A Study in Scarlet — Page 2

English → Japanese CHAPTER I. Level 6/10

Worn with pain, and weak from the prolonged hardships which I had undergone, I was removed, with a great train of wounded sufferers, to the base hospital at Peshawar.

苦痛に疲れ果て、長期にわたる艱難によって衰弱した私は、多くの負傷者たちとともに、ペシャワールの後方病院へと移送された。

Here I rallied, and had already improved so far as to be able to walk about the wards, and even to bask a little upon the verandah, when I was struck down by enteric fever, that curse of our Indian possessions.

そこで私は回復に向かい、病棟を歩き回り、ベランダで少し日向ぼっこができるほどにまで快方に向かっていたが、そのときインド領土に蔓延る疫病である腸チフスに倒れてしまった。

For months my life was despaired of, and when at last I came to myself and became convalescent, I was so weak and emaciated that a medical board determined that not a day should be lost in sending me back to England.

数か月もの間、私の命は絶望視されていたが、ようやく意識を取り戻して回復期に入ったとき、私はあまりにも衰弱し痩せ細っていたため、軍医委員会は一刻も早く私をイングランドへ送り返すべきと決定した。

I was dispatched, accordingly, in the troopship "Orontes," and landed a month later on Portsmouth jetty, with my health irretrievably ruined, but with permission from a paternal government to spend the next nine months in attempting to improve it.

そこで私は輸送船「オロンテス号」に乗せられ、一か月後にポーツマスの桟橋に上陸した。健康は取り返しのつかないほど損なわれていたが、温情ある政府から次の九か月間をその回復に充てる許可を得ていた。

I had neither kith nor kin in England, and was therefore as free as air—or as free as an income of eleven shillings and sixpence a day will permit a man to be.

イングランドには知人も親族もいなかったため、私は空気のように自由だった――いや、一日十一シリング六ペンスの収入が許す限りにおいて自由だった、と言うべきか。

Under such circumstances, I naturally gravitated to London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.

そのような状況のもと、私は自然とロンドンへと引き寄せられた。ロンドンとは、帝国中のあらゆる怠け者や無為徒食の者たちが抗いがたく流れ込む、巨大な汚水溜めである。

There I stayed for some time at a private hotel in the Strand, leading a comfortless, meaningless existence, and spending such money as I had, considerably more freely than I ought.

