Cranford — Page 2
"A man," as one of them observed to me once, "is _so_ in the way in the house!"
「男というものは」と、そのうちの一人がかつて私に言ったことがある、「家の中では本当に邪魔なんですよ！」
Although the ladies of Cranford know all each other's proceedings, they are exceedingly indifferent to each other's opinions.
クランフォードの女性たちはお互いの行動をすべて知っているにもかかわらず、お互いの意見に対しては極めて無関心である。
Indeed, as each has her own individuality, not to say eccentricity, pretty strongly developed, nothing is so easy as verbal retaliation; but, somehow, good-will reigns among them to a considerable degree.
実際、それぞれが個性、いや奇癖と言ってもいいほどのものをかなり強く持っているので、言葉による反撃ほど容易なことはない。しかしそれでも、彼女たちの間にはかなりの程度、善意が支配している。
The Cranford ladies have only an occasional little quarrel, spirited out in a few peppery words and angry jerks of the head; just enough to prevent the even tenor of their lives from becoming too flat.
クランフォードの女性たちは時折小さな口喧嘩をするだけで、それは数語の辛辣な言葉と怒りの頭の動きで発散される。それは彼女たちの生活の平穏な流れがあまりにも単調になるのを防ぐのにちょうど足りるくらいのものだ。
Their dress is very independent of fashion; as they observe, "What does it signify how we dress here at Cranford, where everybody knows us?"
彼女たちの服装はファッションとはまったく無縁である。彼女たちが言うように、「みんなが私たちを知っているここクランフォードで、どんな服を着るかなんて何の意味があるの？」
And if they go from home, their reason is equally cogent, "What does it signify how we dress here, where nobody knows us?"
そして外出する場合でも、彼女たちの理屈は同様に説得力がある。「誰も私たちを知らないここで、どんな服を着るかなんて何の意味があるの？」
The materials of their clothes are, in general, good and plain, and most of them are nearly as scrupulous as Miss Tyler, of cleanly memory; but I will answer for it, the last gigot, the last tight and scanty petticoat in wear in England, was seen in Cranford—and seen without a smile.
彼女たちの衣服の生地は概して上質で質素であり、そのほとんどは清潔で記憶に残るミス・タイラーにほぼ匹敵するほど几帳面である。しかし私が保証するが、イングランドで最後のジゴスリーブ、最後のきつくて乏しいペチコートはクランフォードで見られた——そして微笑みなしに見られたのだ。
I can testify to a magnificent family red silk umbrella, under which a gentle little spinster, left alone of many brothers and sisters, used to patter to church on rainy days.
私は立派な一家の赤い絹の傘について証言できる。その傘の下で、多くの兄弟姉妹の中でただ一人残された優しい小柄な独身女性が、雨の日に教会へとぱたぱたと歩いて行ったものだった。
Vocabulary
- 男
- otoko — Man; male person.
- と
- to — Particle indicating quotation or conjunction 'and'.
- いう
- iu — To say; to be called; to express.
- もの
- mono — Thing; object; used for generalizations.
- は
- wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the subject.
- その
- sono — That; refers to something near the listener.
- うち
- uchi — Among; within; inside a group or time.
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle linking nouns.
- 一人
- hitori — One person; a single individual.
- が
- ga — Subject-marking particle identifying the doer.
- かつて
- katsute — Once; formerly; at some point in the past.
- 私
- watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or indirect object.
- 言っ
- it(te) — Said; te-form of 言う (to say).
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker.
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; nominalizing abstract events or actions.
- ある
- aru — To exist; there is (for inanimate things).
- 家
- ie / uchi — House; home; household.
- 中
- naka / juu — Inside; within; throughout.
- で
- de — Particle indicating location of action or means.
- 本当
- hontou — Truth; reality; truly; really.
- 邪魔
- jama — Hindrance; nuisance; being in the way.
- な
- na — Adjectival copula linking na-adjectives to nouns.
- ん
- n — Explanatory or emphatic sentence-final particle.
- です
- desu — Polite copula meaning 'is' or 'are'.
- よ
- yo — Sentence-final particle asserting or emphasizing a statement.
- 女性
- josei — Woman; female; women in general.
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
- お互い
- otagai — Each other; one another; mutually.
- 行動
- koudou — Action; behavior; conduct; movement.
- を
- wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object.
