Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 4
Now, in the language of Frederick Schlegel, "the deeper and more comprehensive the researches of the moderns have been, the more their regard and esteem for Herodotus has increased." Buckle says, "His minute information about Egypt and Asia Minor is admitted by all geographers."
フレデリック・シュレーゲルの言葉を借りれば、「近代人の研究が深く包括的になればなるほど、ヘロドトスへの敬意と尊重が高まってきた」。バックルは「エジプトおよび小アジアに関する彼の詳細な情報は、すべての地理学者に認められている」と述べている。
There was a time when the expedition sent out by Pharaoh Necho to circumnavigate Africa was doubted, because the explorers stated that after they had progressed a certain distance the sun was north of them; this circumstance, which then aroused suspicion, now proves to us that the Egyptian navigators had really passed the equator, and anticipated by 2100 years Vasquez de Gama in his discovery of the Cape of Good Hope.
ファラオ・ネコがアフリカを周航するために派遣した探検隊は、かつて疑われていた。探検家たちが一定の距離を進んだ後に太陽が自分たちの北側にあったと述べたためである。当時は疑惑を呼んだこの状況は、今日ではエジプトの航海者たちが本当に赤道を越えており、バスコ・ダ・ガマによる喜望峰の発見に2100年先んじていたことを証明している。
If I succeed in demonstrating the truth of the somewhat startling propositions with which I commenced this chapter, it will only be by bringing to bear upon the question of Atlantis a thousand converging lines of light from a multitude of researches made by scholars in different fields of modern thought.
この章の冒頭で提示したやや驚くべき命題の真実を証明することに成功するとすれば、それはアトランティスの問題に対して、現代思想のさまざまな分野の学者たちによる数多くの研究から生まれた無数の収束する光の線を当てることによってのみ可能となるだろう。
Further investigations and discoveries will, I trust, confirm the correctness of the conclusions at which I have arrived.
さらなる調査と発見が、私が到達した結論の正しさを確認してくれるものと信じている。
Vocabulary
- の
- no — Possessive or attributive particle linking nouns.
- 言葉
- kotoba — Word, language, or expression used in speech.
- を
- wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.
- 借りれ
- karire — Conditional form of 'borrow'; to borrow or use.
- ば
- ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'.
- 近代
- kindai — Modern era, typically referring to recent historical period.
- 人
- hito / jin — Person, human being, or people.
- 研究
- kenkyū — Research or study conducted on a subject.
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.
- 深く
- fukaku — Deeply, profoundly; adverbial form of 'deep'.
- 包括的
- hōkatsuteki — Comprehensive, all-encompassing, thorough in scope.
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or manner.
- なれ
- nare — Imperative or conditional form of 'become'.
- なる
- naru — To become; verb indicating a change of state.
- ほど
- hodo — The more…the more; extent or degree marker.
- へ
- e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to'.
- 敬意
- keii — Respect, reverence, or esteem shown toward someone.
- と
- to — Conjunction or particle meaning 'and' or 'with'.
- 尊重
- sonchō — Respect, regard, or valuing of someone highly.
- 高まっ
- takamatte — Rose, increased; conjunctive form of 'to rise/heighten'.
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or concurrent actions.
- き
- ki — Auxiliary indicating action continuing toward the present.
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb indicating completed action.
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence topic.
- エジプト
- Ejiputo — Egypt, country in northeastern Africa.
- および
- oyobi — And also; formal conjunction connecting two items.
- 関する
- kansuru — To relate to, concern, or be about something.
- 彼
- kare — He, him; third-person masculine pronoun.
- 詳細
- shōsai — Detailed information, specifics, or particulars about something.
- な
- na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
- 情報
- jōhō — Information, data, or intelligence on a topic.
- すべて
- subete — All, everything, the entirety of something.
- 地理学者
- chirigakusha — Geographer, a scholar who studies geography.
- 認め
- mitome — Recognize, acknowledge, or admit something as true.
- られ
- rare — Passive auxiliary indicating an action received by subject.
- いる
- iru — To exist (animate); auxiliary indicating ongoing state.
- 述べ
- nobe — State, mention, or describe something verbally or in writing.
- アフリカ
- Afurika — Africa, the second-largest continent on Earth.
- 周航
- shūkō — Circumnavigation, sailing completely around a landmass.
- する
- suru — To do; general-purpose action verb in Japanese.
- ため
- tame — For the purpose of; in order to do something.
- 派遣
- haken — Dispatch, sending someone out on a mission.
- し
- shi — Conjunctive form of 'suru'; connects clauses or lists reasons.
- 探検隊
- tankenkai — Expedition team sent to explore unknown territory.
- かつて
- katsute — Once, formerly, at one time in the past.
- 疑わ
- utagawa — Doubted; stem of verb 'to doubt or question'.
- れ
- re — Passive suffix indicating an action done to subject.
- い
- i — Conjunctive form of 'iru'; indicates ongoing or resultant state.
- 探検家
- tankenka — Explorer, a person who explores unknown regions.
