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Taiwan de Tokkyuu-Densha ga Torakku ni Shoototsu

Taiwan de in Taiwan, tokkyuu super express train, limited express, densha (electric) train
torakku truck, shoototsu [sv] collide, crash, clash, bump into, run into

1.

2-ka, Taiwan de tokkyuu-densha ga kooji-yoo no torakku ni shoototsu shimashita.

futsuka 2nd. of the month, Taiwan Taiwan, -de place marker; in, at
tokkyuu super express train, limited express, densha (electric) train
kooji-yoo no torakku construction truck, truck for construction
kooji [sv] construction, works, [A] yoo no [B] [B] for [A], torakku truck
shoototsu [sv] collide, crash, clash, bump into, run into

2.

Tokkyuu-densha wa dassen shimashita.

tokkyuu super express train, limited express, densha (electric) train
dassen [sv] derailment

3.

Kono jiko de 50-nin ga nakunarimashita.

jiko de due to an accident, in an accident
jiko accident, -de cause marker; by, because, due to, in
nakunarimasu to die, pass away (formal)

4.

Soshite, 140-nin ijoo ga kega o shimashita.

soshite and, hyaku-yonjuu-nin 140 people, ijoo [A] or more, [A] or over
kega o shimasu be injured, get hurt, kega injury, hurt, wound

5.

Taiwan no media ni yoruto, kooji-yoo no torakku wa senro no yoko no dooro ni tomatte imashita.

Taiwan Taiwan, media medium (TV, newspaper, so on.), -ni yoruto according to
kooji-yoo no torakku construction truck, truck for construction work
kooji [sv] construction, -yoo (something) for, torakku truck
senro railroad track, railway, yoko side, beside, next to, dooro road, street
tomatte imasu be parked, tomatte te form of tomarimasu; stop, stay, park
-te imasu expressing progressive or state

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6.

Torakku no unten-shu ga saibo-bureeki o kake-wasureta tame, torakku wa ugoki-dashimashita.

torakku truck, unten-shu driver, unten [sv] drive, run, operation, -shu person
saido-bureeki handbrake, parking brake, paakingu-bureeki parking brake
bureeki o kakemasu to brake, put on the brake, set the brake (set phrase), wasuremasu (stem +) to forget to do
wasureta ta form of wasuremasu, -tame expressing a cause; because of, due to
ugokimasu to move, -dashimasu (stem +) start to do, begin to do

"parking brake" is Saido-bureeki or Paakingu-bureeki.
Saido-bureeki is probably more common in daily conversation.

7.

Soshite, torakku wa senro ni ochita soo desu.

soshite and, torakku truck, senro railroad track, railway
ochita ta form of ochimasu; fall, drop, -soo desu I heard, he/they said

8.

Jiko wa tonneru no sugu temae de okimashita.

jiko accident, tonneru tunnel, sugu temae just before, right before
sugu soon / just, right, temae at the front of, just before, -de place marker; in, at
okimasu to happen, occur

9.

Tokkyuu-densha wa torakku ni butsukatta ato, tonneru no naka de dassen shimashita.

tokkyuu super express train, limited express, densha (electric) train, torakku truck
butsukatta ta form of butsukarimasu; collide, crash, clash, bump into, run into, -ta ato after
tonneru tunnel, -no naka de in, inside, dassen [sv] derail

10.

Jiko ga atta hi, Taiwan wa 4-Renkyuu no sho-nichi datta soo desu.

jiko accident, atta ta form of arimasu; there is, have, happen, hi day, date
yon-renkyuu 4-day holiday, 4 holidays in a row, renkyuu consecutive holidays, holidays in a row
sho-nichi the first day, the opening day, -soo desu reported information; I heard, he/they said