- すべて
- subete — All; everything; entirely; without exception.
- 知っ
- shit(te) — Knowing; te-form of 知る (to know).
- て
- te — Te-form connector linking verbs or clauses.
- いる
- iru — To be; to exist (for animate things); ongoing action.
- も
- mo — Also; even; too; inclusive particle.
- かかわら
- kakawara(zu) — Despite; regardless of; notwithstanding.
- ず
- zu — Negative verb suffix meaning 'without doing'.
- 意見
- iken — Opinion; view; one's personal stance.
- 対し
- taishi — Toward; regarding; in contrast to; against.
- 極めて
- kiwamete — Extremely; exceedingly; to the utmost degree.
- 無関心
- mukanshin — Indifference; lack of interest; apathy.
- 実際
- jissai — Actually; in reality; in practice; indeed.
- それぞれ
- sorezore — Each; respectively; every one individually.
- 個性
- kosei — Individuality; personal character; unique personality.
- いや
- iya — Rather; or rather; no; correction interjection.
- 奇癖
- kiheki — Eccentric habit; quirk; odd personal tendency.
- いい
- ii — Good; fine; well; acceptable.
- ほど
- hodo — To the extent that; degree; about; approximately.
- かなり
- kanari — Considerably; fairly; quite; rather strongly.
- 強く
- tsuyoku — Strongly; powerfully; adverb form of 強い.
- 持っ
- mot(te) — Having; holding; te-form of 持つ (to have).
- 言葉
- kotoba — Word; language; speech; expression.
- よる
- yoru — By means of; due to; depending on.
- 反撃
- hangeki — Counterattack; retaliation; striking back verbally.
- 容易
- youi — Easy; simple; not difficult.
- ない
- nai — Not; negative adjective or auxiliary verb.
- しかし
- shikashi — However; but; nevertheless; conjunctive word.
- それ
- sore — That; that thing; referring to something mentioned.
- でも
- demo — Even so; but; however; nevertheless.
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; girlfriend.
- 間
- aida / ma — Between; among; interval; space or gap.
- 程度
- teido — Degree; level; extent; measure.
- 善意
- zen'i — Goodwill; good faith; benevolent intention.
- 支配
- shihai — Control; domination; governance; ruling over.
- し
- shi — Verb conjunctive form; listing reasons or actions.
- 時折
- tokiori — Occasionally; sometimes; now and then.
- 小さな
- chiisana — Small; little; tiny; attributive adjective form.
- 口喧嘩
- kuchigenka — Verbal quarrel; argument; squabble using words.
- する
- suru — To do; to perform; general action verb.
- だけ
- dake — Only; just; merely; limiting particle.
- 数語
- suugo — A few words; several words spoken briefly.
- 辛辣
- shinratsu — Caustic; sharp; biting; sarcastically harsh in speech.
- 怒り
- ikari — Anger; rage; fury; strong emotional displeasure.
- 頭
- atama / kashira — Head; top; mind; leader.
- 動き
- ugoki — Movement; motion; action; stirring.
- 発散
- hassan — Release; venting; dissipation of energy or emotion.
- さ
- sa — Nominalizing suffix or casual sentence-final particle.
- れる
- reru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.
- 生活
- seikatsu — Life; daily living; lifestyle; livelihood.
- 平穏
- heion — Peaceful; calm; tranquil; undisturbed.
- 流れ
- nagare — Flow; current; stream; course of events.
- あまり
- amari — Too much; not very (with negative); excessively.
- 単調
- tanchou — Monotonous; dull; lacking variety; tedious.
- なる
- naru — To become; to turn into; to change state.
- 防ぐ
- fusegu — To prevent; to protect against; to ward off.
- ちょうど
- choudo — Exactly; just right; precisely; at that moment.
- 足りる
- tariru — To be sufficient; to be enough; adequate.
- くらい
- kurai — About; approximately; to the extent of.
- だ
- da — Casual copula meaning 'is' or 'are'.
- 服装
- fukusou — Clothing; attire; dress; style of outfit.
- ファッション
- fasshon — Fashion; style; trendy clothing and appearance.
- まったく
- mattaku — Completely; utterly; totally; absolutely (often negative).
- 無縁
- muen — Unrelated; having no connection; irrelevant to.
- 言う
- iu — To say; to speak; to express verbally.
- よう
- you — Seems like; in the manner of; like.
