Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 5
Well, when Tom and me got to the edge of the hilltop we looked away down into the village and could see three or four lights twinkling, where there was sick folks, maybe; and the stars over us was sparkling ever so fine; and down by the village was the river, a whole mile broad, and awful still and grand.
さて、トムと私が丘の頂上の端まで来たとき、私たちは村の方をはるかに見下ろし、三つか四つの明かりがちらちらしているのが見えた。そこには病人がいるのかもしれなかった。頭上の星はとても美しく輝いていて、村のそばには川があり、幅が丸一マイルもあって、恐ろしいほど静かで雄大だった。
We went down the hill and found Jo Harper and Ben Rogers, and two or three more of the boys, hid in the old tanyard.
私たちは丘を下り、ジョー・ハーパーとベン・ロジャース、そしてほかに二、三人の少年たちが古いなめし革工場に隠れているのを見つけた。
So we unhitched a skiff and pulled down the river two mile and a half, to the big scar on the hillside, and went ashore.
そこで私たちは小舟をほどいて、川を二マイル半漕ぎ下り、丘の斜面の大きな傷跡のところまで行って、岸に上がった。
We went to a clump of bushes, and Tom made everybody swear to keep the secret, and then showed them a hole in the hill, right in the thickest part of the bushes.
私たちは茂みの一群へ行き、トムはみんなに秘密を守ると誓わせ、それから茂みの一番密な部分にある丘の穴を見せた。
Then we lit the candles, and crawled in on our hands and knees.
それからロウソクに火をつけて、手と膝をついてその中へはいずり込んだ。
We went about two hundred yards, and then the cave opened up.
約二百ヤード進むと、洞窟が広がった。
Tom poked about amongst the passages, and pretty soon ducked under a wall where you wouldn't a noticed that there was a hole.
トムは通路の中をあちこち突き進み、やがて穴があるとは気づかないような壁の下にかがみ込んだ。
We went along a narrow place and got into a kind of room, all damp and sweaty and cold, and there we stopped.
私たちは狭い場所を進んで、じめじめとして湿気っぽく寒い、部屋のような場所に入り、そこで立ち止まった。
Tom says:
トムが言った。
"Now, we'll start this band of robbers and call it Tom Sawyer's Gang.
「さあ、この強盗団を結成して、トム・ソーヤーの一味と呼ぼう。
Everybody that wants to join has got to take an oath, and write his name in blood."
加わりたい者はみんな、誓いを立てて、自分の名前を血で書かなければならない。」
Everybody was willing.
みんな喜んで賛成した。
Vocabulary
- さて
- sate — Well; now; used to shift topic or begin
- と
- to — And; with; connects nouns or quotes
- 私
- watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese
- 丘
- oka — Hill; small elevated landform
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle
- 頂上
- chōjō — Summit; top of a hill or mountain
- 端
- hashi — Edge; end; tip of something
- まで
- made — Until; up to; as far as
- 来
- ki — Come; arrived (stem of kuru)
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending
- とき
- toki — When; at the time of
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or pronouns
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese
- 村
- mura — Village; small rural settlement
- 方
- kata / hō — Direction; side; way toward something
- を
- wo — Object marker particle in Japanese
- はるか
- haruka — Far away; distant; far off
- に
- ni — Direction or location particle
- 見下ろし
- mioroshi — Looking down at from above
- 三つ
- mittsu — Three things; the number three
- か
- ka — Or; question particle in Japanese
- 四つ
- yottsu — Four things; the number four
- 明かり
- akari — Light; lamp; small glowing illumination
- ちらちら
- chirachira — Flickering; twinkling; glimmering repeatedly
- し
- shi — Conjunctive form; doing; connecting clauses
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases
- いる
- iru — To exist; to be (for animate things)
- 見え
- mie — Can be seen; visible; appears
- そこ
- soko — There; that place nearby
- 病人
- byōnin — Sick person; patient; ill individual
- も
- mo — Also; too; even; addition particle
- しれ
- shire — May be; might; perhaps (from shireru)
- なかっ
- nakatt(a) — Was not; negative past auxiliary form
- 頭上
- zujō — Overhead; above one's head
- 星
- hoshi — Star; stars in the night sky
- とても
- totemo — Very; extremely; quite; really
- 美しく
- utsukushiku — Beautifully; in a beautiful manner
- 輝い
- kagayai — Shining; glittering; sparkling (from kagayaku)
- そば
- soba — Beside; near; close to something
- 川
- kawa — River; stream; flowing body of water
- あり
- ari — There is; exists (classical/formal form)
- 幅
- haba — Width; breadth; span of something
- 丸
- maru — Full; whole; entire; round
- 一
- ichi / hito — One; the number one
- マイル
- mairu — Mile; unit of distance measurement
- あっ
- att(a) — There was; existed (past of aru)
- 恐ろしい
- osoroshii — Terrible; dreadful; frightening; awesome in scale
- ほど
- hodo — To the extent of; so much that
- 静か
- shizuka — Quiet; calm; still; peaceful
- で
- de — At; by means of; connecting particle
- 雄大
- yūdai — Grand; majestic; magnificent; awe-inspiring
- だっ
- datt(a) — Was; were; past form of da (copula)
- 下り
- kudari — Descent; going down; downward slope
- そして
- soshite — And then; and; furthermore; also
- ほか
- hoka — Other; besides; elsewhere; in addition
- 二
