Dracula — Page 8
Finally she went down on her knees and implored me not to go; at least to wait a day or two before starting.
とうとう彼女はひざまずいて、行かないでくれと懇願した。せめて出発する前に一日か二日待ってほしいと。
It was all very ridiculous but I did not feel comfortable.
それはまったくばかげたことだったが、私は気持ちが落ち着かなかった。
However, there was business to be done, and I could allow nothing to interfere with it.
しかし、やるべき仕事があり、何ものもそれを妨げることは許せなかった。
I therefore tried to raise her up, and said, as gravely as I could, that I thanked her, but my duty was imperative, and that I must go.
そこで私は彼女を立たせようとしながら、できるだけ厳粛に、感謝するが義務は絶対であり行かなければならないと言った。
She then rose and dried her eyes, and taking a crucifix from her neck offered it to me.
彼女はそれから立ち上がって涙をぬぐい、首から十字架像を外して私に差し出した。
I did not know what to do, for, as an English Churchman, I have been taught to regard such things as in some measure idolatrous, and yet it seemed so ungracious to refuse an old lady meaning so well and in such a state of mind.
どうすればよいかわからなかった。英国国教会の信徒として、そのようなものをある程度偶像崇拝的なものとみなすよう教えられてきたからだ。しかしそれでも、これほど善意を持ちこのような心境にある老婦人の申し出を断るのはあまりにも無礼に思われた。
She saw, I suppose, the doubt in my face, for she put the rosary round my neck, and said, "For your mother's sake," and went out of the room.
彼女は私の顔に迷いを読み取ったのだろう、ロザリオを私の首にかけて、「お母様のために」と言い、部屋を出て行った。
I am writing up this part of the diary whilst I am waiting for the coach, which is, of course, late; and the crucifix is still round my neck.
私は馬車を待ちながらこの日記を書いているが、馬車はもちろん遅れている。そして十字架像はまだ首にかかったままだ。
Whether it is the old lady's fear, or the many ghostly traditions of this place, or the crucifix itself, I do not know, but I am not feeling nearly as easy in my mind as usual.
それが老婦人の恐れのせいなのか、この土地の数多くの怪奇な言い伝えのせいなのか、それとも十字架像そのもののせいなのかはわからないが、私はいつものようにはとても気持ちが落ち着いていない。
Vocabulary
- とうとう
- tōtō — finally, at last, in the end
- 彼女
- kanojo — she, her, girlfriend
- は
- wa — topic marker particle
- ひざまずい
- hizamazui — knelt down, got on one's knees
- て
- te — conjunctive particle connecting actions
- 行か
- ika — go (stem form of 行く)
- ない
- nai — negative auxiliary, do not, is not
- で
- de — particle indicating means or location
- くれ
- kure — please do for me (imperative of くれる)
- と
- to — quotation particle, and, with
- 懇願
- kongan — earnest plea, entreaty, supplication
- し
- shi — did (conjunctive form of する)
- た
- ta — past tense auxiliary verb
- せめて
- semete — at least, at the very least
- 出発
- shuppatsu — departure, setting off on a journey
- する
- suru — to do, to perform an action
- 前
- mae — before, in front of, prior to
- に
- ni — directional or time marker particle
- 一日
- ichinichi — one day, a single day
- か
- ka — question particle or listing alternatives
- 二日
- futsuka — two days, second day of month
- 待っ
- mat(te) — waited, wait (conjunctive form of 待つ)
- ほしい
- hoshii — want someone to do something for me
- それ
- sore — that, it, referring to something nearby
- まったく
- mattaku — completely, utterly, absolutely, indeed
- ばかげ
- bakage — absurd, foolish, ridiculous nonsense
- こと
- koto — thing, matter, fact, circumstance
- だっ
- dat(ta) — was, were (past form of だ)
- が
- ga — subject marker or adversative conjunction
- 私
- watashi — I, me, first-person pronoun
- 気持ち
- kimochi — feeling, mood, emotion, sensation
- 落ち着か
- ochitsuka — settle, calm down (negative stem form)
- なかっ
- nakat(ta) — was not, did not (past negative)
- しかし
- shikashi — however, but, nevertheless
- やる
- yaru — to do, to perform, to carry out
- べき
- beki — should, ought to, must do
- 仕事
- shigoto — work, job, task, occupation
- あり
- ari — there is, exists (conjunctive of ある)
- 何もの
- nanimono — nothing, no one, anything whatsoever
- も
- mo — also, even, too, either
- を
- wo — direct object marker particle
- 妨げる
- samatageru — to hinder, obstruct, prevent, impede
- 許せ
- yuruse — permit, allow (imperative of 許す)
- そこ
- soko — there, that place, that spot
- 立た
- tata — stand (stem form of 立つ)
- せよ
- seyo — do it (formal imperative of する)
- う
- u — volitional suffix, let's, shall
- ながら
- nagara — while doing, although, even though
- できる
- dekiru — can do, be able to, possible
- だけ
- dake — only, just, as much as possible
- 厳粛
- genshuku — solemn, grave, serious, dignified manner
