Great Expectations — Page 3

English → Japanese Chapter I. Level 8/10

A man who had been soaked in water, and smothered in mud, and lamed by stones, and cut by flints, and stung by nettles, and torn by briars; who limped, and shivered, and glared, and growled; and whose teeth chattered in his head as he seized me by the chin.

水にずぶ濡れになり、泥にまみれ、石で足を傷め、火打ち石で切り傷を負い、イラクサに刺され、茨に引き裂かれた男が、びっこを引きながら、身を震わせ、凄まじい目でにらみつけ、うなり声を上げ、私のあごをつかんだとき、その頭の中で歯がガチガチと鳴っていた。

"Oh! Don't cut my throat, sir," I pleaded in terror. "Pray don't do it, sir."

「ああ！　どうか喉を切らないでください」と私は恐怖のあまり懇願した。「お願いですから、やめてください」

"Tell us your name!" said the man. "Quick!"

「名前を言え！」と男は言った。「早く！」

"Pip, sir."

「ピップです」

"Once more," said the man, staring at me. "Give it mouth!"

「もう一度」と男は私をじっと見つめながら言った。「声に出して言え！」

"Pip. Pip, sir."

「ピップ。ピップです」

"Show us where you live," said the man. "Pint out the place!"

「どこに住んでいるか見せろ」と男は言った。「場所を指させ！」

I pointed to where our village lay, on the flat in-shore among the alder-trees and pollards, a mile or more from the church.

私は、教会から一マイルかそれ以上離れた、ハンノキや枝打ち木の並ぶ平らな海岸沿いに広がる私たちの村の方角を指さした。

The man, after looking at me for a moment, turned me upside down, and emptied my pockets.

男はしばらく私を見つめてから、私を逆さまにしてポケットの中身を全部出した。

There was nothing in them but a piece of bread.

中にはパンの一切れしか入っていなかった。

When the church came to itself,—for he was so sudden and strong that he made it go head over heels before me, and I saw the steeple under my feet,—when the church came to itself, I say, I was seated on a high tombstone, trembling while he ate the bread ravenously.

教会が元の位置に戻ったとき——というのも、彼はあまりにも突然で力強かったので、教会が私の目の前でひっくり返り、私は尖塔が足の下に見えたのだ——教会が元の位置に戻ったとき、私は言うが、私は高い墓石の上に座らされ、彼がパンをがつがつと食べる間、震えていた。

"You young dog," said the man, licking his lips, "what fat cheeks you ha' got."

「このやんちゃな小僧め」と男は唇をなめながら言った。「なんとふっくらとした頬をしているんだ」

I believe they were fat, though I was at that time undersized for my years, and not strong.