- ni / futa — Two; the number two
- 三人
- sannin — Three people; a group of three
- 少年
- shōnen — Boy; young male; youth; lad
- 古い
- furui — Old; aged; not new; antique
- 工場
- kōjō — Factory; plant; manufacturing facility
- 隠れ
- kakure — Hiding; concealing oneself; concealed place
- 見つけ
- mitsuke — Found; discovered; located something
- 小舟
- kobune — Small boat; little skiff; rowboat
- ほどい
- hodoi — Untied; loosened; unfastened (from hodoku)
- 半
- han — Half; semi; partial
- 漕ぎ
- kogi — Rowing; paddling a boat
- 斜面
- shamen — Slope; inclined surface; hillside
- 大きな
- ōkina — Large; big; great in size
- 傷跡
- kizuato — Scar; wound mark left on surface
- ところ
- tokoro — Place; spot; location; point
- 行っ
- itt(a) — Went; proceeded (past of iku)
- 岸
- kishi — Shore; bank; riverside; coast
- 上がっ
- agatt(a) — Went up; climbed ashore; ascended
- 茂み
- shigemi — Thicket; dense shrubbery; bushes
- 一群
- hitomu(re) / ichigún — A group; a cluster; a bunch
- へ
- e — Toward; directional particle in Japanese
- 行き
- yuki / iki — Going; heading; proceeding toward
- みんな
- minna — Everyone; all; everybody together
- 秘密
- himitsu — Secret; confidential matter; mystery
- 守る
- mamoru — To protect; to keep; to honor
- 誓わ
- chikawa — Swear; vow; pledge (stem of chikau)
- せ
- se — Causative ending; make someone do
- それ
- sore — That; it; that thing nearby
- から
- kara — From; after; because; starting point
- 一番
- ichiban — Number one; most; best; first
- 密
- mitsu — Dense; secret; close; intimate
- な
- na — Adjectival linking particle; don't (prohibitive)
- 部分
- bubun — Part; portion; section of something
- ある
- aru — To exist; there is (inanimate things)
- 穴
- ana — Hole; cave; opening; pit
- 見せ
- mise — Show; display; let someone see
- ロウソク
- rōsoku — Candle; wax candle for light
- 火
- hi — Fire; flame; light; blaze
- つけ
- tsuke — Light; attach; turn on; ignite
- 手
- te — Hand; arm; means; technique
- 膝
- hiza — Knee; lap; kneeling position
- つい
- tsui — Touched; placed; put on (knees)
- その
- sono — That; the; referring to nearby thing
- 中
- naka — Inside; within; middle; among
- はいずり
- haizuri — Crawling; creeping on hands and knees
- 込ん
- kon(da) — Into; entered deeply (from komu)
- だ
- da — Is; are; plain form copula
- 約
- yaku — About; approximately; roughly
- 二百
- nihyaku — Two hundred; the number 200
- 進む
- susumu — To advance; to proceed; to progress
- 洞窟
- dōkutsu — Cave; cavern; underground hollow space
- 広がっ
- hirogatt(a) — Spread out; expanded; opened up
- 通路
- tsūro — Passage; corridor; pathway; walkway
- あちこち
- achikochi — Here and there; all around; everywhere
- 突き
- tsuki — Thrust; push; pierce into something
- 進み
- susumi — Advancing; proceeding; moving forward
- やがて
- yagate — Soon; before long; eventually; shortly
- 気づか
- kidzuka — Notice; become aware of (stem form)
- ない
- nai — Not; there is not; negative form
- よう
- yō — So that; in order to; like
- 壁
- kabe — Wall; partition; barrier surface
- 下
- shita / shimo — Below; under; lower; beneath
- かがみ
- kagami — Stooping down; bending over low
- 狭い
- semai — Narrow; small; confined; cramped
- 場所
- basho — Place; location; spot; area
- 進ん
- susun(da) — Advanced; proceeded through (past form)
- じめじめ
- jimejime — Damp; humid; clammy; persistently moist
- 湿気っぽく
- shikkeppoku — Dampish; somewhat humid; feeling moist
- 寒い
- samui — Cold; chilly; freezing; low temperature
- 部屋
- heya — Room; chamber; indoor space
- 入り
- iri — Entering; going into; arrival inside
- 立ち止まっ
- tachitomatt(a) — Stopped; came to a halt; stood still
- 言っ
- itt(a) — Said; spoke; stated (past of iu)
- さあ
- sā — Well; come on; now then; alright
- この
- kono — This; referring to something close by
- 強盗団
- gōtōdan — Robber gang; band of thieves; outlaw group
- 結成
- kessei — Formation; establishment; founding of group
- 一味
- ichimi — Gang; crew; accomplices; band of people
- 呼ぼう
- yobō — Let's call; shall name; volitional of yobu
- 加わり
- kuwawari — Joining; participating; added to group
- たい
- tai — Want to do; desire to; wish for
- 者
- mono / sha — Person; one who; individual
- 誓い
- chikai — Oath; vow; solemn pledge
- 立て
- tate — Set up; establish; make (an oath)
- 自分
- jibun — Oneself; one's own; myself; yourself
- 名前
- namae — Name; one's personal name
- 血
- chi — Blood; vital fluid of living beings
- 書か
- kaka — Write; inscribe (stem of kaku)
- なけれ
- nakere — Must; have to; conditional negative form
- ば
- ba — If; conditional particle in Japanese
- なら
- nara — If; in that case; conditional form
- 喜ん
- yokon(de) — Gladly; happily; with delight (from yorokobu)
- 賛成
- sansei — Agreement; approval; being in favor
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