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix used for people or animate beings.
- 一定
- ittei — Fixed, constant, or a certain set amount.
- 距離
- kyori — Distance, the measured space between two points.
- 進ん
- susunn — Advanced, proceeded; conjunctive form of 'to advance'.
- だ
- da — Copula indicating declaration or assertion; plain form of 'is'.
- 後
- nochi / ato — After, later, subsequent to a certain event.
- 太陽
- taiyō — The sun, the star at the center of our system.
- 自分
- jibun — Oneself, one's own self or person.
- 北側
- kitagawa — North side, the northern face or direction.
- あっ
- atte — Conjunctive form of 'aru'; being, existing, having.
- で
- de — Particle indicating location of action or means used.
- ある
- aru — To exist (inanimate); to be present or located.
- 当時
- tōji — At that time, in those days, back then.
- 疑惑
- giwaku — Suspicion, doubt, or distrust regarding something questionable.
- 呼ん
- yonn — Called; conjunctive form of 'to call or name'.
- この
- kono — This; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing.
- 状況
- jōkyō — Situation, circumstances, or current state of affairs.
- 今日
- kyō / konnichi — Today; or in modern times, the present day.
- 航海者
- kōkaisha — Sailor, navigator, or mariner who travels by sea.
- 本当
- hontō — True, real, genuine; used to affirm something.
- 赤道
- sekidō — The equator, the imaginary line around Earth's middle.
- 越え
- koe — Cross over, pass beyond a boundary or obstacle.
- おり
- ori — Humble/neutral form of 'iru'; being or existing.
- よる
- yoru — By means of; due to; attributing cause or agent.
- 発見
- hakken — Discovery, finding something previously unknown or unrecorded.
- 年
- nen — Year; unit of time or suffix for year count.
- 先ん
- sakinn — Preceded by; stem of 'to go ahead or precede'.
- じ
- ji — Conjunctive or negative suffix depending on grammatical context.
- こと
- koto — Thing, fact, or nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.
- 証明
- shōmei — Proof, demonstration, or verification of a claim.
- 章
- shō — Chapter, a numbered section of a book or text.
- 冒頭
- bōtō — Opening, beginning, or very start of a text.
- 提示
- teiji — Presentation, showing, or putting forward something clearly.
- やや
- yaya — Somewhat, slightly, a little; adverb of degree.
- 驚く
- odoroku — To be surprised, astonished, or startled by something.
- べき
- beki — Should, ought to; expressing obligation or expectation.
- 命題
- meidai — Proposition or thesis put forward for consideration.
- 真実
- shinjitsu — Truth, reality, or what is genuinely the case.
- 成功
- seikō — Success, achievement of a desired goal or outcome.
- すれ
- sure — Conditional form of 'suru'; if one does something.
- それ
- sore — That; demonstrative pronoun for something not nearby.
- 問題
- mondai — Problem, question, or issue requiring attention or solution.
- 対し
- taishi — Toward, in response to, or with respect to.
- 現代
- gendai — Contemporary times, the present modern age.
- 思想
- shisō — Thought, ideology, or intellectual philosophy.
- さまざま
- samazama — Various, diverse, a wide variety of things.
- 分野
- bunya — Field, domain, or area of study or activity.
- 学者
- gakusha — Scholar, academic, or learned expert in a subject.
- 数多く
- kazuōku — Numerous, a great many, in large numbers.
- から
- kara — From; particle indicating origin, cause, or starting point.
- 生まれ
- umare — Born from; arising or originating from a source.
- 無数
- musū — Countless, innumerable, too many to count.
- 収束
- shūsoku — Convergence, coming together toward a single point.
- 光
- hikari — Light; brightness emitted by a source.
- 線
- sen — Line, ray, or stroke in drawing or geometry.
- 当てる
- ateru — To apply, direct, or shine something onto a target.
- よっ
- yotte — By means of; through; conjunctive form of 'yoru'.
- のみ
- nomi — Only, solely, nothing but a specific thing.
- 可能
- kanō — Possible, feasible, capable of being done.
- だろ
- daro — Probably, likely; volitional/presumptive form of 'da'.
- う
- u — Volitional auxiliary expressing conjecture or intention.
- さらなる
- saranaru — Further, additional, even more beyond what exists.
- 調査
- chōsa — Investigation, survey, or research into a matter.
- 私
- watashi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun.
- 到達
- tōtatsu — Reaching, arriving at, or attaining a destination or conclusion.
- 結論
- ketsuron — Conclusion, final judgment drawn from investigation.
- 正し
- tadashi — Correct, right, accurate; stem of 'correct' adjective.
- さ
- sa — Noun-forming suffix expressing degree or quality.
- 確認
- kakunin — Confirmation, verification, making certain of something.
- くれる
- kureru — To give (to me); to do something for one's benefit.
- もの
- mono — Thing, object, or nominalizer expressing expectation or reason.
- 信じ
- shinji — Believe, trust, have faith in something or someone.
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