Cranford — Page 8
True, it was to discover the cause of a smoking chimney, before the fire was lighted; but still Captain Brown walked upstairs, nothing daunted, spoke in a voice too large for the room, and joked quite in the way of a tame man about the house.
確かに、それは火が灯される前に煙突から煙が出る原因を突き止めるためのことであった。しかしそれでもブラウン大尉は臆することなく階段を上り、部屋には不釣り合いなほど大きな声で話し、まるで家に慣れ親しんだ男のように冗談を言った。
He had been blind to all the small slights, and omissions of trivial ceremonies, with which he had been received.
彼は、自分が受けた小さな侮辱や些細な礼儀の欠如に対して、まったく気に留めなかった。
He had been friendly, though the Cranford ladies had been cool; he had answered small sarcastic compliments in good faith; and with his manly frankness had overpowered all the shrinking which met him as a man who was not ashamed to be poor.
クランフォードの女性たちが冷淡であったにもかかわらず、彼は友好的であった。小さな皮肉めいた言葉にも誠実に答え、その男らしい率直さで、貧しいことを恥じない男として向けられたすべての遠慮や後ずさりを圧倒した。
And, at last, his excellent masculine common sense, and his facility in devising expedients to overcome domestic dilemmas, had gained him an extraordinary place as authority among the Cranford ladies.
そしてついに、彼の優れた男らしい常識と、家庭上の難題を解決するための方策を考え出す才能が、クランフォードの女性たちの間で彼に権威者としての並外れた地位をもたらした。
He himself went on in his course, as unaware of his popularity as he had been of the reverse; and I am sure he was startled one day when he found his advice so highly esteemed as to make some counsel which he had given in jest to be taken in sober, serious earnest.
彼自身はかつて不評であったときと同様に、自分の人気にまったく気づかぬまま、我が道を歩み続けた。そしてある日、冗談で言ったつもりの助言が真剣かつ厳粛に受け止められているほど自分の言葉が重んじられていることを知り、きっと驚いたに違いない。
It was on this subject: An old lady had an Alderney cow, which she looked upon as a daughter.
それはこのような話であった。ある老婦人がオルダニー牛を一頭飼っており、彼女はその牛を娘のように思っていた。
You could not pay the short quarter of an hour call without being told of the wonderful milk or wonderful intelligence of this animal.
その動物の素晴らしい乳や驚くべき賢さについて聞かされることなしに、ほんの十五分の短い訪問を済ませることはできなかった。
Vocabulary
- 確か
- tashika — Certainly; surely; if I recall correctly
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or purpose
- それ
- sore — That; referring to something near the listener
- は
- wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic
- 火
- hi — Fire; flame
- が
- ga — Subject-marking particle identifying the grammatical subject
- 灯さ
- tomosa — Stem form of 灯す; to light, kindle a flame
- れる
- reru — Passive auxiliary verb suffix indicating an action received
- 前
- mae — Before; in front of; prior to
- 煙突
- entotsu — Chimney; smokestack
- から
- kara — From; because; particle indicating origin or cause
- 煙
- kemuri — Smoke; fumes
- 出る
- deru — To come out; to exit; to emerge
- 原因
- genin — Cause; reason; origin of a problem
- を
- wo — Object-marking particle indicating the direct object
- 突き止める
- tsukitomeru — To track down; to pinpoint; to ascertain conclusively
- ため
- tame — For the sake of; in order to; purpose
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle linking nouns
- こと
- koto — Thing; matter; fact; nominalizer for verbs
- で
- de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or cause
- あっ
- a(tte) — Conjunctive form of ある; to be, to exist
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action
- しかし
- shikashi — However; but; nevertheless
- でも
- demo — But; however; even so; or even
- 大尉
- taii — Captain; military rank above lieutenant
- 臆する
- okusuru — To feel timid; to be daunted or intimidated
- なく
- naku — Without; not having; negative connective form
- 階段
- kaidan — Staircase; stairs; steps
- 上り
- nobori — Ascending; going up; climbing stairs
- 部屋
- heya — Room; chamber in a building
- 不釣り合い
- futsuriаi — Ill-matched; disproportionate; out of balance
- な
