・・・はぁ haa、どう dou状(じょう)況(きょう) joukyouを o受(う)け()止(と)め()れ()ば() uketomerebaいい iiの noかしら kashira。 …Haah, how am I supposed to make sense of this situation, I wonder? confusionintrospection~かしら (feminine wondering)~ばいい (should do / just X)はぁ (weary sigh)
彼(かの)女(じょ) kanojoは wa記(き)者(しゃ) kishaに ni突(つ)き()つ()け()ら()れ()た() tsukitsukerareta唐(とう)突(とつ)な() toutotsuna質(しつ)問(もん) shitsumonに ni当(とう)惑(わく) touwakuした shita様(よう)子(す) yousuだった datta。 She seemed taken aback by the reporter's abrupt question. confusioninterviewscompound verbに (passive agent)様子だ (seems / appears)passive voice (~れる/~られる)に (cause/trigger of emotion)relative clause modifying a noun
彼(かの)女(じょ) kanojoは waどちら dochiraの no道(みち) michiを o行(おこな)っ()た()ら() okonattara良(よ)い() yoiの noか ka途(と)方(ほう)に()暮(く)れ()た() tohounikureta。 She was at a loss as to which road to take. confusiondecision-making~たらよい (should, advice)~のか (explanatory question)embedded question途方に暮れる (to be at a loss)
彼(かの)女(じょ) kanojoは waどちら dochiraの no医(い)者(しゃ) ishaを o指(さ)し()た() sashitaの noか ka分(わ)か()ら()な()い() wakaranai。 I don't know which doctor she was referring to. healthconfusioncommunication~のか (explanatory question)embedded questionpolysemy
彼(かの)女(じょ) kanojoは wa彼(かれ) kareを o他(ほか) hokaの no誰(だれ)か() darekaと toまちがえた machigaeta。 She mistook him for someone else. mistakesconfusion~を~と間違える (mistake X for Y)と (standard of comparison)