Anna Karenina — Page 2

English → Japanese Chapter 3 Level 7/10

Stepan Arkadyevitch took in and read a liberal paper, not an extreme one, but one advocating the views held by the majority.

スチェパン・アルカージエヴィチは自由主義的な新聞を購読して読んでいたが、それは過激なものではなく、大多数の人々が持つ見解を支持するものであった。

And in spite of the fact that science, art, and politics had no special interest for him, he firmly held those views on all these subjects which were held by the majority and by his paper, and he only changed them when the majority changed them—or, more strictly speaking, he did not change them, but they imperceptibly changed of themselves within him.

そして、科学や芸術や政治が彼にとって特別な興味を持つものではないにもかかわらず、彼はこれらすべての問題について大多数の人々と彼の新聞が持つ見解をしっかりと保持し、大多数がそれらを変えたときにのみ変えた——あるいは、より厳密に言えば、彼はそれらを変えたのではなく、それらは彼の中でいつの間にか自然に変わっていったのである。

Stepan Arkadyevitch had not chosen his political opinions or his views; these political opinions and views had come to him of themselves, just as he did not choose the shapes of his hat and coat, but simply took those that were being worn.

スチェパン・アルカージエヴィチは自分の政治的意見や見解を選んだわけではなかった。これらの政治的意見や見解は、ちょうど彼が帽子や上着の形を選ばず、単に流行しているものをそのまま身につけたように、自然に彼のもとにやってきたのである。

And for him, living in a certain society—owing to the need, ordinarily developed at years of discretion, for some degree of mental activity—to have views was just as indispensable as to have a hat.

そして彼にとって、ある社会に生きる中で——分別のある年齢になるにつれて自然と生まれる、ある程度の知的活動への必要性から——見解を持つことは、帽子を持つことと同様に不可欠なことであった。

If there was a reason for his preferring liberal to conservative views, which were held also by many of his circle, it arose not from his considering liberalism more rational, but from its being in closer accordance with his manner of life.

彼が、彼の周囲の多くの人々にも支持されていた保守的な見解よりも自由主義的な見解を好む理由があったとすれば、それは自由主義をより合理的だと考えたからではなく、自由主義が彼の生き方とより密接に合致していたからであった。

The liberal party said that in Russia everything is wrong, and certainly Stepan Arkadyevitch had many debts and was decidedly short of money.

