Bleak House — Page 10
Tangle's learned friends, each armed with a little summary of eighteen hundred sheets, bob up like eighteen hammers in a pianoforte, make eighteen bows, and drop into their eighteen places of obscurity.
タングルの博識な仲間たちは、それぞれ千八百枚の書類をまとめた小さな要約書を手に、ピアノの十八本のハンマーのように跳び上がり、十八度のお辞儀をして、それぞれの目立たない十八の席へと沈み込む。
"We will proceed with the hearing on Wednesday fortnight," says the Chancellor.
「二週間後の水曜日に審理を続行する」と大法官は言う。
For the question at issue is only a question of costs, a mere bud on the forest tree of the parent suit, and really will come to a settlement one of these days.
というのも、争点となっている問題は費用の問題にすぎず、本訴訟という森の木のほんの小さな芽にすぎないのであり、いつかきっと解決に至るものだからである。
The Chancellor rises; the bar rises; the prisoner is brought forward in a hurry; the man from Shropshire cries, "My lord!"
大法官が立ち上がり、法廷弁護士団も立ち上がり、囚人が急いで前へ連れ出され、シュロップシャーから来た男が「閣下！」と叫ぶ。
Maces, bags, and purses indignantly proclaim silence and frown at the man from Shropshire.
職杖、鞄、財布袋が憤然として静粛を命じ、シュロップシャーから来た男に眉をひそめる。
"In reference," proceeds the Chancellor, still on Jarndyce and Jarndyce, "to the young girl—"
「関連して」と大法官はジャーンダイス対ジャーンダイス訴訟を続けながら言う、「若い娘について——」
"Begludship's pardon—boy," says Mr. Tangle prematurely.
「閣下、失礼ながら——少年でございます」とタングル氏が早まって言う。
"In reference," proceeds the Chancellor with extra distinctness, "to the young girl and boy, the two young people"—Mr. Tangle crushed—"whom I directed to be in attendance to-day and who are now in my private room, I will see them and satisfy myself as to the expediency of making the order for their residing with their uncle."
「関連して」と大法官はことさらはっきりと続ける、「若い娘と少年、その二人の若者——タングル氏は打ちのめされる——今日出席するよう命じておいた者たちで、今私の私室にいるのだが、私が彼らに会い、彼らが叔父のもとに居住する命令を下すことの適否について自ら確かめることにする。」
Mr. Tangle on his legs again. "Begludship's pardon—dead."
タングル氏は再び立ち上がる。「閣下、失礼ながら——亡くなりました。」
"With their"—Chancellor looking through his double eye-glass at the papers on his desk—"grandfather."
「彼らの」——大法官は机の上の書類を二重眼鏡で見ながら——「祖父のもとに。」
"Begludship's pardon—victim of rash action—brains."
「閣下、失礼ながら——無謀な行為の犠牲者——脳みそで。」
Suddenly a very little counsel with a terrific bass voice arises, fully inflated, in the back settlements of the fog, and says, "Will your lordship allow me? I appear for him.
突然、霧の奥深くで、恐ろしいほどの低音を持つ非常に小柄な弁護士が、胸をいっぱいに膨らませて立ち上がり、「閣下、発言をお許しいただけますか？私が彼の代理人を務めます。
Vocabulary
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns
- 博識
- hakushiki — Highly knowledgeable; having broad, deep learning
- な
- na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns
- 仲間
- nakama — Companions, friends, or fellow group members
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence subject
- それぞれ
- sorezore — Each respectively; every one individually
- 千八百
- senhappyaku — One thousand eight hundred; the number 1800
- 枚
- mai — Counter for flat, thin objects like sheets or pages
- 書類
- shorui — Documents, papers, or official written materials
- を
- wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object
- まとめ
- matome — Summary; to compile or put together information
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending for completed actions
- 小さな
- chiisana — Small, little; describing something of small size
- 要約
- yōyaku — Summary or abstract; condensed version of content
- 書
- sho — Written document, book, or piece of writing
- 手
- te — Hand; also refers to a way or method
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object
- ピアノ
- piano — Piano; the musical keyboard instrument
- 十八
- jūhachi — Eighteen; the number 18
- 本
- hon — Counter for long, thin objects; also means book
- ハンマー
- hanmā — Hammer; a tool used for striking
- よう
- yō — Likeness or appearance; resembling something
- 跳び上がり
- tobiagari — Jumping up; leaping into the air suddenly
- 度
- do — Degree or time; counter for occurrences or angles
- お辞儀
- ojigi — A bow; polite Japanese greeting gesture
- し
- shi — Conjunctive verb form linking multiple actions together
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential or related actions
- 目立た
- medatana — Not standing out; inconspicuous, unnoticeable
- ない
- nai — Negative auxiliary; indicates negation of an action
- 席
- seki — Seat or place; designated spot for sitting
