A Room with a View — Page 8
Was this really Italy?
ここは本当にイタリアなのだろうか？
Miss Bartlett was already seated on a tightly stuffed arm-chair, which had the colour and the contours of a tomato.
バートレット嬢はすでに、トマトのような色と形をした、ぎっしりと詰め物をされた肘掛け椅子に腰かけていた。
She was talking to Mr. Beebe, and as she spoke, her long narrow head drove backwards and forwards, slowly, regularly, as though she were demolishing some invisible obstacle.
彼女はビーブ氏と話していて、話しながら、その細長い頭をゆっくりと規則的に前後に動かしていた。まるで目に見えない障害物を取り除こうとしているかのように。
"We are most grateful to you," she was saying.
「本当にありがとうございます」と彼女は言っていた。
"The first evening means so much.
「最初の夜というのは、とても大切なものですから。
When you arrived we were in for a peculiarly _mauvais quart d'heure_."
あなたがいらっしゃったとき、私たちはちょうど実に困った状況に陥っておりましたの」
He expressed his regret.
彼は遺憾の意を示した。
"Do you, by any chance, know the name of an old man who sat opposite us at dinner?"
「ひょっとして、夕食のとき私たちの向かいに座っていた老人の名前をご存知ですか？」
"Emerson."
「エマーソンです」
"Is he a friend of yours?"
「あなたのお知り合いですか？」
"We are friendly—as one is in pensions."
「仲良くしています――下宿ではよくあることですが」
"Then I will say no more."
「では、これ以上は申しますまい」
He pressed her very slightly, and she said more.
彼がほんの少し促すと、彼女はさらに語った。
"I am, as it were," she concluded, "the chaperon of my young cousin, Lucy, and it would be a serious thing if I put her under an obligation to people of whom we know nothing.
「私はいわば」と彼女は締めくくった、「若い従妹のルーシーの付添人ですので、素性もわからない人たちに彼女が恩義を感じるような立場に置くことになれば、それは重大なことです。
His manner was somewhat unfortunate.
彼の態度は少々不適切でした。
I hope I acted for the best."
私は最善の行動をとったと思っております」
"You acted very naturally," said he.
「あなたはごく自然に行動なさいました」と彼は言った。
He seemed thoughtful, and after a few moments added: "All the same, I don't think much harm would have come of accepting."
彼は考え込んでいる様子で、少し間を置いてから付け加えた。「それでも、申し出を受け入れたとしても、大した害はなかったと思いますが」
"No _harm_, of course. But we could not be under an obligation."
「もちろん、害はございません。でも、恩義を受けるわけにはいきませんでしたの」
"He is rather a peculiar man.
「彼はかなり変わった方です。
Vocabulary
- ここ
- koko — Here; this place
- は
- wa — Topic-marking particle
- 本当
- hontou — Truth; reality; truly
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or time
- イタリア
- itaria — Italy; the country Italy
- な
- na — Adjectival linking particle or emphatic particle
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle
- だろう
- darou — Probably; I suppose; conjecture expression
- か
- ka — Question-marking particle
- 嬢
- jou — Young lady; Miss; daughter
- すでに
- sudeni — Already; by now
- トマト
- tomato — Tomato; the red fruit/vegetable
- よう
- you — Appearing like; resembling; seeming
- 色
- iro — Color; hue; shade
- と
- to — And; with; quotation particle
- 形
- katachi — Shape; form; figure
- を
- wo — Object-marking particle
- し
- shi — Conjunctive form of suru; doing
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb
- ぎっしり
- gisshiri — Tightly packed; crammed full
- 詰め物
- tsumemono — Stuffing; padding; filling material
- さ
- sa — Passive or causative suffix; nominalizer
- れ
- re — Passive verb auxiliary form
- 肘掛け椅子
- hijikake isu — Armchair; chair with armrests
- 腰かけ
- koshikake — Seat; to sit down; perch
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting actions
- い
- i — Continuous aspect auxiliary (iru form)
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; girlfriend
- 氏
- shi — Mr.; honorific title for a person
- 話し
- hanashi — Talking; speaking; conversation
- ながら
- nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions
- その
- sono — That; the (referring to something nearby)
- 細長い
- hosonagai — Long and narrow; slender in shape
- 頭
- atama — Head; the top of the body
- ゆっくり
- yukkuri — Slowly; leisurely; at a relaxed pace
- 規則的
- kisokuteki — Regular; systematic; occurring in a pattern
- 前後
- zengo — Back and forth; before and after
- 動かし
- ugokashi — Moving; causing something to move
- まるで
- marude — Just like; as if; entirely
- 目
- me — Eye; vision; sight
- 見え
- mie — Appearing; being visible; seeming
- ない
- nai — Negation; not existing; absent
- 障害物
- shougaibutsu — Obstacle; obstruction; something blocking the way
- 取り除こう
- torinozoukou — Let's remove; attempting to clear away
- いる
- iru — To exist; to be (animate subject)
- ありがとう
- arigatou — Thank you; expression of gratitude
- ござい
- gozai — Polite form of existence verb aru
- ます
- masu — Polite verb ending suffix
- 言っ
- it(te) — Said; spoke; uttered (te-form)
- 最初
- saisho — The first; the beginning; initially
- 夜
- yoru — Night; evening
- いう
- iu — To say; to call; to be called
- とても
- totemo — Very; extremely; quite
- 大切
- taisetsu — Important; precious; valuable; dear
- もの
- mono — Thing; object; matter
- です
- desu — Polite copula; is; am; are
- から
