A Room with a View — Page 1

English → Japanese Chapter I Level 6/10

The Bertolini

ベルトリーニ

"The Signora had no business to do it," said Miss Bartlett, "no business at all.

「シニョーラにはそんなことをする権利などなかったのよ」とバートレット嬢は言った。「まったく、権利などなかったわ。

She promised us south rooms with a view close together, instead of which here are north rooms, looking into a courtyard, and a long way apart.

彼女は私たちに、眺めのよい南向きの隣り合った部屋を約束したのに、実際には北向きの部屋で、中庭に面しており、しかも遠く離れているじゃないの。

Oh, Lucy!"

まあ、ルーシー！」

"And a Cockney, besides!" said Lucy, who had been further saddened by the Signora's unexpected accent.

「それに、コックニー訛りまであって！」とルーシーは言った。彼女はシニョーラの思いがけない訛りにさらに気落ちしていた。

"It might be London."

「ロンドンにいるみたいだわ。」

She looked at the two rows of English people who were sitting at the table; at the row of white bottles of water and red bottles of wine that ran between the English people; at the portraits of the late Queen and the late Poet Laureate that hung behind the English people, heavily framed; at the notice of the English church (Rev. Cuthbert Eager, M. A. Oxon.), that was the only other decoration of the wall.

彼女はテーブルに座っているイギリス人たちの二列を眺めた。イギリス人たちの間に並ぶ白い水のボトルと赤いワインのボトルの列を眺めた。イギリス人たちの後ろに重厚な額縁に入って飾られた、故女王と故桂冠詩人の肖像画を眺めた。そして壁の唯一の他の飾りである、英国教会の告知（カスバート・イーガー師、オックスフォード大学文学修士）を眺めた。

"Charlotte, don't you feel, too, that we might be in London?

「シャーロット、あなたも、ロンドンにいるみたいだと感じない？

I can hardly believe that all kinds of other things are just outside.

すぐ外にはあらゆる別の世界が広がっているなんて、とても信じられないわ。

I suppose it is one's being so tired."

きっと、とても疲れているせいね。」

"This meat has surely been used for soup," said Miss Bartlett, laying down her fork.

「このお肉はきっとスープに使ったものだわ」とバートレット嬢はフォークを置きながら言った。

"I want so to see the Arno.

「アルノ川をどうしても見たいのよ。

The rooms the Signora promised us in her letter would have looked over the Arno.

シニョーラが手紙で約束してくれた部屋なら、アルノ川が見渡せたはずなのに。

The Signora had no business to do it at all.

シニョーラにはそんなことをする権利などまったくなかったのよ。

Oh, it is a shame!"

まあ、ひどいわ！」

"Any nook does for me," Miss Bartlett continued; "but it does seem hard that you shouldn't have a view.

