Cranford — Page 9
The whole town knew and kindly regarded Miss Betsy Barker's Alderney; therefore great was the sympathy and regret when, in an unguarded moment, the poor cow tumbled into a lime-pit.
町中の人々がベッツィ・バーカー嬢のオルダニー牛を知っており、皆から親しまれていた。それゆえ、ふとした不注意な瞬間に、その哀れな牛が石灰の穴に落ちてしまったとき、同情と嘆きの声は非常に大きかった。
She moaned so loudly that she was soon heard and rescued; but meanwhile the poor beast had lost most of her hair, and came out looking naked, cold, and miserable, in a bare skin.
牛はひどく大きな声で鳴いたので、すぐに気づかれて救い出された。しかしその間に、哀れな獣は毛のほとんどを失い、むき出しの皮膚で、裸で、寒そうで、みじめな様子で出てきた。
Everybody pitied the animal, though a few could not restrain their smiles at her droll appearance.
誰もがその動物を哀れんだが、その滑稽な姿に微笑みを抑えられない者も少数いた。
Miss Betsy Barker absolutely cried with sorrow and dismay; and it was said she thought of trying a bath of oil.
ベッツィ・バーカー嬢は悲しみと狼狽のあまり本当に泣き崩れた。そして、油で牛を浸す入浴を試みることを考えていたとも言われた。
This remedy, perhaps, was recommended by some one of the number whose advice she asked; but the proposal, if ever it was made, was knocked on the head by Captain Brown's decided "Get her a flannel waistcoat and flannel drawers, ma'am, if you wish to keep her alive.
この治療法は、おそらく彼女が助言を求めた人々の中の誰かに勧められたのだろう。しかしその提案は、もし実際に出されたとしても、ブラウン大尉の断固とした言葉によって打ち消された。「奥さん、牛を生かしておきたいなら、フランネルのチョッキとフランネルのズボンを着せてやりなさい。
But my advice is, kill the poor creature at once."
しかし私の助言は、その哀れな生き物をすぐに殺してやることです。」
Miss Betsy Barker dried her eyes, and thanked the Captain heartily; she set to work, and by-and-by all the town turned out to see the Alderney meekly going to her pasture, clad in dark grey flannel.
ベッツィ・バーカー嬢は涙を拭い、大尉に心から感謝した。彼女はさっそく作業に取りかかり、やがて町中の人々が、濃い灰色のフランネルをまとったオルダニー牛がおとなしく牧草地へ向かうのを見ようと外に出てきた。
I have watched her myself many a time.
私自身も何度もその牛を眺めたものだ。
Do you ever see cows dressed in grey flannel in London?
ロンドンでは灰色のフランネルを着た牛を見かけることがありますか？
[Picture: Meekly going to her pasture]
【挿絵：おとなしく牧草地へ向かう】
Captain Brown had taken a small house on the outskirts of the town, where he lived with his two daughters.
ブラウン大尉は町の外れに小さな家を借り、そこで二人の娘と暮らしていた。
Vocabulary
- 町中
- machijuu — Throughout the whole town, everywhere in town.
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.
- 人々
- hitobito — People, various people, the public.
- が
- ga — Subject-marking particle.
- 嬢
- jou — Young lady, Miss, unmarried woman.
- 牛
- ushi — Cow, cattle, ox.
- を
- wo — Object-marking particle.
- 知っており
- shitte ori — Was knowing, knew (continuing state).
- 皆
- mina — Everyone, all people, everybody.
- から
- kara — From, by (particle indicating source or agent).
- 親しまれて
- shitashimarete — Being loved, being cherished, held fondly.
- いた
- ita — Was (past continuous auxiliary verb).
- それゆえ
- soreyue — Therefore, for that reason, hence.
- ふとした
- futoshita — Casual, accidental, chance, unintentional.
- 不注意
- fuchuui — Carelessness, inattention, negligence.
- な
- na — Adjectival particle connecting na-adjective to noun.
- 瞬間
- shunkan — Moment, instant, split second.
- に
- ni — Directional or time-marking particle.
- その
- sono — That, the (demonstrative determiner).
- 哀れ
- aware — Pity, pathos, pitiable, unfortunate.
