A Room with a View — Page 12

English → Japanese Chapter I Level 6/10

It was a real catastrophe, not a mere episode, that evening of hers at Venice, when she had found in her bedroom something that is one worse than a flea, though one better than something else.

それは単なる出来事ではなく、本当の大惨事だった。ヴェネツィアでのあの夜、彼女は寝室でノミよりも一段階悪いものを、しかし他の何かよりは一段階マシなものを見つけたのだった。

"But here you are as safe as in England. Signora Bertolini is so English."

「でも、ここはイングランドと同じくらい安全ですよ。ベルトリーニ夫人はとてもイギリス的ですから。」

"Yet our rooms smell," said poor Lucy. "We dread going to bed."

「でも私たちの部屋は臭いがするんです」と気の毒なルーシーは言った。「床につくのが怖くて。」

"Ah, then you look into the court." She sighed. "If only Mr. Emerson was more tactful! We were so sorry for you at dinner."

「ああ、それでは中庭に面したお部屋を見てみましょう。」彼女はため息をついた。「エマーソンさんがもう少し気が利く方だったら！夕食の席では、本当にお気の毒に思いましたわ。」

"I think he was meaning to be kind."

「親切のつもりだったのだと思います。」

"Undoubtedly he was," said Miss Bartlett.

「それは疑いなくそうでしょう」とバートレット嬢は言った。

"Mr. Beebe has just been scolding me for my suspicious nature. Of course, I was holding back on my cousin's account."

「ビーブさんはたった今、私の疑い深い性質について叱っていらっしゃいました。もちろん、私は従姉のことを慮って遠慮していたのですが。」

"Of course," said the little old lady; and they murmured that one could not be too careful with a young girl.

「もちろんですわ」と小柄な老婦人は言った。そして二人は、若い娘に対しては慎重すぎるということはないと小声で言い合った。

Lucy tried to look demure, but could not help feeling a great fool. No one was careful with her at home; or, at all events, she had not noticed it.

ルーシーは取り澄ました顔をしようとしたが、自分がひどく間抜けに思えてならなかった。家では誰も自分のことをそれほど気にかけてはいなかった。少なくとも、彼女はそれに気づいたことがなかった。

"About old Mr. Emerson—I hardly know. No, he is not tactful; yet, have you ever noticed that there are people who do things which are most indelicate, and yet at the same time—beautiful?"

「老エマーソンさんのことは——なんとも申しかねます。確かに気が利く方ではない。しかし、こんなことに気づいたことはございませんか——最もデリカシーのないことをするのに、それでいて同時に——美しい人というものが？」

"Beautiful?" said Miss Bartlett, puzzled at the word. "Are not beauty and delicacy the same?"

「美しい？」とバートレット嬢はその言葉に当惑しながら言った。「美しさと繊細さは同じものではありませんか？」

"So one would have thought," said the other helplessly. "But things are so difficult, I sometimes think.