確かに頬はふっくらしていたと思う。もっとも、その頃の私は年齢のわりに体が小さく、強くもなかったのだが。

Vocabulary

水: mizu — Water; a clear, essential liquid.
に: ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time.
ずぶ濡れ: zubu nure — Soaking wet; completely drenched through.
なり: nari — In the state of; having become that way.
泥: doro — Mud; wet, sticky earth or dirt.
まみれ: mamire — Covered in; smeared all over with something.
石: ishi — Stone; a hard, solid mineral rock.
で: de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or cause.
足: ashi — Foot or leg; lower limb of the body.
を: wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.
傷め: itame — To injure or hurt a body part.
切り傷: kirikizu — A cut wound; laceration made by something sharp.
負い: oi — To sustain or suffer an injury or wound.
刺され: sasare — To be stung or pricked by something sharp.
茨: ibara — Thorny bramble or briar; a prickly shrub.
引き裂か: hikisaka — To be torn apart or ripped by force.
れ: re — Passive verb suffix indicating an action done to subject.
た: ta — Past tense verb ending; indicates completed action.
男: otoko — Man; an adult male person.
が: ga — Subject marker particle identifying the grammatical subject.
引き: hiki — To pull or drag; stem of verb 引く.
ながら: nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.
身: mi — Body; one's own physical self or person.
震わせ: furuwase — To make tremble or shiver; causing shaking.
凄まじい: susamajii — Fierce, terrifying, or tremendous in intensity.
目: me — Eye; the organ of sight on a face.
にらみつけ: niramitsuke — To glare or stare fiercely and menacingly at.
うなり声: unarigoe — A growl or groan; low, threatening vocal sound.
上げ: age — To raise or let out; emit a sound upward.
私: watashi — I; first-person pronoun referring to oneself.
の: no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.
あご: ago — Jaw or chin; lower part of the face.
つかん: tsukan — To grab or seize; grasping something firmly.
だ: da — Copula; plain form of 'to be' or 'is.'
とき: toki — Time or moment; when something happens.
その: sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to something nearby.
頭: atama — Head; the uppermost part of the body.
中: naka — Inside or middle; the interior of something.
歯: ha — Tooth; hard white structure used for chewing.
ガチガチ: gachigachi — Chattering or rattling sound; teeth clicking from cold or fear.
と: to — Quotation or onomatopoeia particle; also means 'and.'
鳴っ: natte — To sound, ring, or rattle; making a noise.
て: te — Te-form connective; links verb clauses sequentially.
い: i — Auxiliary indicating ongoing state; short form of いる.
ああ: aa — Ah; exclamation of distress, realization, or emotion.
どうか: douka — Please; a pleading expression begging for something.
喉: nodo — Throat; the passage inside the neck for swallowing.
切ら: kira — To cut; stem form suggesting slitting or slashing.
ない: nai — Negative auxiliary; indicates something does not occur.
ください: kudasai — Please do; polite request form asking for action.
は: wa — Topic marker particle; indicates the sentence topic.
恐怖: kyoufu — Fear or terror; intense feeling of dread.
あまり: amari — So much; excessively, to an extreme degree.
懇願: kongan — Earnest pleading or entreaty; begging desperately.
し: shi — Conjunctive verb form connecting multiple actions or reasons.
お願い: onegai — Please; a polite request or personal favor.
です: desu — Polite copula; is/am/are in formal speech.
から: kara — Because; from; particle indicating reason or origin.
やめ: yame — Stop; cease doing something immediately.
名前: namae — Name; the word used to identify a person.
言え: ie — Say it; imperative form of 言う, to speak.
言っ: itte — Said; te-form of 言う meaning to say or tell.
早く: hayaku — Quickly; adverb urging speed or urgency.
もう一度: mou ichido — Once more; one more time; again.
じっと: jitto — Fixedly; staying still or staring without moving.
見つめ: mitsume — To gaze or stare intently at something or someone.
声: koe — Voice; the sound produced by a person speaking.
出し: dashi — To put out or emit; produce a sound or object.
どこ: doko — Where; interrogative asking about location or place.
住ん: sunde — Living somewhere; residing at a particular place.
いる: iru — To exist or be; indicates ongoing state of being.
か: ka — Question marker particle; turns statement into a question.
見せろ: misero — Show me; imperative demanding something be shown.
場所: basho — Place or location; a specific spot or area.
指させ: yubisase — Point; causative form meaning make someone point somewhere.
教会: kyoukai — Church; a Christian place of worship or prayer.
一: ichi — One; the number one or first unit.
マイル: mairu — Mile; a unit of distance approximately 1.6 kilometers.
それ: sore — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby.
以上: ijou — More than or beyond a specified amount.
離れ: hanare — Separated or distant; away from a given point.
や: ya — And; listing particle connecting multiple nouns loosely.
並ぶ: narabu — To line up or stand in a row.
平ら: taira — Flat; level surface without bumps or unevenness.
な: na — Adjectival noun connector; links na-adjective to a noun.
海岸沿い: kaiganzoi — Along the coast; following the shoreline direction.
広がる: hirogaru — To spread out or extend across a wide area.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people or groups of beings.
村: mura — Village; a small rural community or settlement.
方角: houkou — Direction; a compass bearing or general heading.
指さし: yubisashi — Pointing; indicating direction with an outstretched finger.
しばらく: shibaraku — For a while; a short period of time.
逆さま: sakasama — Upside down or reversed; in an inverted position.
ポケット: poketto — Pocket; a small pouch sewn into clothing.
中身: nakami — Contents; what is inside a container or pocket.
全部: zenbu — All; everything; the entire amount of something.
パン: pan — Bread; a baked food made from flour dough.
一切れ: hito kire — One slice or piece of food, especially bread.
しか: shika — Only; nothing but; used with negative verb form.
入っ: haitte — Entered or contained; te-form of 入る, to go in.
なかっ: nakatte — Was not; past negative auxiliary, te-form.
元: moto — Original or former position; the starting place.
位置: ichi — Position or location; where something is situated.
戻っ: modotte — Returned; te-form of 戻る, to go back.
という: to iu — Called or known as; quoting or naming something.
も: mo — Also or even; inclusive or additive particle.
彼: kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun referring to a man.
突然: totsuzen — Suddenly; without warning, in an abrupt manner.
力強かっ: chikarazuyokatte — Was powerful or forceful; strong in a striking way.
前: mae — Before or in front; preceding in time or space.
ひっくり返り: hikkurikaeri — To topple over or fall upside down suddenly.
下: shita — Below or under; a position lower than something.
見え: mie — To be visible; to appear within sight.
言う: iu — To say or tell; expressing something verbally.
高い: takai — High or tall; elevated in position or height.
墓石: hakaishi — Gravestone; a stone marker placed over a grave.
上: ue — Above or on top; a position higher than something.
座らさ: suwarasa — Made to sit; causative form of 座る, to sit.
がつがつ: gatsugatsu — Greedily; eating ravenously or hungrily without restraint.
食べる: taberu — To eat; to consume food with the mouth.
間: aida — While or during; the interval between two events.
震え: furue — Trembling or shivering; shaking from cold or fear.
この: kono — This; demonstrative adjective indicating something close by.
やんちゃ: yancha — Naughty or mischievous; playfully disobedient child.
小僧: kozou — Little brat or kid; dismissive term for a young boy.
め: me — Derogatory suffix showing contempt; you little wretch.
唇: kuchibiru — Lips; the fleshy edges surrounding the mouth.
なめ: name — To lick; running the tongue across a surface.
なんと: nanto — How; what a surprise or exclamation of wonder.
ふっくら: fukkura — Plump and soft; pleasantly round and full-looking.
頬: hoho — Cheek; the soft flesh on the side of the face.
ん: n — Contracted form of の or ぬ; casual speech particle.
確か: tashika — Certain or sure; fairly confident about something.
思う: omou — To think or feel; expressing an opinion or belief.
もっとも: mottomo — Most; extremely; or however, that said.
頃: koro — Around the time of; approximate period or age.
年齢: nenrei — Age; the number of years a person has lived.
わり: wari — Relatively; for one's age or circumstances, comparatively.
体: karada — Body; the physical form of a living person.
小さく: chiisaku — Small or little; adverbial form meaning in a small way.
強く: tsuyoku — Strongly; powerfully; in a forceful or robust manner.

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