- na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns
- ほど
- hodo — To the extent of; as much as; approximately
- 大きな
- ookina — Big; large; great in size or volume
- 声
- koe — Voice; sound produced by speaking or singing
- 話し
- hanashi — Talking; speaking; conversation (stem form)
- まるで
- marude — Just like; as if; entirely; completely
- 家
- ie / uchi — House; home; household
- 慣れ
- nare — Becoming accustomed; familiarity (stem form)
- 親しん
- shitashin — Becoming intimate; growing close to someone
- だ
- da — Casual copula meaning 'is' or 'are'
- 男
- otoko — Man; male person
- よう
- you — Like; as if; resembling; manner
- 冗談
- joudan — Joke; jest; humorous remark
- 言っ
- it(te) — Conjunctive form of 言う; to say, to speak
- 彼
- kare — He; him; that man
- 自分
- jibun — Oneself; one's own self
- 受け
- uke — Receiving; accepting (stem form of 受ける)
- 小さな
- chiisana — Small; little; minor in size or degree
- 侮辱
- bujoku — Insult; affront; humiliation
- や
- ya — And; listing particle connecting similar items
- 些細
- sasai — Trivial; minor; insignificant detail
- 礼儀
- reigi — Etiquette; manners; courtesy
- 欠如
- ketsujo — Lack; deficiency; absence of something expected
- 対し
- taishi — Toward; against; in relation to (stem form)
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases sequentially
- まったく
- mattaku — Completely; utterly; not at all (with negation)
- 気
- ki — Spirit; mind; feeling; attention; care
- 留め
- tome — To pay attention; to keep in mind (stem)
- なかっ
- nakat(ta) — Past negative form; did not; was not
- 女性
- josei — Woman; female; women as a group
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people indicating a group
- 冷淡
- reitan — Cold; indifferent; lacking warmth or enthusiasm
- も
- mo — Also; even; too; inclusive particle
- かかわら
- kakawara — Regardless of; despite; notwithstanding (stem)
- ず
- zu — Negative suffix meaning without doing or not doing
- 友好的
- yuukouteki — Friendly; amicable; having goodwill toward others
- 皮肉
- hiniku — Irony; sarcasm; cynical or cutting remark
- めいた
- meita — Resembling; having a hint of; -ish (suffix)
- 言葉
- kotoba — Words; language; speech; expression
- 誠実
- seijitsu — Sincere; honest; faithful and genuine
- 答え
- kotae — Answer; reply; response
- その
- sono — That (before a noun); the aforementioned
- 男らしい
- otokorashii — Manly; masculine; virile in character or bearing
- 率直
- sotchoku — Frank; straightforward; candid and direct
- さ
- sa — Nominalizing suffix turning adjectives into nouns
- 貧しい
- mazushii — Poor; impoverished; lacking material wealth
- 恥じ
- haji — Shame; to feel ashamed (stem form)
- ない
- nai — Not; does not exist; negative adjective ending
- として
- toshite — As; in the capacity of; as a role
- 向け
- muke — Directed at; aimed toward (stem form)
- られ
- rare — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix
- すべて
- subete — All; everything; entirely without exception
- 遠慮
- enryo — Reserve; hesitation; holding back out of consideration
- 後ずさり
- atozusari — Stepping back; retreating; recoiling away
- 圧倒
- attou — Overwhelming; overpowering; to dominate completely
- し
- shi — Connective verb ending; and; doing and then
- そして
- soshite — And then; and so; furthermore
- ついに
- tsui ni — Finally; at last; in the end
- 優れ
- sugure — Excelling; superior; outstanding (stem form)
- 常識
- joushiki — Common sense; general knowledge widely understood
- と
- to — And; with; quotation particle; if/when
- 家庭
- katei — Home; household; domestic life
- 上
- ue / jou — Above; on top; upper; in terms of
- 難題
- nandai — Difficult problem; tough question; thorny issue
- 解決
- kaiketsu — Solution; resolution; solving a problem
