Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 8
he demanded.
と彼は要求した。
No wonder Cynthia gasped.
シンシアが息をのんだのも無理はなかった。
Jethro Bass, Chairman of the Board, in the honored seat of Deacon Moses Hatch, the perquisite of the church in Coniston!
コニストンの教会の特権である、執事モーゼス・ハッチの名誉ある席に、取締役会長のジェスロ・バスが座るというのか！
The idea was heresy.
その考えは異端だった。
As a matter of fact, Jock himself uttered it as a playful exaggeration.
実のところ、ジョック自身もそれを冗談めかした大げさな言い方として口にしたのだった。
Certain nonconformist farmers, of whom there were not a few in the town, had come into Jonah Winch's store that morning; and Jabez Miller, who lived on the north slope, had taken away the breath of the orthodox by suggesting that Jethro Bass be nominated for town office.
その朝、町に少なからずいる非国教会派の農民たちが、ジョナ・ウィンチの店に集まっていた。そして北の斜面に住むジェイベズ・ミラーが、ジェスロ・バスを町の役職に推薦すべきだと提案し、正統派の人々を仰天させた。
Jock Hallowell had paused once or twice on his work on the steeple to look across the tree-tops at Coniston shouldering the sky.
ジョック・ハロウェルは尖塔での作業の合間に一度か二度手を止め、木々の梢越しに空を押し上げるようにそびえるコニストンを眺めていた。
He had been putting two and two together, and now he was merely making five out of it, instead of four.
彼はあれこれと考え合わせていたのだが、今はそこから四ではなく五を導き出しているにすぎなかった。
He remembered that Jethro Bass had for some years been journeying through the town, baying his hides and wool, and collecting the interest on his mortgages.
彼は、ジェスロ・バスが数年来町を回り、毛皮や羊毛を買い集め、抵当の利息を取り立てていたことを思い出した。
Cynthia would have liked to reprove Jock Hallowell, and tell him there were some subjects which should not be joked about.
シンシアはジョック・ハロウェルを諫め、冗談にすべきでない話題というものがあると言いたかった。
Jethro Bass, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen!
ジェスロ・バスが、町政委員会の議長だと！
"Well, here comes, young Moses, I do believe," said Jock, gathering his pegs into his apron and preparing to ascend once more.
「おや、あれは若いモーゼスじゃないかな」とジョックは言い、釘をエプロンにまとめながら、もう一度上へ登る準備をした。
"Callated he'd spring up pretty soon."
「すぐに顔を出すだろうと思っていたよ」
"Jock, you do talk foolishly for a man who is able to build a church," said Cynthia, as she walked away.
「ジョック、教会を建てられるほどの人が、よくそんなばかなことを言えるものね」とシンシアは立ち去りながら言った。
Vocabulary
- と
- to — Quotation or connecting particle linking clauses
- 彼
- kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle indicating sentence subject
- 要求
- yōkyū — Demand, request, or requirement
- し
- shi — Conjunctive form of suru, meaning did or and
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle
- 息
- iki — Breath; act of breathing
- を
- wo — Object marker particle
- のん
- non — Colloquial contraction of nonde, swallowing or drinking
- だ
- da — Copula; plain form of desu meaning is or are
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle
- も
- mo — Also, too; inclusive particle
- 無理
- muri — Unreasonable, impossible, or forced
- なかっ
- nakatt- — Negative past stem of nai, meaning was not
- 教会
- kyōkai — Church; a Christian place of worship
- 特権
- tokken — Privilege, special right or prerogative
- で
- de — Particle indicating location, means, or cause
- ある
- aru — To exist; copula for inanimate or formal usage
- 執事
- shitsuji — Deacon or butler; an official serving role
- 名誉
- meiyo — Honor, prestige, or distinction
- 席
- seki — Seat, position, or place
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or target
- 取締役
- torishimariyaku — Company director or board member
- 会長
- kaichō — Chairman or president of an organization
- 座る
- suwaru — To sit down
- いう
- iu — To say, to be called, to express
- か
- ka — Question particle or expression of doubt
- その
- sono — That; demonstrative adjective for nearby referent
- 考え
- kangae — Thought, idea, or opinion
- 異端
- itan — Heresy; a belief contrary to orthodox doctrine
- だっ
- datt- — Past tense form of da, meaning was or were
- 実
- jitsu — Truth, reality, or in fact
- ところ
- tokoro — Place, situation, or circumstance
- 自身
- jishin — Oneself; emphatic reflexive pronoun
- それ
- sore — That; middle-distance demonstrative pronoun
- 冗談
- jōdan — Joke, jest, or humorous remark
- めかし
- mekashi — Pretending or affecting a certain manner
- 大げさ
- ōgesa — Exaggerated, overstated, or dramatic
- な
- na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns
- 言い方
- iikata — Way of saying or manner of expression
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions
- 口
- kuchi — Mouth; opening for speech or eating
- 朝
- asa — Morning; the early part of the day
- 町
- machi — Town, city block, or neighborhood
- 少なから
- sukunakara — Not a few; quite a number of
- ず
- zu — Negative auxiliary meaning without doing or not
- いる
- iru — To exist, to be present (animate subjects)
- 非
- hi — Non-, un-; negative prefix
- 国教会
- kokkyōkai — Established church; state church denomination
- 派
- ha — Faction, sect, or school of thought
- 農民
- nōmin — Farmer, peasant, or agricultural worker
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings
- 店