「そう思われるでしょうね」と相手の女性は途方に暮れたように言った。「でも物事というのはとても難しいものだと、私は時々思うのです。

Vocabulary

それ: sore — That thing; refers to something near listener.
は: wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese sentences.
単なる: tan naru — Mere, simple, nothing more than something.
出来事: dekigoto — An event, incident, or happening.
で: de — Particle indicating means, location, or context.
なく: naku — Negating form meaning 'not being' or 'without'.
本当: hontou — True, real, genuine; used to emphasize truth.
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.
大惨事: daisanji — A great disaster, catastrophe, or calamity.
だっ: da(tt-) — Past tense copula form; was, were.
た: ta — Past tense grammatical ending for verbs.
ヴェネツィア: Venetsia — Venice, the famous Italian city on water.
あの: ano — That (over there); refers to distant thing.
夜: yoru — Night, nighttime, evening hours.
彼女: kanojo — She, her; also used to mean girlfriend.
寝室: shinshitsu — Bedroom, a room used for sleeping.
ノミ: nomi — Flea; a small parasitic jumping insect.
より: yori — Than; used for comparisons between two things.
も: mo — Also, too, even; inclusive particle.
一: ichi — One; the number one.
段階: dankai — Stage, level, step in a process.
悪い: warui — Bad, wrong, poor in quality.
もの: mono — Thing, object; also used for emphasis.
を: wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.
しかし: shikashi — However, but; conjunction showing contrast.
他: hoka — Other, another, elsewhere, different.
何か: nanika — Something, anything; an unspecified thing.
マシ: mashi — Better (than something bad), preferable.
な: na — Adjectival ending or sentence-final emphatic particle.
見つけ: mitsuke — To find, to discover something.
でも: demo — But, however; even so.
ここ: koko — Here, this place.
イングランド: Ингurando — England, the country in the United Kingdom.
と: to — And; with; quotation particle.
同じ: onaji — Same, identical, equal.
くらい: kurai — About, approximately; to the same degree.
安全: anzen — Safe, secure, free from danger.
です: desu — Polite copula meaning 'is, am, are'.
よ: yo — Sentence-final particle asserting or emphasizing information.
夫人: fujin — Mrs., Madam; a married woman of status.
とても: totemo — Very, extremely, quite.
イギリス: Igirisu — Britain, the United Kingdom.
的: teki — Suffix meaning '-like', '-ish', '-ic'.
から: kara — Because; from; since; therefore.
私: watashi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people; we, they.
部屋: heya — Room, a space within a building.
臭い: kusai — Smelly, stinky, having a bad odor.
が: ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.
する: suru — To do; also used with nouns to form verbs.
ん: n — Explanatory or softening sentence-final particle.
気: ki — Spirit, feeling, mind, attention, mood.
毒: doku — Poison; also used in 気の毒 meaning pitiful.
言っ: i(tt-) — Said; past stem form of 言う (to say).
床: yuka / toko — Floor; also can mean bed (寝床).
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or time.
つく: tsuku — To go to bed; to attach; to arrive.
怖く: kowaku — Frightening, scary (adverbial form of 怖い).
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting verbs or clauses.
ああ: aa — Ah, oh; exclamation of realization or emotion.
中庭: nakaniwa — Courtyard, inner garden enclosed by building.
面し: menshi — Facing, fronting toward something.
お: o — Honorific prefix showing politeness or respect.
見て: mite — Look, see; te-form of 見る (to look).
み: mi — Softening imperative ending; try doing something.
ましょ: masho — Volitional polite form; let's do something.
う: u — Volitional auxiliary; let's, shall we.
ため息: tameiki — A sigh; exhaling from weariness or emotion.
つい: tsui — Unintentionally; just; inadvertently did something.
さん: san — Polite honorific suffix for names, Mr./Ms.
もう: mou — Already, anymore, a little more.
少し: sukoshi — A little, a bit, slightly.
利く: kiku — To work effectively; to be capable or shrewd.
方: kata / hou — Person (polite); direction; way, method.
たら: tara — Conditional form; if, when something happens.
夕食: yuushoku — Dinner, evening meal.
席: seki — Seat, place, position at a table.
思い: omoi — Thought, feeling, emotion, recollection.
まし: mashi — Polite past auxiliary form of ます.
わ: wa — Feminine sentence-final particle for mild assertion.
親切: shinsetsu — Kindness, friendliness, being considerate.
つもり: tsumori — Intention, plan, expectation to do something.
