He was a small old man, curious to look at, and every day when I came out of my cottage and passed his garden he was there, his crutches under his arms, leaning on the gate, silently regarding me as I went by.（A Traveller in Little Things by W. H. Hudson）
英文を前から読んでいくために、語句のかたまりを作ります。こんな具合に課題文をスラッシュ（斜め線）で区切ります（スラッシュリーディング）。語句のかたまりを意識すると、リスニングで英語の意味をつかむのが楽になります。
He was a small old man,／（コンマの後）curious to look at,／（接続詞の前）and every day when I came out of my cottage and passed his garden／（主語が文頭にないときの主語の前）he was there,／（コンマの後）his crutches under his arms,／（現在分詞の前）leaning on the gate,／（コンマの後）silently regarding me as I went by.
語句のかたまりを前から訳していきます。
He was a small old man,
彼は小柄な老人だった
curious to look at,
一風変わった外見の
and every day when I came out of my cottage and passed his garden
そして毎日、私が小さな自宅を出て、彼の庭の前を通るとき
he was there,
彼は庭にいた
his crutches under his arms,
両脇の松葉杖で体を支えて
leaning on the gate,
門に寄りかかって
silently regarding me as I went by.
私が通り過ぎるのを黙って見ていた
He was a small old man, curious to look at, and every day when I came out of my cottage and passed his garden he was there, his crutches under his arms, leaning on the gate, silently regarding me as I went by.
彼は小柄な老人で、一風変わった外見だった。毎日、私が小さな自宅を出て、彼の庭の前を通るとき、彼は庭におり、両脇の松葉杖で体を支え、門に寄りかかって、私が通り過ぎるのを黙って見ていた。
He was a small old man, curious to look at, and every day when I came out of my cottage and passed his garden he was there, his crutches under his arms, leaning on the gate, silently regarding me as I went by.
・curious to look at→ a small old man の補足説明です。to look at は curious（「風変わりな」）の判断の根拠を示す to不定詞と考えられます。
・his crutches under his arms→ ここは付帯状況のwith を補って、with his crutches under his arms として意味がとれます。
・leaning on the gate→ he を意味上の主語とする分詞構文です（付帯状況）。
・silently regarding me as I went by→ 上の行と同じく、he を意味上の主語とする分詞構文です（付帯状況）。
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