Dracula — Page 11
I shall never forget the last glimpse which I had of the inn-yard and its crowd of picturesque figures, all crossing themselves, as they stood round the wide archway, with its background of rich foliage of oleander and orange trees in green tubs clustered in the centre of the yard.
宿の中庭と、その絵のように美しい人々の群れの最後の光景を、私は決して忘れないだろう。人々はみな十字を切りながら、広いアーチ型の門の周りに立っており、その背景には中庭の中央に集められた緑の桶に植えられた夾竹桃とオレンジの木々の豊かな葉が広がっていた。
Then our driver, whose wide linen drawers covered the whole front of the box-seat--"gotza" they call them--cracked his big whip over his four small horses, which ran abreast, and we set off on our journey.
それから御者は、幅広い麻のズボンが御者台の前面全体を覆っていた——それを彼らは「ゴツァ」と呼んでいる——横並びに走る四頭の小さな馬の上で大きな鞭を鳴らし、私たちは旅へと出発した。
I soon lost sight and recollection of ghostly fears in the beauty of the scene as we drove along, although had I known the language, or rather languages, which my fellow-passengers were speaking, I might not have been able to throw them off so easily.
馬車が進むにつれ、私はすぐに幽霊への恐怖の記憶を風景の美しさの中に忘れてしまった。もっとも、同乗者たちが話していた言語、というよりむしろ複数の言語を理解していたならば、それほど簡単に忘れることはできなかったかもしれないが。
Before us lay a green sloping land full of forests and woods, with here and there steep hills, crowned with clumps of trees or with farmhouses, the blank gable end to the road.
私たちの前には、森や林に満ちた緑の傾斜地が広がっており、あちこちに急峻な丘があって、木立や農家が頂に立ち、その切妻の無骨な壁面が道路に向けられていた。
There was everywhere a bewildering mass of fruit blossom--apple, plum, pear, cherry; and as we drove by I could see the green grass under the trees spangled with the fallen petals.
いたるところに目も眩むほどの果樹の花が咲き乱れていた——リンゴ、プラム、ナシ、サクランボ。馬車が通り過ぎる中、木々の下の緑の草が散り落ちた花びらで彩られているのが見えた。
In and out amongst these green hills of what they call here the "Mittel Land" ran the road, losing itself as it swept round the grassy curve, or was shut out by the straggling ends of pine woods, which here and there ran down the hillsides like tongues of flame.
この地方で「ミッテル・ラント」と呼ばれる緑の丘々の間を縫うように道が走り、草に覆われた曲がり角を回るたびに見えなくなったり、あちこちで炎の舌のように丘の斜面を下る松林の不規則な端に遮られたりしていた。
Vocabulary
- 宿
- yado — Inn, lodging, or place to stay overnight.
- の
- no — Possessive or descriptive particle linking nouns.
- 中庭
- nakaniwa — Courtyard or inner garden within a building.
- と
- to — Particle meaning 'and' or 'with'.
- その
- sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing.
- 絵
- e — Picture, painting, or illustration.
- よう
- you — Resemblance or manner; like, as if.
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or purpose.
- 美しい
- utsukushii — Beautiful, lovely, or visually stunning.
- 人々
- hitobito — People; plural form of person.
- 群れ
- mure — A crowd, flock, or group of beings.
- 最後
- saigo — Last, final, or the very end.
- 光景
- koukei — Scene, sight, or spectacle before one's eyes.
- を
- wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.
- 私
- watashi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun.
- は
- wa — Topic-marking particle highlighting sentence subject.
- 決して
- kesshite — Never; used with negatives for strong denial.
- 忘れ
- wasure — Forget; stem form of the verb 'to forget'.
- ない
- nai — Negative auxiliary; does not, will not.
- だろう
- darou — Probably, I suppose; expressing conjecture.
- みな
- mina — Everyone, all people together.
- 十字
- juuji — Cross shape; the form of a crucifix.
- 切り
- kiri — Cutting; making the sign of the cross.
- ながら
- nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.
- 広い
- hiroi — Wide, spacious, broad in extent.
- アーチ
- aachi — Arch; curved architectural structural element.
- 型
- kata — Type, model, or style of something.
- 門
- mon — Gate or large entrance to a compound.
- 周り
- mawari — Surroundings, around, or the perimeter of something.
- 立っ
- tatt- — Standing; stem of 'tatsu', to stand.
