A Study in Scarlet — Page 10
He would certainly have been hung had this test been in existence.
もしこの検査法が存在していたならば、彼は確実に絞首刑になっていたでしょう。
Then there was Mason of Bradford, and the notorious Muller, and Lefevre of Montpellier, and Samson of New Orleans.
それから、ブラッドフォードのメイソン、悪名高いミュラー、モンペリエのルフェーヴル、ニューオーリンズのサムソンといった者たちがいます。
I could name a score of cases in which it would have been decisive."
この検査法が決定的な役割を果たしたであろう事件を、二十件は挙げることができます。」
"You seem to be a walking calendar of crime," said Stamford with a laugh.
「あなたはまるで犯罪の歩く年代記ですね」とスタンフォードは笑いながら言った。
"You might start a paper on those lines. Call it the 'Police News of the Past.'"
「そういった内容で論文でも書いたらどうですか。『過去の警察ニュース』とでも題して。」
"Very interesting reading it might be made, too," remarked Sherlock Holmes, sticking a small piece of plaster over the prick on his finger.
「それはなかなか興味深い読み物になるでしょうね」とシャーロック・ホームズは言いながら、指の刺し傷に小さな絆創膏を貼った。
"I have to be careful," he continued, turning to me with a smile, "for I dabble with poisons a good deal."
「気をつけなければなりません」と彼は微笑みながら私の方を向いて続けた。「毒物をかなりいじっておりますので。」
He held out his hand as he spoke, and I noticed that it was all mottled over with similar pieces of plaster, and discoloured with strong acids.
彼は話しながら手を差し出したが、その手には同様の絆創膏があちこちに貼られており、強酸で変色していることに私は気づいた。
"We came here on business," said Stamford, sitting down on a high three-legged stool, and pushing another one in my direction with his foot.
「私たちはご用件があって参りました」とスタンフォードは言い、高い三本脚の椅子に腰を下ろしながら、もう一つの椅子を足で私の方へ押しやった。
"My friend here wants to take diggings, and as you were complaining that you could get no one to go halves with you, I thought that I had better bring you together."
「こちらの友人が下宿を探しておりまして、あなたが折半してくれる人が見つからないとこぼしておられたので、お引き合わせした方がよいと思った次第です。」
Sherlock Holmes seemed delighted at the idea of sharing his rooms with me.
シャーロック・ホームズは私と部屋をシェアするという考えに喜んでいるようだった。
"I have my eye on a suite in Baker Street," he said, "which would suit us down to the ground.
「ベイカー街に目をつけている部屋がありまして」と彼は言った。「私たちにはうってつけです。
You don't mind the smell of strong tobacco, I hope?
強いタバコの匂いは気になりませんか？
Vocabulary
- もし
- moshi — If; used to introduce a conditional hypothesis
- この
- kono — This; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing
- 検査法
- kensahō — Testing method; technique for examination or inspection
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar
- 存在
- sonzai — Existence; the state of existing or being present
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or simultaneous actions
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending in Japanese
- なら
- nara — If; conditional particle expressing hypothetical situation
- ば
- ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when
- 彼
- kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun in Japanese
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence topic
- 確実
- kakujitsu — Certain; definite; without doubt or uncertainty
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or manner
- 絞首刑
- kōshukei — Death by hanging; capital punishment by strangulation
- でしょ
- desho — Probably; softened assertion or conjecture ending
- それ
- sore — That; demonstrative pronoun for something nearby listener
- から
- kara — From; because; after; indicating origin or reason
- の
- no — Possessive particle linking nouns; also nominalizer
- 悪名高い
- akumei takai — Notorious; infamous; widely known for bad deeds
- と
- to — And; with; quotation particle; connecting nouns or clauses
- 者
- mono / sha — Person; individual; one who does something
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people
- ます
- masu — Polite verb ending indicating formal speech register
- 決定的
- ketteiteki — Decisive; definitive; conclusive in determining an outcome
- な
- na — Adjectival linking particle connecting na-adjective to noun
- 役割
- yakuwari — Role; function; part played in a situation
- を
- wo — Direct object marker particle in Japanese grammar
- 果たし
- hatashi — Conjunctive form of hatasu; to fulfill or accomplish
- で
- de — Particle indicating location of action or means used
- 事件
- jiken — Case; incident; criminal case or notable event
- 二十
- nijū — Twenty; the number 20 in Japanese
- 件
- ken — Counter for cases, incidents, or matters
- 挙げる
- ageru — To list; to cite; to raise as an example
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verb phrases into nouns
- でき
- deki — Stem of dekiru; to be able to do something
- あなた
- anata — You; second-person pronoun in polite Japanese speech
- まるで
- marude — Just like; exactly as if; used for vivid comparisons
- 犯罪
- hanzai — Crime; criminal act; illegal offense
- 歩く
- aruku — To walk; to move on foot
- 年代記
- nendaiki — Chronicle; historical record organized by date or era
- です
- desu — Polite copula meaning is, are, or am
- ね
- ne — Sentence-final particle seeking agreement or confirmation
- 笑い
- warai — Laughter; a laugh; smiling or laughing
- ながら
- nagara — While doing; simultaneous action connecting two verbs
- そう
- sō — So; that way; it seems; expressing agreement or conjecture
- 内容
- naiyō — Content; substance; what something contains or covers
