Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 2

English → Japanese CHAPTER I Level 6/10

The hills seem to leap up against the sky as I describe that region where Cynthia Ware was born, and the very old country names help to summon up the picture.

シンシア・ウェアが生まれたその地域を描写するにつれ、丘々が空へと躍り上がるように見え、古い土地の名前がその情景を呼び起こすのに役立っている。

Coniston Mountain, called by some the Blue Mountain, clad in Hercynian forests, ten good miles in length, north and south, with its notch road that winds over the saddle behind the withers of it.

コニストン山は、ブルー・マウンテンとも呼ばれ、ヘルキュニアの森に覆われ、南北に十マイルの長さを持ち、その峰の後ろの鞍部を越えて曲がりくねる切り通しの道を持っている。

Coniston Water, that oozes out from under the loam in a hundred places, on the eastern slope, gathers into a rushing stream to cleave the very granite, flows southward around the south end of Coniston Mountain, and having turned the mills at Brampton, idles through meadows westward in its own green valley until it comes to Harwich, where it works again and tumbles into a river.

コニストン川は、東の斜面の百箇所もの場所から壌土の下より滲み出て、花崗岩を切り裂くほどの急流へと集まり、コニストン山の南端を回って南へと流れ、ブランプトンの製粉所を動かした後、自らの緑の谷間を西へと牧草地の中をゆっくり流れ、ハーウィッチに至ると再び働き、川へと注ぎ込む。

Brampton and Harwich are rivals, but Coniston Water gives of its power impartially to each.

ブランプトンとハーウィッチは競争相手であるが、コニストン川はその力を両者に等しく与えている。

From the little farm clearings on the western slope of Coniston Mountain you can sweep the broad valley of a certain broad river where grew (and grow still) the giant pines that gave many a mast to King George's navy as tribute for the land.

コニストン山の西の斜面にある小さな農場の切り開き地から、ある大きな川の広い谷を見渡すことができ、その谷には、土地の貢納としてジョージ王の海軍に幾多の帆柱を提供した巨大な松の木々が育った（そして今も育っている）。

And beyond that river rises beautiful Farewell Mountain of many colors, now sapphire, now amethyst, its crest rimmed about at evening with saffron flame; and, beyond Farewell, the emerald billows of the western peaks catching the level light.

そしてその川の向こうには、色彩豊かな美しいフェアウェル山がそびえ立ち、ある時はサファイア色、またある時はアメジスト色を呈し、夕暮れ時にはその頂がサフラン色の炎に縁取られる。そしてフェアウェル山の彼方には、水平の光を受けた西の峰々の翡翠色の波が広がっている。