- へ
- e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a place
- と
- to — Particle meaning and, with, or quotation marker
- 沈み込む
- shizumikomu — To sink deeply into; to slump or settle down
- 二週間後
- nishūkango — Two weeks later; after a period of two weeks
- 水曜日
- suiyōbi — Wednesday; the fourth day of the week
- 審理
- shinri — Trial or judicial hearing; legal examination of a case
- 続行
- zokkō — Continuation; to carry on or proceed further
- する
- suru — To do; general-purpose action verb
- 言う
- iu — To say or speak; to utter words
- という
- to iu — Called or known as; expressing explanation or quotation
- も
- mo — Particle meaning also, too, or even
- 争点
- sōten — Point of contention; issue disputed in an argument
- なっ
- natte — Becoming; conjunctive form of naru (to become)
- いる
- iru — To exist; auxiliary indicating ongoing state or action
- 問題
- mondai — Problem, issue, or question under consideration
- 費用
- hiyō — Cost, expense, or financial charges incurred
- すぎず
- sugizu — No more than; nothing beyond a certain amount
- 訴訟
- soshō — Lawsuit or litigation; legal proceedings in court
- 森
- mori — Forest or woods; dense area of trees
- 木
- ki — Tree or wood; a plant with a trunk
- ほん
- hon — Real, true, or genuine; also book or main
- 芽
- me — Bud or sprout; early growth of a plant
- すぎ
- sugi — Too much; excessive degree of something
- で
- de — Particle indicating location of action or means used
- あり
- ari — Conjunctive form of aru (to be, to exist)
- いつか
- itsuka — Someday; at some unspecified time in the future
- きっと
- kitto — Surely, certainly; expressing strong expectation
- 解決
- kaiketsu — Resolution or solution; settling a problem or dispute
- 至る
- itaru — To reach or arrive at; to lead to a conclusion
- もの
- mono — Thing or object; also softens assertions in speech
- だ
- da — Copula asserting a state or identity; plain form
- から
- kara — Because; from; particle indicating reason or origin
- ある
- aru — To exist or be; used for inanimate things
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle; also means but or however
- 立ち上がり
- tachiagari — Rising up; standing up from a seated position
- 法廷
- hōtei — Courtroom or court of law; legal proceedings venue
- 弁護士
- bengoshi — Lawyer or attorney; licensed legal professional
- 団
- dan — Group, corps, or organization of people together
- 囚人
- shūjin — Prisoner or convict; person held in confinement
- 急い
- isoide — Hurrying; moving or acting quickly and hastily
- 前
- mae — Before or in front; preceding in time or space
- 連れ
- tsure — Companion; to bring or take someone along
- 出さ
- dasa — Stem of dasu; to take out or produce something
- れ
- re — Passive auxiliary suffix indicating something is done to subject
- 来
- ki — Coming; arrival from another place
- 男
- otoko — Man or male; an adult male person
- 閣下
- kakka — Your Excellency; honorific title for high officials
- 叫ぶ
- sakebu — To shout or cry out; to yell loudly
- 鞄
- kaban — Bag, briefcase, or satchel for carrying items
- 財布袋
- saifu-bukuro — Purse or money bag; container for holding money
- 憤然
- funzen — Indignantly; with anger and righteous resentment
- 静粛
- seishuku — Silence and order; solemn quietness in a place
- 命じ
- meiji — To order or command; issuing an official directive
- 眉
- mayu — Eyebrow; the hair above the eye
- ひそめる
- hisomeru — To furrow or knit brows; showing displeasure facially
- 関連
- kanren — Connection or relation; relevance between two things
- 対
- tai — Versus; opposing pair or contrast between two sides
- 続け
- tsuzuke — Continuing; to keep doing an action without stopping
- ながら
- nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions
- 若い
- wakai — Young; being of a young or youthful age
- 娘
- musume — Daughter or young woman; a girl or young lady
- つい
- tsui — Unintentionally; doing something without meaning to
- 失礼
- shitsurei — Rudeness or excuse me; apologizing for an intrusion
- 少年
- shōnen — Boy or young male; a youth or juvenile person
- ございます
- gozaimasu — Formal polite expression of existence or being
- 氏
- shi — Mr. or Ms.; honorific suffix for a person's name