そこで私はしばらくの間、ストランド街の民間ホテルに滞在し、慰めも意味もない日々を送りながら、手持ちの金をあるべき以上にかなり気前よく使い果たしていった。

Vocabulary

苦痛: kutsuu — Pain or suffering; physical or mental distress.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or cause.
疲れ果て: tsukarehate — To be completely exhausted; utterly worn out.
長期: chouki — Long period; extended duration of time.
わたる: wataru — To span; to extend over a period or range.
によって: ni yotte — By means of; due to; caused by something.
衰弱: suijaku — Weakness; physical debilitation from illness or strain.
した: shita — Past tense auxiliary; did; completed an action.
私: watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun in Japanese.
は: wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.
多く: ooku — Many; a large number or great quantity.
の: no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.
負傷者: fushousha — Wounded person; someone injured, especially in battle.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people.
と: to — And; with; particle linking nouns or quoting.
とも: tomo — Together with; along with others.
後方: kouhou — Rear; area behind the front line.
病院: byouin — Hospital; medical facility for treating patients.
へ: e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a place.
移送: isou — Transfer; transporting someone to another location.
された: sareta — Was done; passive past tense auxiliary verb.
そこ: soko — There; that place previously mentioned.
で: de — Particle indicating location of action or means.
回復: kaifuku — Recovery; returning to health or normal condition.
向かい: mukai — Facing; heading toward; on the way to.
病棟: byoutou — Hospital ward; section of a hospital for patients.
を: wo — Object marker particle for direct objects.
歩き回り: arukimawari — Walking around; moving about on foot.
ベランダ: beranda — Veranda; covered outdoor porch attached to a building.
少し: sukoshi — A little; a small amount or degree.
日向ぼっこ: hinatabokko — Sunbathing; basking leisurely in warm sunlight.
が: ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.
できる: dekiru — Can do; to be able to; to be possible.
ほど: hodo — To the extent that; about; approximately.
まで: made — Until; up to; as far as a point.
向かって: mukatte — Heading toward; facing; directed at something.
いた: ita — Was; past progressive auxiliary verb form.
その: sono — That; demonstrative adjective modifying a noun.
とき: toki — Time; moment; when a situation occurred.
インド: Indo — India; South Asian country on the subcontinent.
領土: ryoudo — Territory; land under a country's jurisdiction.
疫病: ekibyou — Epidemic disease; infectious illness spreading widely.
ある: aru — A certain; there is; to exist.
倒れて: taorete — Collapsed; fell ill; struck down by disease.
しまった: shimatta — Ended up doing; regrettable completion of action.
数: suu — Several; a number of; a few.
か月: kagetsu — Month(s); counter for months of duration.
も: mo — Also; even; as many as; inclusive particle.
間: aida / kan — During; interval; period between two points.
命: inochi — Life; one's existence; vitality.
絶望: zetsubou — Despair; complete loss of hope.
されて: sarete — Being done to; passive verb form connective.
ようやく: youyaku — Finally; at last; barely managing to do.
意識: ishiki — Consciousness; awareness; being awake and aware.
取り戻して: torimodosite — Regained; recovered something previously lost.
回復期: kaifukuki — Convalescent period; time of recovering from illness.
入った: haitta — Entered; went into; came into a state.
あまりにも: amari ni mo — Far too; excessively; to an extreme degree.
し: shi — Conjunctive form; and; listing reasons or states.
痩せ細って: yasesebotte — Grown extremely thin; emaciated from illness.
ため: tame — Because; for the purpose of; due to.
軍医: gun'i — Military doctor; physician serving in the armed forces.
委員会: iinkai — Committee; board of officials making decisions.
一刻: ikkoku — A moment; as soon as possible; urgently.
早く: hayaku — Quickly; soon; at an early time.
送り返す: okurikaesu — To send back; to return someone to their origin.
べき: beki — Should; ought to; expressing obligation or necessity.
決定: kettei — Decision; determination; official resolution made.
号: gou — Suffix for ship or vehicle names; number designation.
乗せられ: noseられ — Was put aboard; placed onto a vehicle passively.
一: ichi — One; the number one.
後: go / nochi — After; later; following a period of time.
上陸: jouriku — Landing; coming ashore from a ship.
健康: kenkou — Health; physical well-being and fitness.
取り返し: torikaeshi — Recovery; retrieval; making up for something lost.
つかない: tsukanai — Cannot be undone; irreversible; beyond recovery.
損なわれて: sokonаwarete — Having been damaged; harmed; impaired permanently.
政府: seifu — Government; the ruling administrative authority.
から: kara — From; because; starting point particle.
次: tsugi / ji — Next; following; subsequent.
九: ku / kyuu — Nine; the number nine.
充てる: ateru — To allocate; to set aside money for use.
許可: kyoka — Permission; official approval to do something.
得て: ete — Having obtained; having received permission or something.
知人: chijin — Acquaintance; someone one knows but not closely.
親族: shinzoku — Relatives; family members; kin.
いなかった: inakatta — Was not there; did not exist; was absent.
空気: kuuki — Air; atmosphere; mood of a situation.
よう: you — Like; as if; in the manner of.
自由: jiyuu — Freedom; liberty; unrestricted state.
だった: datta — Was; past tense of the copula 'da'.
いや: iya — No; rather; correction of previous statement.
一日: ichinichi — One day; a full day's duration.
十一: juuichi — Eleven; the number eleven.
六: roku — Six; the number six.
収入: shuunyuu — Income; earnings; money received regularly.
許す: yurusu — To permit; to allow; to forgive.
限り: kagiri — As long as; to the extent; limit.
において: ni oite — In; at; in the context of a situation.
言う: iu — To say; to speak; to express verbally.
か: ka — Question particle; or; expressing uncertainty.
な: na — Sentence-ending particle expressing emotion or reflection.
状況: joukyou — Situation; circumstances; current state of affairs.
もと: moto — Under; based on; given certain conditions.
自然: shizen — Nature; natural; inevitable; spontaneously occurring.
ロンドン: Rondon — London; capital city of England and the UK.
引き寄せられた: hikiyoserareta — Was drawn toward; attracted to irresistibly.
帝国: teikoku — Empire; a vast realm ruled by an emperor.
中: naka / chuu — Inside; among; within a group or place.
あらゆる: arayuru — All; every; all kinds of.
怠け者: namakemono — Lazy person; idler; someone avoiding work.
や: ya — And; or; listing particle for nouns.
者: mono / sha — Person; one who does something; individual.
流れ込む: To flow into; to pour in; to flood in.
巨大: kyodai — Enormous; gigantic; very large in size.
しばらく: shibaraku — For a while; for some time; temporarily.
街: machi — Town; city street; urban area.
民間: minkan — Private; civilian; non-governmental.
ホテル: hoteru — Hotel; establishment providing lodging for guests.
滞在: taizai — Stay; sojourn; residing temporarily in a place.
慰め: nagusame — Comfort; consolation; something easing sorrow.
意味: imi — Meaning; significance; what something represents.
ない: nai — Not; does not exist; negation.
日々: hibi — Days; daily; every day; day by day.
送り: okuri — Spending time; sending; passing days in a manner.
ながら: nagara — While doing; simultaneously; even though.
手持ち: temochi — On hand; in one's possession; available funds.
金: kane / kin — Money; gold; financial funds.
以上: ijou — More than; beyond; above a certain amount.
かなり: kanari — Considerably; quite; fairly; to a large degree.
気前: kimae — Generosity; liberal attitude toward spending money.
よく: yoku — Well; often; frequently; generously.
使い果たして: tsukaihatasite — Having spent completely; exhausted all available funds.
いった: itta — Went; progressive completion suggesting gradual change.

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