Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 8

English → Japanese CHAPTER II. Level 7/10

And whatever happened either in your country or in ours, or in any other region of which we are informed--if any action which is noble or great, or in any other way remarkable has taken place, all that has been written down of old, and is preserved in our temples;

そして、あなた方の国においても、我々の国においても、あるいは我々が知る他のいかなる地域においても、何か高貴であるか偉大であるか、またはその他の点で注目すべき行為が起こったならば、そのすべては古くから書き記され、我々の神殿に保存されています。

whereas you and other nations are just being provided with letters and the other things which States require;

一方、あなた方や他の諸国民は、文字や国家が必要とするその他のものを、今まさに与えられつつあるに過ぎません。

and then, at the usual period, the stream from heaven descends like a pestilence, and leaves only those of you who are destitute of letters and education;

そして、いつもの時期になると、天からの流れが疫病のように降り注ぎ、あなた方のうち文字も教育も持たない者だけを残していきます。

and thus you have to begin all over again as children, and know nothing of what happened in ancient times, either among us or among yourselves.

こうして、あなた方は子供のようにすべてをやり直さねばならず、古代に我々の間でも、あなた方自身の間でも起こったことについて何も知らないのです。

As for those genealogies of yours which you have recounted to us, Solon, they are no better than the tales of children;

ソロンよ、あなたが我々に語って聞かせたあなた方の系譜については、それは子供の話にも劣るものです。

for, in the first place, you remember one deluge only, whereas there were many of them;

なぜなら、まず第一に、あなた方は一度の大洪水しか記憶していませんが、実際にはそれは何度もあったからです。

and, in the next place, you do not know that there dwelt in your land the fairest and noblest race of men which ever lived, of whom you and your whole city are but a seed or remnant.

そして次に、あなた方は、かつて存在した中で最も美しく最も高貴な人種があなた方の土地に住んでいたことを知らないのです。あなた方もあなた方の都市全体も、その種子あるいは残滓に過ぎません。

And this was unknown to you, because for many generations the survivors of that destruction died and made no sign.

