Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 9
The young Moses referred to was Moses Hatch, Junior, son of the pillar of the Church and State, and it was an open secret that he was madly in love with Cynthia.
ここで言及された若いモーゼスとは、教会と国家の柱たる人物の息子、モーゼス・ハッチ・ジュニアのことであり、彼がシンシアに狂おしいほど恋していることは公然の秘密であった。
Let it be said of him that he was a steady-going young man, and that he sighed for the moon.
彼については、堅実な青年であり、高嶺の花を夢見ていたと言っておこう。
"Moses," said the girl, when they came in sight of the elms that, shaded the gable of the parsonage, "what do you think of Jethro Bass?"
「モーゼス」と少女は、牧師館の切妻を陰で覆うニレの木が見えてきたとき言った。「ジェスロ・バスのことをどう思う？」
"Jethro Bass!" exclaimed honest Moses, "whatever put him into your head, Cynthy?"
「ジェスロ・バス！」と誠実なモーゼスは叫んだ。「どうして彼のことなんか思ったんだい、シンシー？」
Had she mentioned perhaps, any other young man in Coniston, Moses would have been eaten with jealousy.
もし彼女がコニストンの他の若い男の名を出していたなら、モーゼスは嫉妬に狂っていたことだろう。
"Oh, Jock was joking about him. What do you think of him?"
「ああ、ジョックが彼のことをからかっていたのよ。あなたはどう思う？」
"Never thought one way or t'other," he answered.
「どっちとも考えたことないな」と彼は答えた。
"Jethro never had much to do with the boys.
「ジェスロは男の子たちとあまり関わりを持たなかった。
He's always in that tannery, or out buyin' of hides.
いつもあのなめし革工場にいるか、皮を買いに出かけているかのどちらかだ。
He does make a sharp bargain when he buys a hide.
皮を買うときは、実にうまく値切るんだ。
We always goes shares on our'n."
俺たちはいつも一緒に折半するんだ。」
Cynthia was not only the minister's daughter,--distinction enough,--her reputation for learning was spread through the country roundabout, and at the age of twenty she had had an offer to teach school in Harwich.
シンシアは牧師の娘というだけでも十分な名誉であったが、それだけでなく、学識の評判が周辺の地域一帯に広まっており、二十歳のときにはハーウィッチで学校を教えないかという申し出を受けたこともあった。
Vocabulary
- ここ
- koko — This place; here; this location
- で
- de — At; in; by means of (particle)
- 言及
- genkyuu — Mention; reference to something
- さ
- sa — Casual sentence-ending or nominalizing particle
- れ
- re — Passive or potential verb suffix
- た
- ta — Past tense verb ending
- 若い
- wakai — Young; youthful in age
- と
- to — And; with; quotation particle
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle
- 教会
- kyoukai — Church; Christian place of worship
- 国家
- kokka — Nation; state; country
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle
- 柱
- hashira — Pillar; column; supporting figure
- たる
- taru — Classical copula meaning 'being; as'
- 人物
- jinbutsu — Person; figure; character of note
- 息子
- musuko — Son; one's male child
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer
- あり
- ari — There is; exists (classical/formal form)
- 彼
- kare — He; him; that man
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle
- に
- ni — To; at; in; direction or target particle
- 狂おしい
- kuruoshii — Maddeningly intense; almost crazed with feeling
- ほど
- hodo — To the extent of; about; degree
- 恋
- koi — Romantic love; longing for someone
- し
- shi — Do; verbal connective form
- て
- te — Te-form connective particle
- いる
- iru — To be; ongoing state or action
- 公然
- kouzen — Openly; publicly; not concealed
- 秘密
- himitsu — Secret; confidential information
- あっ
- a — Oh; exclamation of sudden realization
- つい
- tsui — Inadvertently; just; before one realizes
- 堅実
- kenjitsu — Steady; reliable; sound and trustworthy
- な
- na — Adjectival or sentence-ending particle
- 青年
- seinen — Young man; youth; young adult
- 高嶺
- takane — High peak; something out of reach
- 花
- hana — Flower; blossom; beautiful thing
- を
- wo — Direct object marker particle
- 夢見
- yumemi — Dreaming of; fantasizing about something
- い
- i — Verb stem of iru; being
- 言っ
- it(te) — Said; te-form of 'to say'
- う
- u — Volitional ending; let's; shall
- 少女
- shoujo — Girl; young female; maiden
