A Tale of Two Cities — Page 6

English → Japanese CHAPTER I. Level 8/10

At first, he slept heavily, but, by degrees, began to roll and surge in bed, until he rose above the surface, with his spiky hair looking as if it must tear the sheets to ribbons.

最初、彼はぐっすりと眠っていたが、しだいにベッドの中で寝返りを打ち、もがき始め、ついには体を起こした。そのとがった髪は、シーツをずたずたに引き裂きそうな勢いだった。

At which juncture, he exclaimed, in a voice of dire exasperation:

その瞬間、彼はひどく苛立った声で叫んだ。

"Bust me, if she ain't at it agin!"

「畜生、またあいつがやってやがる！」

A woman of orderly and industrious appearance rose from her knees in a corner, with sufficient haste and trepidation to show that she was the person referred to.

隅のほうで、きちんとした勤勉そうな様子の女が、ひざまずいていたところから立ち上がった。その慌てぶりと怯えようは、彼女がまさに言及された当人であることを十分に示していた。

"What!" said Mr. Cruncher, looking out of bed for a boot. "You're at it agin, are you?"

「なんだと！」クランチャー氏はベッドの外にブーツを探しながら言った。「またやってるのか？」

After hailing the morn with this second salutation, he threw a boot at the woman as a third.

この二度目の挨拶で朝を迎えたあと、彼は三度目の挨拶として女にブーツを投げつけた。

It was a very muddy boot, and may introduce the odd circumstance connected with Mr. Cruncher's domestic economy, that, whereas he often came home after banking hours with clean boots, he often got up next morning to find the same boots covered with clay.

それはひどく泥だらけのブーツだったが、これはクランチャー氏の家庭の経済にまつわる奇妙な事情を紹介するきっかけになるかもしれない。つまり、彼は銀行の閉店後にきれいなブーツで帰宅することが多かったにもかかわらず、翌朝起きてみると同じブーツが泥だらけになっていることがしばしばあったのだ。

"What," said Mr. Cruncher, varying his apostrophe after missing his mark--"what are you up to, Aggerawayter?"

「何を」とクランチャー氏は狙いを外したあと呼びかけの言葉を変えて言った。「何をしてやがる、このじゃまっけめ？」

"I was only saying my prayers."

「ただお祈りをしていただけです。」

"Saying your prayers! You're a nice woman! What do you mean by flopping yourself down and praying agin me?"

「お祈りだと！いい女だな！なんでひれ伏してわしに逆らう祈りをするんだ？」

"I was not praying against you; I was praying for you."

「あなたに逆らって祈っていたのではありません。あなたのために祈っていたのです。」

"You weren't. And if you were, I won't be took the liberty with. Here! your mother's a nice woman, young Jerry, going a praying agin your father's prosperity.

