Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 10
Once a week in summer she went to Brampton, to the Social library there, and sat at the feet of that Miss Lucretia Penniman of whom Brampton has ever been so proud--Lucretia Penniman, one of the first to sound the clarion note for the intellectual independence of American women; who wrote the "Hymn to Coniston"; who, to the awe of her townspeople, went out into the great world and became editress of a famous woman's journal, and knew Longfellow and Hawthorne and Bryant.
夏の間、彼女は週に一度ブランプトンへ行き、そこの社交図書館を訪れ、ブランプトンが常に誇りに思ってきたルクレティア・ペニマン嬢の足元に座った——ルクレティア・ペニマン、アメリカ女性の知的独立のために先駆けてラッパを鳴らした一人であり、「コニストンへの讃歌」を書き、町人たちを畏敬させながら広い世界へと旅立ち、著名な女性誌の編集長となって、ロングフェロー、ホーソーン、ブライアントと交友した人物である。
Miss Lucretia it was who started the Brampton Social Library, and filled it with such books as both sexes might read with profit.
ブランプトン社交図書館を創設し、男女ともに有益に読める書物で蔵書を満たしたのは、ほかならぬルクレティア嬢であった。
Never was there a stricter index than hers.
彼女ほど厳格な禁書目録は、かつて存在したことがなかった。
Cynthia, Miss Lucretia loved, and the training of that mind was the pleasantest task of her life.
ルクレティア嬢はシンシアを愛し、その知性を育むことが彼女の生涯で最も喜ばしい務めであった。
Curiosity as a factor has never, perhaps, been given its proper weight by philosophers.
好奇心というものは、おそらく哲学者たちによってその適切な重みを与えられたことがなかった。
Besides being fatal to a certain domestic animal, as an instigating force it has brought joy and sorrow into the lives of men and women, and made and marred careers.
ある飼い猫にとって命取りとなることは言うまでもなく、好奇心は駆動する力として、人々の人生に喜びと悲しみをもたらし、数多くの運命を築き、また打ち砕いてきた。
And curiosity now laid hold of Cynthia Ware.
そして今、好奇心がシンシア・ウェアをとらえた。
Why in the world she should ever have been curious about Jethro Bass is a mystery to many, for the two of them were as far apart as the poles.
なぜ彼女がジェスロ・バスに対して好奇心を抱いたのかは、多くの人にとって謎であった。なぜなら、二人は北極と南極ほどもかけ離れた存在だったからである。
Vocabulary
- 夏
- natsu — Summer, the warmest season of the year.
- の
- no — Possessive/linking particle connecting nouns.
- 間
- aida / ma — Interval, between, or period of time.
- 彼女
- kanojo — She, her, or girlfriend.
- は
- wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject.
- 週
- shuu — Week, a seven-day period.
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or location.
- 一度
- ichido — Once, one time.
- へ
- e — Directional particle meaning toward or to.
- 行き
- iki — Going, traveling to a place.
- そこ
- soko — There, that place.
- 社交
- shakou — Social interaction, socializing with others.
- 図書館
- toshokan — Library, a place to borrow books.
- を
- wo — Object-marking particle for direct objects.
- 訪れ
- otozure — Visiting, paying a visit to somewhere.
- が
- ga — Subject-marking particle emphasizing the subject.
- 常に
- tsune ni — Always, at all times, constantly.
- 誇り
- hokori — Pride, a sense of honor or dignity.
- 思っ
- omot(te) — Thinking, feeling, considering something.
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.
- き
- ki — Auxiliary indicating an action continuing until now.
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker.
- 嬢
- jou — Young lady, Miss, unmarried woman.
- 足元
- ashimoto — At one's feet, the ground underfoot.
- 座っ
- suwat(te) — Sitting, being seated.
- アメリカ
- Amerika — America, the United States.
- 女性
- josei — Woman, female person.
- 知的
- chiteki — Intellectual, relating to the intellect.
- 独立
- dokuritsu — Independence, standing on one's own.
- ため
- tame — For the sake of, in order to.
- 先駆け
- sakigake — Pioneer, forerunner, trailblazer.
- ラッパ
- rappa — Trumpet, a brass wind instrument.
- 鳴らし
- narashi — Sounding, blowing or ringing loudly.
- 一人
- hitori — One person, alone, by oneself.
- で
- de — Particle indicating means, place, or cause.
- あり
- ari — Being, existing; formal form of ある.
- 讃歌
- sanka — Hymn, ode, song of praise.
- 書き
- kaki — Writing, composing a written work.
- 町人
- chounin — Townspeople, urban commoners in old Japan.
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or groups.
- 畏敬
- ikei — Awe, reverence, deep respectful wonder.
- さ
- sa — Nominalizing suffix or softening sentence-final particle.
- せ
- se — Causative auxiliary verb form causing others to act.
- ながら
- nagara — While doing, simultaneous action conjunction.
- 広い
- hiroi — Wide, broad, spacious.
- 世界
- sekai — World, the earth, all of society.
- と
- to — And, with; quotation or accompaniment particle.
- 旅立ち
- tabidachi — Departure on a journey, setting off.
