Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 5
Miss Watson she kept pecking at me, and it got tiresome and lonesome.
ワトソン嬢はずっと私にがみがみ言い続け、うんざりして寂しくなってきた。
By-and-by they fetched the niggers in and had prayers, and then everybody was off to bed.
やがて黒人たちを呼び入れてお祈りをし、それからみんな寝床についた。
I went up to my room with a piece of candle, and put it on the table.
私はろうそくを一本持って自分の部屋へ上がり、テーブルの上に置いた。
Then I set down in a chair by the window and tried to think of something cheerful, but it warn't no use.
それから窓のそばの椅子に腰を下ろして何か楽しいことを考えようとしたが、どうにもならなかった。
I felt so lonesome I most wished I was dead.
あまりにも寂しくて、いっそ死んでしまいたいとさえ思った。
The stars were shining, and the leaves rustled in the woods ever so mournful; and I heard an owl, away off, who-whooing about somebody that was dead, and a whippowill and a dog crying about somebody that was going to die; and the wind was trying to whisper something to me, and I couldn't make out what it was, and so it made the cold shivers run over me.
星が輝き、森の木の葉がとても悲しげにざわめいていた。遠くでフクロウがフーフーと死んだ誰かのことを鳴き、ヨタカと犬が死にゆく誰かのことを泣き叫んでいた。風が私に何かをささやこうとしていたが、何を言っているのかわからず、寒気が全身を走った。
Then away out in the woods I heard that kind of a sound that a ghost makes when it wants to tell about something that's on its mind and can't make itself understood, and so can't rest easy in its grave, and has to go about that way every night grieving.
それから森の遠くの方で、幽霊が心に引っかかることを誰かに伝えたいのに理解してもらえず、墓の中でも安らかに眠れず、毎晩嘆きながらさまよい歩くときに出すような音が聞こえた。
I got so down-hearted and scared I did wish I had some company.
すっかり落ち込んで怖くなり、誰かそばにいてくれたらと心から思った。
Pretty soon a spider went crawling up my shoulder, and I flipped it off and it lit in the candle; and before I could budge it was all shriveled up.
するとまもなくクモが肩をはい上がってきたので、はじき飛ばすとろうそくの中に落ちて、身動きする間もなくすっかり縮んでしまった。
Vocabulary
- は
- wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject of discussion.
- ずっと
- zutto — Continuously, the whole time, without interruption.
- 私
- watashi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, target, or indirect object.
- がみがみ
- gamigami — Nagging or scolding repeatedly in a harsh tone.
- 言い続け
- iitsuzuke — To keep saying or continue speaking without stopping.
- うんざり
- unzari — Fed up, sick and tired of something.
- して
- shite — Te-form of 'suru'; doing, connecting actions or states.
- 寂しく
- sabishiku — Lonely, feeling isolated or lonesome.
- なって
- natte — Te-form of 'naru'; becoming, transitioning into a state.
- きた
- kita — Past tense of 'kuru'; came, or gradual change occurred.
- やがて
- yagate — Before long, eventually, soon after.
- 黒人
- kokujin — Black person; a person of African descent.
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix used for people or groups.
- を
- wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.
- 呼び入れ
- yobiire — To call someone in, invite inside.
- て
- te — Te-form connective particle linking sequential actions.
- お祈り
- o-inori — Prayer; act of praying, often religious.
- し
- shi — Conjunctive form of 'suru'; did, and also.
- それから
- sorekara — After that, and then, subsequently.
- みんな
- minna — Everyone, all people present.
- 寝床
- nedoko — Bed, sleeping place, one's resting spot.
- ついた
- tsuita — Arrived at, reached a destination or place.
- ろうそく
- rōsoku — Candle, a wax stick used for light.
- 一本
- ippon — One long cylindrical object, counter for candles etc.
- 持って
- motte — Holding, carrying something in one's hand.
- 自分
- jibun — Oneself, one's own self or person.
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.
- 部屋
- heya — Room, a single enclosed space inside a building.
- へ
- e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to'.
- 上がり
- agari — Going up, ascending stairs or levels.
- テーブル
- tēburu — Table, a flat-surfaced piece of furniture.
- 上
- ue — Top, above, on the surface of something.
- 置いた
- oita — Placed, put something down on a surface.
- 窓
- mado — Window, an opening in a wall for light.
- そば
- soba — Beside, near, close to something.
- 椅子
- isu — Chair, a seat with a back to sit on.
- 腰
- koshi — Waist, lower back, hips area of the body.
- 下ろして
- oroshite — Lowering oneself, sitting down onto something.
- 何か
- nanika — Something, some unspecified thing or matter.
- 楽しい
- tanoshii — Fun, enjoyable, pleasant to experience.
- こと
- koto — Thing, matter, fact, or abstract concept.
- 考えよう
- kangaeyō — Volitional form of 'think'; let's think about it.
- と
- to — Particle indicating quotation, condition, or conjunction.
- したが
- shita ga — Tried to do but; past tense with contrast.
- どうにも
- dō ni mo — No matter what, impossible, nothing can be done.
- なら
- nara — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'in that case'.
- なかった
- nakatta — Past negative form; did not exist or happen.
- あまりに
- amari ni — Too much, excessively, to an extreme degree.
