Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 8

English → Japanese CHAPTER II. Level 6/10

We stop stages and carriages on the road, with masks on, and kill the people and take their watches and money."

俺たちは道で駅馬車や馬車を止めて、仮面をかぶって、人々を殺して時計と金を奪うんだ。」

"Must we always kill the people?"

「いつも人を殺さなきゃいけないの？」

"Oh, certainly. It's best. Some authorities think different, but mostly it's considered best to kill them—except some that you bring to the cave here, and keep them till they're ransomed."

「ああ、もちろんさ。それが一番いい。そう思わない人もいるけど、たいていは殺すのが一番いいとされてるんだ――ここの洞窟に連れてきて、身代金が払われるまで閉じ込めておく何人かを除いてはね。」

"Ransomed? What's that?"

「身代金？それって何？」

"I don't know. But that's what they do. I've seen it in books; and so of course that's what we've got to do."

「知らないよ。でもそういうもんなんだ。本で読んだことがある。だからもちろん俺たちもそうしなきゃいけないんだ。」

"But how can we do it if we don't know what it is?"

「でも、それが何か知らなければどうやってやるの？」

"Why, blame it all, we've _got_ to do it. Don't I tell you it's in the books? Do you want to go to doing different from what's in the books, and get things all muddled up?"

「なんてこった、とにかくやらなきゃいけないんだ。本に書いてあるって言ってるだろ？本に書いてあることと違うことをして、ごちゃごちゃにしたいのか？」

"Oh, that's all very fine to _say_, Tom Sawyer, but how in the nation are these fellows going to be ransomed if we don't know how to do it to them?—that's the thing _I_ want to get at. Now, what do you _reckon_ it is?"

「ああ、言うのは簡単だよ、トム・ソーヤー。でも、やり方を知らなければ、いったいどうやってこいつらから身代金を取るんだ？――それが俺の聞きたいことなんだ。で、それって何だと思う？」

"Well, I don't know. But per'aps if we keep them till they're ransomed, it means that we keep them till they're dead."

「うーん、知らないよ。でもたぶん、身代金が払われるまで閉じ込めておくってのは、死ぬまで閉じ込めておくってことかもしれない。」

"Now, that's something _like_. That'll answer. Why couldn't you said that before? We'll keep them till they're ransomed to death; and a bothersome lot they'll be, too—eating up everything, and always trying to get loose."

「それならわかる。それでいい。なんで最初からそう言わなかったんだ？死ぬまで身代金待ちで閉じ込めておこう。やっかいな連中になるだろうけどね――何でも食い尽くして、いつも逃げようとするんだから。」

"How you talk, Ben Rogers.

