Anne of Green Gables — Page 3

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

And yet here was Matthew Cuthbert, at half-past three on the afternoon of a busy day, placidly driving over the hollow and up the hill;

それなのに、マシュー・カスバートは、忙しい日の午後三時半に、くぼ地を越えて丘を上りながら、のんびりと馬車を走らせていた。

moreover, he wore a white collar and his best suit of clothes, which was plain proof that he was going out of Avonlea;

さらに、彼は白い襟をつけ、いちばん上等な服を着ていた。これは彼がアヴォンリーの外へ出かけるという明らかな証拠だった。

and he had the buggy and the sorrel mare, which betokened that he was going a considerable distance.

そして、バギーと栗毛の牝馬を使っていることから、かなり遠くへ行くつもりなのがわかった。

Now, where was Matthew Cuthbert going and why was he going there?

さて、マシュー・カスバートはどこへ行くのか、またなぜ行くのだろうか？

Had it been any other man in Avonlea, Mrs. Rachel, deftly putting this and that together, might have given a pretty good guess as to both questions.

アヴォンリーの別の男性であれば、レイチェル夫人はあれこれと巧みに結びつけて、両方の問いにかなり的確な推測を出せたかもしれない。

But Matthew so rarely went from home that it must be something pressing and unusual which was taking him;

しかし、マシューが家を出ることはめったになかったので、彼を外へ連れ出すのはよほど差し迫った、普通ではないことに違いなかった。

he was the shyest man alive and hated to have to go among strangers or to any place where he might have to talk.

彼は世界一内気な男で、見知らぬ人の中に入ったり、話さなければならない場所へ行くことをひどく嫌がっていた。

Matthew, dressed up with a white collar and driving in a buggy, was something that didn't happen often.

白い襟をつけて正装し、バギーを走らせるマシューというのは、めったに見られない光景だった。

Mrs. Rachel, ponder as she might, could make nothing of it and her afternoon's enjoyment was spoiled.

レイチェル夫人はいくら考えてもさっぱりわからず、午後の楽しみはすっかり台無しになってしまった。

"I'll just step over to Green Gables after tea and find out from Marilla where he's gone and why," the worthy woman finally concluded.

