Anne of Green Gables — Page 10

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

Rachel prided herself on always speaking her mind; she proceeded to speak it now, having adjusted her mental attitude to this amazing piece of news.

レイチェルは常に思ったことを口にすることを誇りにしていた。この驚くべき知らせに対して心の中で態度を整えた彼女は、今まさにそれを口にしようとしていた。

"Well, Marilla, I'll just tell you plain that I think you're doing a mighty foolish thing--a risky thing, that's what.

「まあ、マリラ、はっきり言わせてもらうけど、あなたは非常に愚かなことをしていると思うわ――危険なことよ、そういうことよ。

You don't know what you're getting.

あなたは何を引き受けるのかわかっていないのよ。

You're bringing a strange child into your house and home and you don't know a single thing about him nor what his disposition is like nor what sort of parents he had nor how he's likely to turn out.

見知らぬ子供を家に連れ込もうとしているのに、その子のことも、性格がどんなものかも、どんな親がいたのかも、将来どうなりそうかも、何一つ知らないじゃない。

Why, it was only last week I read in the paper how a man and his wife up west of the Island took a boy out of an orphan asylum and he set fire to the house at night--set it _on purpose_, Marilla--and nearly burnt them to a crisp in their beds.

まあ、先週の新聞にも、島の西の方に住む夫婦が孤児院から男の子を引き取ったら、その子が夜中に家に火をつけた――わざとよ、マリラ――夫婦が寝ているベッドで危うく丸焦げになるところだったって書いてあったじゃない。

And I know another case where an adopted boy used to suck the eggs--they couldn't break him of it.

それに、引き取った男の子が卵を吸う癖があって――どうしてもやめさせられなかったという話も知っているわ。

If you had asked my advice in the matter--which you didn't do, Marilla--I'd have said for mercy's sake not to think of such a thing, that's what."

もしこの件について私に相談していたなら――あなたはしなかったけど、マリラ――後生だからそんなことは考えないようにと言っていたわ、そういうことよ。」

This Job's comforting seemed neither to offend nor to alarm Marilla.

このヨブのような慰めは、マリラを怒らせることも不安にさせることもないようだった。

She knitted steadily on.

彼女は黙々と編み物を続けた。

"I don't deny there's something in what you say, Rachel.

「あなたの言うことにも一理あることは否定しないわ、レイチェル。

I've had some qualms myself.

私自身も多少不安を感じていたのよ。

But Matthew was terrible set on it.

でもマシューがどうしてもそうしたいと言って聞かなかったの。

I could see that, so I gave in.