「私はどんな場所でも構わないわ」とバートレット嬢は続けた。「でも、あなたが眺めを持てないのは、本当につらいことよね。

Vocabulary

に: ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or target.
は: wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the subject.
そんな: sonna — Such, that kind of thing or action.
こと: koto — Thing, fact, or matter (abstract noun).
を: wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.
する: suru — To do, to perform an action.
権利: kenri — Right, entitlement, or legal privilege.
など: nado — Et cetera, such as, or things like that.
なかった: nakatta — Past negative form of 'aru'; did not exist.
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.
よ: yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting or emphasizing a point.
と: to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.
嬢: jō — Young lady, Miss; title for an unmarried woman.
言っ: it(te) — Said, spoke; conjunctive form of 'iu' (to say).
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb in Japanese.
まったく: mattaku — Completely, utterly, or expressing exasperation.
わ: wa — Sentence-ending particle, typically feminine soft assertion.
彼女: kanojo — She, her; third-person feminine pronoun.
私: watashi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people; we, they, etc.
眺め: nagame — View, scenery; the act of gazing at something.
よい: yoi — Good, fine, pleasant, or favorable.
南向き: minamimuki — South-facing orientation of a room or building.
隣り合っ: tonariat(te) — Adjacent to, next to each other (rooms, etc.).
部屋: heya — Room, a space within a building.
約束: yakusoku — Promise, agreement, or appointment.
し: shi — Conjunctive form of 'suru'; did, and then.
実際: jissai — Actually, in reality, in practice.
北向き: kitamuki — North-facing orientation of a room or building.
で: de — Particle indicating location of action or means.
中庭: nakaniwa — Courtyard, inner garden within a building.
面し: menshi — Facing toward, fronting onto something.
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting verbs or clauses.
おり: ori — Polite form of 'iru'; to be, to exist.
しかも: shikamo — Moreover, furthermore, on top of that.
遠く: tōku — Far away, distant; adverbial form of 'tōi'.
離れ: hanare — Separated from, apart; stem of 'hanareru'.
いる: iru — To be, to exist (for animate beings).
じゃ: ja — Contracted form of 'de wa'; well then, so.
ない: nai — Negative verb ending; does not exist, is not.
まあ: maa — Well, oh my; interjection expressing mild surprise.
それ: sore — That, it; middle-distance demonstrative pronoun.
訛り: namari — Accent, dialect, regional speech variation.
まで: made — Until, up to, even; extent or limit particle.
あっ: a(tte) — There is/was; conjunctive of 'aru'.
思いがけ: omoigake — Unexpected, surprising; stem of 'omoigakenai'.
さらに: sara ni — Furthermore, even more, additionally.
気落ち: kiochi — Feeling disheartened, dispirited, or dejected.
い: i — Conjunctive or stem form of adjective 'ii'/verb ending.
みたい: mitai — Seems like, looks like, similar to.
だ: da — Copula; plain form of 'desu', meaning 'is/are'.
テーブル: tēburu — Table, a piece of furniture.
座っ: suwat(te) — Sat down; conjunctive form of 'suwaru'.
イギリス: Igirisu — England or the United Kingdom.
人: hito / jin — Person, people, human being.
二列: niretsu — Two rows or two lines of arrangement.
間: aida / ma — Between, interval, space, or gap.
並ぶ: narabu — To line up, to stand in a row.
白い: shiroi — White; color adjective.
水: mizu — Water; a basic liquid.
ボトル: botoru — Bottle, a container for liquids.
赤い: akai — Red; color adjective.
ワイン: wain — Wine, an alcoholic grape beverage.
列: retsu — Row, line, or column of objects.
後ろ: ushiro — Behind, back, rear position.
重厚: jūkō — Solid and imposing, weighty and dignified.
な: na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
額縁: gakubuchi — Picture frame, a frame enclosing artwork.
入っ: hait(te) — Put in, enclosed; conjunctive of 'hairu'.
飾ら: kazara — Decorated, adorned; negative or conjunctive of 'kazaru'.
れ: re — Passive or potential auxiliary verb form.
故: ko / yue — Late, deceased; former (used before a person's name).
女王: joō — Queen, a female monarch.
桂冠: keikan — Laurel crown; laureate honor in poetry.
詩人: shijin — Poet, someone who writes poetry.
肖像画: shōzōga — Portrait painting, a painted image of a person.
そして: soshite — And then, and also, furthermore.
壁: kabe — Wall, a vertical structure in a building.
唯一: yuiitsu — The only one, sole, unique.
他: hoka / ta — Other, another, the rest.
飾り: kazari — Decoration, ornament, or adornment.
ある: aru — To exist, to be (for inanimate things).
英国: Eikoku — England, Britain; formal term for the UK.
教会: kyōkai — Church, a Christian place of worship.
告知: kōchi — Notice, announcement, or official notification.
師: shi — Master, reverend, teacher; honorific suffix.
大学: daigaku — University, college; institution of higher education.
文学: bungaku — Literature, literary studies as an academic field.
修士: shūshi — Master's degree; graduate academic qualification.
あなた: anata — You; second-person pronoun in Japanese.
も: mo — Also, too; inclusive particle in Japanese.
感じ: kanji — Feeling, sense, impression of something.
すぐ: sugu — Immediately, soon, right away.
外: soto — Outside, exterior, outdoors.
あらゆる: arayuru — All, every kind of, any possible.
別: betsu — Different, separate, another, distinct.
世界: sekai — World, the globe, a realm or sphere.
が: ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.
広がっ: hirogat(te) — Spread out, expanded; conjunctive of 'hirogaru'.
なんて: nante — Such a thing as; expressing surprise or dismissal.
とても: totemo — Very, extremely, quite; intensifying adverb.
信じ: shinji — Believe; stem of 'shinjiru' (to believe/trust).
られ: rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb form.
きっと: kitto — Surely, certainly, definitely.
疲れ: tsukare — Tiredness, fatigue; stem of 'tsukareru'.
せい: sei — Fault, cause, blame; reason for something negative.
ね: ne — Sentence-ending particle seeking agreement or confirmation.
この: kono — This; demonstrative adjective for nearby things.
お肉: o-niku — Meat; polite form with honorific 'o' prefix.
スープ: sūpu — Soup, a liquid food dish.
使っ: tsuka(tte) — Used; conjunctive form of 'tsukau' (to use).
もの: mono — Thing, object; nominalizer indicating reason or fact.
フォーク: fōku — Fork, a utensil for eating food.
置き: oki — Placed, put down; stem of 'oku' (to place).
ながら: nagara — While doing, although; simultaneous action conjunction.
川: kawa — River, a flowing body of water.
どうしても: dōshitemo — No matter what, by all means, absolutely.
見: mi — See, look; stem of 'miru' (to look/see).
たい: tai — Want to do; desire auxiliary verb form.
手紙: tegami — Letter, written correspondence sent to someone.
くれ: kure — Give me; imperative of 'kureru' (give to me).
なら: nara — If, given that; conditional conjunction in Japanese.
見渡せ: miwatase — Can overlook, can survey a wide view.
はず: hazu — Should be, supposed to be, expected outcome.
なかっ: nakat(ta) — Was not; past negative of 'nai' (not exist).
ひどい: hidoi — Terrible, awful, severe, harsh.
どんな: donna — What kind of, what sort of thing.
場所: basho — Place, location, spot.
構わ: kamawa — Don't mind, don't care; negative of 'kamau'.
続け: tsuzuke — Continue; stem/imperative of 'tsuzukeru'.
でも: demo — But, however, even so; contrastive conjunction.
持て: mote — Can hold, can have; potential form of 'motsu'.
本当: hontō — True, real, genuine; really, truly.
つらい: tsurai — Hard, painful, emotionally or physically difficult.

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