Anne of Green Gables — Page 1

English → Japanese CHAPTER I. Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Surprised Level 6/10

MRS. Rachel Lynde lived just where the Avonlea main road dipped down into a little hollow, fringed with alders and ladies' eardrops and traversed by a brook that had its source away back in the woods of the old Cuthbert place; it was reputed to be an intricate, headlong brook in its earlier course through those woods, with dark secrets of pool and cascade; but by the time it reached Lynde's Hollow it was a quiet, well-conducted little stream, for not even a brook could run past Mrs. Rachel Lynde's door without due regard for decency and decorum; it probably was conscious that Mrs. Rachel was sitting at her window, keeping a sharp eye on everything that passed, from brooks and children up, and that if she noticed anything odd or out of place she would never rest until she had ferreted out the whys and wherefores thereof.

レイチェル・リンド夫人は、アヴォンリーの本通りがちょうどくぼ地へと下りていくところに住んでいた。そのくぼ地はハンノキとフクシアの木々に縁取られ、かつてカスバート家の所有だった森の奥深くを源とする小川が流れていた。その小川は、森の中を流れる初めの区間では、淀みや滝の暗い秘密を抱えた、複雑で激しい流れとして知られていた。しかしリンドのくぼ地に達するころには、静かで穏やかな小川になっていた。なぜなら、レイチェル・リンド夫人の家の前を流れる小川といえども、礼節と品位をわきまえずにはいられなかったからだ。おそらくその小川も、レイチェル夫人が窓辺に座って、小川から子どもたちに至るまで、通り過ぎるあらゆるものに鋭い目を光らせており、もし何か奇妙なことや場違いなことに気づけば、その理由と経緯を突き止めるまで決して休もうとしないことを、感じ取っていたのだろう。

There are plenty of people, in Avonlea and out of it, who can attend closely to their neighbors' business by dint of neglecting their own; but Mrs. Rachel Lynde was one of those capable creatures who can manage their own concerns and those of other folks into the bargain.

アヴォンリーの内外を問わず、自分のことをおろそかにしながら、他人のことに熱心に関わる人間はいくらでもいる。しかしレイチェル・リンド夫人は、自分自身のことを処理しながら、おまけに他人のことまで取り仕切ることのできる、有能な人物のひとりだった。

She was a notable housewife; her work was always done and well done; she "ran" the Sewing Circle, helped run the Sunday-school, and was the strongest prop of the Church Aid Society and Foreign Missions Auxiliary.

彼女は優れた主婦であり、仕事は常にきちんと、しかもうまくこなしていた。裁縫サークルを「取り仕切り」、日曜学校の運営を助け、教会援助協会と海外伝道補助会の最も強力な支柱であった。

Yet with all this Mrs.

