A Room with a View — Page 10

English → Japanese Chapter I Level 6/10

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"I hardly know George, for he hasn't learnt to talk yet. He seems a nice creature, and I think he has brains. Of course, he has all his father's mannerisms, and it is quite possible that he, too, may be a Socialist."

「ジョージのことはよくわかりません、まだ話すことを覚えていないので。感じのいい子のようですし、頭もいいと思います。もちろん、父親の癖をすっかり受け継いでいますし、彼もまた社会主義者になる可能性は十分あります。」

"Oh, you relieve me," said Miss Bartlett. "So you think I ought to have accepted their offer? You feel I have been narrow-minded and suspicious?"

「それは安心しました」とバートレット嬢は言った。「では、彼らの申し出を受け入れるべきだったとお思いですか？私が偏狭で疑い深かったと？」

"Not at all," he answered; "I never suggested that."

「とんでもない」と彼は答えた。「そんなことは申しておりません。」

"But ought I not to apologize, at all events, for my apparent rudeness?"

「でも、いずれにせよ、私の無礼な振る舞いについてお詫びすべきではないでしょうか？」

He replied, with some irritation, that it would be quite unnecessary, and got up from his seat to go to the smoking-room.

彼はやや苛立った様子で、それは全く不要だと答え、席を立って喫煙室へと向かった。

"Was I a bore?" said Miss Bartlett, as soon as he had disappeared. "Why didn't you talk, Lucy? He prefers young people, I'm sure. I do hope I haven't monopolized him. I hoped you would have him all the evening, as well as all dinner-time."

「私、退屈させてしまったかしら？」と彼が姿を消すや否や、バートレット嬢は言った。「どうして話さなかったの、ルーシー？彼は若い人が好きなはずよ。彼を独り占めしてしまっていなければいいけれど。夕食の間も、そして夜の間もずっと、あなたが彼と話せるようにと思っていたのに。」

"He is nice," exclaimed Lucy. "Just what I remember. He seems to see good in everyone. No one would take him for a clergyman."

「素敵な方ね」とルーシーは言った。「記憶の通りだわ。誰の中にも良いところを見つけようとなさるみたい。聖職者とは誰も思わないでしょうね。」

"My dear Lucia—"

「ルーチャ、あなたねえ——」

"Well, you know what I mean. And you know how clergymen generally laugh; Mr. Beebe laughs just like an ordinary man."

「でも、言いたいことはわかるでしょう。聖職者というものがどんなふうに笑うかご存知でしょう。ビービーさんはごく普通の人のように笑うんですもの。」

"Funny girl! How you do remind me of your mother. I wonder if she will approve of Mr. Beebe."

「おかしな子ね！本当にお母さんに似ているわ。ビービーさんのことをお母さんが気に入るかしら。」

"I'm sure she will; and so will Freddy.