- mise — Shop, store, or retail establishment
- 集まっ
- atsumatt- — Gathered, assembled; past stem of atsumaru
- い
- i — Conjunctive form of iru, being or existing
- そし
- soshi — And then, furthermore; connective conjunction
- 北
- kita — North; cardinal direction
- 斜面
- shamen — Slope, hillside, or inclined surface
- 住む
- sumu — To live, reside, or dwell somewhere
- 役職
- yakushoku — Official post, position, or title
- 推薦
- suisen — Recommendation or nomination for a position
- す
- su — Verb stem of suru, meaning to do
- べき
- beki — Should, ought to; expressing obligation
- 提案
- teian — Proposal, suggestion, or motion
- 正統
- seitō — Orthodox, legitimate, or canonical
- 人々
- hitobito — People, persons; plural of hito
- 仰天
- gyōten — Astonishment, being dumbfounded or amazed
- さ
- sa — Causative or nominalizing suffix particle
- せ
- se — Causative auxiliary verb form letting or making
- 尖塔
- sentō — Steeple or spire of a church building
- 作業
- sagyō — Work, task, or operation
- 合間
- aima — Interval, break, or pause between tasks
- 一度
- ichido — Once, one time
- 二度
- nido — Twice, two times
- 手
- te — Hand; also used for effort or move
- 止め
- tome — Stopping, halting; stem of tomeru
- 木々
- kigi — Trees; plural poetic form of ki
- 梢
- kozue — Treetop, tip of a branch
- 越し
- goshi — Over, across, or beyond something
- 空
- sora — Sky; the expanse above the earth
- 押し上げる
- oshiageru — To push up or thrust upward
- よう
- yō — Appearing like, seeming as if
- そびえる
- sobieru — To tower, loom, or soar above
- 眺め
- nagame — View, prospect, or scenery observed
- あれこれ
- arekore — This and that; various things or matters
- 合わせ
- awase — Combining, matching, or putting together
- 今
- ima — Now, currently, at this moment
- そこ
- soko — There; that place near the listener
- から
- kara — From; particle indicating starting point or reason
- 四
- shi / yon — Four; the number 4
- なく
- naku — Without, not having; negative conjunctive form
- 五
- go / itsutsu — Five; the number 5
- 導き出し
- michibikidashi — Deriving, drawing out a conclusion
- すぎ
- sugi — Too much, exceeding a proper limit
- 数年
- sūnen — Several years, a few years
- 来
- rai / ki — Coming; future or arrival
- 回り
- mawari — Going around; surroundings or rotation
- 毛皮
- kegawa — Fur, animal hide used as material
- や
- ya — And; listing particle connecting nouns loosely
- 羊毛
- yōmō — Wool; fiber from sheep
- 買い集め
- kaiatsume — Buying up, collecting by purchasing
- 抵当
- teitō — Mortgage, collateral, or security for a loan
- 利息
- risoku — Interest on a loan or deposit
- 取り立て
- toritato — Collection of debts or strict enforcement
- こと
- koto — Thing, matter, fact (nominalizer)
- 思い出し
- omoidashi — Recalling, remembering something past
- 諫め
- isamе — Admonition, rebuke, or moral warning
- ない
- nai — Negative auxiliary: not, does not exist
- 話題
- wadai — Topic of conversation or discussion subject
- もの
- mono — Thing, object; also softens assertions
- 言い
- ii — Saying; conjunctive stem of iu
- たかっ
- takatt- — Wanted to do; past stem of tai (desiderative)
- 町政
- chōsei — Town administration or local government affairs
- 委員会
- iinkai — Committee or board of members
- 議長
- gichō — Chairperson or presiding officer of a meeting
- おや
- oya — Oh my; exclamation of mild surprise
- あれ
- are — That over there; exclamation of surprise
- 若い
- wakai — Young, youthful in age
- じゃ
- ja — Well then; informal contraction of dewa
- 釘
- kugi — Nail; a metal fastening spike
- エプロン
- epuron — Apron; protective garment worn over clothing
- まとめ
- matome — Summary, compilation, or gathering together
- ながら
- nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction
- もう
- mō — Already, soon, or not anymore
- 上
- ue — Above, up, or upper direction
- へ
- e — Directional particle meaning toward or to
- 登る
- noboru — To climb, ascend, or go up
- 準備
- junbi — Preparation, readiness, or getting ready
- すぐ
- sugu — Soon, immediately, or right away
- 顔
- kao — Face; one's appearance or expression
- 出す
- dasu — To put out, show, or produce
- だろう
- darō — Probably, I suppose; expresses conjecture
- 思っ
- omott- — Thinking; past stem of omou to think
- よ
- yo — Sentence-final particle asserting or informing
- 建て
- tate — Building, constructing; stem of tateru
- られる
- rareru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb form
- ほど
- hodo — To the extent that, about, approximately
- 人
- hito — Person, human being
- よく
- yoku — Well, often, or skillfully
- そんな
- sonna — Such, that kind of thing
- ばかな
- baka na — Stupid, foolish, or absurd
- 言える
- ieru — Can say, able to state or express
- ね
- ne — Sentence-final particle seeking agreement or confirmation
- 立ち去り
- tachisari — Leaving, departing, or walking away from
- 言っ
- itt- — Said; past stem of iu to say
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