Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 4

English → Japanese CHAPTER I. Level 6/10

Miss Watson would say, "Don't put your feet up there, Huckleberry;" and "Don't scrunch up like that, Huckleberry—set up straight;" and pretty soon she would say, "Don't gap and stretch like that, Huckleberry—why don't you try to behave?"

ワトソンさんはこう言うのだった。「そこに足を乗せてはいけませんよ、ハックルベリー」、「そんなふうに縮こまらないで、ハックルベリー――ちゃんと背筋を伸ばして座りなさい」、そしてすぐに「そんなふうにあくびをして伸びをしてはいけません、ハックルベリー――ちゃんとしようとは思わないの？」

Then she told me all about the bad place, and I said I wished I was there.

それから彼女は地獄についていろいろと話してくれて、僕はそこに行きたいと言った。

She got mad then, but I didn't mean no harm.

彼女はそれで怒ったけど、僕は悪気があったわけじゃない。

All I wanted was to go somewheres; all I wanted was a change, I warn't particular.

僕はただどこかへ行きたかっただけだ。変化が欲しかっただけで、どこでもよかった。

She said it was wicked to say what I said; said she wouldn't say it for the whole world; she was going to live so as to go to the good place.

彼女は、僕が言ったようなことを口にするのは不道徳だと言った。どんなことがあっても自分はそんなことは言わないと言った。彼女は天国に行けるように生きるつもりだということだった。

Well, I couldn't see no advantage in going where she was going, so I made up my mind I wouldn't try for it.

まあ、彼女が行こうとしているところに行くことに何の利点も見出せなかったから、僕はそこを目指すのはやめようと心に決めた。

But I never said so, because it would only make trouble, and wouldn't do no good.

でもそんなことは口に出さなかった。面倒になるだけで、何にもならないから。

Now she had got a start, and she went on and told me all about the good place.

さて、彼女は話し始めると、天国についていろいろと話し続けた。

She said all a body would have to do there was to go around all day long with a harp and sing, forever and ever.

そこでは、ハープを持って一日中歩き回って歌うだけでいいのだと、永遠に、と彼女は言った。

So I didn't think much of it.

だから僕はあまりいいとは思わなかった。

But I never said so.

でもそんなことは言わなかった。

I asked her if she reckoned Tom Sawyer would go there, and she said not by a considerable sight.

トム・ソーヤーはそこに行けると思うかと彼女に聞いたら、とてもとてもそんなことはないと言った。

I was glad about that, because I wanted him and me to be together.

