Great Expectations — Page 2

English → Japanese Chapter I. Level 8/10

Ours was the marsh country, down by the river, within, as the river wound, twenty miles of the sea.

私たちの故郷は、川のそばの湿地帯で、川が蛇行しながら海まで二十マイルほどの場所にあった。

My first most vivid and broad impression of the identity of things seems to me to have been gained on a memorable raw afternoon towards evening.

物事の本質についての、私の最初の最も鮮明で広範な印象は、忘れがたいある寒々しい夕方近くの午後に得られたように思われる。

At such a time I found out for certain that this bleak place overgrown with nettles was the churchyard; and that Philip Pirrip, late of this parish, and also Georgiana wife of the above, were dead and buried; and that Alexander, Bartholomew, Abraham, Tobias, and Roger, infant children of the aforesaid, were also dead and buried; and that the dark flat wilderness beyond the churchyard, intersected with dikes and mounds and gates, with scattered cattle feeding on it, was the marshes; and that the low leaden line beyond was the river; and that the distant savage lair from which the wind was rushing was the sea; and that the small bundle of shivers growing afraid of it all and beginning to cry, was Pip.

そのような時に、私はいくつかのことをはっきりと知った。イラクサが生い茂るこの荒涼とした場所が教会墓地であること、この教区の故フィリップ・ピリップと、その妻ジョージアナが死んで葬られていること、前述の者の幼い子供たちであるアレクサンダー、バーソロミュー、エイブラハム、トバイアス、そしてロジャーもまた死んで葬られていること、墓地の向こうに広がる暗く平坦な荒野は、堀や土手や門が交差し、まばらな牛が草を食む湿地であること、その向こうの低く鉛色の線が川であること、風が吹きつけてくる遠くの荒々しい場所が海であること、そして、すべてに怯えて震えながら泣き始めた小さなかたまりが、ピップであること。

"Hold your noise!" cried a terrible voice, as a man started up from among the graves at the side of the church porch.

「黙れ！」と、教会の玄関脇の墓の間から男が飛び起きながら、恐ろしい声で叫んだ。

"Keep still, you little devil, or I'll cut your throat!"

「おとなしくしろ、この小悪魔め、さもなければ喉を切り裂いてやるぞ！」

A fearful man, all in coarse grey, with a great iron on his leg.

恐ろしい男で、全身粗末な灰色の服をまとい、片足に大きな鉄の枷をはめていた。

A man with no hat, and with broken shoes, and with an old rag tied round his head.