- kara — Because; from; since
- あなた
- anata — You; second-person pronoun
- が
- ga — Subject-marking particle
- いらっしゃっ
- irasshatte — Honorific form of to be or come
- とき
- toki — Time; moment; when
- 私
- watashi — I; me; first-person pronoun
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people; we/they
- ちょうど
- choudo — Exactly; just; precisely
- 実
- jitsu — Truth; reality; actually; in fact
- 困っ
- komatте — Troubled; in difficulty; having a problem
- 状況
- joukyou — Situation; circumstances; condition
- 陥っ
- ochiitte — Fallen into; trapped in a situation
- おり
- ori — Humble form of いる; being; existing
- まし
- mashi — Polite past auxiliary verb form
- 彼
- kare — He; him; boyfriend
- 遺憾
- ikan — Regret; disappointment; dissatisfaction
- 意
- i — Meaning; intention; mind; will
- 示し
- shimeshi — Showing; indicating; expressing
- ひょっと
- hyotto — Perhaps; by chance; possibly
- 夕食
- yuushoku — Dinner; evening meal; supper
- 向かい
- mukai — Opposite; facing; across from
- 座っ
- suwatte — Seated; sitting down (te-form)
- 老人
- roujin — Elderly person; old man or woman
- 名前
- namae — Name; one's personal name
- ご存知
- gozonji — Honorific: knowing; being aware of
- お知り合い
- oshiriai — Acquaintance; someone one knows
- 仲良く
- nakayoku — Getting along well; on friendly terms
- 下宿
- geshuku — Lodging house; boarding house; rented room
- で
- de — At; by means of; location/method particle
- よく
- yoku — Often; well; frequently; commonly
- ある
- aru — To exist; to have (inanimate)
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; matter (abstract)
- これ
- kore — This; this thing here
- 以上
- ijou — More than; beyond; that is all
- 申し
- moushi — Humble form of to say or speak
- まい
- mai — Negative volitional; will not; shall not
- ほん
- hon — A little; slight; very small amount
- 少し
- sukoshi — A little; a small amount
- 促す
- unagasu — To urge; to prompt; to encourage action
- さらに
- sarani — Furthermore; even more; additionally
- 語っ
- katatte — Speaking; narrating; telling (te-form)
- いわば
- iwaba — So to speak; as it were; in other words
- 締めくくっ
- shimekukutte — Wrapped up; concluded; summarized (te-form)
- 若い
- wakai — Young; youthful; in early life
- 従妹
- itoko — Female cousin; younger female cousin
- 付添人
- tsukisoinin — Attendant; chaperone; accompanying person
- 素性
- sujou — Background; origin; one's true identity
- も
- mo — Also; too; even; as well
- わから
- wakara — Not knowing; not understanding (negative stem)
- 人
- hito — Person; human being; people
- 恩義
- ongi — Obligation; debt of gratitude; indebtedness
- 感じる
- kanjiru — To feel; to sense; to perceive
- 立場
- tachiba — Standpoint; position; one's situation
- 置く
- oku — To place; to put; to set down
- なれ
- nare — Conditional form of naru; if it becomes
- ば
- ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when
- それ
- sore — That; that thing
- 重大
- juudai — Serious; grave; weighty; significant
- 態度
- taido — Attitude; manner; behavior; stance
- 少々
- shoushou — A little; slightly; just a moment
- 不適切
- futekisetsu — Inappropriate; unsuitable; improper
- でし
- deshi — Polite copula past tense (deshita stem)
- 最善
- saizen — Best; one's utmost; optimal action
- 行動
- koudou — Action; behavior; conduct; activity
- とっ
- totte — Taking; adopting (te-form of toru)
- 思っ
- omotte — Thinking; believing; feeling (te-form)
- ごく
- goku — Extremely; very; utterly; quite
- 自然
- shizen — Natural; nature; spontaneous
- なさい
- nasai — Polite imperative; please do (command)
- 考え込ん
- kangaekon(de) — Deep in thought; pondering seriously
- 様子
- yousu — Appearance; manner; state; situation
- 間
- ma — Interval; pause; space; while
- 置い
- oite — Placing; putting; setting (te-form)
- 付け加え
- tsukekuwae — Adding; supplementing; appending further
- でも
- demo — But; however; even so; or something
- 申し出
- moushide — Offer; proposal; application; request
- 受け入れ
- ukoire — Accepting; receiving; taking in
- 大し
- taishi — Great; significant; serious (negative: not much)
- 害
- gai — Harm; damage; injury; ill effect
- なかっ
- nakatte — Was not; did not exist (negative past)
- 思い
- omoi — Thought; feeling; emotion; wish
- もちろん
- mochiron — Of course; certainly; naturally
- ませ
- mase — Polite imperative suffix; please do
- ん
- n — Negative contraction; explanatory particle
- 受ける
- ukeru — To receive; to accept; to undergo
- わけ
- wake — Reason; meaning; no wonder; so
- いき
- iki — Going; proceeding (conjunctive of iku)
- かなり
- kanari — Considerably; fairly; quite; rather
- 変わっ
- kawatte — Changed; different; unusual (te-form)
- 方
- kata — Person (polite); way; direction; method
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