- 感謝
- kansha — gratitude, thanks, appreciation
- 義務
- gimu — duty, obligation, responsibility
- 絶対
- zettai — absolute, unconditional, definitely
- なけれ
- nakere — must, have to (conditional negative form)
- ば
- ba — conditional particle, if, when
- なら
- nara — if it is, conditional form of だ
- 言っ
- it(te) — said, told (conjunctive of 言う)
- から
- kara — from, because, after, since
- 立ち上がっ
- tachiagat(te) — stood up, rose to one's feet
- 涙
- namida — tears, teardrops from crying
- ぬぐい
- nugui — wiped away, dabbed (tears or sweat)
- 首
- kubi — neck, head, throat
- 十字架像
- jūjikakozō — crucifix, image of cross with Christ
- 外し
- hazushi — removed, took off, detached
- 差し出し
- sashidashi — held out, offered, presented something
- どう
- dō — how, in what way, how about
- すれ
- sure — do (conditional form of する)
- よい
- yoi — good, fine, acceptable, alright
- わから
- wakara — do not understand (stem of わかる)
- 英国
- eikoku — England, Britain, United Kingdom
- 国教会
- kokkyōkai — Church of England, established state church
- の
- no — possessive or nominalizing particle
- 信徒
- shinto — believer, follower, member of faith
- その
- sono — that, the (demonstrative adjective)
- よう
- yō — like, as if, such a way
- な
- na — attributive particle or negative imperative
- もの
- mono — thing, object, person, matter
- ある
- aru — to exist, to have, to be
- 程度
- teido — degree, extent, level, measure
- 偶像崇拝
- gūzō sūhai — idolatry, worship of idols or images
- 的
- teki — suffix meaning -like, -ish, pertaining to
- みなす
- minasu — to regard as, consider, deem something
- 教え
- oshie — teaching, doctrine, instruction, lesson
- られ
- rare — passive or potential auxiliary suffix
- だ
- da — is, am, are (plain copula)
- これ
- kore — this, this thing right here
- ほど
- hodo — to the extent that, as much as
- 善意
- zen'i — goodwill, good faith, good intention
- 持ち
- mochi — having, holding, possessing (conjunctive form)
- この
- kono — this (demonstrative adjective)
- 心境
- shinkyō — state of mind, mental condition, mood
- 老婦人
- rōfujin — elderly woman, old lady
- 申し出
- mōshide — offer, proposal, suggestion made humbly
- 断る
- kotowaru — to refuse, decline, reject an offer
- あまり
- amari — too much, excessively, not very
- 無礼
- burei — rudeness, impoliteness, discourtesy
- 思わ
- omowa — think (negative stem of 思う)
- れ
- re — passive auxiliary (shortened form of れる)
- 顔
- kao — face, expression, countenance
- 迷い
- mayoi — hesitation, confusion, uncertainty, indecision
- 読み取っ
- yomitot(te) — read, discerned, perceived from expression
- だろ
- daro — probably, I suppose (volitional of だ)
- ロザリオ
- rozario — rosary, Catholic prayer beads necklace
- かけ
- kake — hung, placed around (conjunctive of かける)
- お母様
- okāsama — honorable mother, polite term for mother
- ため
- tame — for the sake of, benefit, purpose
- 言い
- ii — said, spoke (conjunctive of 言う)
- 部屋
- heya — room, chamber, personal living space
- 出
- de — left, exited (conjunctive of 出る)
- 行っ
- it(te) — went, gone (conjunctive of 行く)
- 馬車
- basha — horse-drawn carriage, coach
- 待ち
- machi — waiting, wait (conjunctive of 待つ)
- 日記
- nikki — diary, journal, personal daily record
- 書い
- kai(te) — wrote, written (conjunctive of 書く)
- いる
- iru — to be, exist (animate), progressive marker
- もちろん
- mochiron — of course, naturally, certainly
- 遅れ
- okure — delay, lateness, being behind schedule
- そし
- soshi — and then, and so (conjunctive form)
- まだ
- mada — still, yet, not yet, still ongoing
- かかっ
- kakat(te) — took time, hung, was involved
- まま
- mama — as is, remaining in a state unchanged
- 恐れ
- osore — fear, dread, apprehension, terror
- せい
- sei — fault, cause, blame, owing to
- 土地
- tochi — land, region, area, locality
- 数多く
- kazuōku — numerous, many, a great number of
- 怪奇
- kaiki — strange, mysterious, eerie, uncanny
- 言い伝え
- iitsutae — legend, tradition, folklore passed down
- それとも
- soretomo — or, or else, alternatively
- いつも
- itsumo — always, usually, all the time
- とても
- totemo — very, extremely, quite, really
- 落ち着い
- ochitsui — calm, settled, composed (conjunctive form)
- い
- i — be, exist (conjunctive of いる)
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