自由主義党はロシアではすべてがおかしいと言っており、確かにスチェパン・アルカージエヴィチは多くの借金を抱え、明らかに金欠であった。

Vocabulary

は: wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.
自由主義的: jiyūshugiteki — Liberal; relating to liberal ideology or principles.
な: na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
新聞: shinbun — Newspaper; a printed daily publication of news.
を: wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.
購読: kōdoku — Subscription; regularly purchasing and reading a publication.
し: shi — Conjunctive form of suru, connecting actions or reasons.
て: te — Te-form particle connecting sequential or related actions.
読ん: yon — Stem of yomu (to read), in conjunctive te-form.
で: de — Particle indicating means, location, or conjunctive form.
い: i — Stem of iru, indicating ongoing or continuous state.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary particle indicating completed action.
が: ga — Particle marking subject or introducing a contrast.
それ: sore — That; pronoun referring to something previously mentioned.
過激: kageki — Radical; extreme in opinion or action.
もの: mono — Thing; object or abstract concept being referred to.
なく: naku — Without; negative conjunctive form of nai.
大多数: daitasū — Great majority; the largest portion of a group.
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle linking nouns.
人々: hitobito — People; plural form referring to people in general.
持つ: motsu — To hold; to have or possess something.
見解: kenkai — View; one's personal opinion or standpoint on something.
支持: shiji — Support; backing or endorsing an idea or person.
する: suru — To do; general-purpose verb indicating action or activity.
あっ: a — Conjunctive form of aru, indicating existence or state.
そして: soshite — And then; conjunction connecting sequential statements.
科学: kagaku — Science; systematic study of the natural world.
や: ya — And; particle listing examples among multiple items.
芸術: geijutsu — Art; creative expression through various artistic forms.
政治: seiji — Politics; affairs of government and public policy.
彼: kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun referring to a male.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object.
とっ: to — Conjunctive form of toru, or part of ni totte (for).
特別: tokubetsu — Special; particularly notable or distinct from ordinary.
興味: kyōmi — Interest; curiosity or fascination toward something.
ない: nai — Not exist; negative form indicating absence or negation.
も: mo — Also; particle meaning too, even, or as well.
かかわら: kakawara — Regardless; part of ni mo kakawarazu (despite, nevertheless).
ず: zu — Classical negative auxiliary meaning without doing something.
これら: korera — These; plural demonstrative pronoun for nearby items.
すべて: subete — All; everything; the entirety of things mentioned.
問題: mondai — Problem; issue or topic under discussion or concern.
つい: tsui — About; part of ni tsuite (concerning, regarding something).
と: to — And; quotation particle or conditional conjunctive particle.
しっかり: shikkari — Firmly; securely and reliably holding or maintaining something.
保持: hoji — Retention; maintaining or keeping something in one's possession.
それら: sorera — Those; plural pronoun referring to previously mentioned items.
変え: kae — To change; alter or modify something from its state.
とき: toki — Time; moment or occasion when something occurs.
のみ: nomi — Only; particle indicating exclusivity or limitation.
あるいは: aruiwa — Or; alternatively; conjunction presenting another possibility.
より: yori — More; comparative particle indicating degree or source.
厳密: genmitsu — Strict; precise and exact in meaning or application.
言え: ie — Conditional form of iu (to say); if one were to say.
ば: ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when a condition holds.
中: naka — Inside; among; in the middle of something.
いつ: itsu — When; interrogative or relative word for time.
間: ma / aida — Interval; the space or period between two points.
か: ka — Question particle or uncertainty marker at sentence end.
自然: shizen — Nature; naturally; the natural world or state of things.
変わっ: kawa — Te-form of kawaru; to change or shift into a state.
いっ: i — Conjunctive form of iku (to go), indicating progression.
ある: aru — To exist; to be present (for inanimate things).
自分: jibun — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the speaker.
政治的: seijiteki — Political; relating to politics or governmental affairs.
意見: iken — Opinion; one's personal view or stance on a matter.
選ん: eran — Conjunctive form of erabu; to choose or select something.
だ: da — Copula; plain form of desu meaning to be.
わけ: wake — Reason; it means that; logical conclusion or explanation.
なかっ: naka — Past negative conjunctive form meaning did not exist.
ちょうど: chōdo — Exactly; just; precisely matching a condition or amount.
帽子: bōshi — Hat; a head covering worn for fashion or function.
上着: uwagi — Jacket; outer garment worn over other clothing.
形: katachi — Shape; form or style of an object.
選ば: eraba — Conditional form of erabu; if one chooses or selects.
単: tan — Simply; merely; only, without deeper reason.
流行: ryūkō — Fashion; trend; something currently popular in society.
いる: iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings or ongoing states).
そのまま: sono mama — As is; unchanged; in the same state as before.
身: mi — Body; one's person or self, often in set phrases.
つけ: tsuke — Conjunctive form of tsukeru; to attach, wear, or put on.
よう: yō — Like; manner; expresses similarity or intention.
もと: moto — Originally; formerly; at the base or origin of something.
やっ: ya — Conjunctive form of yaru; to do or carry out something.
き: ki — Conjunctive form of kuru (to come), indicating arrival or onset.
社会: shakai — Society; the community or social structure people live in.
生きる: ikiru — To live; to be alive or sustain one's existence.
分別: funbetsu — Discretion; good judgment and sensible understanding.
年齢: nenrei — Age; the number of years a person has lived.
なる: naru — To become; to turn into a new state or condition.
つれ: tsure — As; along with, part of ni tsurete (as something progresses).
生まれる: umareru — To be born; to come into existence naturally.
程度: teido — Degree; level or extent of something.
知的: chiteki — Intellectual; relating to the intellect or mental activity.
活動: katsudō — Activity; action or movement toward a purpose or goal.
へ: e — Toward; directional particle indicating movement or orientation.
必要性: hitsuyōsei — Necessity; the state of being required or indispensable.
から: kara — From; because; particle indicating origin or reason.
こと: koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into noun phrases.
同様: dōyō — Similarly; in the same way or manner as something else.
不可欠: fukaketsu — Indispensable; absolutely necessary and cannot be omitted.
周囲: shūi — Surroundings; the environment or people around someone.
多く: ōku — Many; a large number or great amount of something.
さ: sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives or casual sentence-ending particle.
れ: re — Passive or potential auxiliary verb form attached to verbs.
保守的: hoshuteki — Conservative; tending to maintain traditional values and practices.
好む: konomu — To prefer; to like or favor something over alternatives.
理由: riyū — Reason; cause or justification for an action or opinion.
すれ: sure — Conditional form of suru; if one does something.
自由主義: jiyūshugi — Liberalism; political ideology emphasizing individual rights and freedoms.
合理的: gōriteki — Rational; logical and reasonable in thought or approach.
考え: kangae — Thought; idea or way of thinking about something.
生き方: ikikata — Way of life; lifestyle or approach to living.
密接: missetsu — Closely; in intimate or tight connection with something.
合致: gacchi — Agreement; to correspond or align precisely with something.
自由主義党: jiyūshugitō — Liberal Party; a political party advocating liberal principles.
ロシア: Roshia — Russia; the largest country in the world spanning two continents.
おかしい: okashii — Strange; funny; something that seems odd or incorrect.
言っ: i — Conjunctive te-form of iu; to say or state something.
おり: ori — Humble or literary form of iru; to be, to exist.
確か: tashika — Certainly; surely; expressing reasonable confidence in a fact.
借金: shakkin — Debt; money owed to another person or institution.
抱え: kakae — To carry; to hold or be burdened with something.
明らか: akiraka — Obvious; clear and evident without need for explanation.
金欠: kinketsu — Broke; lacking money; being in a state of poverty.

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