しかしこれほどのことをしながらも、リンド夫人は

Vocabulary

夫人: fujin — Mrs.; a married woman or wife.
は: wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject.
の: no — Possessive/linking particle meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'.
本通り: hondōri — Main street; the principal road of a town.
が: ga — Subject-marking particle indicating the grammatical subject.
ちょうど: chōdo — Exactly; just; precisely at that point.
くぼ地: kubochi — A hollow or depression in the ground.
へ: e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to'.
と: to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.
下り: kudari — Going down; descending a slope or hill.
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.
いく: iku — To go; to proceed in a direction.
ところ: tokoro — Place; spot; the point where something occurs.
に: ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time.
住ん: sun(de) — Lived; resided (conjunctive form of 住む).
で: de — Particle indicating location of action or means.
い: i(ta) — Auxiliary verb indicating ongoing state of existence.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.
その: sono — That; the (demonstrative modifier for nearby things).
ハンノキ: hannoki — Alder tree; a type of deciduous tree.
木々: kigi — Trees; plural expression for multiple trees.
縁取ら: fuchidora(re) — Bordered; lined along the edges with something.
れ: re — Passive auxiliary indicating something is done to subject.
かつて: katsute — Once; formerly; at some time in the past.
家: ke / ie — Family; house; a household or lineage.
所有: shoyū — Ownership; possession of property or land.
だっ: da(tta) — Past tense copula; was (informal past form).
森: mori — Forest; a wooded area with many trees.
奥深く: okufukaku — Deep within; far into the interior of something.
を: wo / o — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.
源: minamoto — Source; origin; the starting point of a stream.
する: suru — To do; to have; to make something happen.
小川: ogawa — Stream; a small flowing body of water.
流れ: nagare — Flow; current; the movement of water.
中: naka / chū — Inside; middle; within a space or period.
流れる: nagareru — To flow; to stream; water moving continuously.
初め: hajime — Beginning; the first part of something.
区間: kukan — Section; segment; a defined stretch or interval.
淀み: yodomi — Stagnation; a pool where water barely moves.
や: ya — Particle listing examples: 'and', 'or', 'such as'.
滝: taki — Waterfall; a cascade of falling water.
暗い: kurai — Dark; gloomy; lacking light or cheerfulness.
秘密: himitsu — Secret; something hidden or kept confidential.
抱え: kakae — Holding; carrying; harboring something within oneself.
複雑: fukuzatsu — Complicated; complex; involving many intertwined elements.
激しい: hageshii — Intense; fierce; violent in force or degree.
し: shi — Conjunctive form listing multiple qualities or actions.
知ら: shira(nai) — Not knowing; unaware of a fact or matter.
しかし: shikashi — However; but; introducing a contrasting statement.
達する: tassuru — To reach; to arrive at a place or point.
ころ: koro — Around; about; the approximate time something happens.
静か: shizuka — Quiet; calm; free from noise or disturbance.
穏やか: odayaka — Gentle; peaceful; mild in character or manner.
な: na — Adjectival copula linking na-adjectives to nouns.
なっ: na(tte) — Became; changed into a state (from なる).
なぜなら: nazenara — Because; the reason being; introducing an explanation.
前: mae — Before; in front; previous in time or space.
いえ: ie — House; home; a dwelling place or residence.
ども: domo — Humble or plural suffix; though; even if (concessive).
礼節: reisetsu — Etiquette; proper manners and social decorum.
品位: hin'i — Dignity; grace; refined quality of character.
わきまえ: wakimae — Discernment; knowing proper behavior and etiquette.
ず: zu — Negative conjunctive form; without doing something.
られ: rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.
なかっ: naka(tta) — Did not exist; was not (past negative form).
から: kara — Because; from; since (reason or starting point).
だ: da — Copula; is; are (plain form of です).
おそらく: osoraku — Probably; perhaps; most likely the case.
も: mo — Also; too; even (inclusive or emphatic particle).
窓辺: madobe — Windowside; the area right beside a window.
座っ: suwa(tte) — Sat; seated (conjunctive form of 座る).
子ども: kodomo — Child; children; young people of small age.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
至る: itaru — To reach; to extend all the way to somewhere.
まで: made — Until; up to; as far as a point.
通り過ぎる: tōrisugiru — To pass by; to go past without stopping.
あらゆる: arayuru — Every; all; each and every kind of thing.
もの: mono — Thing; object; person; something existing in reality.
鋭い: surudoi — Sharp; keen; acute in perception or edge.
目: me — Eye; gaze; sight used to observe things.
光ら: hikara(se) — Gleaming; making eyes shine with sharp attention.
せ: se — Causative auxiliary form; making someone do something.
おり: ori — Being; existing (humble/literary form of いる).
もし: moshi — If; in case; supposing that something happens.
何: nani / nan — What; something; anything (interrogative pronoun).
か: ka — Question particle; or; some (indefinite marker).
奇妙: kimyō — Strange; odd; peculiar in an unusual way.
こと: koto — Thing; fact; matter; an abstract occurrence or event.
場違い: bachigai — Out of place; inappropriate for the situation.
気づけ: kidzuke(ba) — If one notices; upon becoming aware of something.
ば: ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.
理由: riyū — Reason; cause; the explanation behind something.
経緯: ikisatsu / keii — Circumstances; background details of how something happened.
突き止める: tsukitomeru — To pin down; to ascertain the truth or cause.
決して: kesshite — Never; by no means (used with negative verbs).
休も: ysumo(u) — Rest; take a break (volitional form of 休む).
う: u — Volitional auxiliary expressing intention or conjecture.
ない: nai — Not; negative form indicating absence or negation.
感じ取っ: kanjitot(te) — Sensed; perceived intuitively through feeling.
だろ: daro(u) — Probably; likely (volitional/conjecture form of だ).
内外: naigai — Inside and outside; domestic and foreign affairs.
問わ: towa(zu) — Regardless of; without asking or distinguishing.
自分: jibun — Oneself; one's own self or affairs.
おろそか: orosoka — Neglectful; careless; inattentive to one's own duties.
ながら: nagara — While; even though; doing two things simultaneously.
他人: tanin — Others; other people; those outside one's group.
熱心: nesshin — Enthusiastic; earnest; deeply devoted to something.
関わる: kakawaru — To be involved; to concern oneself with others.
人間: ningen — Human being; person; mankind in general.
いくらでも: ikurademo — As many as one likes; any number of people.
いる: iru — To exist; to be (for animate beings).
自身: jishin — Oneself; personally; one's very own self.
処理: shori — Processing; handling; dealing with tasks efficiently.
おまけ: omake — In addition; moreover; a bonus or extra thing.
取り仕切る: torishikiru — To manage; to oversee and run everything completely.
できる: dekiru — Can do; able to; to be capable of something.
有能: yūnō — Capable; competent; highly skilled and talented.
人物: jinbutsu — Person; individual; a notable or described character.
ひとり: hitori — One person; alone; a single individual.
彼女: kanojo — She; her; a female third-person pronoun.
優れ: sugure — Excelling; superior; being outstanding in ability.
主婦: shufu — Housewife; a woman who manages the household.
あり: ari — Being; existing (classical/literary form of ある).
仕事: shigoto — Work; job; task or occupation one performs.
常に: tsuneni — Always; constantly; at all times without exception.
きちんと: kichinto — Properly; neatly; in an orderly and correct manner.
しかも: shikamo — Moreover; furthermore; in addition to that.
うまく: umaku — Skillfully; well; successfully accomplishing something.
こなし: konashi — Managing; handling tasks with skill and ease.
裁縫: saihō — Sewing; needlework; the craft of stitching fabric.
サークル: sākuru — Circle; club; a group sharing a common interest.
取り仕切り: torishikiri — Managing; overseeing the running of an organization.
日曜: nichiyō — Sunday; the first or last day of the week.
学校: gakkō — School; an educational institution for learning.
運営: un'ei — Management; operation of an organization or event.
助け: tasuke — Help; assistance; support given to someone.
教会: kyōkai — Church; a Christian place of worship.
援助: enjo — Aid; support; providing assistance to others.
協会: kyōkai — Association; society; an organized group with shared goals.
海外: kaigai — Overseas; abroad; outside one's home country.
伝道: dendō — Missionary work; spreading religious teachings abroad.
補助: hojo — Assistance; supplementary support or subsidy.
会: kai — Association; meeting; an organized group or gathering.
最も: mottomo — Most; the greatest degree (superlative adverb).
強力: kyōryoku — Powerful; strong; having great force or influence.
支柱: shichū — Pillar; support; a key person holding something up.
あっ: a(tte) — Was; existed (conjunctive past form of ある).
これほど: korehodo — This much; to this extent; so greatly as this.

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