Vocabulary

が: ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.
生まれ: umare — Birth; to be born, origin.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.
その: sono — That; referring to something previously mentioned.
地域: chiiki — Region, area, district, local zone.
を: wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.
描写: byousha — Description, depiction, portrayal of something.
する: suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or purpose.
つれ: tsure — As; in accordance with, along with change.
丘々: okioki — Hills; plural form referring to multiple hills.
空: sora — Sky, the open expanse above the earth.
へ: he — Directional particle meaning toward or to.
と: to — Particle meaning and, with, or quotation marker.
躍り上がる: odoriagaru — To leap up, spring upward, jump energetically.
よう: you — Appearing as if, seeming like, resembling something.
見え: mie — To appear, seem visible, look like something.
古い: furui — Old, ancient, aged, not new or recent.
土地: tochi — Land, ground, territory, a piece of earth.
の: no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.
名前: namae — Name; the word used to identify someone.
情景: joukei — Scene, landscape, a visual or emotional setting.
呼び起こす: yobiokosu — To evoke, call up, awaken memories or feelings.
役立っ: yakudatt(e) — To be useful, serve a purpose, contribute helpfully.
て: te — Te-form connective linking verbs or clauses together.
いる: iru — To exist (animate); indicates ongoing action or state.
は: wa — Topic marker particle highlighting the sentence's subject.
も: mo — Also, too; inclusive particle adding another item.
呼ば: yoba — To be called, named; passive base of 呼ぶ.
れ: re — Passive auxiliary suffix indicating receiving an action.
森: mori — Forest, woods, a dense area of trees.
覆わ: oowa — To cover, spread over, envelop a surface.
南北: nanboku — North and south; referring to meridional direction.
十: juu — Ten; the number 10.
マイル: mairu — Mile; unit of distance approximately 1.6 kilometers.
長さ: nagasa — Length, the measurement of something from end to end.
持ち: mochi — Holding, possessing, having; stem of 持つ.
峰: mine — Mountain peak, summit, top of a mountain.
後ろ: ushiro — Behind, the back side, rear of something.
鞍部: anbu — Mountain saddle, col, a pass between two peaks.
越え: koe — Crossing over, passing through or beyond something.
曲がりくねる: magariküneru — To wind, twist, meander in a serpentine path.
切り通し: kiridooshi — A road cut through rock or hillside.
道: michi — Road, path, way, route for traveling.
持っ: mott(e) — Possessing, having; te-form of 持つ.
東: higashi — East; one of the four cardinal directions.
斜面: shamen — Slope, hillside, inclined surface of terrain.
百: hyaku — One hundred; the number 100.
箇所: kasho — Spot, place, location; a specific point or site.
場所: basho — Place, location, spot, a particular position or area.
から: kara — From; particle indicating starting point or cause.
壌土: joudo — Loam, fertile soil containing sand, silt, and clay.
下: shita — Below, under, beneath, the lower part of something.
より: yori — From, than; comparison or starting point particle.
滲み出: nijimide — To seep out, ooze, percolate through a surface.
花崗岩: kakoogan — Granite; a hard igneous rock used in construction.
切り裂く: kirisaku — To cut through, slash, tear apart forcefully.
ほど: hodo — To the extent of, so much as, approximately.
急流: kyuuryuu — Rapid, torrent, swift-flowing current of water.
集まり: atsumari — Gathering, collection, assembly of things or people.
南端: nantan — Southern end, southernmost tip of something.
回っ: mawatt(e) — Going around, turning, circling; te-form of 回る.
南: minami — South; one of the four cardinal directions.
流れ: nagare — Flow, current, stream of water or movement.
製粉所: seifunsho — Mill, flour mill, a place for grinding grain.
動かし: ugokashi — Moving, driving, operating; causative stem of 動く.
後: nochi / ato — After, later, following a certain time or event.
自ら: mizukara — Oneself, by itself, of its own accord.
緑: midori — Green; the color of plants and nature.
谷間: tanima — Valley, ravine, a low area between hills.
西: nishi — West; one of the four cardinal directions.
牧草地: bokusouchi — Pasture, meadow, grassland used for grazing livestock.
中: naka — Inside, within, middle, among a group or space.
ゆっくり: yukkuri — Slowly, leisurely, at an unhurried gentle pace.
至る: itaru — To reach, arrive at, extend to a destination.
再び: futatabi — Again, once more, a second time.
働き: hataraki — Work, function, labor, the act of working.
川: kawa — River, stream, a natural flowing body of water.
注ぎ込む: sosogikomu — To pour into, flow into, empty into a body.
競争相手: kyousou aite — Rival, competitor, opponent in a competition.
で: de — Particle indicating location of action or means.
ある: aru — To exist, to be; used for inanimate subjects.
力: chikara — Power, strength, force, energy, capability.
両者: ryousha — Both parties, the two sides or entities involved.
等しく: hitoshiku — Equally, evenly, in the same measure or degree.
与え: atae — Giving, providing, granting; stem of 与える.
小さな: chiisana — Small, little, tiny in size or scale.
農場: noujou — Farm, agricultural land used for growing crops.
切り開き地: kirihirakichi — Cleared land, a plot opened by cutting vegetation.
大きな: ookina — Large, big, great in size or scale.
広い: hiroi — Wide, broad, spacious, extensive in area.
谷: tani — Valley, a low area between mountains or hills.
見渡す: miwatasu — To look out over, survey, overlook a wide area.
こと: koto — Thing, fact, nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.
でき: deki — Being able to, capable of; stem of できる.
貢納: kounoo — Tribute, tax paid to a ruler or authority.
として: toshite — As, in the capacity of, in the role of.
海軍: kaigun — Navy, naval forces, a country's sea military.
幾多: ikuta — Many, numerous, a large number of things.
帆柱: hobashira — Mast, a tall pole on a sailing ship.
提供: teikyou — To offer, provide, supply something to someone.
し: shi — Connective form of する linking clauses together.
巨大: kyodai — Enormous, gigantic, very large in size.
な: na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
松: matsu — Pine tree; an evergreen conifer common in Japan.
木々: kigi — Trees; plural form referring to multiple trees.
育っ: sodatt(e) — Growing up, being raised; te-form of 育つ.
そして: soshite — And then, and also, furthermore, connecting clauses.
今: ima — Now, currently, at this present moment.
向こう: mukou — Over there, beyond, the other side, yonder.
色彩豊か: shikisai yutaka — Colorful, richly colored, vibrant with many hues.
美しい: utsukushii — Beautiful, lovely, gorgeous in appearance.
そびえ立ち: Rising tall, towering, standing majestically upward.
時: toki — Time, moment, occasion, a particular point in time.
サファイア: Safaia — Sapphire; a deep blue precious gemstone or color.
色: iro — Color, hue, shade; the visual property of objects.
また: mata — Also, again, or, alternatively, on the other hand.
アメジスト: Amejisuto — Amethyst; a purple precious gemstone or its color.
呈し: teishi — Presenting, displaying, showing a color or appearance.
夕暮れ時: yuuguredoki — Twilight, dusk, the time just after sunset.
頂: itadaki — Summit, peak, top, the highest point of something.
サフラン: Safuran — Saffron; a bright yellow-orange color or spice.
炎: honoo — Flame, blaze, fire burning with bright light.
縁取ら: fuchidora — To be edged, bordered, outlined with a trim.
れる: reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.
彼方: kanata — Far away, yonder, the distant beyond or horizon.
水平: suihei — Horizontal, level, parallel to the horizon line.
光: hikari — Light, radiance, brightness, illumination from a source.
受け: uke — Receiving, catching; stem of 受ける.
峰々: minemine — Peaks, multiple mountain summits, ridgeline of mountains.
翡翠: hisui — Jade; a green precious stone, also means kingfisher.
波: nami — Wave, a moving swell of water or wavelike form.
広がっ: hirogatt(e) — Spreading, expanding, extending outward in area.

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