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English → Japanese Preface Level 6/10

Produced by Pat Castevans and David Widger

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CONISTON

コニストン

By Winston Churchill

ウィンストン・チャーチル著

"We have been compelled to see what was weak in democracy as well as what was strong.

「私たちは、民主主義の強い点だけでなく、弱い点も見るよう余儀なくされてきた。

We have begun obscurely to recognize that things do not go of themselves, and that popular government is not in itself a panacea, is no better than any other form except as the virtue and wisdom of the people make it so, and that when men undertake to do their own kingship, they enter upon, the dangers and responsibilities as well as the privileges of the function.

私たちは、物事はひとりでに進むものではなく、民衆による統治はそれ自体では万能薬ではなく、人民の徳と知恵がそれを支えてこそ他のいかなる形態よりも優れるのであり、人々が自らの統治を担う際には、その特権だけでなく危険と責任をも引き受けることになると、漠然と認識し始めている。

Above all, it looks as if we were on the way to be persuaded that no government can be carried on by declamation."

とりわけ、いかなる政府も大言壮語によっては運営できないという確信へと、私たちが向かいつつあるように見える。」

--JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.

――ジェームズ・ラッセル・ローウェル

Vocabulary

と: to — Particle meaning 'and' or 'with'.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or agent.
よって: yotte — By means of; by (indicates agent or method).
制作: seisaku — Production; creating a work or program.
され: sare — Passive verb form of 'suru' (to be done).
まし: mashi — Polite past auxiliary verb element.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.
著: cho — Written by; authorship credit notation.
私たち: watashitachi — We; us (first-person plural pronoun).
は: wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese sentences.
民主主義: minshu shugi — Democracy; political system based on popular rule.
の: no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns.
強い: tsuyoi — Strong; powerful; having great strength or force.
点: ten — Point; aspect; particular feature or characteristic.
だけ: dake — Only; just; limited to a specific thing.
で: de — Particle indicating location, means, or scope.
なく: naku — Without; not having; negation connective form.
弱い: yowai — Weak; feeble; lacking strength or power.
も: mo — Also; too; particle adding inclusive meaning.
見る: miru — To see; to look at; to observe something.
よう: you — Manner; way; indicating likeness or purpose.
余儀なく: yoginaku — Unavoidably; being compelled or forced to act.
さ: sa — Nominalizing suffix or casual sentence-ending particle.
れ: re — Passive or potential verb conjugation element.
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases together.
き: ki — Past continuative auxiliary (from 'kuru'), indicating change.
物事: monogoto — Things; matters; affairs in general.
ひとりでに: hitorideni — By itself; spontaneously; without external cause.
進む: susumu — To advance; to proceed; to move forward.
もの: mono — Thing; object; that which exists or occurs.
民衆: minshuu — The people; the masses; common populace.
よる: yoru — To be based on; to depend on something.
統治: touchi — Governance; rule; administration of a state.
それ: sore — That; it (mid-distance demonstrative pronoun).
自体: jitai — Itself; in itself; the thing itself considered alone.
万能薬: bannouyaku — Panacea; cure-all; remedy for all problems.
人民: jinmin — The people; citizens; populace of a nation.
徳: toku — Virtue; moral excellence; ethical goodness.
知恵: chie — Wisdom; intelligence; practical knowledge and insight.
が: ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese sentences.
を: wo — Direct object marker particle in Japanese sentences.
支え: sasae — Support; prop; something that sustains or upholds.
こそ: koso — Emphatic particle meaning 'precisely' or 'indeed'.
他: hoka — Other; another; different from the current one.
いかなる: ikanaru — Any; whatever; of whatever kind or type.
形態: keitai — Form; shape; mode; type of structure or system.
より: yori — Than; from; comparison or starting point marker.
優れる: sugurero — To excel; to surpass; to be superior to others.
あり: ari — Existence; being; classical form of 'aru'.
人々: hitobito — People; various people; human beings collectively.
自ら: mizukara — Oneself; personally; by one's own action.
担う: になう (ninau) — To shoulder; to bear responsibility; to carry burden.
際: sai — Occasion; time; when something happens or occurs.
その: sono — That; the (demonstrative modifier for nearby nouns).
特権: tokken — Privilege; special right granted to someone.
危険: kiken — Danger; risk; hazardous condition or situation.
責任: sekinin — Responsibility; duty; accountability for one's actions.
引き受ける: hikiukeru — To take on; to accept responsibility or task.
こと: koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.
なる: naru — To become; to turn into; to result in.
漠然と: bakuzen to — Vaguely; hazily; in an unclear or dim way.
認識: ninshiki — Recognition; awareness; understanding of something clearly.
し: shi — Conjunctive form of 'suru'; and/also connector.
始め: hajime — Beginning; start; to begin doing something.
いる: iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings).
とりわけ: toriwake — Especially; particularly; above all others.
政府: seifu — Government; the ruling administrative body of state.
大言壮語: taigen soogo — Big talk; boasting; making grandiose empty statements.
運営: unei — Management; operation; running of an organization.
でき: deki — Can do; be able; stem of 'dekiru'.
ない: nai — Not; negative auxiliary indicating absence or inability.
いう: iu — To say; to call; to state or express verbally.
確信: kakushin — Conviction; firm belief; strong certainty about something.
へ: e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to'.
向かい: mukai — Facing; heading toward; in the direction of.
つつ: tsutsu — While; even while; progressive simultaneous action marker.
ある: aru — To be; to exist (for inanimate things or situations).
見える: mieru — To appear; to seem; to be visible to eyes.

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