だ: da — Casual copula meaning 'is, am, are'.
ます: masu — Polite verb ending indicating present or future.
疑い: utagai — Doubt, suspicion, uncertainty about something.
そう: sou — So, that way; seems like, I hear.
でしょ: desho — Probably, right? Seeking agreement or confirmation.
嬢: jou — Young lady, Miss; used as polite suffix.
たった: tatta — Just, only, merely (emphasizing small amount).
今: ima — Now, currently, at this moment.
深い: fukai — Deep, profound, intense.
性質: seishitsu — Nature, character, disposition, personality trait.
叱っ: shika(tt-) — Scolded; past stem of 叱る (to scold).
いらっしゃい: irashai — Welcome; honorific form of being/coming/going.
もちろん: mochiron — Of course, certainly, naturally.
従姉: itoko — Female older cousin.
こと: koto — Thing, fact, matter (abstract or intangible).
慮っ: omokatte / omoha(tt-) — Considered, took into account, pondered.
遠慮: enryo — Restraint, reserve, holding back out of consideration.
し: shi — And; conjunctive form or listing particle.
い: i — Continuative ending; be (for living things).
小柄: kogara — Small in build, petite in stature.
老婦人: roufujin — An elderly woman, an old lady.
そし: soshi — And then, and so (shortened そして).
二人: futari — Two people, a pair.
若い: wakai — Young, youthful.
娘: musume — Daughter; young woman, girl.
対し: taishi — Toward, in relation to, against.
慎重: shinchuu — Careful, cautious, prudent, discreet.
すぎる: sugiru — Too much, excessively, to go too far.
いう: iu — To say, to call, to describe as.
ない: nai — Not, does not exist, negative form.
小声: kogoe — Low voice, whisper, quiet tone.
言い: ii — Saying; stem form of 言う (to say).
合っ: a(tt-) — Matched, agreed; stem of 合う (to fit/agree).
取り: tori — Taking; stem of 取る (to take).
澄まし: sumashi — Composed, prim, putting on an air.
顔: kao — Face, expression, countenance.
しよ: shiyo — Let's do; volitional form of する.
自分: jibun — Oneself, myself, yourself; one's own self.
ひどく: hidoku — Terribly, awfully, severely (adverb).
間抜け: manuke — Stupid, foolish, absent-minded person or act.
思え: omoe — Seem, feel, think; potential/imperative of 思う.
なら: nara — If, in that case; conditional conjunction.
なかっ: naka(tt-) — Was not; negative past stem of ある/ない.
家: ie / ka — House, home, family.
誰: dare — Who; referring to an unknown person.
それほど: sorehodo — That much, to that extent, so very.
かけ: kake — Halfway through; to begin; to hang something.
少なく: sukunaku — Few, little; adverbial form of 少ない.
とも: tomo — At least; even; certainly; together with.
気づい: kizui — Noticed, became aware of something.
老: rou — Old, aged; prefix for elderly.
なん: nan — What; how many; colloquial form of 何.
申し: moushi — Humble form of 言う (to say); to say humbly.
かね: kane — Sentence-final particle expressing hesitation or wonder.
確か: tashika — Certain, sure, reliable, if I recall correctly.
こんな: konna — This kind of, like this, such as this.
ございません: gozaimasen — There is not; polite negative of ございます.
か: ka — Question particle; or; uncertainty marker.
最も: mottomo — Most, extremely, the highest degree.
デリカシー: derikashī — Delicacy, sensitivity, tact, finesse.
同時: douji — Simultaneous, at the same time.
美しい: utsukushii — Beautiful, lovely, aesthetically pleasing.
人: hito / jin — Person, human being, people.
その: sono — That, the; demonstrative determiner near listener.
言葉: kotoba — Word, language, expression, speech.
当惑: touwaku — Perplexity, bewilderment, embarrassment, confusion.
ながら: nagara — While doing; despite; at the same time.
美し: utsukushi — Beautiful; stem form of 美しい.
さ: sa — Suffix turning adjective into noun (-ness, -ity).
繊細: sensai — Delicate, subtle, sensitive, fine and refined.
ありません: arimasen — There is not; polite negative existence form.
思わ: omowa — Think, feel; negative/passive stem of 思う.
れる: reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb ending.
ね: ne — Sentence-final particle seeking agreement or softening.
相手: aite — Partner, the other party, opponent, companion.
女性: josei — Woman, female, the female gender.
途方: tohou — Direction, way; used in 途方に暮れる (at a loss).
暮れ: kure — Dusk, end of day; to be at a loss.
よう: you — Seems like, appears to be; way, manner.
物事: monogoto — Things, matters, affairs in general.
難しい: muzukashii — Difficult, hard, complicated.
時々: tokidoki — Sometimes, occasionally, from time to time.
思う: omou — To think, to feel, to believe.

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