- する
- suru — To do; to perform; general-purpose action verb
- 方策
- housaku — Plan; measure; policy for solving a problem
- 考え出す
- kangaedasu — To think up; to come up with an idea
- 才能
- sainou — Talent; ability; natural gift or aptitude
- 間
- aida / ma — Between; among; interval; period of time
- 権威者
- ken'isha — Authority figure; expert; person of high standing
- 並外れ
- namihazure — Extraordinary; exceptional; far beyond the ordinary
- 地位
- chii — Status; position; social standing or rank
- もたらし
- motarashi — Bringing about; causing; bringing a result (stem)
- 自身
- jishin — Oneself; one's own person; personally
- かつて
- katsute — Once; formerly; in the past
- 不評
- fuhyou — Bad reputation; unpopularity; poor reception
- とき
- toki — Time; moment; occasion; when
- 同様
- douyou — Likewise; similarly; in the same way
- 人気
- ninki — Popularity; public favor; being well-liked
- 気づか
- kizuka — Noticing; being aware of (negative stem form)
- ぬ
- nu — Classical negative suffix equivalent to ない
- まま
- mama — As is; remaining in a certain state unchanged
- 我が道
- waga michi — One's own path; doing things one's own way
- 歩み
- ayumi — Walking; steps; progress along a path
- 続け
- tsuzuke — Continuing; keep doing (stem of 続ける)
- ある
- aru — To exist; to be; there is (inanimate)
- 日
- hi / nichi — Day; sun; a particular day
- つもり
- tsumori — Intention; plan; meaning to do something
- 助言
- jogen — Advice; counsel; a helpful suggestion
- 真剣
- shinken — Serious; earnest; genuine and wholehearted
- かつ
- katsu — And; moreover; simultaneously (formal conjunction)
- 厳粛
- genshuku — Solemn; grave; serious and reverent in manner
- 受け止め
- ukitome — Accepting; taking in; receiving seriously (stem)
- いる
- iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings)
- 重ん
- omonn — Stem of 重んじる; to value, to respect highly
- 知り
- shiri — Knowing; being acquainted (stem of 知る)
- きっと
- kitto — Surely; certainly; without doubt
- 驚い
- odoroi — Being surprised; astonished (conjunctive form)
- 違いない
- chigainai — Must be; no doubt; certainly the case
- この
- kono — This (before a noun); the following
- 話
- hanashi — Story; talk; conversation; account
- 老婦人
- roufujin — Elderly lady; old woman of refinement
- 牛
- ushi — Cow; cattle; bovine animal
- 一頭
- ittou — One large animal (counter for large animals)
- 飼っ
- kat(te) — Keeping; raising an animal (conjunctive form)
- おり
- ori — Humble or plain form of いる; to be, to exist
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; that woman
- 娘
- musume — Daughter; young woman; girl
- 思っ
- omot(te) — Thinking; feeling; believing (conjunctive form)
- い
- i — Conjunctive or stem form of いる; to be
- 動物
- doubutsu — Animal; living creature other than humans
- 素晴らしい
- subarashii — Wonderful; splendid; magnificent; superb
- 乳
- chichi / nyuu — Milk; breast milk; dairy
- 驚く
- odoroku — To be surprised; to be amazed; to marvel
- べき
- beki — Should; ought to; expressing obligation or expectation
- 賢さ
- kashikosa — Cleverness; intelligence; wisdom (noun form)
- ついて
- tsuite — About; concerning; following (te-form of 付く)
- 聞かさ
- kikasa — Making someone hear; telling (causative stem)
- なし
- nashi — Without; lacking; none; not having
- ほんの
- honna — Just; merely; only a little bit
- 十五
- juugo — Fifteen; the number 15
- 分
- fun / bun — Minute; part; portion (counter for minutes)
- 短い
- mijikai — Short; brief in duration or length
- 訪問
- houmon — Visit; a call upon someone at their home
- 済ませる
- sumaseru — To finish; to get through; to complete a task
- でき
- deki — Being able to; can do (stem of できる)
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