本命と対抗馬が競り合ったお陰で、ダークホースの彼が漁夫の利を得たってわけだ。

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English Translation

Since the favorite and his rival were running against each other a dark horse like him was able to pull out in front.

Furigana

本命(ほんめい)と対抗馬(たいこうば)が競(せ)り合(あ)ったお陰(かげ)で、ダークホースの彼(かれ)が漁夫(ぎょふ)の利(り)を得(え)たってわけだ。

Romanji

Honmei to taikōba ga seriatta okage de, da-kuho-su no kare ga gyofu no ri o eta tte wake da.

Words

本命 (ほんめい)

favorite; favourite; sure thing; likely winner; certainty; one's heart's desire

と (と)

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

対抗馬 (たいこうば)

a rival horse or candidate

が (が)

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

競り合う (せりあう)

to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with

お蔭 (おかげ)

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing; assistance; help; aid; effects; influence

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

ダークホース (ダークホース、ダーク・ホース)

dark horse

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

漁夫 (ぎょふ)

fisherman

利 (り)

advantage; benefit; profit; interest

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.

得る (うる)

to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain

って (って、て)

casual quoting particle; indicates supposition; if ... then; indicates a rhetorical question; indicates certainty, insistence, etc.

訳 (わけ)

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

だ (だ)

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