- 牧師館
- bokushikan — Parsonage; residence of a pastor
- 陰
- kage — Shadow; shade; hidden side
- 覆う
- oou — To cover; to envelop; to spread over
- 木
- ki — Tree; wood; timber
- 見え
- mie — Visible; can be seen; appearance
- とき
- toki — Time; moment; when
- バス
- basu — Bus; also bass (musical term)
- どう
- dou — How; in what way
- 思う
- omou — To think; to feel; to believe
- 誠実
- seijitsu — Sincere; honest; faithful; earnest
- 叫ん
- sakebn(de) — Shouted; cried out loudly
- だ
- da — Is; plain form copula
- なんか
- nanka — Something like; or anything; casual particle
- 思っ
- omot(te) — Thought; te-form of 'to think'
- ん
- n — Explanatory or casual sentence-final particle
- だい
- dai — Question ending particle (casual)
- もし
- moshi — If; supposing; in case
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; girlfriend
- 他
- hoka — Other; another; elsewhere
- 男
- otoko — Man; male; fellow
- 名
- na — Name; reputation; fame
- 出し
- dashi — Take out; bring up; produce
- なら
- nara — If; in the case of; conditional
- 嫉妬
- shitto — Jealousy; envy toward a rival
- 狂っ
- kurutte — Gone mad; crazed; te-form of go crazy
- だろ
- daro — Probably; right? (casual conjecture)
- ああ
- aa — Ah; oh; expression of emotion
- からかっ
- karakat(te) — Teased; made fun of someone
- よ
- yo — Sentence-ending emphasis particle
- あなた
- anata — You; second person pronoun
- どっち
- docchi — Which one; either of two options
- とも
- tomo — Both; together; as well
- 考え
- kangae — Thought; idea; consideration
- ない
- nai — Not; does not exist; negative form
- 答え
- kotae — Answer; response; reply
- 子
- ko — Child; young one; kid
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or beings
- あまり
- amari — Not very; too much; not often
- 関わり
- kakawari — Involvement; connection; relationship
- 持た
- mota — Hold; have (negative base form)
- なかっ
- nakata — Did not; past negative auxiliary
- いつも
- itsumo — Always; usually; all the time
- あの
- ano — That (over there); that well-known
- 工場
- koujou — Factory; manufacturing plant
- か
- ka — Question marker particle
- 皮
- kawa — Skin; hide; leather; peel
- 買い
- kai — Buying; purchase (verb stem)
- 出かけ
- dekake — Go out; set off; head somewhere
- どちら
- dochira — Which; which one (polite form)
- 買う
- kau — To buy; to purchase
- 実に
- jitsu ni — Truly; indeed; really; in fact
- うまく
- umaku — Skillfully; well; successfully
- 値切る
- negiru — To bargain down; to haggle over price
- 俺
- ore — I; me (masculine, informal)
- 一緒
- issho — Together; at the same time
- 折半
- setsuban — Split in half; go halves; share equally
- する
- suru — To do; to perform an action
- 牧師
- bokushi — Pastor; minister; Christian clergyman
- 娘
- musume — Daughter; young woman; girl
- という
- to iu — Called; known as; that is
- だけ
- dake — Only; just; merely; to that extent
- も
- mo — Also; even; too (particle)
- 十分
- juubun — Sufficient; enough; fully adequate
- 名誉
- meiyo — Honor; glory; prestige
- それ
- sore — That; it; that thing
- なく
- naku — Without; lacking; not having
- 学識
- gakushiki — Scholarship; academic knowledge; erudition
- 評判
- hyouban — Reputation; fame; public opinion
- 周辺
- shuuhen — Surrounding area; vicinity; neighborhood
- 地域
- chiiki — Region; area; local district
- 一帯
- ittai — The whole area; entire zone; region
- 広まっ
- hiromatte — Spread; became widespread; diffused
- おり
- ori — Is; being (formal/written copula)
- 二十歳
- hatachi — Twenty years old; age of twenty
- 学校
- gakkou — School; educational institution
- 教え
- oshie — Teaching; instruction; lesson
- 申し出
- moushide — Offer; proposal; application
- 受け
- uke — Receive; accept (verb stem)
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