帽子もなく、破れた靴を履き、古い布切れを頭に巻いた男だった。

Vocabulary

私: watashi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.
たち: tachi — Suffix indicating plural, e.g., 'we' or 'they'.
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.
故郷: furusato — One's hometown or native place.
は: wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese grammar.
川: kawa — River or stream.
そば: soba — Beside or near something.
湿地帯: shicchitai — Wetland or marshy area.
で: de — Particle indicating location of action or means.
が: ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar.
蛇行: dakō — Meandering or winding, like a river.
し: shi — Conjunctive form of suru, connecting clauses.
ながら: nagara — While doing something simultaneously.
海: umi — The sea or ocean.
まで: made — Until or up to a point.
二十: nijū — The number twenty.
マイル: mairu — Mile, a unit of distance measurement.
ほど: hodo — About or approximately a certain amount.
場所: basho — A place or location.
に: ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or time.
あっ: a(tte) — Conjunctive form of aru, meaning 'to exist/be'.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending.
物事: monogoto — Things in general; matters or affairs.
本質: honshitsu — Essence or fundamental nature of something.
つい: tsui — About or concerning something; inadvertently.
て: te — Conjunctive particle linking verbs or clauses.
最初: saisho — The first or the beginning.
最も: mottomo — Most; to the greatest degree.
鮮明: senmei — Vivid, clear, or distinct impression.
広範: kōhan — Wide-ranging or extensive in scope.
な: na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
印象: inshō — Impression or image left in the mind.
忘れ: wasure — Stem of 'to forget'; forgetting something.
がたい: gatai — Suffix meaning difficult or hard to do.
ある: aru — To exist or be; there is/are.
寒々しい: samusabishii — Feeling bleak, cold, and desolate.
夕方: yūgata — Evening or late afternoon time.
近く: chikaku — Near or close to a place or time.
午後: gogo — Afternoon or PM.
得: e — To obtain or gain; can do something.
られ: rare — Passive or potential verb auxiliary suffix.
よう: yō — It seems or appears; volitional expression.
思: omo(u) — To think or feel something.
われる: wareru — Passive form; to be thought or broken.
そ: so — That; demonstrative pronoun base form.
時: toki — Time or moment when something occurs.
いくつか: ikutsuka — Several or some things or items.
こと: koto — Thing, fact, or nominalizer for verbs.
を: wo — Object-marking particle in Japanese grammar.
はっきり: hakkiri — Clearly or distinctly; without ambiguity.
と: to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation.
知っ: shit(te) — Knowing; conjunctive form of 'to know'.
生い茂る: oimoshigeru — To grow thick and wild; overgrown vegetation.
この: kono — This; demonstrative adjective modifying a noun.
荒涼: kōryō — Desolate, bleak, and barren landscape.
教会: kyōkai — Church or Christian place of worship.
墓地: bochi — Cemetery or graveyard for the deceased.
教区: kyōku — Parish or church district area.
故: ko — The late; deceased person prefix.
その: sono — That; demonstrative adjective for nearby things.
妻: tsuma — Wife or one's spouse.
死ん: shin(de) — Having died; conjunctive form of 'to die'.
葬ら: hōmura — To be buried or interred after death.
れ: re — Passive verb suffix indicating something done to subject.
いる: iru — To exist (animate); progressive aspect marker.
前述: zenjutsu — Aforementioned or previously stated.
者: mono/sha — Person or individual.
幼い: osanai — Young, infant, or childlike in age.
子供: kodomo — Child or children.
そして: soshite — And then; connecting sentences sequentially.
も: mo — Also or too; inclusive particle.
また: mata — Again or also; additionally.
向こう: mukō — Over there or the other side.
広がる: hirogaru — To spread out or expand widely.
暗く: kuraku — Darkly; adverbial form of 'dark'.
平坦: heitan — Flat, level, or even terrain.
荒野: kōya — Wilderness or desolate wasteland.
堀: hori — Moat or ditch dug in the ground.
や: ya — And; particle listing multiple items loosely.
土手: dote — Embankment or raised earthen bank.
門: mon — Gate or entrance to a property.
交差: kōsa — Crossing or intersection of paths.
まばら: mabara — Sparse or scattered; not dense.
牛: ushi — Cow or cattle; domestic bovine animal.
草: kusa — Grass or weeds growing on the ground.
食む: hamu — To graze or nibble on grass.
湿地: shicchi — Marsh or swampy wet ground area.
低く: hikuku — Lowly; adverbial form of 'low'.
鉛色: namarigiro — Lead-gray color; dull grayish hue.
線: sen — Line or streak.
風: kaze — Wind or breeze.
吹き: fuki — Blowing; stem of 'wind blows'.
つけ: tsuke — Striking or hitting against something.
くる: kuru — To come; indicates action toward speaker.
遠く: tōku — Far away; in the distance.
荒々しい: araaragashii — Rough, wild, and fierce in nature.
すべて: subete — All or everything; entirety.
怯え: obiē — Fear or being frightened and intimidated.
震え: furue — Trembling or shivering with cold or fear.
泣き: naki — Crying; stem of 'to cry or weep'.
始め: hajime — Beginning; starting an action.
小さな: chiisana — Small or little; modifying a noun.
かたまり: katamari — A lump, clump, or huddled mass.
黙れ: damare — Shut up! Imperative command to be silent.
玄関: genkan — Entryway or front entrance of a building.
脇: waki — Side or beside something.
墓: haka — Grave or tomb of the deceased.
間: aida/ma — Between or among; a gap or interval.
から: kara — From; starting point particle.
男: otoko — Man or male person.
飛び: tobi — Jumping or leaping; stem of 'to fly/jump'.
起き: oki — Rising or getting up; waking up.
恐ろしい: osoroshii — Terrifying, dreadful, or frightening.
声: koe — Voice or sound made by a person.
叫ん: sakeN(de) — Shouting or screaming loudly.
だ: da — Copula; informal form of 'to be'.
おとなしく: otonashiku — Quietly or obediently; behave yourself.
しろ: shiro — Do it! Imperative form of suru.
小悪魔: ko-akuma — Little devil or imp; mischievous being.
め: me — Suffix expressing contempt for someone.
さもなければ: samonakereba — Otherwise or or else; threatening consequence.
喉: nodo — Throat or neck area.
切り裂い: kirisaite — Slashing or cutting open something viciously.
やる: yaru — To do or give; informal verb.
ぞ: zo — Emphatic sentence-ending particle (masculine).
全身: zenshin — Entire body from head to toe.
粗末: somatsu — Crude, shabby, or of poor quality.
灰色: haiiro — Gray color; ash-colored.
服: fuku — Clothes or garments worn on body.
まとい: matoi — Wearing or being wrapped in clothing.
片足: katashi — One leg or foot.
大きな: ōkina — Large or big; modifying a noun.
鉄: tetsu — Iron; a hard metallic element.
枷: kase — Shackle, fetter, or leg iron restraint.
はめ: hame — Fitting or fastening something onto something.
い: i — Conjunctive form of iru; being or existing.
帽子: bōshi — Hat or cap worn on the head.
なく: naku — Without; lacking something.
破れ: yabure — Torn or ripped; worn-out state.
靴: kutsu — Shoes or footwear.
履き: haki — Wearing shoes; putting on footwear.
古い: furui — Old or aged; not new.
布切れ: nunogiire — A piece or scrap of cloth.
頭: atama — Head; the upper part of the body.
巻い: maite — Wrapping or winding around something.
だっ: dat(ta) — Past tense of copula da; was/were.

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