Anne of Green Gables — Page 13
Rachel to the wild rose bushes out of the fulness of her heart; but if she could have seen the child who was waiting patiently at the Bright River station at that very moment her pity would have been still deeper and more profound.
レイチェルは心の充溢からノイバラの茂みに向かってそう語りかけたのだったが、もしもその瞬間ブライト・リバーの駅で辛抱強く待っていたあの子供の姿を見ることができたなら、彼女の哀れみはさらに深く、さらに切実なものになっていたことだろう。
Vocabulary
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject.
- 心
- kokoro — Heart, mind, or inner feelings.
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.
- から
- kara — From, because of; indicates origin or cause.
- 茂み
- shigemi — Thicket, dense cluster of bushes or shrubs.
- に
- ni — Directional or locative particle; to, at, in.
- 向かって
- mukatte — Facing toward, directing oneself at something.
- そう
- sou — So, thus; in that way or manner.
- 語りかけた
- katarikaketa — Spoke to, addressed someone in a talking manner.
- だった
- datta — Past tense copula; was, were.
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle or conjunctive meaning 'but'.
- もしも
- moshimo — If, supposing; hypothetical conditional expression.
- その
- sono — That, those; demonstrative adjective for nearby referent.
- 瞬間
- shunkan — Moment, instant; a very brief point in time.
- 駅
- eki — Train station, railway stop.
- で
- de — At, in; particle indicating location of action.
- 辛抱強く
- shinbouzuyoku — Patiently, with perseverance and enduring tolerance.
- 待って
- matte — Waiting; te-form of 'matsu' meaning to wait.
- いた
- ita — Was doing; past progressive auxiliary verb form.
- あの
- ano — That over there; demonstrative adjective for distant referent.
- 子供
- kodomo — Child, children; a young person.
- 姿
- sugata — Figure, appearance, form of a person or thing.
- を
- wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.
- 見る
- miru — To see, to look at, to observe.
- こと
- koto — Thing, fact, act; nominalizer for verb phrases.
- できた
- dekita — Was able to, could; past tense of 'dekiru'.
- なら
- nara — If, in the case that; conditional conjunctive particle.
- 彼女
- kanojo — She, her; third-person female pronoun.
- 哀れみ
- awaremi — Pity, compassion, sympathy for another's suffering.
- さらに
- sarani — Furthermore, even more, additionally.
- 深く
- fukaku — Deeply, profoundly; adverbial form of 'fukai'.
- 切実
- setsujistu — Earnest, keen, acute; deeply felt and pressing.
- な
- na — Adjectival copula linking na-adjectives to nouns.
- もの
- mono — Thing, something; nominalizer with nuance of substance.
- なって
- natte — Becoming; te-form of 'naru' meaning to become.
- だろう
- darou — Probably, I suppose; expresses conjecture or supposition.
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