12.I.4 意志: Vようとします [about to do V; try to do V]

電車に乗ろうとしたとき、

When I tried to get on the train,

當要上電車的時候，

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
電車	densha	subject	train
に	ni	particles	direction marker
乗ろうとした	noro-u-to-shi-ta	modifiers	tried to ride
時	toki	modifiers	when

I started feeling unwell, so,

因為感覺不舒服，

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
気分が	kibun ga	subject	(my) mood
悪くなった	waruku natta	verb conjugations	became bad
ので、	node,	-	therefore, because

I took a rest on the platform.

在月台休息了。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
ホームで	hoomu de	modifiers	at the platform
休みました。	yasumimashita.	predicate	rested

When I tried to take a bath,

當我準備進入浴室時，

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
おふろに	o-furo-ni	modifiers	in the bath
入ろうとした	nyuuro—to-shi-ta	predicate	tried to enter
とき	to-ki	particles	when

The phone bell rang.

電話鈴響了。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
電話	denwa	subject	telephone
の	no	particles	possessive marker
ベル	beru	modifiers	bell
が	ga	particles	subject marker
鳴った	na-t-ta	predicate	rang

The old woman is trying to cross the road, but

奶奶正要過馬路。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
おばあさん	oba-san	subject	grandmother
が	ga	particles	subject marker
道をわたろうとして	michi-wo-wataro-u-toshite	modifiers	trying to cross the road
います	i-masu	predicate	is

I can’t cross because there are too many cars.

車太多，過不去。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
車	kuruma	subject	car
が	ga	particles	subject marker
多くて	o-ku-te	modifiers	many
わたれません	watare-mase-n	predicate	cannot cross

That child is trying their best to eat vegetables they dislike.

那個孩子正在努力地嘗試吃他不喜歡的蔬菜。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
あの子	ano-ko	subject	that child
は	wa	particles	topic marker
きらいな	kirai-na	modifiers	disliked
野菜	yasai	object	vegetables
を	o	particles	direct object marker
いっしょうけんめい	isshoukenmei	modifiers	diligently
食べようとしています	tabeyo-u-to-shi-te-i-masu	verb conjugations	trying to eat

The children are trying their best to memorize the lines for the play.

孩子們正在努力記住戲劇中的臺詞。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
子どもたち	kodomo-tachi	subject	children
は	wa	particles	topic marker
劇	geki	modifiers	play
で	de	particles	in
言うことば	iu-kotoba	predicate	words to say
を	wo	particles	direct object marker
がんばって	ganba-t-te	verb conjugations	trying hard
おぼえようとしています	oboeyo-u-to-shi-te-i-masu	verb conjugations	trying to remember

I have already memorized half of it.

我已經記住了一半。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
もう半分	mo—hanbun	modifiers	already half
おぼえました	oboe-mashi-ta	predicate	remembered