectation; anticipation; hope

外れ (はずれ)

end; verge; extremity; tip; outskirts; miss; failure

詰らない (つまらない)

dull; uninteresting; boring; tedious; insignificant; unimportant; trifling; trivial; worthless; absurd; foolish; silly; stupid; useless; pointless; disappointing

作品 (さくひん)

work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

と (と)

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

言える (いえる)

to be possible to say; to be able to say