Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 6
she was up to her chin in salt water.
彼女は塩水の中で顎まで浸かっていた。
Her first idea was that she had somehow fallen into the sea, "and in that case I can go back by railway," she said to herself.
最初に思ったのは、何らかの形で海に落ちてしまったということで、「その場合は鉄道で帰ればいい」と彼女は心の中で言った。
(Alice had been to the seaside once in her life, and had come to the general conclusion, that wherever you go to on the English coast you find a number of bathing machines in the sea, some children digging in the sand with wooden spades, then a row of lodging houses, and behind them a railway station.)
（アリスは生涯に一度だけ海辺に行ったことがあり、イギリスの海岸ならどこへ行っても、海の中に海水浴用の更衣車が並び、木のスコップで砂を掘る子どもたちがいて、その向こうに宿泊施設が立ち並び、その後ろに鉄道の駅があるという一般的な結論に至っていた。）
However, she soon made out that she was in the pool of tears which she had wept when she was nine feet high.
しかし、彼女はすぐに、自分が身長九フィートあったときに流した涙の池の中にいることに気がついた。
"I wish I hadn't cried so much!" said Alice, as she swam about, trying to find her way out.
「あんなにたくさん泣かなければよかった！」と、アリスは出口を探して泳ぎ回りながら言った。
"I shall be punished for it now, I suppose, by being drowned in my own tears!
「今ごろその罰として、自分の涙に溺れてしまうのでしょうね！
That _will_ be a queer thing, to be sure!
それは確かに奇妙なことになるわ！
However, everything is queer to-day."
でも、今日はすべてが奇妙なんだもの。」
Just then she heard something splashing about in the pool a little way off, and she swam nearer to make out what it was: at first she thought it must be a walrus or hippopotamus, but then she remembered how small she was now, and she soon made out that it was only a mouse that had slipped in like herself.
ちょうどそのとき、少し離れたところで何かが池の中でバシャバシャしているのが聞こえ、彼女は何なのかを確かめようと近くへ泳いでいった。最初はセイウチかカバに違いないと思ったが、今の自分がいかに小さいかを思い出し、やがて自分と同じように滑り込んできたネズミにすぎないと分かった。
"Would it be of any use, now," thought Alice, "to speak to this mouse?
「今、このネズミに話しかけても何か意味があるかしら？」とアリスは思った。
Vocabulary
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; girlfriend
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle
- 塩水
- shiopwater — Salt water; brine
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle
- 中
- naka — Inside; middle; among
- で
- de — At; in; by means of (particle)
- 顎
- ago — Jaw; chin
- まで
- made — Until; up to; as far as
- 浸かっ
- tsukatt(e) — Soaked; submerged; steeped in liquid
- て
- te — Connective particle linking actions
- い
- i — Auxiliary indicating ongoing state or action
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb
- 最初
- saisho — First; the beginning; at first
- に
- ni — Direction, location, or time particle
- 思っ
- omott(e) — Thought; felt; considered (conjunctive form)
- 何らか
- naniraka — Some kind of; some sort of
- 形
- katachi — Shape; form; appearance
- 海
- umi — Sea; ocean
- 落ち
- ochi — Fell; dropped; came down
- しまっ
- shimatt(e) — Ended up doing; completed (regrettably)
- と
- to — And; with; quotation particle
- いう
- iu — To say; to be called
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalized concept
- その
- sono — That; the (near listener)
- 場合
- baai — Case; situation; circumstance
- 鉄道
- tetsudō — Railway; railroad
- 帰れ
- kaere — Return home; go back (imperative/conditional)
- ば
- ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when
- いい
- ii — Good; fine; alright
- 心
- kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; feelings
- 言っ
- itt(e) — Said; told; spoke (conjunctive form)
- 生涯
- shōgai — Lifetime; one's whole life
- 一度
- ichido — Once; one time
- だけ
- dake — Only; just; merely
- 海辺
- umibe — Seaside; seashore; beach
- 行っ
- itt(e) — Went; gone (conjunctive form of iku)
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle; but (contrast)
- あり
- ari — There is/are; exists (conjunctive form)
- イギリス
- Igirisu — England; Britain; the United Kingdom
- 海岸
- kaigan — Coast; seashore; shoreline
- なら
- nara — If; in the case of (conditional)
- どこ
- doko — Where; what place
- へ
- e — Direction particle meaning to or toward
- も
- mo — Also; too; even; either
- 海水浴
- kaisuiyoku — Sea bathing; swimming in the ocean
- 用
- yō — For use; purpose; intended for
- 並び
- narabi — Row; line; arrangement in order
- 木
- ki — Tree; wood; timber
- スコップ
- sukoppu — Shovel; scoop; small spade
- 砂
- suna — Sand; grit
- を
- wo — Direct object marker particle
- 掘る
- horu — To dig; to excavate
- 子ども
- kodomo — Child; children
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or beings
- 向こう
- mukō — Over there; the other side; beyond
- 宿泊施設
- shukuhaku shisetsu — Lodging facility; accommodation; inn or hotel
- 立ち
- tachi — Standing; rising (conjunctive form of tatsu)
- 後ろ
- ushiro — Behind; back; rear
- 駅
- eki — Train station; railway station
- ある
- aru — To exist; there is (inanimate)
- 一般的
- ippanteki — General; common; typical; ordinary
- な
- na — Adjectival linking particle (na-adjective)
- 結論
- ketsuron — Conclusion; final judgment; outcome
- 至っ
- itatt(e) — Reached; arrived at; came to (a conclusion)
- しかし
- shikashi — However; but; nevertheless
- すぐ
- sugu — Soon; immediately; right away
- 自分
- jibun — Oneself; myself; yourself; one's own
- 身長
- shinchō — Height; stature; body height
- 九
- ku / kyū — Nine (the number 9)
- フィート
- fīto — Feet (unit of length measurement)
- あっ
- att(e) — Was; existed; had (conjunctive past form)
- とき
- toki — Time; moment; when; occasion
- 流し
- nagashi — Flowing; letting flow; draining
- 涙
- namida — Tears; teardrops
- 池
- ike — Pond; small lake
- 気がつい
- ki ga tsui(te) — Noticed; became aware; realized
- あんな
- anna — That kind of; such; like that
- たくさん
- takusan — Many; a lot; much; plenty
- 泣か
- naka — Cry; weep (negative stem form)
- なけれ
- nakere — If not; unless (conditional negative form)
- よかっ
- yokatt(a) — Was good; would have been better
- 出口
- deguchi — Exit; way out; outlet
- 探し
- sagashi — Searching; looking for something
- 泳ぎ
- oyogi — Swimming; a swim
- 回り
- mawari — Going around; circling; surroundings
- ながら
- nagara — While doing; simultaneously; although
- 今ごろ
- imagoro — About now; around this time
- 罰
- batsu — Punishment; penalty; retribution
- し
- shi — And; also; listing or causal particle
- 溺れ
- obore — Drowning; being submerged and suffocating
- しまう
- shimau — To end up; to finish; to do completely
- でしょう
- deshō — Probably; right? (conjecture or seeking agreement)
- ね
- ne — Sentence-final seeking agreement or confirmation
- それ
- sore — That; it (near the listener)
- 確か
- tashika — Certain; sure; if I recall correctly
- 奇妙
- kimyō — Strange; odd; peculiar; mysterious
- なる
- naru — To become; to turn into
- わ
- wa — Sentence-final particle (feminine softening)
- でも
- demo — But; however; even so
- 今日
- kyō — Today; this day
- すべて
- subete — Everything; all; entirely
- ん
- n — Explanatory or assertion particle (spoken)
- だ
- da — Copula: is; am; are (plain form)
- もの
- mono — Thing; object; reason; because (explanatory)
- ちょうど
- chōdo — Exactly; just; precisely
- 少し
- sukoshi — A little; a bit; slightly
- 離れ
- hanare — Apart; away; separated from
- ところ
- tokoro — Place; spot; point; situation
- 何か
- nanika — Something; anything; some kind of
- バシャバシャ
- bashabasha — Splashing sound; onomatopoeia for water splashing
- いる
- iru — To be; to exist (animate beings)
- 聞こえ
- kikoе — Audible; can be heard; heard
- 何
- nani — What; which; what thing
- か
- ka — Question particle; or; some-
- 確かめよう
- tashikameyō — Let's confirm; let's make sure
- 近く
- chikaku — Near; nearby; close by
- 泳い
- oyoi(de) — Swam; swimming (conjunctive form)
- いっ
- itt(e) — Went; said (conjunctive, context-dependent)
- 違いない
- chigainai — Must be; no doubt; certainly is
- 今
- ima — Now; at present; currently
- いかに
- ikani — How; in what way; to what extent
- 小さい
- chīsai — Small; little; tiny
- 思い出し
- omoidashi — Recalled; remembered; called to mind
- やがて
- yagate — Soon; before long; eventually
- 同じ
- onaji — Same; identical; equal
- よう
- yō — Like; as if; seems; in order to
- 滑り込ん
- suberikон(de) — Slid into; slipped in; glided inside
- き
- ki — Came (conjunctive form of kuru)
- ネズミ
- nezumi — Mouse; rat; rodent
- すぎ
- sugi — Too much; excessive; overly
- ない
- nai — Not; there isn't; negative form
- 分かっ
- wakatt(e) — Understood; knew; realized (conjunctive form)
- この
- kono — This (modifies following noun)
- 話しかけ
- hanashikake — Addressed; spoke to; initiated conversation
- 意味
- imi — Meaning; significance; sense
- かしら
- kashira — I wonder; is it? (feminine sentence-final)
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