- 石灰
- sekkai — Lime, calcium oxide, limestone.
- 穴
- ana — Hole, pit, cavity, opening.
- 落ちて
- ochite — Falling, having fallen (te-form of ochiru).
- しまった
- shimatta — Ended up doing, completed (regrettable result).
- とき
- toki — When, at the time of, moment.
- 同情
- doujou — Sympathy, compassion, empathy for others.
- と
- to — And, with, quotation particle.
- 嘆き
- nageki — Lamentation, grief, sorrow, mourning.
- 声
- koe — Voice, sound, cry, call.
- は
- wa — Topic-marking particle.
- 非常
- hijou — Extremely, very, extraordinary, exceptional.
- 大きかった
- ookikatta — Was large, was great, was big.
- ひどく
- hidoku — Terribly, severely, extremely, awfully.
- 大きな
- ookina — Large, big, great (pre-noun adjective).
- で
- de — At, by means of, with (particle).
- 鳴いた
- naita — Cried out, made animal sound, lowed.
- ので
- node — Because, so, therefore (reason conjunction).
- すぐに
- suguni — Immediately, right away, at once.
- 気づかれて
- kidzukarete — Being noticed, having been perceived.
- 救い出された
- sukuidasareta — Was rescued, was saved, pulled out safely.
- しかし
- shikashi — However, but, nevertheless, yet.
- その間
- sono aida — During that time, meanwhile, in between.
- 獣
- kemono — Beast, animal, creature, brute.
- 毛
- ke — Fur, hair, coat of an animal.
- ほとんど
- hotondo — Almost, nearly, mostly, for the most part.
- 失い
- ushinai — Losing, having lost (stem form of ushinau).
- むき出し
- mukidashi — Bare, exposed, uncovered, laid bare.
- 皮膚
- hifu — Skin, epidermis, outer skin layer.
- 裸
- hadaka — Naked, bare, stripped, without covering.
- 寒そう
- samusou — Looks cold, appears chilly, seemingly cold.
- みじめ
- mijime — Miserable, wretched, pitiful, shabby.
- 様子
- yousu — Appearance, state, condition, look.
- 出て
- dete — Coming out, going out (te-form of deru).
- きた
- kita — Came, came doing (auxiliary of approach).
- 誰も
- daremo — Nobody, no one (with negative), everyone.
- 動物
- doubutsu — Animal, creature, living beast.
- 哀れんだ
- awarenda — Pitied, felt sorry for, showed compassion.
- 滑稽
- kokkei — Comical, funny, ridiculous, laughable.
- 姿
- sugata — Figure, form, appearance, shape.
- 微笑み
- hohoemi — Smile, gentle smile, warm expression.
- 抑え
- osae — Suppressing, holding back, restraining.
- られない
- rarenai — Cannot (passive/potential negative auxiliary).
- 者
- mono — Person, one who, individual.
- も
- mo — Also, too, even (particle).
- 少数
- shousuu — Small number, minority, few people.
- 悲しみ
- kanashimi — Sadness, grief, sorrow, mourning.
- 狼狽
- roubai — Confusion, panic, agitation, being flustered.
- あまり
- amari — Too much, so much that, excessively.
- 本当に
- hontouni — Truly, really, genuinely, in earnest.
- 泣き崩れた
- nakikuzureta — Broke down crying, collapsed in tears.
- そして
- soshite — And then, and, furthermore.
- 油
- abura — Oil, fat, grease.
- 浸す
- hitasu — To soak, to immerse, to steep.
- 入浴
- nyuuyoku — Bathing, taking a bath.
- 試みる
- kokoromiru — To try, to attempt, to endeavor.
- こと
- koto — Thing, matter, fact (nominalizer).
- 考えて
- kangaete — Thinking, considering (te-form of kangaeru).
- とも
- tomo — Even if, also, both, at least.
- 言われた
- iwareta — Was said, it was stated (passive form).
- この
- kono — This (demonstrative determiner, close to speaker).
- 治療法
- chiryouhou — Treatment method, therapy, cure approach.
- おそらく
- osoraku — Probably, perhaps, most likely.
- 彼女
- kanojo — She, her, girlfriend.