「お茶の後でグリーン・ゲイブルズへちょっと行って、マリラからどこへ行ったのかわけを聞き出してみましょう」と、その立派な婦人はついに結論を出した。

Vocabulary

それ: sore — That thing; refers to something near listener.
なのに: nanoni — Even though; expresses contrast or disappointment.
は: wa — Topic marker particle indicating the sentence topic.
忙しい: isogashii — Busy; having many tasks to do.
日: hi — Day; a single calendar day.
の: no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.
午後: gogo — Afternoon; the period after noon.
三時半: sanji han — Three thirty; half past three o'clock.
に: ni — Particle indicating time, location, or direction.
くぼ地: kubochi — A hollow or depression in the ground.
を: wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.
越え: koe — Crossing over; passing beyond an obstacle.
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.
丘: oka — Hill; a small elevated area of land.
上り: nobori — Climbing up; ascending a slope or hill.
ながら: nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.
のんびり: nonbiri — Leisurely; in a relaxed and unhurried manner.
と: to — Particle indicating manner or quotation.
馬車: basha — Horse-drawn carriage or wagon.
走らせ: hashirase — Causing to run; driving a vehicle forward.
い: i — Stem of iru; being in a state.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.
さらに: sara ni — Furthermore; additionally; to a greater degree.
彼: kare — He; third-person singular male pronoun.
白い: shiroi — White; having the color white.
襟: eri — Collar; the neckband of a garment.
つけ: tsuke — Attaching; fastening something onto something else.
いちばん: ichiban — Number one; the most; the best.
上等: jōtō — High quality; superior grade or class.
な: na — Adjectival noun ending linking noun modifiers.
服: fuku — Clothes; garments worn on the body.
着て: kite — Wearing; having put on clothing.
これ: kore — This; refers to something near the speaker.
が: ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.
外: soto — Outside; the exterior beyond a boundary.
へ: e — Directional particle indicating movement toward somewhere.
出かける: dekakeru — To go out; to leave home for somewhere.
いう: iu — To say; to be called; to mean.
明らか: akiraka — Clear; obvious; evident beyond doubt.
証拠: shōko — Evidence; proof supporting a conclusion.
だっ: da(tta) — Past form of copula; was; it was.
そして: soshite — And then; furthermore; connecting sequential statements.
バギー: bagī — Buggy; a light horse-drawn carriage.
栗毛: kurige — Chestnut-colored; referring to a bay horse coat.
牝馬: meuma — Mare; an adult female horse.
使っ: tsukatte — Using; employing something for a purpose.
いる: iru — To be; indicates ongoing or resultant state.
こと: koto — Fact; thing; nominalizer for verbal phrases.
から: kara — From; because; starting point or reason particle.
かなり: kanari — Considerably; fairly; to a notable degree.
遠く: tōku — Far away; a distant place or location.
行く: iku — To go; to move toward a destination.
つもり: tsumori — Intention; plan to do something.
わかっ: wakatte — Understanding; knowing; being aware of something.
さて: sate — Well then; now then; transitional expression.
どこ: doko — Where; what place; interrogative of location.
か: ka — Question marker particle; or; uncertainty marker.
また: mata — Also; again; or; additionally.
なぜ: naze — Why; for what reason.
だろう: darō — Probably; I wonder; expressing conjecture.
別: betsu — Different; separate; another kind or type.
男性: dansei — Male person; man; masculine gender.
で: de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or by.
あれば: areba — If there is; conditional form of aru.
夫人: fujin — Madam; Mrs.; a married woman of standing.
あれこれ: arekore — This and that; various things; odds and ends.
巧み: takumi — Skillfully; cleverly; with dexterity.
結びつけ: musubitsuke — Connecting; linking things together logically.
両方: ryōhō — Both sides; both of two things.
問い: toi — Question; inquiry; something asked.
的確: tekikaku — Accurate; precise; exactly to the point.
推測: suisoku — Guess; conjecture; inference from evidence.
出せ: dase — Producing; putting out; bringing forth a result.
かも: kamo — Might; perhaps; expressing possibility.
しれ: shire — Know; part of かもしれない meaning might be.
ない: nai — Negation; not; does not exist.
しかし: shikashi — However; but; expressing contrast or contradiction.
家: ie — House; home; one's dwelling place.
出る: deru — To leave; to go out; to exit.
めったに: metta ni — Rarely; seldom; hardly ever.
なかっ: nakatte — Past negative; there was not; did not have.
連れ出す: tsuredasu — To take someone out; lead someone away.
よほど: yohodo — Considerably; quite; to a remarkable degree.
差し迫っ: sashisematte — Pressing; urgent; imminent situation demanding action.
普通: futsū — Normal; ordinary; usual; common.
違いなかっ: chigainakatta — There was no doubt; must have been so.
世界一: sekai ichi — Number one in the world; the most worldwide.
内気: uchiki — Shy; timid; introverted personality.
男: otoko — Man; male person.
見知らぬ: mishiranu — Unfamiliar; unknown; a stranger.
人: hito — Person; human being.
中: naka — Inside; among; in the middle of.
入っ: hait(te) — Entering; going into a place or group.
たり: tari — Listing actions; doing things such as.
話さ: hanasa — Speak; talk; base of speaking verb.
なけれ: nakere — Must; obligatory; negative conditional stem.
なら: nara — If; conditional; speaking of a topic.
場所: basho — Place; location; a specific spot.
ひどく: hidoku — Terribly; severely; to an extreme degree.
嫌がっ: iyagatte — Disliking; showing reluctance or aversion.
正装: seisō — Formal dress; official attire for an occasion.
し: shi — Doing; conjunctive verb form; and also.
走らせる: hashiraseru — To drive; to make something run or move.
見られ: mirare — Being seen; visible to others; noticed.
光景: kōkei — Scene; sight; a visible spectacle.
いくら: ikura — No matter how much; however much.
考え: kangae — Thought; idea; thinking about something.
も: mo — Also; even; too; inclusive particle.
さっぱり: sappari — Not at all; completely; utterly (with negative).
わから: wakara — Not understanding; base of wakaranai.
ず: zu — Without; negative conjunctive form of verb.
楽しみ: tanoshimi — Enjoyment; pleasure; looking forward to something.
すっかり: sukkari — Completely; entirely; thoroughly.
台無し: dainashi — Ruined; spoiled; rendered useless.
なっ: natte — Becoming; turning into a state.
しまっ: shimatte — Ending up; regrettably completing an action.
お茶: ocha — Tea; honorific form; green tea especially.
後: ato — After; later; following a time or event.
ちょっと: chotto — A little; just a moment; slightly.
行っ: itte — Going; having gone to a place.
わけ: wake — Reason; meaning; circumstances explaining something.
聞き出し: kikidashi — Drawing out information; eliciting answers from someone.
み: mi — Try; experiential suffix for attempting an action.
ましょ: mashō — Let's; volitional polite form suggesting joint action.
う: u — Volitional ending; let us; I will.
その: sono — That; the; referring to something previously mentioned.
立派: rippa — Splendid; fine; respectable; impressive.
婦人: fujin — Lady; woman; refined female person.
つい: tsui — Unintentionally; before one knows it; reflexively.
結論: ketsuron — Conclusion; final decision reached through reasoning.
出し: dashi — Producing; drawing out; bringing to a conclusion.

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