Cranford — Page 7

English → Japanese CHAPTER I. Level 7/10

It was a word not to be mentioned to ears polite.

それは礼儀正しい耳には口にすべからざる言葉であった。

We had tacitly agreed to ignore that any with whom we associated on terms of visiting equality could ever be prevented by poverty from doing anything that they wished.

私たちは、対等な交際をする仲間のうちの誰かが、貧困によって望むことを何であれ妨げられるなどということを、暗黙のうちに無視することで合意していた。

If we walked to or from a party, it was because the night was _so_ fine, or the air _so_ refreshing, not because sedan-chairs were expensive.

パーティーへの行き帰りに歩いたとすれば、それは夜があまりにも美しく、空気があまりにも爽やかだったからであり、駕籠が高価だからではなかった。

If we wore prints, instead of summer silks, it was because we preferred a washing material; and so on, till we blinded ourselves to the vulgar fact that we were, all of us, people of very moderate means.

夏の絹の代わりに更紗を着ていたとすれば、それは洗える素材の方が好みだったからであり、そのようにして、私たちは皆、ごく限られた収入の人間であるという世俗的な事実に目をつぶり続けた。

Of course, then, we did not know what to make of a man who could speak of poverty as if it was not a disgrace.

したがって当然、私たちは、貧困を恥辱でもないかのように語ることのできる男をどう扱えばよいか、分からなかった。

Yet, somehow, Captain Brown made himself respected in Cranford, and was called upon, in spite of all resolutions to the contrary.

それでも何故か、ブラウン大尉はクランフォードで人々に尊重され、あらゆる反対の決意にもかかわらず、訪問を受けるようになった。

I was surprised to hear his opinions quoted as authority at a visit which I paid to Cranford about a year after he had settled in the town.

彼が町に定住してから約一年後に私がクランフォードを訪れた際、彼の意見が権威として引用されているのを聞いて、私は驚いた。

My own friends had been among the bitterest opponents of any proposal to visit the Captain and his daughters, only twelve months before; and now he was even admitted in the tabooed hours before twelve.

私自身の友人たちは、ほんの十二ヶ月前には、大尉とその娘たちを訪問するいかなる提案にも最も激しく反対していた者たちの中にいたのに、今や彼は、禁じられていた午前十二時前の時間帯にさえ迎え入れられていた。