- 早まっ
- hayamatte — Acting hastily; doing something prematurely or rashly
- こと
- koto — Thing or fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns
- さら
- sara — Furthermore, even more; adding to what was said
- はっきり
- hakkiri — Clearly or distinctly; without ambiguity or vagueness
- 続ける
- tsuzukeru — To continue or keep doing something persistently
- その
- sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to something nearby
- 二人
- futari — Two people; a pair of individuals
- 若者
- wakamono — Young person or youth; a young individual
- 打ちのめさ
- uchinomesa — Being struck down or overwhelmed; devastated completely
- れる
- reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix
- 今日
- kyō — Today; the current day
- 出席
- shusseki — Attendance or presence; being present at an event
- おい
- oi — Hey; casual exclamation to get someone's attention
- 者
- mono / sha — Person; suffix indicating a person of a role
- 今
- ima — Now; the present moment in time
- 私
- watashi — I or me; first-person singular pronoun
- 私室
- shishitsu — Private room or personal chamber; one's own quarters
- 彼ら
- karera — They or them; third-person plural pronoun
- 会い
- ai — Meeting; encountering or seeing someone in person
- 叔父
- oji — Uncle; parent's younger brother
- もと
- moto — Under the care of; origin or former state
- 居住
- kyojū — Residence or dwelling; the act of living somewhere
- 命令
- meirei — Order or command; an authoritative directive given
- 下す
- kudasu — To hand down a decision or judgment; to issue
- 適否
- tekihi — Suitability or appropriateness; whether something is fitting
- 自ら
- mizukara — Personally or oneself; doing something by one's own hand
- 確かめる
- tashikameru — To confirm or verify; to make sure of something
- 再び
- futatabi — Again or once more; returning to a previous action
- 立ち上がる
- tachiagaru — To stand up; to rise from a seated position
- 亡くなり
- nakunari — Passing away; dying; a polite term for death
- まし
- mashi — Polite past auxiliary adding formality to a verb
- 机
- tsukue — Desk or writing table; furniture for working at
- 上
- ue — Top or above; upper surface of something
- 二重
- nijū — Double or twofold; having two layers or aspects
- 眼鏡
- megane — Eyeglasses or spectacles; vision-correcting lenses worn
- 見
- mi — Seeing or looking; stem of the verb miru
- 祖父
- sofu — Grandfather; father's or mother's male parent
- 無謀
- mubō — Reckless or rash; acting without thought or caution
- 行為
- kōi — Act or deed; a specific action or behavior performed
- 犠牲者
- giseisha — Victim or sacrifice; person harmed by another's action
- 脳みそ
- nōmiso — Brains; informal word for brain or intelligence
- 突然
- totsuzen — Suddenly or abruptly; happening without prior warning
- 霧
- kiri — Fog or mist; thick low-lying atmospheric water vapor
- 奥深く
- okufukaku — Deep within; far into the interior of something
- 恐ろしい
- osoroshii — Terrible or frightening; inspiring fear or dread
- ほど
- hodo — To the extent that; degree or approximate amount
- 低音
- teion — Bass or low-pitched sound; deep tone or voice
- 持つ
- motsu — To hold or have; to possess or carry something
- 非常
- hijō — Extremely or very; extraordinary degree of something
- 小柄
- kogara — Small build; being of short or slight stature
- 胸
- mune — Chest or breast; front of the upper body
- いっぱい
- ippai — Full or a lot; completely filled to capacity
- 膨らませ
- fukuramasete — Puffing up or inflating; making something swell outward
- 発言
- hatsugen — Statement or remark; speaking up in a discussion
- お
- o — Honorific prefix adding politeness to nouns or verbs
- 許し
- yurushi — Permission or forgiveness; allowing something to proceed
- いただけます
- itadakemasu — Humble expression asking if one may receive something
- か
- ka — Question particle placed at end of interrogative sentences
- 彼
- kare — He or him; third-person masculine singular pronoun
- 代理人
- dairinin — Agent or representative; person acting on another's behalf
- 務め
- tsutome — Duty or service; fulfilling a role or obligation
- ます
- masu — Polite verb ending indicating formal or respectful speech
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