「よく言うよ、ベン・ロジャーズ。

Vocabulary

俺: ore — Informal first-person pronoun used by males.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people.
は: wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese sentences.
道: michi — Road, path, or way.
で: de — Particle indicating location of action or means.
駅馬車: ekibasha — Stagecoach, a horse-drawn public transport vehicle.
や: ya — Particle listing examples, similar to 'and' or 'or'.
馬車: basha — Horse-drawn carriage or wagon.
を: wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.
止め: tome — To stop or halt something.
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.
仮面: kamen — Mask worn to conceal one's face.
かぶっ: kabut(te) — Wearing or putting on a hat or mask.
人々: hitobito — People, various individuals, the masses.
殺し: koroshi — Killing or murder of a person.
時計: tokei — Clock or watch for telling time.
と: to — Particle meaning 'and' or 'with' connecting nouns.
金: kane — Money or gold; a valuable resource.
奪う: ubau — To snatch away or steal from someone.
ん: n — Explanatory or assertive sentence-ending particle.
だ: da — Informal copula meaning 'is' or 'are'.
いつも: itsumo — Always, at all times, usually.
人: hito — Person, human being, individual.
殺さ: korosa — Stem form of 'to kill', used in conjugation.
なきゃ: nakya — Colloquial form of 'must do', obligation.
いけない: ikenai — Must not do; not allowed or acceptable.
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese.
ああ: aa — Interjection expressing realization or agreement.
もちろん: mochiron — Of course, naturally, certainly.
さ: sa — Sentence-ending particle adding casual assertion.
それ: sore — That thing; refers to something previously mentioned.
が: ga — Subject-marking particle indicating grammatical subject.
一番: ichiban — Number one, the best, most of all.
いい: ii — Good, fine, acceptable, desirable.
そう: sou — That's right; so, in that way.
思わ: omowa — Stem form of 'to think', used in conjugation.
ない: nai — Negative auxiliary meaning 'not', negation.
も: mo — Particle meaning 'also', 'too', or 'even'.
いる: iru — To exist; used for animate beings being present.
けど: kedo — But, however; casual conjunctive particle.
たいてい: taitei — Usually, generally, in most cases.
殺す: korosu — To kill or slay a person or animal.
れ: re — Passive or potential verb suffix in conjugation.
てる: teru — Contraction of 'te iru', indicating ongoing state.
ここ: koko — Here, this place, the current location.
洞窟: doukutsu — Cave or cavern, a natural underground hollow.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or time.
連れ: tsure — To bring along or accompany someone somewhere.
き: ki — Stem of 'kuru', come; used in compound verbs.
身代金: minoshirokin — Ransom money demanded for a captive's release.
払わ: harawa — Stem form of 'to pay', used in conjugation.
れる: reru — Passive voice suffix meaning 'to be done to'.
まで: made — Until, up to, as far as a point.
閉じ込め: tojikome — To confine, lock up, or imprison someone.
おく: oku — To do in advance and leave in that state.
何人: nannin — How many people; a certain number of people.
か: ka — Question particle or 'some' when used mid-sentence.
除い: nozoi — Excluding, setting aside, removing from consideration.
ね: ne — Sentence-ending particle seeking agreement or confirmation.
って: tte — Casual quotation or topic particle in conversation.
何: nani — What; an interrogative pronoun asking about things.
知ら: shira — Stem of 'to know', used in various conjugations.
よ: yo — Sentence-ending particle asserting or informing something.
でも: demo — But, however; introduces a contrasting statement.
そういう: souiu — That kind of, such a type or sort.
もん: mon — Colloquial form of 'mono', thing or matter.
な: na — Casual sentence-ending particle expressing emotion or reflection.
本: hon — Book, a written or printed publication.
読ん: yon(de) — Reading form of 'yomu', to read books.
こと: koto — Thing, matter, fact; nominalizer for verb phrases.
ある: aru — To exist or be present; for inanimate objects.
だから: dakara — Therefore, so, that is why.
し: shi — Conjunction listing reasons or actions, 'and also'.
いけ: ike — Stem of 'ikenai', must; potential prohibition form.
なけれ: nakere — Negative conditional stem, 'if not', obligation form.
ば: ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.
どう: dou — How, in what way, what about.
やっ: yat(te) — Doing form of 'yaru', to do or perform.
やる: yaru — To do, perform, or carry out an action.
なんて: nante — Casual expression of surprise or belittlement about something.
とにかく: tonikaku — Anyway, at any rate, in any case.
やら: yara — Listing particle implying uncertainty among several things.
書い: kai(te) — Writing form of 'kaku', to write something down.
言っ: it(te) — Saying form of 'iu', to say or speak.
だろ: daro — Casual conjecture meaning 'right?' or 'probably'.
違う: chigau — To be wrong, different, or incorrect.
ごちゃごちゃ: gochagocha — Messy, jumbled, complicated; complaining or grumbling.
たい: tai — Auxiliary expressing desire or want to do.
言う: iu — To say, speak, or tell something to someone.
簡単: kantan — Simple, easy, not complicated or difficult.
やり方: yarikata — Way of doing something, method or approach.
いったい: ittai — What on earth; intensifier for questions and surprises.
こいつ: koitsu — This person, used informally or somewhat rudely.
ら: ra — Plural suffix for pronouns or casual group reference.
から: kara — From, because; indicates origin or reason.
取る: toru — To take, grab, or obtain something from someone.
聞き: kiki — Listening or asking form of 'kiku', to hear.
思う: omou — To think, feel, or believe something.
うーん: uun — Hmm; sound of hesitation or pondering something.
たぶん: tabun — Probably, perhaps, most likely.
死ぬ: shinu — To die, pass away, cease to live.
かも: kamo — Maybe, perhaps; expresses uncertainty about a possibility.
しれ: shire — Stem of 'shireru', used in 'kamoshirenai' (maybe).
なら: nara — Conditional 'if' or 'in that case, then'.
わかる: wakaru — To understand, comprehend, or become clear.
なんで: nande — Why, for what reason; informal interrogative.
最初: saisho — The first, the beginning, the very start.
言わ: iwa — Negative stem of 'iu', to say; used in conjugation.
なかっ: nakatt(a) — Past negative auxiliary, 'did not', negation in past.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.
待ち: machi — Waiting; stem of 'matsu', to wait for someone.
おこう: okou — Volitional of 'oku', let's leave it that way.
やっかい: yakkai — Troublesome, burdensome, a nuisance or bother.
連中: renjuu — Group of people, bunch, those guys (informal).
なる: naru — To become, to turn into something different.
だろう: darou — Probably, I suppose; expresses conjecture or supposition.
逃げ: nige — Fleeing, running away, escaping from a situation.
よう: you — Volitional ending meaning 'let's' or intention to act.
する: suru — To do; the most basic action verb in Japanese.
よく: yoku — Well, often, frequently; adverb of manner or frequency.

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