町中の人々がびっくりしたことには、市長が逮捕された。

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English Translation

To the astonishment of the whole city, the mayor was arrested.

Furigana

町中(まちなか)の人々(ひとびと)がびっくりしたことには、市長(しちょう)が逮捕(たいほ)された。

Romanji

Machinaka no hitobito ga bikkurishita koto ni wa, shichō ga taihosareta.

Words

町中 (まちなか)

downtown

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

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

が (が)

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

吃驚 (びっくり、ビックリ)

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be astonished; to get startled; to jump; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

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

は (は)

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

市長 (しちょう)

mayor

逮捕 (たいほ)

arrest; apprehension; capture