それを聞いて僕は嬉しかった。トムと一緒にいたかったから。

Vocabulary

さん: san — Honorific title attached to a person's name.
は: wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.
こう: kou — Like this; in this way.
言う: iu — To say; to speak; to tell.
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.
だった: datta — Past tense copula; was; it was.
そこ: soko — There; that place nearby.
に: ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or target.
足: ashi — Foot; leg.
を: wo — Object-marking particle in Japanese grammar.
乗せ: nose — To place on; to put on top of something.
て: te — Te-form connective particle linking verb phrases.
いけません: ikemasen — Must not; it is not allowed.
よ: yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting information or emphasis.
そんな: sonna — Such; like that; that kind of.
ふう: fuu — Way; manner; style; appearance.
縮こまら: chijikkomara — To shrink; to hunch up; to make oneself small.
ない: nai — Negative auxiliary; not; do not.
で: de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or reason.
ちゃんと: chanto — Properly; correctly; in an orderly manner.
背筋: sesuji — Backbone; spine; posture of one's back.
伸ばして: nobashite — Stretching; straightening; extending something out.
座り: suwari — Sitting; the act of sitting down.
なさい: nasai — Polite imperative; please do; do it.
そして: soshite — And then; and; moreover; after that.
すぐ: sugu — Soon; immediately; right away.
あくび: akubi — Yawn; the act of yawning.
して: shite — Te-form of suru; doing; and then doing.
伸び: nobi — Stretching; growth; extension of the body.
しよう: shiyou — Let's do; volitional form of suru.
とは: to wa — Particle combination expressing contrast or topic emphasis.
思わ: omowa — Think; negative base form of omou.
それから: sorekara — After that; then; and then.
彼女: kanojo — She; her; girlfriend.
地獄: jigoku — Hell; the underworld; a hellish place.
ついて: tsuite — About; concerning; following; regarding.
いろいろ: iroiro — Various; all kinds of; diverse.
と: to — And; with; quotation particle in Japanese.
話して: hanashite — Speaking; talking; te-form of hanasu.
くれて: kurete — Doing something for me; te-form of kureru.
僕: boku — I; me (masculine, informal first-person pronoun).
行き: iki — Going; on the way to somewhere.
たい: tai — Want to do; expresses desire to do something.
言った: itta — Said; past tense of iu (to say).
それ: sore — That; that thing; it.
怒った: okotta — Got angry; was mad; past tense of okoru.
けど: kedo — But; however; although (casual conjunction).
悪気: waruki — Ill will; bad intention; malice.
が: ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar.
あった: atta — There was; existed; past tense of aru.
わけ: wake — Reason; meaning; logic; it means that.
じゃ: ja — Casual form of de wa; well; then; so.
ただ: tada — Just; only; merely; simply.
どこか: dokoka — Somewhere; some place; anywhere.
へ: e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a place.
たかった: takatta — Wanted to; past tense of the tai desire form.
だけ: dake — Just; only; that is all.
だ: da — Copula; is; am; are (plain form).
変化: henka — Change; variation; transformation; alteration.
欲し: hoshi — Want; desire; wishing to have something.
かった: katta — Past tense ending for adjectives; was.
どこ: doko — Where; what place; which location.
でも: demo — Even; also; anywhere; but; however.
よかった: yokatta — Was good; it was fine; glad it happened.
よう: you — Like; seems; appearance; manner; as if.
な: na — Sentence-ending particle indicating emotion or reflection.
こと: koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalized action.
口: kuchi — Mouth; opening; entrance.
する: suru — To do; to perform; to make happen.
不道徳: fudoutoku — Immoral; unethical; lacking moral standards.
どんな: donna — What kind of; what sort of; no matter what.
あって: atte — Being; existing; te-form of aru.
も: mo — Also; even; too; as well.
自分: jibun — Oneself; myself; yourself; one's own self.
言わ: iwa — Say; negative or conditional base of iu.
天国: tengoku — Heaven; paradise; the kingdom of heaven.
行ける: ikeru — Can go; potential form of iku.
生きる: ikiru — To live; to be alive; to exist.
つもり: tsumori — Intention; plan; expectation to do something.
という: to iu — Called; named; said to be; known as.
まあ: maa — Well; I guess; so-so; expressing mild resignation.
行こう: ikou — Let's go; volitional form of iku.
いる: iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings).
ところ: tokoro — Place; spot; point in time or situation.
行く: iku — To go; to move toward a destination.
何: nani — What; which; something unspecified.
利点: riten — Advantage; benefit; merit; good point.
見出せ: miidase — Find; discover; potential/imperative form of miidasu.
なかった: nakatta — Did not exist; was not; negative past of aru.
から: kara — Because; from; since; therefore.
目指す: mezasu — To aim for; to target; to aspire toward.
やめよう: yameyou — Let's stop; volitional form of yameru.
心: kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; inner feelings.
決めた: kimeta — Decided; made up one's mind; past of kimeru.
出さ: dasa — Take out; bring out; negative base of dasu.
面倒: mendou — Troublesome; bother; nuisance; taking care of.
なる: naru — To become; to turn into; to result in.
なら: nara — If; in that case; conditional particle.
さて: sate — Well then; now; right; transitional expression.
話し: hanashi — Talk; story; conversation; the act of talking.
始める: hajimeru — To begin; to start; to commence something.
続けた: tsuzuketa — Continued; kept going; past tense of tsuzukeru.
ハープ: haapu — Harp; a stringed musical instrument.
持って: motte — Holding; carrying; te-form of motsu.
一日中: ichinichijuu — All day long; throughout the entire day.
歩き: aruki — Walking; the act of walking around.
回って: mawatte — Going around; wandering; te-form of mawaru.
歌う: utau — To sing; to perform a song.
いい: ii — Good; fine; nice; acceptable.
永遠: eien — Eternity; forever; everlasting; eternal.
だから: dakara — Therefore; so; that is why; because of that.
あまり: amari — Not very; too much; not particularly; excess.
思う: omou — To think; to feel; to believe; to consider.
か: ka — Question particle placed at end of sentence.
聞いたら: kiitara — When I asked; if I heard; conditional of kiku.
とても: totemo — Very; extremely; quite; so much.
聞いて: kiite — Hearing; asking; te-form of kiku.
嬉しかった: ureshikatta — Was happy; was glad; past tense of ureshii.
一緒: issho — Together; at the same time; jointly.
い: i — Informal ending of iru or adjective stem.

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