Q. and R.
Transcription:
これは試練だ…
僕が本物の医者になれるかどうか…
試されている…
Vocabulary
- 試練【シ・レン】: test, trial
- 本物【ホン・もの】: real thing, genuine (note the mixed ON/kun reading)
- 試す【ため・す】: to attempt, to try, to test (same kanji as 試練)
- (動詞)かどうか : “whether or not to (verb)”. the construction is just the juxtaposition of two questions (particle か), one of them after a phrase, the other after the interrogative word どう (how, in what manner, in what way)
Interpretation
Once the vocabulary done, it is straightforward:
これは試練だ…
This is a test
僕が本物の医者になれるかどうか…
Whether or not I can become a genuine doctor…
試されている…
I’m being tested (on that)…!!
notes: なれる = potential form of なる
試される = passive (then ~ている). I’m not very sure the purpose of the passive form here…
thanks to Myria for solving the 試される question