- も
- mo — Also, too, even; inclusive or emphatic particle.
- いっそ
- isso — Rather, might as well, preferring an extreme option.
- 死んで
- shinde — Te-form of 'die'; dying, connecting to next action.
- しまいたい
- shimaitai — Want to go ahead and finish, often regrettable action.
- さえ
- sae — Even, as far as; particle emphasizing an extreme case.
- 思った
- omotta — Past tense of 'think'; thought, felt, or considered.
- 星
- hoshi — Star, a luminous celestial body in the night sky.
- が
- ga — Subject-marking particle identifying the grammatical subject.
- 輝き
- kagayaki — Shining, sparkling, glittering with light.
- 森
- mori — Forest, a large area densely covered with trees.
- 木の葉
- konoha — Tree leaves, foliage on branches of trees.
- とても
- totemo — Very, extremely, to a great degree.
- 悲しげ
- kanashige — Looking sad, appearing sorrowful or mournful.
- ざわめいて
- zawameite — Rustling, murmuring with a quiet collective noise.
- いた
- ita — Past progressive of 'iru'; was existing or doing.
- 遠く
- tōku — Far away, in the distance, a remote place.
- で
- de — Particle indicating location of action or means.
- フクロウ
- fukurō — Owl, a nocturnal bird of prey.
- 死んだ
- shinda — Past tense of 'die'; died, is dead.
- 誰か
- dareka — Someone, some unspecified person.
- 鳴き
- naki — Crying or calling sound made by an animal.
- 犬
- inu — Dog, a common domesticated animal.
- 死にゆく
- shiniyuku — Dying, gradually moving toward death.
- 泣き叫んで
- nakisakende — Crying out and screaming loudly in distress.
- 風
- kaze — Wind, moving air currents in the atmosphere.
- ささやこう
- sasayakō — Volitional form of 'whisper'; trying to whisper.
- 何
- nani — What, which unspecified thing or matter.
- 言っている
- itte iru — Is saying, currently speaking or expressing something.
- か
- ka — Question particle placed at the end of sentences.
- わからず
- wakarazu — Without understanding, not comprehending something.
- 寒気
- samuke — Chills, a cold shivering sensation through the body.
- 全身
- zenshin — Entire body, all parts from head to toe.
- 走った
- hashitta — Ran through; a chill ran through one's body.
- 方
- kata / hō — Person (polite) or direction, side, way.
- 幽霊
- yūrei — Ghost, spirit of a dead person haunting the living.
- 心
- kokoro — Heart, mind, inner feelings and emotions.
- 引っかかる
- hikkakaru — To snag on, be caught, or weigh on one's mind.
- 伝えたい
- tsutaetai — Want to convey or communicate something to someone.
- 理解
- rikai — Understanding, comprehension of something.
- もらえず
- moraezu — Unable to receive, without getting something from others.
- 墓
- haka — Grave, tomb where the dead are buried.
- 中
- naka — Inside, within, the interior of something.
- 安らか
- yasuraka — Peaceful, calm, undisturbed rest or state.
- 眠れず
- nemurezu — Unable to sleep, cannot rest or fall asleep.
- 毎晩
- maiban — Every night, each evening without exception.
- 嘆き
- nageki — Lamentation, sorrow, deep grieving or mourning.
- ながら
- nagara — While doing, simultaneously performing two actions.
- さまよい
- samayoi — Wandering aimlessly, roaming without direction.
- 歩く
- aruku — To walk, to move on foot.
- とき
- toki — Time, moment, when something occurs.
- 出す
- dasu — To put out, emit, produce or start doing.
- よう
- yō — Seems like, appears to be, resembling something.
- な
- na — Sentence-ending or adjectival particle for mild assertion.
- 音
- oto — Sound, noise, an auditory sensation.
- 聞こえた
- kikoeta — Was heard, became audible, could be heard.
- すっかり
- sukkari — Completely, entirely, thoroughly.
- 落ち込んで
- ochikonde — Feeling depressed, having fallen into low spirits.
- 怖く
- kowaku — Scary, frightened; adverbial form of 'scary'.
- なり
- nari — Became, turning into a certain state.
- いて
- ite — Te-form of 'iru'; being present, existing there.
- くれたら
- kuretara — If someone would give or do something for me.
- 心から
- kokoro kara — From the heart, sincerely, wholeheartedly.
- すると
- suru to — Then, thereupon, at that moment something happened.
- まもなく
- mamonaku — Shortly, before long, very soon.
- クモ
- kumo — Spider, an eight-legged arachnid.
- 肩
- kata — Shoulder, the joint connecting arm to body.
- はい上がって
- haiagatte — Crawling up onto something, climbing by crawling.
- はじき
- hajiki — Flicking off, snapping away with a finger.
- 飛ばす
- tobasu — To send flying, flick away, skip over.
- 落ちて
- ochite — Falling down, dropping from a higher place.
- 身動き
- miugoki — Bodily movement, stirring or shifting one's body.
- する
- suru — To do, to perform an action.
- 間
- ma / aida — Interval, gap, space of time between events.
- なく
- naku — Without, lacking; negative connective form.
- 縮んで
- chijinde — Shrinking, contracting in size or curling up.
- しまった
- shimatta — Ended up doing, completed (often with regret).
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