「そうじゃなかった。もしそうだとしても、そんな勝手は許さんぞ。ほら！ジェリー坊主、お前の母親はいい女だよ、お父さんの繁栄に逆らってお祈りしてるんだからな。」

Vocabulary

最初: saisho — First, at the beginning, initially.
彼: kare — He, him; third-person male pronoun.
は: wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.
ぐっすり: gussuri — Soundly, deeply (sleeping without interruption).
と: to — And, with; quotation or manner particle.
眠っ: nemut(te) — Slept; past continuative form of 眠る.
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.
い: i — Auxiliary verb indicating ongoing state or action.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb in Japanese.
が: ga — Subject marker or conjunctive particle meaning 'but'.
しだい: shidai — Gradually, as soon as; depending on circumstances.
に: ni — Direction, location, or time particle.
ベッド: beddo — Bed; borrowed from English.
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.
中: naka — Inside, within, the middle of something.
で: de — Location or means particle indicating where/how.
寝返り: negaeri — Turning over in one's sleep.
を: wo — Object marker particle for direct objects.
打ち: uchi — Striking, hitting; stem form of 打つ.
もがき: mogaki — Struggling, writhing, thrashing about restlessly.
始め: hajime — Beginning, start; to begin doing something.
つい: tsui — Unintentionally, before one knows it.
体: karada — Body; the physical form of a person.
起こし: okoshi — Raising up, waking someone; stem of 起こす.
その: sono — That (near the listener); demonstrative adjective.
とがっ: togat(te) — Pointed, sharp; spiked in shape.
髪: kami — Hair, especially hair on one's head.
シーツ: shiitsu — Bed sheet; borrowed from English.
ずたずた: zutazuta — Torn to shreds, completely ripped apart.
引き裂き: hikisaki — Tearing apart, ripping; stem of 引き裂く.
そう: sou — Seeming like, appearing as if; that way.
な: na — Adjectival or sentence-ending emphasis particle.
勢い: ikioi — Force, momentum, vigor, impetus.
だっ: dat(ta) — Was, were; past form of copula だ.
瞬間: shunkan — Moment, instant, a split second.
ひどく: hidoku — Terribly, severely, awfully; adverb of ひどい.
苛立っ: iradат(te) — Irritated, agitated, feeling frustrated or annoyed.
声: koe — Voice, sound produced by speaking or crying.
叫ん: sakeん(de) — Shouted, screamed; conjunctive form of 叫ぶ.
だ: da — Copula meaning 'is' or 'it is'.
畜生: chikushou — Damn it! Curse word expressing strong frustration.
また: mata — Again, once more, also.
あいつ: aitsu — That guy, that person (informal, slightly derogatory).
やっ: yat(te) — Did; conjunctive stem of やる (to do).
やがる: yagaru — Contemptuous auxiliary verb expressing disgust toward someone.
隅: sumi — Corner, nook of a room or space.
ほう: hou — Direction, side, way; comparative reference word.
きちんと: kichinto — Neatly, properly, tidily, in an orderly manner.
し: shi — And; conjunctive verb form or listing particle.
勤勉: kinben — Diligence, industriousness, hard-working attitude.
様子: yousu — Appearance, state, manner, circumstances of someone.
女: onna — Woman, female person.
ひざまずい: hizamazui — Kneeling down, on one's knees.
ところ: tokoro — Place, point in time, situation or circumstance.
から: kara — From, because; starting point or reason particle.
立ち上がっ: tachiagat(te) — Rose up, stood up from a position.
慌て: awate — Flustered, panicked, in a hurry.
ぶり: buri — Manner, style, way of doing something.
怯え: obiе — Fear, fright, being intimidated or scared.
よう: you — Seeming like, appearing as; manner or way.
彼女: kanojo — She, her; third-person female pronoun.
まさに: masani — Exactly, precisely, indeed, just as expected.
言及: genkyuu — Reference, mention; referring to something or someone.
さ: sa — Sentence-ending particle for emphasis or casualness.
れ: re — Passive auxiliary indicating something is done to subject.
当人: tounin — The person in question, the individual concerned.
ある: aru — To exist, to be (for inanimate things).
こと: koto — Thing, fact, matter; nominalizer for verbs.
十分: juubun — Sufficient, enough, adequately, fully.
示し: shimeshi — Showed, indicated; stem form of 示す.
なんだと: nandato — What did you say?! (expression of surprise/anger).
氏: shi — Mr., Ms.; formal honorific suffix for names.
外: soto — Outside, exterior, outdoors.
ブーツ: buutsu — Boots; footwear covering ankle and lower leg.
探し: sagashi — Searching for, looking for something.
ながら: nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.
言っ: it(te) — Said, told; conjunctive form of 言う.
てる: teru — Colloquial form of ている (ongoing action/state).