そしてこのことはあなた方には知られていませんでした。なぜなら、その破滅の生き残りたちは、何世代にもわたって死に絶え、何の痕跡も残さなかったからです。

Vocabulary

そして: soshite — And then; connecting two clauses or sentences.
あなた方: anatagata — You all; plural second-person pronoun.
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.
国: kuni — Country, nation, or land.
において: ni oite — In, at, or within a place or context.
も: mo — Also, too; inclusive particle.
我々: wareware — We, us; formal first-person plural pronoun.
ある: aru — To exist; to be (for inanimate things).
が: ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar.
知る: shiru — To know; to come to know something.
他: hoka — Other; another; elsewhere.
いかなる: ikanaru — Whatever; any kind of (formal/literary).
地域: chiiki — Region, area, or district.
何か: nanika — Something; anything; some sort of thing.
高貴: kouki — Noble, exalted, of high rank or dignity.
で: de — At, by means of; instrumental or locative particle.
か: ka — Question-marking particle at sentence end.
偉大: idai — Great, magnificent, outstanding in scale or virtue.
また: mata — Again; also; furthermore.
は: wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese grammar.
その他: sonohoka — Others; the rest; other things or people.
点: ten — Point, aspect, or dot.
注目: chuumoku — Attention, notice; worthy of being observed.
べき: beki — Should, ought to; expressing obligation or expectation.
行為: koui — Act, deed, action, conduct.
起こっ: okot(te) — Occurred, happened (conjunctive stem of 起こる).
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker.
なら: nara — If, supposing that; conditional particle.
ば: ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when.
そのすべて: sono subete — All of that; everything of it.
古く: furuku — From long ago; anciently; in old times.
から: kara — From; because; starting point particle.
書き記さ: kakinosa — Written down, recorded (stem of 書き記す).
れ: re — Passive auxiliary verb marker.
神殿: shinden — Temple, shrine, sacred hall for worship.
に: ni — Direction, location, or indirect object particle.
保存: hozon — Preservation, conservation, storage of something.
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting verbs or clauses.
い: i — Continuative stem of いる, to be/exist.
ます: masu — Polite verb ending for present or future tense.
一方: ippou — On the other hand; one side; meanwhile.
や: ya — And; listing particle for non-exhaustive items.
諸国民: shokokumin — Various peoples, nations, or peoples of many countries.
文字: moji — Letter, character, written symbol.
国家: kokka — Nation-state, country as a political entity.
必要: hitsuyou — Necessity, need; something required or essential.
と: to — And; with; quotation particle.
する: suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.
もの: mono — Thing, object, person (nominalizer).
を: wo — Direct object particle marking what is acted upon.
今: ima — Now, at this moment, currently.
まさに: masani — Exactly, precisely, just at this moment.
与え: atae — Give, grant, provide (stem of 与える).
られ: rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb form.
つつ: tsutsu — While doing; ongoing simultaneous action particle.
過ぎ: sugi — Passing by; excessive; going beyond.
ん: n — Negative or softening colloquial sentence-ending particle.
いつも: itsumo — Always, usually, at all times.
時期: jiki — Time, period, season, appropriate moment.
なる: naru — To become; to turn into something.
天: ten — Heaven, sky, the heavens above.
流れ: nagare — Flow, current, stream of water or events.
疫病: ekibyou — Epidemic disease, plague, infectious illness.
よう: you — Like, similar to; manner; it seems.
降り注ぎ: furisosogi — Pouring down, raining upon (something).
うち: uchi — Inside, within, among; during a period.
教育: kyouiku — Education, instruction, upbringing of people.
持た: mota — Have, hold, possess (negative stem of 持つ).
ない: nai — Not; negative auxiliary adjective form.
者: mono — Person, one who does something.
だけ: dake — Only, just, merely; limiting particle.
残し: nokoshi — Leaving behind, keeping remaining (stem of 残す).
いき: iki — Going; proceeding (stem of いく/行く).
こう: kou — Thus, in this way, like this.
して: shite — Doing; conjunctive form of する.
子供: kodomo — Child, children; young persons.
すべて: subete — All, everything, entirely.
やり直さ: yarinosa — Redo, start over again (stem of やり直す).
ね: ne — Seeking agreement; sentence-final confirmation particle.
ず: zu — Without doing; classical negative verb form.
古代: kodai — Ancient times, antiquity, the distant past.
間: aida / ma — Interval, between, among, during a period.
自身: jishin — Oneself, one's own self.
こと: koto — Thing, fact, matter (nominalizer for verbs).
について: ni tsuite — About, concerning, regarding a topic.
何も: nanimo — Nothing at all; not anything (with negation).
知ら: shira — Know (negative/conjunctive stem of 知る).
です: desu — Polite copula meaning 'is' or 'are'.
よ: yo — Assertive sentence-final particle for emphasis.
あなた: anata — You; second-person singular pronoun.
語っ: karat(te) — Spoke, told, narrated (stem of 語る).
聞かせ: kikase — Let hear, tell; causative stem of 聞く.
系譜: keifu — Genealogy, lineage, family tree record.
それ: sore — That; third-person demonstrative pronoun.
話: hanashi — Story, talk, conversation, narrative.
劣る: otoru — To be inferior, lesser, of lower quality.
なぜなら: nazenara — Because, the reason being; explanatory conjunction.
まず: mazu — First of all, to begin with, firstly.
第一: daiichi — First, number one, the foremost.
一度: ichido — Once, one time, a single occasion.
大洪水: daikouzui — Great flood, massive deluge of water.
しか: shika — Only, nothing but (used with negation).
記憶: kioku — Memory, recollection, remembrance.
し: shi — And; conjunctive form of する or listing conjunction.
実際: jissai — Actually, in reality, in practice.
何度: nando — How many times; many times, repeatedly.
あっ: at(te) — Was, existed (conjunctive past of ある).
次に: tsugi ni — Next, secondly, after that.
かつて: katsute — Once, formerly, in the past.
存在: sonzai — Existence, being, presence of something.
中: naka / chuu — Inside, within, among, middle.
最も: mottomo — Most, extremely; superlative adverb.
美しく: utsukushiku — Beautifully; adverbial form of beautiful.
な: na — Adjectival noun connector or negative imperative particle.
人種: jinshu — Race, ethnic group, type of people.
土地: tochi — Land, soil, territory, ground.
住ん: sun(de) — Living, residing (conjunctive of 住む).
都市: toshi — City, urban area, metropolis.
全体: zentai — Whole, entirety, overall.
その: sono — That (attributive demonstrative adjective).
種子: shuushi / tane — Seed, germ; origin of something living.
残滓: zanshi — Remnant, residue, leftover traces of something.
この: kono — This (attributive demonstrative adjective).
破滅: hametsu — Ruin, destruction, downfall, catastrophic end.
生き残り: ikinokori — Survivor, one who survives a disaster.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
何: nan / nani — What; how many; interrogative pronoun.
世代: sedai — Generation, an age group of people.
わたっ: wata(tte) — Spanning, extending over (conjunctive of 渡る/わたる).
死に絶え: shinihitae — Dying out completely, becoming totally extinct.
痕跡: konseki — Trace, mark, vestige left behind.
残さ: nokosa — Leave behind, preserve (negative/passive stem of 残す).
なかっ: nakat(ta) — Did not exist/was not (past negative stem).

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