私たちが驚いたことに、ベティがトロフィーを獲得した。

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私たち が 驚いた こと に 、 ベティ が トロフィー を 獲得した 。

English Translation

To our surprise, Betty won the trophy.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちが驚(おどろ)いたことに、ベティがトロフィーを獲得(かくとく)した。

Romanji

Watashitachi ga odoroita koto ni, bethi ga torofyi- o kakutokushita.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

が (が)

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

驚く (おどろく)

to be surprised; to be astonished

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

トロフィー (トロフィー)

trophy

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.

獲得 (かくとく)

acquisition; possession

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

驚

Readings: キョウ、 おどろ.く、 おどろ.かす

Meanings: wonder, be surprised, frightened, amazed

獲

Readings: カク、 え.る

Meanings: seize, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to

得

Readings: トク、 え.る、 う.る

Meanings: gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit