Anna Karenina — Page 2
Three days after the quarrel, Prince Stepan Arkadyevitch Oblonsky—Stiva, as he was called in the fashionable world—woke up at his usual hour, that is, at eight o'clock in the morning, not in his wife's bedroom, but on the leather-covered sofa in his study.
口論から三日後、スチェパン・アルカジエヴィチ・オブロンスキー公爵——上流社会ではスチーヴァと呼ばれていた——は、いつもの時間、つまり朝八時に、妻の寝室ではなく、書斎の革張りのソファの上で目を覚ました。
He turned over his stout, well-cared-for person on the springy sofa, as though he would sink into a long sleep again; he vigorously embraced the pillow on the other side and buried his face in it; but all at once he jumped up, sat up on the sofa, and opened his eyes.
彼はまた長い眠りに落ちようとするかのように、弾力のあるソファの上でふっくらとした手入れの行き届いた体を寝返りさせ、反対側の枕を力強く抱きしめて顔を埋めた。しかし突然、彼は跳び起きてソファの上に座り、目を開けた。
"Yes, yes, how was it now?" he thought, going over his dream.
「そうそう、あれはどんなだったっけ？」と彼は夢を振り返りながら思った。
"Now, how was it? To be sure! Alabin was giving a dinner at Darmstadt; no, not Darmstadt, but something American.
「どんなだったか？そうだ！アラビンがダルムシュタットで晩餐会を開いていた。いや、ダルムシュタットではなく、何かアメリカ風の場所で。
Yes, but then, Darmstadt was in America.
そう、でもその時は、ダルムシュタットはアメリカにあったのだ。
Yes, Alabin was giving a dinner on glass tables, and the tables sang, _Il mio tesoro_—not _Il mio tesoro_ though, but something better, and there were some sort of little decanters on the table, and they were women, too," he remembered.
そう、アラビンはガラスのテーブルで晩餐会を開いていて、テーブルが『イル・ミオ・テゾーロ』を歌っていた——いや、『イル・ミオ・テゾーロ』ではなく、もっと良い何かを。そしてテーブルの上には小さなデカンタのようなものがあって、それが女性でもあった」と彼は思い出した。
Stepan Arkadyevitch's eyes twinkled gaily, and he pondered with a smile.
スチェパン・アルカジエヴィチの目は楽しそうにきらめき、彼は微笑みながら考え込んだ。
"Yes, it was nice, very nice. There was a great deal more that was delightful, only there's no putting it into words, or even expressing it in one's thoughts awake.
「そう、良かった、とても良かった。もっとたくさんの楽しいことがあったのだが、言葉にすることも、目覚めた頭の中で思い浮かべることさえもできない。
Vocabulary
- 口論
- kōron — Quarrel or verbal argument between people
- から
- kara — From; because; after (particle indicating cause or starting point)
- 三日
- mikkа — Three days; the third day of the month
- 後
- go / ato — After; later; behind
- 公爵
- kōshaku — Duke; prince; high-ranking nobleman
- 上流
- jōryū — Upper class; upper stream; high society
- 社会
- shakai — Society; social community or world
- では
- dewa — In; at; then; well then (topic or context marker)
- 呼ばれて
- yobarete — Being called; known as (passive te-form)
- いた
- ita — Was; existed; had been (past progressive auxiliary)
- いつも
- itsumo — Always; usually; as usual
- 時間
- jikan — Time; hour; duration
- つまり
- tsumari — That is to say; in other words; namely
- 朝
- asa — Morning; the early part of the day
- 八時
- hachiji — Eight o'clock
- 妻
- tsuma — Wife; one's own spouse
- 寝室
- shinshitsu — Bedroom; room used for sleeping
- 書斎
- shosai — Study; private room for reading and writing
- 革張り
- kawabari — Leather-covered; upholstered with leather
- ソファ
- sofa — Sofa; couch; upholstered seat
- 上
- ue — Above; on top of; upper surface
- 目を覚ました
- me o samashita — Woke up; opened one's eyes from sleep
- 彼
- kare — He; him; that man
- 長い
- nagai — Long; lengthy (in time or space)
- 眠り
- nemuri — Sleep; slumber
- 弾力
- danryoku — Elasticity; springiness; resilience
- ふっくら
- fukkura — Plump; soft and rounded; fluffy
- 手入れ
- teire — Care; maintenance; grooming
- 行き届いた
- yukitodoita — Well-cared-for; thorough; attentive
- 体
- karada — Body; one's physical form
- 寝返り
- negaeri — Rolling over in sleep; turning over in bed
- 反対側
- hantaigawa — The opposite side; the other side
- 枕
- makura — Pillow; cushion for the head during sleep
- 力強く
- chikarazuyoku — Powerfully; firmly; with great strength
- 抱きしめ
- dakishime — Hugging tightly; embracing firmly
- 顔
- kao — Face; facial expression
- 埋めた
- uzumeta — Buried; pressed into; nestled against
- しかし
- shikashi — However; but; nevertheless
- 突然
- totsuzen — Suddenly; all at once; unexpectedly
- 跳び起き
- tobioki — Jumped up; sprang out of bed suddenly
- 座り
- suwari — Sitting; taking a seated position
- そうそう
- sōsō — That's right; oh yes; I remember now
- あれ
- are — That thing over there; that one
- どんな
- donna — What kind of; what sort of
- っけ
- kke — Sentence-ending particle recalling or confirming memory
- 夢
- yume — Dream; vision during sleep
- 振り返り
- furikaeri — Looking back; reflecting; turning around
- ながら
- nagara — While doing; simultaneously; even though
- 思った
- omotta — Thought; felt; considered (past tense)
- そうだ
- sō da — That's right; I remember; that's it
- 晩餐会
- bansankai — Dinner party; formal evening banquet
- 開いて
- hiraite / aite — Opened; held (an event); having opened
- 何か
- nanika — Something; some kind of thing
- アメリカ風
- Amerika fū — American-style; in the American manner
- 場所
- basho — Place; location; spot
- ガラス
- garasu — Glass; made of glass
- テーブル
- tēburu — Table; dining or work table
- 歌って
- utatte — Singing; having sung (te-form of 歌う)
- 良い
- yoi / ii — Good; fine; nice
- 小さな
- chīsana — Small; little; tiny
- 女性
- josei — Woman; female; femininity
- 思い出した
- omoidashita — Recalled; remembered; brought to mind
- 楽しそう
- tanoshisō — Looks fun; seems enjoyable; cheerful-appearing
- きらめき
- kirameki — Glitter; sparkle; twinkling light
- 微笑み
- hohoemi — Smile; gentle grin
- 考え込んだ
- kangaekonda — Fell deep into thought; pondered seriously
- とても
- totemo — Very; extremely; quite
- たくさん
- takusan — Many; a lot; plenty
- 楽しい
- tanoshii — Fun; enjoyable; pleasant
- こと
- koto — Thing; matter; fact (nominalizer)
- 言葉
- kotoba — Words; language; expression
- 目覚め
- mezame — Awakening; waking up; moment of waking
- 頭
- atama — Head; mind; brain
- 中
- naka — Inside; within; middle
- 思い浮かべる
- omoiukaberu — To call to mind; to picture; to recall
- さえ
- sae — Even; not even (emphatic particle)
- できない
- dekinai — Cannot do; unable to; impossible
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