A Tale of Two Cities — Page 4

English → Japanese CHAPTER I. Level 8/10

Daring burglaries by armed men, and highway robberies, took place in the capital itself every night;

武装した男たちによる大胆な強盗や、路上強盗が、毎晩首都そのものの中で起きていた。

families were publicly cautioned not to go out of town without removing their furniture to upholsterers' warehouses for security;

家族たちは、家具を安全のために室内装飾業者の倉庫に移さずに町を離れないよう、公に警告されていた。

the highwayman in the dark was a City tradesman in the light, and, being recognised and challenged by his fellow-tradesman whom he stopped in his character of "the Captain," gallantly shot him through the head and rode away;

暗闇の中の追い剥ぎは明るい場所では都市の商人であり、「船長」という役柄で呼び止めた同業の商人に身元を見破られて問い詰められると、勇ましくもその頭を撃ち抜いて馬で逃げ去った。

the mail was waylaid by seven robbers, and the guard shot three dead, and then got shot dead himself by the other four, "in consequence of the failure of his ammunition:" after which the mail was robbed in peace;

郵便馬車は七人の強盗に待ち伏せされ、護衛は三人を射殺したが、その後「弾薬が尽きた結果」として残りの四人に射殺され、それから郵便物は平穏に強奪された。

that magnificent potentate, the Lord Mayor of London, was made to stand and deliver on Turnham Green, by one highwayman, who despoiled the illustrious creature in sight of all his retinue;

かの壮麗なる権力者、ロンドン市長閣下が、ターナム・グリーンにおいて一人の追い剥ぎによって立ち止まり身ぐるみを渡すよう強いられ、その従者一同の見ている前でこの高名なる人物は身ぐるみ剥がされた。

prisoners in London gaols fought battles with their turnkeys, and the majesty of the law fired blunderbusses in among them, loaded with rounds of shot and ball;

ロンドンの監獄の囚人たちは看守と戦いを繰り広げ、法の威厳はライフル弾と丸弾を装填したブランダーバスを彼らの中に向けて発砲した。

thieves snipped off diamond crosses from the necks of noble lords at Court drawing-rooms;

宮廷の謁見室では、泥棒が貴族たちの首からダイヤモンドの十字架を切り取った。

musketeers went into St. Giles's, to search for contraband goods, and the mob fired on the musketeers, and the musketeers fired on the mob, and nobody thought any of these occurrences much out of the common way.