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.
- おり
- ori — Continuous existence; humble form of 'iru'.
- 背景
- haikei — Background, backdrop, or setting of a scene.
- 中央
- chuuou — Center, middle, or central area of something.
- 集め
- atsume — Gathering, collecting things into one place.
- られ
- rare — Passive auxiliary verb suffix indicating receiving action.
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb.
- 緑
- midori — Green color or greenery.
- 桶
- oke — Wooden tub, bucket, or barrel.
- 植え
- ue — Planting; placing plants in soil or containers.
- 夾竹桃
- kyouchikutou — Oleander; a flowering ornamental shrub.
- オレンジ
- orenji — Orange; the citrus fruit or its color.
- 木々
- kigi — Trees; plural poetic form of 'ki'.
- 豊か
- yutaka — Abundant, rich, or lush in quality.
- な
- na — Adjectival particle connecting na-adjectives to nouns.
- 葉
- ha — Leaf or leaves of a plant.
- が
- ga — Subject-marking particle identifying the grammatical subject.
- 広がっ
- hirogatt- — Spreading out, expanding widely.
- い
- i — Continuous aspect form of 'iru', to be.
- それ
- sore — That; demonstrative pronoun for nearby item.
- から
- kara — From; indicating origin, reason, or sequence.
- 御者
- gyosha — Coachman or driver of a horse-drawn carriage.
- 幅広い
- habahiroi — Wide, broad; having a large width.
- 麻
- asa — Hemp or linen; a natural plant fiber.
- ズボン
- zubon — Trousers or pants worn on the legs.
- 前面
- zenmen — Front surface or facade of something.
- 全体
- zentai — Whole, entire, or the total entirety.
- 覆っ
- oott- — Covering, enveloping something completely.
- 彼ら
- karera — They, them; third-person plural pronoun.
- 呼ん
- yon- — Calling by name; stem of 'yobu'.
- で
- de — Particle indicating means, location, or reason.
- いる
- iru — To be, to exist; indicates ongoing state.
- 横並び
- yokonarabi — Side by side, lined up horizontally.
- 走る
- hashiru — To run or move quickly forward.
- 四頭
- yontou — Four animals, especially horses counted together.
- 小さな
- chiisana — Small, little, tiny in size.
- 馬
- uma — Horse; large domesticated riding animal.
- 上
- ue — Above, top, or upper position.
- 大きな
- ookina — Large, big in size or scale.
- 鞭
- muchi — Whip used to drive horses.
- 鳴らし
- narashi — Sounding, making noise with something.
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
- 旅
- tabi — Journey, trip, or travel.
- へ
- e — Directional particle indicating movement toward destination.
- 出発
- shuppatsu — Departure, setting off on a journey.
- し
- shi — Conjunctive form of 'suru'; and/because.
- 馬車
- basha — Horse-drawn carriage or wagon.
- 進む
- susumu — To advance, proceed, or move forward.
- つれ
- tsure — As; in proportion to ongoing change.
- すぐ
- sugu — Soon, immediately, or right away.
- 幽霊
- yuurei — Ghost, specter, or apparition of the dead.
- 恐怖
- kyoufu — Fear, terror, or intense dread.
- 記憶
- kioku — Memory, recollection, or remembrance.
- 風景
- fuukei — Scenery, landscape, or natural view.
- 美し
- utsukushi — Beautiful; adjective stem before suffix.
- さ
- sa — Nominalizing suffix turning adjectives into nouns.
- 中
- naka — Inside, middle, or among something.
- しまっ
- shimatt- — Finishing up completely; often regretful completion.
- もっとも
- mottomo — Most; to the greatest degree possible.
- 同乗者
- doujousha — Fellow passenger riding together in a vehicle.
- 話し
- hanashi — Speaking, talking, or a story told.
- 言語
- gengo — Language; a system of communication.
- いう
- iu — To say, to be called.
- より
- yori — Than; comparative particle or from.
- むしろ
- mushiro — Rather, instead, or on the contrary.
- 複数
- fukusuu — Plural; more than one in number.
- 理解
- rikai — Understanding, comprehension, or grasping meaning.
- なら
- nara — If, when; conditional particle.
- ば
- ba — Conditional suffix meaning 'if' or 'when'.
- ほど
- hodo — To the extent that; degree or amount.