- 助言
- jogen — Advice, counsel, suggestion, recommendation.
- 求めた
- motometa — Sought, asked for, requested, demanded.
- 中
- naka — Inside, among, within, in the middle.
- 誰か
- dareka — Someone, somebody, anyone.
- 勧められた
- susumerareta — Was recommended, was advised to do.
- だろう
- darou — Probably, I suppose, likely (conjecture).
- 提案
- teian — Proposal, suggestion, proposition.
- もし
- moshi — If, in case, supposing that.
- 実際
- jissai — Actually, in reality, in practice.
- 出された
- dasareta — Was brought out, was submitted, was put forward.
- して
- shite — Doing, and then (te-form of suru).
- 大尉
- taii — Captain, first lieutenant (military rank).
- 断固
- danko — Resolute, firm, determined, decisive.
- とした
- to shita — With a firm, in a resolute manner.
- 言葉
- kotoba — Words, language, speech, expression.
- よって
- yotte — By, due to, by means of (cause).
- 打ち消された
- uchikesareta — Was dismissed, was negated, was overruled.
- 奥さん
- okusan — Wife, ma'am (polite term for another's wife).
- 生かして
- ikashite — Keeping alive, letting live (te-form).
- おきたい
- okitai — Want to keep in a state, want to leave.
- なら
- nara — If, given that, in that case.
- チョッキ
- chokki — Vest, waistcoat, sleeveless garment.
- ズボン
- zubon — Trousers, pants, slacks.
- 着せて
- kisete — Dressing someone, putting clothes on another.
- やりなさい
- yarinasai — Please do, you must do (mild command).
- 私
- watashi — I, me, first-person singular pronoun.
- 生き物
- ikimono — Living thing, creature, organism.
- 殺して
- koroshite — Killing, to kill (te-form of korosu).
- やる
- yaru — To do, to give, to kill (colloquial).
- です
- desu — Polite copula, is, am, are.
- 涙
- namida — Tears, teardrops, crying.
- 拭い
- nugui — Wiping, wiping away (stem of nuguu).
- 心から
- kokorokara — From the heart, sincerely, heartfeltly.
- 感謝した
- kansha shita — Thanked, expressed gratitude, was grateful.
- さっそく
- sassoku — Immediately, without delay, right away.
- 作業
- sagyou — Work, task, operation, labor.
- 取りかかり
- torikakari — Beginning, starting to work on something.
- やがて
- yagate — Before long, soon, eventually, in due time.
- 濃い
- koi — Deep, dark, thick, dense (color/shade).
- 灰色
- haiiro — Gray, ash-colored, grey.
- まとった
- matotta — Wore, draped, clothed in (past tense).
- おとなしく
- otonashiku — Quietly, obediently, meekly, gently.
- 牧草地
- bokusouchи — Pasture, meadow, grazing land.
- へ
- e — To, toward (directional particle).
- 向かう
- mukau — To head toward, to face, to go.
- 見ようと
- miyou to — Trying to see, intending to look.
- 外
- soto — Outside, exterior, outdoors.
- 自身
- jishin — Oneself, itself, one's own self.
- 何度
- nando — How many times, several times, repeatedly.
- 眺めた
- nagameta — Gazed at, looked out at, observed.
- もの
- mono — Thing, object; expresses recollection or wonder.
- だ
- da — Copula, is, am, are (plain form).
- 着た
- kita — Wore, put on (clothes), dressed.
- 見かける
- mikakeru — To happen to see, to catch sight of.
- あります
- arimasu — There is, exists (polite, inanimate).
- か
- ka — Question particle, or, whether.
- 挿絵
- sashie — Illustration, picture, inserted image in text.
- 町
- machi — Town, city, neighborhood, district.
- 外れ
- hazure — Outskirts, edge, periphery of a place.
- 小さな
- chiisana — Small, little, tiny (pre-noun adjective).
- 家
- ie — House, home, residence, household.
- 借り
- kari — Borrowing, renting, debt, loan.
- そこ
- soko — There, that place, that location.
- 二人
- futari — Two people, a pair, both persons.
- 娘
- musume — Daughter, young woman, girl.
- 暮らして
- kurashite — Living, spending daily life (te-form).
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