銃兵隊がセント・ジャイルズに密輸品の捜索に入り、暴徒が銃兵隊に発砲し、銃兵隊が暴徒に発砲したが、誰もこれらの出来事のどれも特段異常なこととは思わなかった。

Vocabulary

武装: busō — Armed; equipped with weapons.
し: shi — Conjunctive verb form; connecting actions or reasons.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb.
男: otoko — Man; male person.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or agent.
よる: yoru — To be due to; caused by; according to.
大胆: daitan — Bold; daring; audacious in action.
な: na — Adjectival linking particle for na-adjectives.
強盗: gōtō — Robbery; armed theft; burglary by force.
や: ya — Particle listing examples; and; among other things.
路上: rojō — On the road; street-level location.
が: ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese sentences.
毎晩: maiban — Every night; each and every evening.
首都: shuto — Capital city of a country.
そのもの: sono mono — Itself; the very thing itself.
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.
中: naka — Inside; within; middle of something.
で: de — Particle indicating location of action or means.
起き: oki — To occur; to happen; to wake up.
て: te — Te-form connective particle linking verb phrases.
い: i — Auxiliary indicating ongoing state or action.
家族: kazoku — Family; one's household members.
は: wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese sentences.
家具: kagu — Furniture; household furnishings and fittings.
を: wo — Object marker particle in Japanese sentences.
安全: anzen — Safety; security; free from danger.
ため: tame — For the purpose of; for the sake of.
室内: shitsunai — Indoor; inside a room or building.
装飾: sōshoku — Decoration; ornamentation; decorative embellishment.
業者: gyōsha — Trader; dealer; business operator or contractor.
倉庫: sōko — Warehouse; storage facility for goods.
移さ: utsuса — To move; to transfer something to another place.
ず: zu — Negative auxiliary; without doing; not doing.
町: machi — Town; neighborhood; city district.
離れ: hanare — To leave; to separate; to move away from.
ない: nai — Negative auxiliary; not; does not exist.
よう: yō — So that; in order to; it seems that.
公: kō — Public; official; duke or lord title.
警告: keikoku — Warning; caution; official notice of danger.
さ: sa — Passive or causative suffix; nominalizing suffix.
れ: re — Passive verb ending; to be done to.
暗闇: kurayami — Darkness; pitch-black; total absence of light.
追い剥ぎ: oihagi — Highway robber; mugger who strips victims.
明るい: akarui — Bright; well-lit; cheerful in nature.
場所: basho — Place; location; specific spot or area.
都市: toshi — City; urban area; metropolitan region.
商人: shōnin — Merchant; trader; business person dealing goods.
あり: ari — There is; exists (classical/formal form).
船長: senchō — Ship captain; commander of a vessel.
と: to — Particle meaning and, with, or quotation marker.
いう: iu — To say; to call; named as such.
役柄: yakugara — Role; character; one's assigned part or position.
呼び止め: yobitome — To stop and call out to someone.
同業: dōgyō — Same trade or profession; fellow practitioner.
身元: mimoto — Identity; one's personal background and origins.
見破ら: miябура — To see through; to expose someone's deception.
問い詰め: toitsume — To press with questions; to corner and interrogate.
られる: rareru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb ending.
勇ましく: isamashiku — Bravely; boldly; in a courageous manner.
も: mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle.
その: sono — That; those (near the listener).
頭: atama — Head; the top part of the body.
撃ち抜い: uchinui — To shoot through; to pierce with a bullet.
馬: uma — Horse; equine animal used for riding.
逃げ去っ: nigesatt — To flee away; to escape and disappear quickly.
郵便: yūbin — Mail; postal service; letters and parcels.
馬車: basha — Horse-drawn carriage; coach pulled by horses.
七人: shichinin — Seven people; a group of seven persons.
待ち伏せ: machibuse — Ambush; lying in wait to attack someone.
護衛: goei — Guard; escort; protection of a person.
三人: sannin — Three people; a group of three persons.
射殺: shasatsu — To shoot dead; to kill by gunfire.
その後: sonogo — After that; subsequently; from that point on.
弾薬: dan'yaku — Ammunition; bullets and gunpowder for firearms.
尽き: tsuki — To run out; to be exhausted or depleted.
結果: kekka — Result; outcome; consequence of an action.
残り: nokori — Remainder; the rest; what is left over.
四人: yonin — Four people; a group of four persons.
それ: sore — That; that thing (near the listener).
から: kara — From; because; after; starting point particle.
郵便物: yūbinbutsu — Postal items; mail; letters and packages sent.
平穏: heion — Peaceful; calm; tranquil without disturbance.
強奪: gōdatsu — To seize by force; to plunder violently.
かの: kano — That (famous/notable); the well-known; that very.
壮麗: sōrei — Magnificent; splendid; grand and imposing appearance.
なる: naru — To become; attributive form linking nouns classically.
権力者: kenryokusha — Person of power; authority figure; powerful individual.
ロンドン: Rondon — London; the capital city of England.
市長: shichō — Mayor; elected head of a city government.
閣下: kakka — Excellency; honorific title for high officials.
おい: oi — Hey; interjection to get someone's attention.
一人: hitori — One person; alone; by oneself.
よっ: yott — By means of; due to (colloquial contraction).
立ち止まり: tachitomari — To stop walking; to halt in one's tracks.
身ぐるみ: migurumi — Everything one is wearing; all one's belongings.
渡す: watasu — To hand over; to pass; to transfer something.
強い: tsuyoi / shiī — Strong; powerful; or to force someone to act.
られ: rare — Passive verb suffix; being made to do.
従者: jūsha — Attendant; servant accompanying a master.
一同: ichidō — All present; everyone together; the whole group.
見: mi — To see; to look; to watch (stem form).
いる: iru — To exist (animate); to be present; ongoing action.
前: mae — Before; in front; prior to something.
この: kono — This; these (close to the speaker).
高名: kōmei — Famous; renowned; of high reputation.
人物: jinbutsu — Person; figure; notable individual or character.
剥が: haga — To strip off; to peel away; to remove forcibly.
監獄: kangoku — Prison; jail; place of confinement for criminals.
囚人: shūjin — Prisoner; inmate; person held in confinement.
看守: kanshu — Prison guard; jailer; warden of a prison.
戦い: tatakai — Battle; fight; struggle; armed conflict.
繰り広げ: kurihiрoge — To unfold; to develop; to wage or stage.
法: hō — Law; rule; legal system; method or way.
威厳: igen — Dignity; authority; imposing and commanding presence.
装填: sōten — Loading; charging a firearm with ammunition.
彼ら: karera — They; them; those people (plural pronoun).
向け: muke — Aimed at; directed toward; pointed in direction.
発砲: happō — Firing a gun; discharging a firearm.
宮廷: kyūtei — Royal court; palace; the monarch's official residence.
泥棒: dorobō — Thief; robber; someone who steals things.
貴族: kizoku — Nobleman; aristocrat; member of the upper nobility.
首: kubi — Neck; head; throat area of the body.
ダイヤモンド: daiyamondo — Diamond; precious gemstone of crystalline carbon.
十字架: jūjika — Cross; crucifix; Christian cross-shaped symbol.
切り取っ: kiritott — To cut off; to sever; to remove by cutting.
セント: Sento — Saint (abbreviation); used in place names.
密輸品: mitsuyu-hin — Smuggled goods; contraband; illegally imported items.
捜索: sōsaku — Search; investigation; systematic looking for something.
入り: iri — Entering; going into; inclusion in something.
暴徒: bōto — Rioters; mob; violent disorderly crowd of people.
誰: dare — Who; which person; someone (interrogative pronoun).
これら: korera — These; these things (plural demonstrative pronoun).
出来事: dekigoto — Event; occurrence; happening; incident that took place.
どれ: dore — Which one; which of these things.
特段: tokudan — Particularly; especially; out of the ordinary.
異常: ijō — Abnormal; unusual; out of the ordinary.
こと: koto — Thing; matter; fact; nominalizing abstract events.
思わ: omowa — To think; to feel; to consider (negative stem).
なかっ: nakatt — Was not; did not (past negative auxiliary form).

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