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Hardly had the utterly exhausted marathon runner finally crossed the distant finish line when she completely collapsed face

down onto the hard rubber track in front of the cheering crowd. — 疲れ切ったマラソンランナーがついに遠くのゴールラインを越えるやいなや、応援する観衆の前で硬いゴムのトラックにうつ伏せに完全に倒れ込んだ。

Hardly had the relieved passengers boarded the long

delayed evening train and found their seats when the conductor suddenly announced yet another frustrating mechanical problem. — ほっとした乗客たちが長く遅れた夜の列車に乗り込んで席を見つけるやいなや、車掌が突然またもや腹立たしい機械的問題を告げた。

Hardly had the nervous young pianist played the very first delicate notes of the difficult sonata when the entire concert hall fell into an awed and reverent silence.

緊張した若いピアニストが難しいソナタの最初の繊細な音を奏でるやいなや、コンサートホール全体が畏敬と崇敬の沈黙に包まれた。

Hardly had we comfortably settled down at the cozy seaside restaurant for our long

awaited dinner when a sudden violent storm forced everyone to rush back inside immediately. — 私たちが待ちに待った夕食のため居心地の良い海辺のレストランに落ち着くやいなや、突然の激しい嵐が皆をすぐ屋内へ駆け戻らせた。

Hardly had the experienced detective carefully examined the very first piece of physical evidence when he instantly realized that the original police theory was entirely mistaken.

経験豊富な刑事が最初の物的証拠を注意深く調べるやいなや、当初の警察の見立てが完全に間違っていたと即座に気づいた。

No sooner had the long

awaited summer holidays finally officially begun than it suddenly started to rain heavily and miserably almost every single dreary day for weeks. — 待ちに待った夏休みがついに正式に始まるやいなや、何週間もほぼ毎日陰鬱に激しく惨めに雨が降り始めた。

No sooner had the popular new smartphone model gone on sale early that morning than thousands of eager customers completely sold out every single store nationwide.

人気の新型スマートフォンがその日の朝早く発売されるやいなや、何千もの熱心な客が全国の全店舗を完全に売り切れにした。

No sooner had the weary travelers finally checked into their booked hotel room than they discovered to their dismay that the air conditioning was completely broken.

疲れた旅行者たちが予約したホテルの部屋にようやくチェックインするやいなや、エアコンが完全に壊れていることに落胆して気づいた。

No sooner had the controversial politician finished his carefully rehearsed speech than dozens of angry reporters began shouting difficult and pointed questions all at once.

物議を醸す政治家が入念に練習した演説を終えるやいなや、数十人の怒った記者が一斉に難しく鋭い質問を叫び始めた。

No sooner had we managed to plant the delicate young seedlings in the freshly dug garden than an unexpected late frost arrived overnight and tragically killed them all.

私たちが新しく掘った庭に繊細な若い苗を植えるやいなや、予想外の遅霜が一夜にして訪れ、悲劇的に全てを枯らした。

Scarcely had the utterly exhausted worried young mother finally fallen into a deep sleep before her tiny newborn baby suddenly woke up crying loudly and insistently once again.

疲れ切って心配した若い母親がようやく深い眠りに落ちるかどうかのうちに、小さな新生児が再び突然大声でしつこく泣いて目を覚ました。

Scarcely had the ambitious construction company finished building the gleaming new office tower before serious structural cracks began appearing alarmingly in several upper floors.

野心的な建設会社が輝く新オフィスタワーを建て終わるかどうかのうちに、いくつかの上階で深刻な構造的ひび割れが警戒すべきほど現れ始めた。

Scarcely had the famous award

winning author published her highly anticipated new novel before fierce critics began enthusiastically tearing it apart in every major newspaper. — 有名な受賞作家が待望の新作小説を出版するかどうかのうちに、激しい批評家たちがあらゆる主要新聞で熱心にそれを酷評し始めた。

Scarcely had the cautious investors poured their hard

earned savings into the promising startup before the entire technology market unexpectedly and dramatically collapsed worldwide. — 慎重な投資家たちが苦労して貯めた金を有望なスタートアップに注ぎ込むかどうかのうちに、技術市場全体が予想外に劇的に世界中で崩壊した。

Scarcely had the relieved firefighters finally extinguished the raging warehouse blaze before a second smaller fire mysteriously broke out in a completely different part of the building.

ほっとした消防士たちが猛烈な倉庫火災をようやく消し止めるかどうかのうちに、建物の全く別の部分で2つ目の小火災が不可解に発生した。