Vocabulary

それ: sore — That thing; refers to something near the listener.
は: wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese sentences.
礼儀: reigi — Etiquette, manners, or proper social conduct.
正しい: tadashii — Correct, right, or proper in conduct or form.
耳: mimi — Ear; the organ used for hearing.
に: ni — Directional or locative particle indicating target or location.
口: kuchi — Mouth; used for speaking or eating.
言葉: kotoba — Word, language, or manner of speaking.
で: de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or context.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary particle indicating completed action.
私: watashi — I or me; first-person singular pronoun.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people; we, they, or them.
対等: taitou — Equality, parity; being on equal standing with others.
な: na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
交際: kousai — Social relations, association, or romantic relationship with others.
を: wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.
する: suru — To do; general-purpose action verb in Japanese.
仲間: nakama — Companion, fellow member, or friend in a group.
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle linking nouns or clauses.
うち: uchi — Among, within, or inside a group or time frame.
誰: dare — Who; interrogative pronoun referring to a person.
か: ka — Question particle or indefinite marker meaning someone or whether.
が: ga — Subject marker particle highlighting the grammatical subject.
貧困: hinkon — Poverty, destitution; state of lacking sufficient resources.
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting clauses or indicating means.
望む: nozomu — To wish for, desire, or hope for something.
こと: koto — Thing, fact, or nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.
何: nani — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things.
あれ: are — That thing over there; distal demonstrative pronoun.
妨げ: samatage — Hindrance, obstacle; act of obstructing or preventing.
られる: rareru — Passive auxiliary verb indicating an action done to subject.
など: nado — Et cetera, and so on; lists examples among others.
と: to — Quotation particle or conjunction meaning and or with.
いう: iu — To say, to be called, or to state something.
暗黙: anmoku — Tacit, unspoken; implicit understanding without verbal expression.
無視: mushi — Ignoring, disregarding; paying no attention to something.
合意: goui — Mutual agreement or consent between two or more parties.
し: shi — Conjunctive verb form listing reasons or connecting clauses.
パーティー: paatii — Party; social gathering event borrowed from English.
へ: e — Directional particle indicating movement toward a destination.
行き帰り: yukikae ri — Going and returning; the trip there and back.
歩い: arui — Conjunctive form of 歩く meaning to walk on foot.
ば: ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when a condition is met.
夜: yoru — Night, evening; the nighttime hours after sunset.
あまり: amari — Too much, so much, or not very (with negative).
も: mo — Also, too; inclusive particle adding to a previous item.
美しく: utsukushiku — Beautifully; adverbial form of beautiful or lovely.
空気: kuuki — Air, atmosphere; the gaseous environment surrounding us.
爽やか: sawayaka — Fresh, refreshing, clear; pleasant and invigorating feeling.
から: kara — Because, since, or from; causal or source particle.
高価: kouka — Expensive, high-priced; costing a large amount of money.
だ: da — Copula meaning is or are; plain form of です.
夏: natsu — Summer; the hottest season of the year.
絹: kinu — Silk; a fine natural fabric from silkworm cocoons.
代わり: kawari — Substitute, replacement; something used in place of another.
着: ki — Conjunctive form of 着る meaning to wear or put on.
洗える: araeru — Washable; able to be washed or laundered easily.
素材: sozai — Material, fabric, or raw ingredient used to make something.
方: hou — Direction, way, or alternative; comparing or indicating a side.
好み: konomi — Preference, taste, or liking for something particular.
その: sono — That; demonstrative adjective modifying a nearby noun.
よう: you — Manner, way, appearance; seems like or in the way of.
皆: minna — Everyone, all; referring to all people in a group.
ごく: goku — Extremely, very; intensifying adverb meaning exceedingly or quite.
限ら: kagira — Conjunctive form of 限る meaning to be limited or restricted.
収入: shuunyuu — Income, earnings; money received from work or investments.
人間: ningen — Human being, person; a member of the human species.
ある: aru — To exist, to be, or to have (inanimate objects).
世俗: sezoku — Worldly, secular; relating to mundane or material concerns.
的: teki — Suffix meaning -like, -related, or pertaining to something.
事実: jijitsu — Fact, reality; something that is actually true or real.
目: me — Eye; the organ used for seeing and vision.
続け: tsuzuke — Conjunctive form of 続ける meaning to continue doing something.
当然: touzen — Natural, obvious, expected; of course or naturally so.
恥辱: chijoku — Disgrace, shame, humiliation; a deeply embarrassing dishonor.
ない: nai — Negative auxiliary meaning not; does not exist or occur.
語る: kataru — To speak about, narrate, or tell a story in detail.
でき: deki — Conjunctive form of できる meaning to be able to do.
男: otoko — Man, male; an adult male person.
どう: dou — How; interrogative adverb asking about manner or condition.
扱え: atsukaé — Potential or imperative form of 扱う meaning to treat or handle.
よい: yoi — Good, fine, acceptable; a positive evaluative adjective.
分から: wakara — Negative stem of 分かる meaning to understand or know.
何故: naze — Why; interrogative adverb asking for a reason or cause.
大尉: taii — Captain; a military officer rank below major.
人々: hitobito — People, folks; plural form referring to multiple persons.
尊重: sonchou — Respect, esteem; valuing and honoring someone or something.
さ: sa — Nominalizing suffix turning adjectives into nouns meaning -ness.
あらゆる: arayuru — Every, all possible; referring to all kinds without exception.
反対: hantai — Opposition, objection; being against or contrary to something.
決意: ketsui — Determination, resolve; firm decision to do something.
かかわら: kakawara — Stem of かかわらず meaning regardless of or despite something.
訪問: houmon — Visit, call; going to see someone at their place.
受ける: ukeru — To receive, accept, or undergo something directed at oneself.
彼: kare — He, him; third-person masculine singular pronoun.
町: machi — Town, neighborhood; a small urban or community area.
定住: teijuu — Permanent residence, settlement; living in one place long-term.
約: yaku — Approximately, about; indicating an approximate quantity or number.
一年: ichinen — One year; a period of twelve months.
後: ato — After, later; subsequent in time or position.
訪れ: otozure — Visit, arrival; the act of coming to a place.
際: sai — Occasion, time when; at the time of an event.
意見: iken — Opinion, view; one's thoughts on a matter.
権威: ken'i — Authority, expert; someone with recognized expertise or power.
引用: inyou — Quotation, citation; using someone else's words as reference.
いる: iru — To be, to exist; used for animate beings' existence.
聞い: kioi — Conjunctive form of 聞く meaning to hear or listen.
驚い: odoroi — Conjunctive form of 驚く meaning to be surprised or astonished.
自身: jishin — Oneself, himself, herself; reflexive pronoun for emphasis.
友人: yuujin — Friend; a person with whom one has a friendly relationship.
ほん: hon — Just, mere; prefix meaning only a small amount.
十二: juuni — Twelve; the number 12.
ヶ月: kagetsu — Months; counter suffix for counting months in duration.
前: mae — Before, in front; earlier in time or space.
娘: musume — Daughter; one's own female child or a young woman.
いかなる: ikanaru — Any kind of, whatever; literary expression meaning no matter what.
提案: teian — Proposal, suggestion; putting forward an idea for consideration.
最も: mottomo — Most, extremely; superlative adverb meaning to the greatest degree.
激しく: hageshiku — Fiercely, intensely; adverbial form of fierce or violent.
者: mono — Person, one who; suffix indicating a person with a trait.
中: naka — Inside, among, in the middle of something.
今や: imaya — Now, by now; indicating a changed situation at present.
禁じ: kinji — Conjunctive form of 禁じる meaning to forbid or prohibit.
午前: gozen — Morning, AM; the hours before noon.
時: toki — Time, hour, moment; a specific point or period in time.
時間帯: jikantai — Time slot, time zone, time band; a specific range of hours.
さえ: sae — Even; emphatic particle meaning even this or at least.
迎え: mukae — Welcome, reception; going to meet or receive someone.
入れ: ire — Imperative form of 入れる meaning to put in or let inside.

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