「きっと気に入るわ。フレディもそうよ。

Vocabulary

の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.
こと: koto — Thing, matter, or fact (abstract).
は: wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject.
よく: yoku — Well, often, or thoroughly.
わかり: wakari — Stem form of 'to understand' or 'to know'.
ませ: mase — Polite verb ending component used in formal speech.
ん: n — Negative or explanatory sentence-ending particle.
まだ: mada — Still, not yet; indicates ongoing or incomplete state.
話す: hanasu — To speak, talk, or converse with someone.
を: wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.
覚え: oboe — Stem of 'to remember, learn, or memorize'.
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.
い: i — Stem of iru; indicates ongoing or resultant state.
ない: nai — Negative auxiliary; indicates something does not occur.
で: de — Particle indicating means, location, or cause.
感じ: kanji — Feeling, impression, or sense of something.
いい: ii — Good, nice, or acceptable.
子: ko — Child, kid, or young person.
よう: yō — Seems like, appears to be; resemblance expression.
です: desu — Polite copula meaning 'is' or 'are'.
し: shi — Conjunction listing reasons or qualities; 'and also'.
頭: atama — Head; also refers to intelligence or cleverness.
も: mo — Also, too; inclusive or additive particle.
と: to — Quotation particle or conjunctive meaning 'and/with'.
思い: omoi — Thought, feeling, or desire; stem of 'to think'.
ます: masu — Polite verb ending for present or future tense.
もちろん: mochiron — Of course, certainly, naturally.
父親: chichioya — Father, one's male parent.
癖: kuse — Habit, quirk, or characteristic tendency.
すっかり: sukkari — Completely, entirely, thoroughly.
受け継い: uketsui — Inherited, succeeded to; took over from predecessor.
彼: kare — He, him; third-person masculine pronoun.
また: mata — Again, also, or furthermore.
社会主義者: shakaishugi-sha — Socialist; person who advocates socialism.
に: ni — Directional or target particle; 'to, at, in'.
なる: naru — To become, to turn into something.
可能性: kanōsei — Possibility, potential, or likelihood.
十分: jūbun — Sufficient, enough, plenty.
あり: ari — Stem of 'aru'; existence or presence of something.
それ: sore — That; refers to something near the listener.
安心: anshin — Relief, peace of mind, reassurance.
まし: mashi — Polite past tense auxiliary verb component.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.
嬢: jō — Young lady, Miss; respectful term for a woman.
言っ: it(te) — Said, spoke; conjunctive form of 'to say'.
彼ら: karera — They, them; third-person plural pronoun.
申し出: mōshide — Offer, proposal, suggestion made formally.
受け入れる: ukeireru — To accept, receive, or take in an offer.
べき: beki — Should, ought to; expressing obligation or expectation.
だっ: dat(ta) — Past form of copula 'da'; 'was' or 'were'.
お: o — Honorific prefix showing politeness or respect.
か: ka — Question-marking sentence-final particle.
私: watashi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun.
が: ga — Subject-marking particle; also expresses contrast.
偏狭: henkyō — Narrow-minded, intolerant, bigoted.
疑い: utagai — Doubt, suspicion, distrust.
深かっ: fukakat(ta) — Was deep or strong; past form of 'fukai'.
とんでも: tondemo — Absolutely not, no way, absurd idea.
答え: kotae — Answer, response, reply.
そんな: sonna — Such, that kind of; referring to mentioned thing.
申し: mōshi — Humble stem of 'to say'; polite speech form.
おり: ori — Humble form of 'iru'; to be, to exist politely.
でも: demo — But, however; contrastive conjunction.
いずれ: izure — Eventually, sooner or later, either way.
せよ: seyo — Imperative form of 'suru'; regardless or whether.
無礼: burei — Rudeness, impoliteness, discourtesy.
な: na — Adjectival or prohibitive particle; 'don't' or '-ish'.
振る舞い: furumai — Behavior, conduct, manners, deportment.
つい: tsui — Unintentionally, inadvertently, just recently.
お詫び: owabi — Apology, expression of regret or sorry.
す: su — Short form of 'suru'; to do (informal/contracted).
でしょう: deshō — Probably, right?; polite presumptive ending.
やや: yaya — Slightly, a little, somewhat.
苛立っ: iradат(te) — Irritated, agitated; conjunctive form of 'iradatsu'.