- 簡単
- kantan — Simple, easy, or uncomplicated.
- 忘れる
- wasureru — To forget something.
- こと
- koto — Thing, fact, or nominalizer for verb phrases.
- でき
- deki — Able to do; stem of 'dekiru'.
- なかっ
- nakatt- — Was not; past negative auxiliary stem.
- かも
- kamo — Maybe, perhaps; expressing uncertainty.
- しれ
- shire — Known; stem in 'kamoshirenai' meaning 'might be'.
- 前
- mae — Before, in front, or prior to.
- 森
- mori — Forest, woods, or dense tree growth.
- や
- ya — And; listing particle connecting nouns.
- 林
- hayashi — Grove or small woodland area.
- 満ち
- michi — Filled with, full of something.
- 傾斜地
- keishachi — Sloping land or inclined terrain.
- あちこち
- achikochi — Here and there, in various places.
- 急峻
- kyuushun — Steep, precipitous, sharply inclined terrain.
- 丘
- oka — Hill; a gentle elevated landform.
- あっ
- att- — There was/were; past form of 'aru'.
- 木立
- kodachi — Grove or cluster of standing trees.
- 農家
- nouka — Farmhouse or farming household.
- 頂
- itadaki — Summit, peak, or top of a hill.
- 立ち
- tachi — Standing; stem of 'tatsu', to stand.
- 無骨
- bukotsuu — Rough, rugged, ungainly in appearance or manner.
- 壁面
- hekimen — Wall surface or side of a wall.
- 道路
- douro — Road or street for vehicle travel.
- 向け
- muke — Facing toward, directed at something.
- いたる
- itaru — Reaching everywhere, extending throughout.
- ところ
- tokoro — Place, location, or situation.
- 目
- me — Eye; organ of sight.
- も
- mo — Also, too; inclusive addition particle.
- 眩む
- kuramu — To be dazzled or feel dizzy visually.
- 果樹
- kaju — Fruit tree grown for its produce.
- 花
- hana — Flower or blossom of a plant.
- 咲き乱れ
- sakimidare — Blooming wildly and abundantly in profusion.
- リンゴ
- ringo — Apple; common sweet fruit.
- プラム
- puramu — Plum; a smooth-skinned stone fruit.
- ナシ
- nashi — Pear; Asian or Western pear fruit.
- サクランボ
- sakuranbo — Cherry; small round red sweet fruit.
- 通り過ぎる
- toorisugiru — To pass by, go past something.
- 下
- shita — Below, under, or lower position.
- 草
- kusa — Grass or low-growing plant vegetation.
- 散り落ち
- chiриochi — Falling and scattering, as petals drop.
- 花びら
- hanabira — Petal of a flower.
- 彩ら
- irodora — Colored, decorated with various hues.
- れ
- re — Passive suffix indicating being acted upon.
- 見え
- mie — Appearing, being visible to the eye.
- この
- kono — This; demonstrative adjective for nearby noun.
- 地方
- chihou — Region, district, or local area.
- 呼ば
- yoba — Called, named; passive stem of 'yobu'.
- れる
- reru — Passive suffix meaning to be done to.
- 丘々
- okаока — Hills; plural poetic form of 'oka'.
- 間
- あida — Between, interval, or space among things.
- 縫う
- nuu — To sew or weave through a path.
- 道
- michi — Road, path, or way to travel.
- 走り
- hashiri — Running; stem of 'hashiru'.
- 覆わ
- oowa — Covering; stem form of 'oou'.
- 曲がり角
- magarikado — Corner or bend in a road.
- 回る
- mawaru — To go around, turn, or rotate.
- たび
- tabi — Each time, whenever something happens.
- なく
- naku — Without; negative conjunctive form.
- なっ
- natt- — Became; past stem of 'naru'.
- たり
- tari — Listing actions alternately; '-tari suru' pattern.
- 炎
- honoo — Flame, fire, or blaze.
- 舌
- shita — Tongue; also tongue-shaped flame lick.
- 斜面
- shamen — Slope, incline, or hillside surface.
- 下る
- kudaru — To descend, go down a slope.
- 松林
- matsubayashi — Pine grove or forest of pine trees.
- 不規則
- fukisoku — Irregular, disorderly, lacking regular pattern.
- 端
- hashi — Edge, end, or tip of something.
- 遮ら
- saegira — Blocking, obstructing, or cutting off view.
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