- 論文
- ronbun — Academic paper; thesis; scholarly written work
- も
- mo — Also; too; even; inclusive additive particle
- たら
- tara — Conditional form; if or when something happens
- どう
- dō — How; in what way; used in suggestions or questions
- か
- ka — Question marker particle at end of a sentence
- 過去
- kako — The past; former times; previous events
- 警察
- keisatsu — Police; law enforcement organization
- ニュース
- nyūsu — News; current events reported in media
- でも
- demo — Even; but; however; or even something like that
- 題し
- daishi — Titled; conjunctive form of daisuru, to entitle something
- なかなか
- nakanaka — Quite; rather; considerably; surprisingly good or difficult
- 興味深い
- kyōmi bukai — Interesting; deeply fascinating; arousing curiosity
- 読み物
- yomimono — Reading material; something worth reading for interest
- なる
- naru — To become; to turn into something different
- 指
- yubi — Finger; toe; digit of a hand or foot
- 刺し傷
- sashikizu — Puncture wound; stab wound; injury from being pierced
- 小さな
- chīsana — Small; little; tiny in size
- 絆創膏
- bansōkō — Bandage; adhesive plaster; band-aid for small wounds
- 気
- ki — Mind; spirit; feeling; attention; mood
- つけ
- tsuke — Imperative of tsukeru; attach; be careful; mind something
- ん
- n — Informal contraction of no; explanatory or softening particle
- 微笑み
- hohoemi — Smile; a gentle, soft facial expression of warmth
- 私
- watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun in Japanese
- 方
- hō — Direction; side; way; also polite suffix for person
- 向い
- mukai — Facing; conjunctive of muku, to face or turn toward
- 続け
- tsuzuke — Conjunctive of tsuzukeru; to continue doing something
- 毒物
- dokubutsu — Poison; toxic substance; dangerous chemical compound
- かなり
- kanari — Considerably; fairly; quite a lot; to a notable degree
- いじっ
- ijit(te) — Conjunctive of ijiru; handling, tinkering with something
- 話し
- hanashi — Conjunctive of hanasu; talking; also means a story or talk
- 手
- te — Hand; arm; means; method or way of doing
- 差し出し
- sashidashi — Conjunctive of sashidasu; holding out or extending a hand
- その
- sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to mentioned thing
- 同様
- dōyō — Similarly; likewise; in the same way or manner
- あちこち
- achikochi — Here and there; various places; all around
- 強酸
- kyōsan — Strong acid; highly corrosive acidic chemical substance
- 変色
- henshoku — Discoloration; change of color due to damage or reaction
- いる
- iru — To be; to exist; used for animate beings' location
- 気づい
- kidzu(ite) — Conjunctive of kizuku; noticing or becoming aware of
- ご
- go — Honorific prefix showing respect toward listener's things
- 用件
- yōken — Business matter; errand; purpose of a visit
- 参り
- mairi — Humble form of iku/kuru; I go or I come humbly
- 高い
- takai — High; tall; expensive; elevated in position or price
- 三本脚
- sanbonashi — Three-legged; having three legs as support structure
- 椅子
- isu — Chair; seat; stool to sit on
- 腰
- koshi — Waist; hips; lower back area of the body
- 下ろし
- oroshi — Conjunctive of orosu; lowering; sitting down; placing down
- もう
- mō — Already; anymore; another; one more; soon
- 一つ
- hitotsu — One; one item; one piece of something
- 足
- ashi — Foot; leg; also used for furniture legs
- へ
- e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a place
- 押しやっ
- oshiyat(te) — Conjunctive of oshiyaru; pushing something aside or away
- こちら
- kochira — This way; here; this person; polite reference to self side
- 友人
- yūjin — Friend; companion; close acquaintance
- 下宿
- geshuku — Lodging; boarding house; rented room with meals
- 探し
- sagashi — Conjunctive of sagasu; searching or looking for something
- 折半
- seppan — Splitting in half; sharing costs equally between two people
- くれる
- kureru — To give (to me); to do something for my benefit
- 人
- hito — Person; human being; individual
- 見つから
- mitsukara — Negative base of mitsukaru; not being found or discovered
- ない
- nai — Negative auxiliary; not; does not exist
- こぼし
- koboshi — Conjunctive of kobosu; spilling; also complaining or grumbling
- お
- o — Honorific prefix showing politeness or respect
- 引き合わせ
- hikiawase — Introduction; bringing two people together to meet
- よい
- yoi — Good; fine; favorable; acceptable
- 次第
- shidai — As soon as; depending on; circumstance; reason
- 部屋
- heya — Room; a space within a building for living or use
- シェア
- shea — Share; to share something such as a room or cost
- する
- suru — To do; general-purpose action verb in Japanese
- いう
- iu — To say; to be called; to express in words
- 考え
- kangae — Idea; thought; way of thinking; plan
- 喜ん
- yokon(de) — Conjunctive of yorokobu; gladly; with pleasure or joy
- よう
- yō — It seems; like; as if; expressing appearance or manner
- 目
- me — Eye; also used for ordinal numbering or grain of wood
- 強い
- tsuyoi — Strong; powerful; intense; resilient
- タバコ
- tabako — Tobacco; cigarette; smoking material
- 匂い
- nioi — Smell; scent; odor; fragrance or stench
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