様子: yōsu — Appearance, state, situation, manner.
全く: mattaku — Completely, entirely, absolutely, not at all.
不要: fuyō — Unnecessary, unneeded, not required.
だ: da — Plain copula meaning 'is' or 'are' (informal).
席: seki — Seat, place, position at a table.
立っ: tat(te) — Standing up; conjunctive form of 'tatsu'.
喫煙室: kitsuenshitsu — Smoking room, designated area for smoking.
へ: e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to'.
向かっ: mukat(te) — Headed toward, facing; conjunctive of 'mukau'.
退屈: taikutsu — Boredom, tedium; feeling bored or dull.
さ: sa — Nominalizing suffix; also casual sentence-end particle.
せ: se — Causative verb stem; making someone do something.
しまっ: shimat(te) — Ended up doing; regrettable completion of action.
かしら: kashira — I wonder; feminine sentence-ending expressing uncertainty.
姿: sugata — Figure, appearance, form of a person.
消す: kesu — To erase, turn off, disappear, vanish.
や: ya — As soon as; or listing particle like 'and'.
否や: inaya — No sooner than; immediately after something happened.
どうして: dōshite — Why, how come; asking for reason or cause.
話さ: hanasa — Negative stem of 'hanasu'; didn't speak or talk.
なかっ: nakat(ta) — Was not; past negative auxiliary form.
若い: wakai — Young, youthful in age or appearance.
人: hito — Person, human being, individual.
好き: suki — Like, fond of; expressing preference or affection.
はず: hazu — Expected to be; should be, supposed to.
よ: yo — Sentence-final particle asserting or emphasizing information.
独り占め: hitorijime — Monopolizing, keeping all to oneself.
なけれ: nakere — Conditional negative; 'if not' or 'must'.
ば: ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.
けれど: keredo — But, however, although; contrastive conjunction.
夕食: yūshoku — Dinner, evening meal, supper.
間: aida — Between, during, interval of time or space.
そして: soshite — And then, and also; connecting conjunctive.
夜: yoru — Night, evening, nighttime.
ずっと: zutto — All along, continuously, much more, far.
あなた: anata — You; second-person singular pronoun (polite).
話せる: hanaseru — Can speak, able to talk (potential form).
思っ: omot(te) — Thought, thinking; conjunctive form of 'omou'.
素敵: suteki — Wonderful, lovely, splendid, attractive.
方: kata — Person (polite); also direction or way.
ね: ne — Seeking agreement; 'right?' or 'isn't it?'
記憶: kioku — Memory, recollection, remembrance.
通り: tōri — As expected or stated; in accordance with.
わ: wa — Feminine sentence-final particle expressing assertion.
誰: dare — Who; interrogative pronoun for a person.
中: naka — Inside, middle, among, within.
良い: yoi — Good, fine, excellent, favorable.
ところ: tokoro — Place, point, aspect, situation.
見つけよう: mitsukeyō — Let's find, try to discover something.
なさる: nasaru — Honorific form of 'suru'; to do (respectful).
みたい: mitai — Seems like, looks like, appears to be.
聖職者: seishokusha — Clergyman, minister, member of the clergy.
思わ: omowa — Negative stem of 'omou'; don't think or didn't think.
ねえ: nee — Hey, listen; seeking attention or agreement.
言い: ii — Stem of 'to say'; want to say or saying.
たい: tai — Want to do; expresses desire to perform action.
わかる: wakaru — To understand, to know, to be clear.
という: to iu — Called, known as; quoting or defining something.
もの: mono — Thing, object; also softens statements or complaints.
どんな: donna — What kind of, what sort of.
ふう: fū — Way, manner, style, appearance of doing.
笑う: warau — To laugh, smile, or chuckle.
ご存知: gozonji — Honorific 'do you know'; polite knowledge expression.
さん: san — Honorific title equivalent to Mr., Mrs., Ms.
ごく: goku — Extremely, very, quite, absolutely ordinary.
普通: futsū — Ordinary, normal, common, usual.
おかしな: okashina — Strange, funny, odd, peculiar.
本当に: hontō ni — Really, truly, genuinely, honestly.
お母さん: okāsan — Mother, mom; polite term for one's mother.
似: ni — Resembles, looks like; stem of 'niru' (to resemble).
いる: iru — To be, to exist (for animate beings).
気に入る: ki ni iru — To like, take a fancy to, be pleased with.
きっと: kitto — Surely, certainly, definitely, without doubt.
そう: sō — So, that's right; agreement or resemblance.

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