- 著名
- chomei — Renowned, famous, well-known.
- な
- na — Adjectival linking particle for na-adjectives.
- 女性誌
- joseishi — Women's magazine, periodical targeting female readers.
- 編集長
- henshuchou — Editor-in-chief, head editor of a publication.
- なっ
- nat(te) — Becoming, changing into a state.
- 交友
- kouyuu — Friendship, friendly association with others.
- し
- shi — Conjunctive verb form, also listing reasons.
- 人物
- jinbutsu — Person, character, notable individual.
- ある
- aru — To exist, to be, to have.
- 創設
- sousetsu — Founding, establishment of an organization.
- 男女
- danjo — Men and women, both sexes.
- とも
- tomo — Both, together, including all.
- 有益
- yuueki — Beneficial, useful, profitable.
- 読める
- yomeru — Able to read, readable.
- 書物
- shomotsu — Books, written works, volumes.
- 蔵書
- zousho — Book collection, library holdings.
- 満たし
- mitashi — Filling, satisfying, fulfilling a space.
- ほか
- hoka — Other, besides, elsewhere.
- なら
- nara — If, in the case of, conditional.
- ぬ
- nu — Classical negative auxiliary verb, not.
- あっ
- at(te) — Being, existing; connective form of ある.
- ほど
- hodo — To the extent that, degree, approximation.
- 厳格
- genkaku — Strict, stern, rigorous.
- 禁書
- kinsho — Banned book, forbidden or prohibited publication.
- 目録
- mokuroku — Catalogue, inventory, list of items.
- かつて
- katsute — Once, formerly, in the past.
- 存在
- sonzai — Existence, being, presence.
- こと
- koto — Thing, fact, nominalizer for verbs.
- なかっ
- nakat(ta) — Did not exist or was not; past negative.
- 愛し
- aishi — Loving, cherishing deeply.
- その
- sono — That, those; demonstrative determiner.
- 知性
- chisei — Intellect, intelligence, mental capacity.
- 育む
- hagukumu — To nurture, cultivate, foster growth.
- 生涯
- shougai — Lifetime, one's entire life.
- 最も
- mottomo — Most, extremely, the highest degree.
- 喜ばしい
- yorokobashii — Joyful, pleasing, delightful.
- 務め
- tsutome — Duty, responsibility, service.
- 好奇心
- koukishin — Curiosity, eagerness to learn or explore.
- いう
- iu — To say, to call, to be called.
- もの
- mono — Thing, object, matter; nominalizer.
- おそらく
- osoraku — Probably, perhaps, most likely.
- 哲学者
- tetsugakusha — Philosopher, one who studies philosophy.
- よっ
- yot(te) — By means of, due to, because of.
- 適切
- tekisetsu — Appropriate, suitable, proper.
- 重み
- omomi — Weight, gravity, significance, importance.
- 与え
- atae — Giving, granting, bestowing upon someone.
- られ
- rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.
- 飼い猫
- kaineko — Pet cat, a domesticated cat one keeps.
- とっ
- tot(te) — For, in terms of; taking or grabbing.
- 命取り
- inochitori — Fatal, life-threatening, deadly consequence.
- なる
- naru — To become, to turn into.
- 言う
- iu / yuu — To say, to speak, to tell.
- まで
- made — Until, up to, as far as.
- も
- mo — Also, too, even; inclusive particle.
- なく
- naku — Without, not having; negative connective.
- 駆動
- kudou — Drive, propulsion, powering a mechanism.
- する
- suru — To do, to perform, to make happen.
- 力
- chikara — Power, strength, force, ability.
- 人々
- hitobito — People, persons, folks.
- 人生
- jinsei — Life, one's human existence.
- 喜び
- yorokobi — Joy, happiness, delight.
- 悲しみ
- kanashimi — Sadness, sorrow, grief.
- もたらし
- motarashi — Bringing about, causing, producing results.
- 数多く
- kazuooku — Many, numerous, a great number.
- 運命
- unmei — Fate, destiny, fortune.
- 築き
- kizuki — Building, constructing, establishing something.
- また
- mata — Also, again, moreover.
- 打ち砕い
- uchikudai — Smashing, shattering, crushing completely.
- そして
- soshite — And then, and so, furthermore.
- 今
- ima — Now, the present moment.
- とらえ
- torae — Capturing, grasping, seizing something.
- なぜ
- naze — Why, for what reason.
- バス
- Basu — Bus (vehicle) or bass (music); proper name.
- 対し
- taishi — Toward, with respect to, regarding.
- 抱い
- idai — Holding, harboring a feeling or person.
- か
- ka — Question particle at sentence end.
- 多く
- ooku — Many, much, a large amount.
- 人
- hito — Person, human being, people.
- 謎
- nazo — Mystery, puzzle, enigma.
- 二人
- futari — Two people, a pair of persons.
- 北極
- hokkyoku — North Pole, the Arctic.
- 南極
- nankyoku — South Pole, the Antarctic.
- かけ離れ
- kakehanare — Far apart, distant, poles apart.
- だっ
- dat(ta) — Was, were; past form of the copula.
- から
- kara — From, because, since; starting point.
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