- みんな
- minna — Everyone; all; everybody; all together.
- ここ
- koko — Here; this place; right here.
- どんな
- donna — What kind of; what sort of; any type.
- 服
- fuku — Clothes; clothing; garment; outfit.
- 着る
- kiru — To wear; to put on (clothing above the waist).
- か
- ka — Question particle; or; uncertainty marker.
- なんて
- nante — Such a thing as; how; expressing surprise or dismissal.
- 何
- nani / nan — What; which; something unspecified.
- 意味
- imi — Meaning; significance; sense; purpose.
- そして
- soshite — And then; and; furthermore; after that.
- 外出
- gaishutsu — Going out; leaving the house; outing.
- 場合
- baai — Case; situation; occasion; circumstance.
- 理屈
- rikutsu — Logic; reasoning; argument; rationalization.
- 同様
- douyou — Similarly; in the same way; likewise.
- 説得力
- settokuryoku — Persuasiveness; convincing power; logical force.
- 誰
- dare — Who; someone; anyone; referring to a person.
- 知ら
- shira(nai) — Not knowing; base form of 知る (to know).
- 衣服
- ifuku — Clothing; garments; clothes in general.
- 生地
- kiji — Fabric; cloth; material; textile.
- 概して
- gaishite — Generally; in general; on the whole; mostly.
- 上質
- joushtisu — High quality; superior grade; fine material.
- 質素
- shisso — Simple; plain; frugal; modest in appearance.
- あり
- ari — Being; existing; there is; conjunctive form of ある.
- ほとんど
- hotondo — Almost; nearly; mostly; for the most part.
- 清潔
- seiketsu — Clean; hygienic; neat; sanitary.
- 記憶
- kioku — Memory; recollection; remembrance.
- 残る
- nokoru — To remain; to be left over; to stay behind.
- ほぼ
- hobo — Almost; nearly; approximately; roughly.
- 匹敵
- hitteki — To match; to rival; to be comparable to.
- 几帳面
- kichoumen — Methodical; meticulous; neat; very punctual and precise.
- 保証
- hoshou — Guarantee; assurance; warranty; promise of quality.
- 最後
- saigo — Last; final; the very end.
- きつく
- kitsuku — Tightly; strictly; firmly; adverb form of きつい.
- 乏しい
- toboshii — Scarce; meager; lacking; insufficient; poor.
- 見ら
- mira(reta) — Was seen; passive form of 見る (to see).
- れた
- reta — Past passive auxiliary indicating something was done.
- 微笑み
- hohoemi — Smile; a gentle or soft facial expression.
- なし
- nashi — Without; none; lacking; not having.
- 立派
- rippa — Splendid; fine; admirable; respectable; grand.
- 一家
- ikka — A family; one household; an entire family.
- 赤い
- akai — Red; scarlet; crimson color.
- 絹
- kinu — Silk; fine smooth fabric made from silkworm thread.
- 傘
- kasa — Umbrella; parasol; used for rain or sun.
- ついて
- tsuite — About; concerning; following; regarding a topic.
- 証言
- shougen — Testimony; witness statement; giving evidence.
- できる
- dekiru — Can do; to be able to; to be possible.
- 下
- shita / shimo — Below; under; beneath; lower position.
- 多く
- ooku — Many; much; a large number; plenty.
- 兄弟
- kyoudai — Siblings; brothers; brothers and sisters.
- 姉妹
- shimai — Sisters; female siblings.
- ただ
- tada — Only; merely; just; however; but.
- 残さ
- nokosa(reta) — Left behind; passive base of 残す (to leave).
- 優しい
- yasashii — Kind; gentle; tender; considerate; sweet-natured.
- 小柄
- kogara — Small build; petite; short in stature.
- 独身
- dokushin — Single; unmarried; bachelor or spinster status.
- 雨
- ame — Rain; rainfall; rainy weather.
- 日
- hi / nichi — Day; sun; date; daytime.
- 教会
- kyoukai — Church; Christian place of worship.
- へ
- e — Direction particle indicating movement toward a place.
- ぱたぱた
- patapata — Flapping; pattering; sound of quick light steps.
- 歩い
- arui(te) — Walking; te-form of 歩く (to walk).
- 行っ
- it(te) — Going; te-form of 行く (to go).
- だっ
- dat(ta) — Was; past tense casual copula form of だ.
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