か: ka — Question particle placed at end of sentence.
この: kono — This (near the speaker); demonstrative adjective.
二度目: nidome — The second time, second occurrence.
挨拶: aisatsu — Greeting, salutation, formal acknowledgment.
朝: asa — Morning, the early part of the day.
迎え: mukae — Welcoming, greeting upon arrival; meeting someone.
あと: ato — After, later, remaining; following something.
三度目: sandome — The third time, third occurrence.
として: toshite — As, in the capacity of; regarding as.
投げつけ: nagetsuke — Throwing at, hurling something toward someone.
それ: sore — That (near listener); demonstrative pronoun.
泥だらけ: dorodarake — Covered in mud, completely muddy.
これ: kore — This (near speaker); demonstrative pronoun.
家庭: katei — Home, household, family environment.
経済: keizai — Economy, economics, financial affairs.
まつわる: matsuwaru — Relating to, connected with, surrounding a topic.
奇妙: kimyou — Strange, peculiar, odd, curious.
事情: jijou — Circumstances, situation, background details.
紹介: shoukai — Introduction, presentation of someone or something.
する: suru — To do, to perform an action.
きっかけ: kikkake — Trigger, opportunity, starting point for something.
なる: naru — To become, to turn into something.
かも: kamo — Maybe, perhaps, possibly (uncertainty expression).
しれ: shire — May, might; potential form used in かもしれない.
ない: nai — Negation; not, does not exist.
つまり: tsumari — In other words, that is to say, namely.
銀行: ginkou — Bank; financial institution for money management.
閉店: heiten — Store closing, shutting down business for the day.
後: ato / go — After, later, following an event.
きれい: kirei — Clean, beautiful, neat, tidy.
帰宅: kitaku — Returning home, coming back to one's house.
多かっ: ookат(ta) — Was many, was much; past form of 多い.
も: mo — Also, too, even; inclusive particle.
かかわら: kakawaра — Regardless of, despite; used in にもかかわらず.
ず: zu — Negative conjunctive form meaning without doing.
翌朝: yokuasa — The following morning, next day's morning.
起き: oki — Waking up, getting up; stem of 起きる.
みる: miru — To try doing; auxiliary after て-form.
同じ: onaji — Same, identical, unchanged.
なっ: nat(te) — Became; conjunctive form of なる.
いる: iru — To be, to exist (for animate beings).
しばしば: shibashiba — Often, frequently, repeatedly.
あっ: at(te) — Was, existed; conjunctive form of ある.
何: nani — What; interrogative pronoun.
狙い: nerai — Aim, target, intention behind an action.
外し: hazushi — Missing, removing; stem of 外す.
呼びかけ: yobikake — Calling out to, addressing someone directly.
言葉: kotoba — Word, language, expression, speech.
変え: kae — Changing, altering; stem form of 変える.
め: me — Suffix showing contempt or emphasis on noun.
ただ: tada — Just, only, merely, simply.
お祈り: oинори — Prayer, praying; honorific form of 祈り.
だけ: dake — Only, just, merely, that much.
です: desu — Polite copula meaning 'is' or 'it is'.
いい: ii — Good, fine, acceptable, all right.
なんで: nande — Why, how come; casual interrogative.
ひれ伏し: hirefushi — Prostrating oneself, bowing down completely.
わし: washi — I, me (old-fashioned masculine first-person pronoun).
逆らう: sakarau — To defy, resist, go against someone.
祈り: инори — Prayer, wish, supplication to a higher power.
ん: n — Colloquial contraction of の or ぬ for negation/explanation.
あなた: anata — You; second-person pronoun (polite).
逆らっ: sakarat(te) — Defied, resisted; conjunctive form of 逆らう.
祈っ: inot(te) — Prayed; conjunctive form of 祈る.
あり: ari — Exist, be; stem form of ある (polite).
ませ: mase — Polite imperative or auxiliary ending.
ため: tame — For the sake of, in order to, because of.
じゃ: ja — Colloquial form of では; well then, in that case.
なかっ: nakat(ta) — Was not; past negative form of ない.
もし: moshi — If, suppose that (conditional opener).
そんな: sonna — Such, that kind of (near listener).
勝手: katte — Selfishness, doing as one pleases, arbitrary.
許さ: yurusa — Forgive, allow, permit; stem of 許す.
ぞ: zo — Emphatic sentence-ending particle (masculine/forceful).
ほら: hora — Look!, Hey!, See! (attention-getting exclamation).
坊主: bouzu — Boy, kid; also Buddhist monk or shaved head.
お前: omae — You (informal, sometimes rude male pronoun).
母親: hahaoya — Mother, one's female parent.
よ: yo — Sentence-ending particle for assertion or emphasis.
お父さん: otousan — Father, dad (polite/common form).
繁栄: han'ei — Prosperity, flourishing, thriving success.

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