それはわかったから、私は折れたのよ。

Vocabulary

は: wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject.
常に: tsune ni — Always, at all times, constantly.
思っ: omot(te) — Thought, felt; stem of 思う (to think).
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb; indicates completed action.
こと: koto — Thing, matter, fact (abstract noun).
を: wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.
口: kuchi — Mouth; also means speech or opening.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose.
する: suru — To do, to perform, to make happen.
誇り: hokori — Pride, honor; a sense of self-respect.
し: shi — Conjunction or verb stem linking actions together.
て: te — Te-form particle connecting verbs or clauses.
い: i — Auxiliary indicating ongoing or resultant state.
この: kono — This (modifies a noun close to the speaker).
驚く: odoroku — To be surprised, to be astonished, to marvel.
べき: beki — Should, ought to; expresses obligation or expectation.
知らせ: shirase — News, notice, information conveyed to someone.
対し: taishi — Toward, against, in response to something.
心: kokoro — Heart, mind, spirit; inner feelings or thoughts.
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle linking nouns.
中: naka — Inside, within, middle of something.
で: de — Particle indicating location of action or means.
態度: taido — Attitude, manner, stance toward a situation.
整え: totonoe — To prepare, arrange, or put in order.
彼女: kanojo — She, her; third-person feminine pronoun.
今: ima — Now, at this moment, currently.
まさに: masa ni — Exactly, precisely, just about to happen.
それ: sore — That, it; refers to something previously mentioned.
しよう: shiyou — Let's do; volitional form of する (to do).
と: to — Quotation particle or conjunctive particle meaning 'and/that'.
まあ: maa — Well, oh my; interjection expressing mild surprise.
はっきり: hakkiri — Clearly, plainly, without ambiguity or hesitation.
言わ: iwa — Say; stem of 言う used before negative or passive.
せ: se — Causative auxiliary stem; let or make someone do.
もらう: morau — To receive; to have someone do something for you.
けど: kedo — But, although; casual conjunctive particle.
あなた: anata — You; second-person pronoun (polite or neutral).
非常: hijou — Extremely, very; exceptional degree of something.
愚か: oroka — Foolish, stupid, unwise in judgment or action.
な: na — Adjectival suffix for na-adjectives modifying nouns.
いる: iru — To be, to exist (animate beings); auxiliary verb.
思う: omou — To think, to feel, to believe something.
わ: wa — Sentence-final particle expressing assertion (feminine).
危険: kiken — Danger, risk, hazardous situation or condition.
よ: yo — Sentence-final particle asserting or emphasizing information.
そう: sou — So, that way; expressing agreement or similarity.
いう: iu — To say, to call, to be called something.
何: nani / nan — What; interrogative pronoun for unknown things.
引き受ける: hikiukeru — To take on, to accept responsibility for something.
か: ka — Question particle placed at end of interrogative sentence.
わかっ: wakar(te) — To understand, to know; stem of わかる.
ない: nai — Negative auxiliary; not, does not exist.
見知らぬ: mishiranu — Unknown, unfamiliar, a stranger not previously met.
子供: kodomo — Child, children; young person below adulthood.
家: ie / uchi — House, home, family dwelling or household.
連れ込もう: tsurekoмou — Let's bring in, intend to bring someone inside.
その: sono — That (modifies noun near listener or previously mentioned).
子: ko — Child, kid; informal reference to a young person.
も: mo — Also, too, even; additive or inclusive particle.
性格: seikaku — Personality, character, nature of a person.
が: ga — Subject marker particle identifying who does action.
どん: don — What kind of; colloquial shortened form of どんな.
もの: mono — Thing, object; also softens or explains a statement.
親: oya — Parent, parents; one's mother or father.
将来: shourai — Future, prospects; what will happen going forward.
どう: dou — How, in what way; interrogative adverb.
なり: nari — Become; conjunctive form of なる (to become).
一つ: hitotsu — One (thing); also used to mean 'a single one'.
知ら: shira — Know; stem of 知る before negative or conjunctive.
じゃ: ja — Contracted form of では; well then, in that case.
先週: senshuu — Last week; the week immediately before this one.
新聞: shinbun — Newspaper; printed or digital news publication.
島: shima — Island; a landmass surrounded by water.
西: nishi — West; one of the four cardinal directions.
方: kata / hou — Direction, side; also polite word for 'person'.
住む: sumu — To live, to reside, to dwell in a place.
夫婦: fuufu — Married couple, husband and wife together.
孤児院: kojiin — Orphanage; institution housing children without parents.
から: kara — From; indicates origin, cause, or starting point.
男の子: otoko no ko — Boy; a male child or young male person.
引き取っ: hikitot(te) — Took in, adopted; stem of 引き取る (to take in).
たら: tara — Conditional form; when, if, after doing something.
夜中: yonaka — Midnight, middle of the night, late night hours.
火: hi — Fire, flame; burning combustion or light source.
つけ: tsuke — To set, light, or attach; stem of つける.
わざと: wazato — On purpose, deliberately, intentionally doing something.
寝: ne — Sleep; stem of 寝る (to sleep, to lie down).
ベッド: beddo — Bed; sleeping furniture (borrowed from English).
危うく: ayauku — Narrowly, barely, almost (something bad happened).
丸焦げ: marukoge — Completely burned, charred entirely, burnt to cinder.
なる: naru — To become, to turn into, to come to be.
ところ: tokoro — Place; also indicates a situation just about to occur.
だっ: dat(te) — Was, were; past form of だ (copula).
って: tte — Casual quotation or topic marker particle.
書い: kai(te) — Wrote; te-form stem of 書く (to write).
あっ: at(te) — Was/existed; te-form of ある (to exist/have).
卵: tamago — Egg; oval food from birds, used in cooking.
吸う: suu — To suck, to inhale, to absorb liquid or air.
癖: kuse — Habit, quirk, tendency to do something repeatedly.
やめ: yame — Stop, quit; stem of やめる (to cease doing).
さ: sa — Casual sentence-final or nominalizing particle.
られ: rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix form.
なかっ: nakar(te) — Was not; past negative auxiliary stem.
話: hanashi — Story, talk, conversation, spoken account of events.
知っ: shit(te) — Knew, know; te-form of 知る (to know).
もし: moshi — If, suppose; introduces a hypothetical condition.
件: ken — Matter, case, affair; counter for incidents or items.
つい: tsui — Concerning, about; also means 'unintentionally, just'.
私: watashi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun (neutral/polite).
相談: soudan — Consultation, discussion, seeking advice from someone.
後生: goshō — For goodness' sake, please; earnest plea or entreaty.
だ: da — Copula; indicates assertion or identification (plain form).
そん: son(na) — Such, that kind of; colloquial form of そんな.
考え: kangae — Thought, idea, thinking; noun form of 考える.
よう: you — Seems like, appears; also volitional or manner expression.
言っ: it(te) — Said; te-form of 言う (to say, to speak).
慰め: nagusame — Comfort, consolation; soothing someone in distress.
怒ら: okora — Anger; stem of 怒る (to get angry, to scold).
せる: seru — Causative suffix; to make or let someone do.
不安: fuan — Anxiety, unease, worry about an uncertain situation.
黙々: mokumoku — Silently, without speaking, diligently and quietly working.
編み物: amimono — Knitting, crocheting; craft of making fabric with yarn.
続け: tsuzuke — Continue; stem of 続ける (to keep doing something).
言う: iu — To say, to speak, to state something aloud.
一理: ichiri — A point, a valid reason, some truth to argument.
ある: aru — To exist, to have, to be (inanimate or abstract).
否定: hitei — Denial, negation; refusing to accept or acknowledge.
自身: jishin — Oneself, personally; emphatic reflexive pronoun.
多少: tashoo — More or less, somewhat, a little, to some degree.
感じ: kanji — Feeling, sense, impression; noun form of 感じる.
でも: demo — But, however, even; concessive or additive conjunction.
たい: tai — Want to do; expresses desire to perform an action.
聞か: kika — Hear, ask; stem of 聞く before passive or negative.
折れ: ore — Break, yield; stem of 折れる (to bend, give in).

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