Great Expectations — Page 6
Now, I ain't alone, as you may think I am.
さて、お前が思っているかもしれないが、俺は一人じゃない。
There's a young man hid with me, in comparison with which young man I am a Angel.
俺と一緒に隠れている若い男がいるが、その若い男に比べれば、俺なんか天使みたいなもんだ。
That young man hears the words I speak.
その若い男は俺の言葉を聞いている。
That young man has a secret way pecooliar to himself, of getting at a boy, and at his heart, and at his liver.
その若い男には、少年に忍び寄り、その心臓や肝臓に達する、奴だけが知っている秘密の方法がある。
It is in wain for a boy to attempt to hide himself from that young man.
少年がその若い男から身を隠そうとしても無駄だ。
A boy may lock his door, may be warm in bed, may tuck himself up, may draw the clothes over his head, may think himself comfortable and safe, but that young man will softly creep and creep his way to him and tear him open.
少年がドアに鍵をかけ、暖かいベッドに入り、布団にくるまり、頭まで毛布を引っ張り上げて、安心して安全だと思っていても、その若い男はそっと、そっと忍び寄って、少年の体を引き裂くだろう。
I am a keeping that young man from harming of you at the present moment, with great difficulty.
今この瞬間、俺は大変な苦労をして、その若い男がお前を傷つけないように押さえている。
I find it wery hard to hold that young man off of your inside.
その若い男をお前の体の中から遠ざけておくのは、本当に難しい。
Now, what do you say?"
さて、どうする？」
I said that I would get him the file, and I would get him what broken bits of food I could, and I would come to him at the Battery, early in the morning.
私はやすりを持ってきて、できる限りの食べ物の切れ端を集めて、翌朝早くに砲台のところへ会いに来ると言った。
"Say Lord strike you dead if you don't!" said the man.
「もしそうしなければ神に殺されると言え！」と男は言った。
I said so, and he took me down.
私はそう言い、男は私を下ろした。
"Now," he pursued, "you remember what you've undertook, and you remember that young man, and you get home!"
「いいか」と彼は続けた。「約束したことを忘れるな、そしてあの若い男のことも忘れるな、さっさと家に帰れ！」
"Goo-good night, sir," I faltered.
「お、おやすみなさい」と私はどもりながら言った。
"Much of that!" said he, glancing about him over the cold wet flat.
「それだけか！」と彼は言い、冷たく湿った荒れ地をぐるりと見回した。
Vocabulary
- さて
- sate — Well; now then; used to change topic
- お前
- omae — You; informal or rough second-person pronoun
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar
- 思っ
- omot- — Thinking; stem form of 'to think'
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases
- いる
- iru — To exist; to be (for animate things)
- か
- ka — Question marker particle at sentence end
- も
- mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle
- しれ
- shire — Might; may; stem of 'to know/be known'
- ない
- nai — Negative auxiliary; not; does not exist
- 俺
- ore — I; me; rough masculine first-person pronoun
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese sentences
- 一人
- hitori — One person; alone; by oneself
- じゃ
- ja — Contraction of では; well then; not
- と
- to — With; and; quotation particle in Japanese
- 一緒
- issho — Together; in the same place or time
- に
- ni — Direction, location, or purpose particle
- 隠れ
- kakure — Hiding; concealing oneself from others
- 若い
- wakai — Young; youthful in age or appearance
- 男
- otoko — Man; male person
- その
- sono — That; the; demonstrative adjective near listener
- 比べれ
- kurabere — Compare; conditional stem of 'to compare'
- ば
- ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when
- なんか
- nanka — Something like; sort of; casual emphasizer
- 天使
- tenshi — Angel; heavenly messenger or divine being
- みたい
- mitai — Like; seems like; resembling something else
- な
- na — Adjectival or sentence-final softening particle
- もん
- mon — Thing; because; casual explanatory expression
- だ
- da — Copula; plain form of 'to be'
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle in Japanese
- 言葉
- kotoba — Words; language; speech; expression
- を
- wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar
- 聞い
- kii- — Hearing; listening; stem of 'to hear'
- 少年
- shōnen — Boy; young male; youth
- 忍び寄り
- shinobiyori — Creeping up; sneaking stealthily toward someone
- 心臓
- shinzō — Heart; the cardiac organ in the body
- や
- ya — And; or; listing particle between nouns
- 肝臓
- kanzō — Liver; the digestive organ in the body
- 達する
- tassuru — To reach; to attain; to arrive at
- 奴
- yatsu — Guy; fellow; that person (informal/rough)
- だけ
- dake — Only; just; limited to that amount
- 知っ
- shit- — Knowing; stem form of 'to know'
- 秘密
- himitsu — Secret; confidential information kept hidden
- 方法
- hōhō — Method; way; means of doing something
- ある
- aru — To exist; to have (for inanimate things)
- から
- kara — From; because; after; causal particle
- 身
- mi — Body; oneself; one's own person
- 隠そ
- kakuso — Let's hide; volitional stem of 'to hide'
- う
- u — Volitional suffix expressing intention or suggestion
- し
- shi — And; listing or reasoning conjunctive particle
- 無駄
- muda — Useless; futile; wasteful; pointless effort
- ドア
- doa — Door; entryway (loanword from English)
- 鍵
- kagi — Key; lock for securing a door
- かけ
- kake — Locking; hanging; applying to something
- 暖かい
- atatakai — Warm; comfortably heated in temperature
- ベッド
- beddo — Bed; sleeping furniture (loanword from English)
- 入り
- iri — Entering; getting into something
- 布団
- futon — Japanese bedding; traditional mattress and quilt
- くるまり
- kurumari — Wrapping oneself up; cocooning in bedding
- 頭
- atama — Head; the top part of one's body
- まで
- made — Until; up to; as far as
- 毛布
- mōfu — Blanket; woolen covering for warmth
- 引っ張り
- hippari — Pulling; tugging something toward oneself
- 上げ
- age — Raising up; lifting; giving (auxiliary verb)
- 安心
- anshin — Peace of mind; relief; feeling of safety
- 安全
- anzen — Safety; security; free from danger
- そっと
- sotto — Softly; gently; quietly without disturbance
- 忍び寄っ
- shinobiyot- — Crept up stealthily; past stem of sneaking
- 体
- karada — Body; the physical form of a person
- 引き裂く
- hikisaku — To tear apart; to rip something to pieces
- だろう
- darō — Probably; I suppose; conjecture or supposition
- 今
- ima — Now; the present moment in time
- この
- kono — This; demonstrative adjective near the speaker
- 瞬間
- shunkan — Moment; instant; a brief point in time
- 大変
- taihen — Very; terrible; extremely difficult situation
- 苦労
- kurō — Hardship; trouble; toil; suffering through difficulty
- 傷つけ
- kizutsuke — Hurting; wounding; causing injury or harm
- よう
- yō — In order to; like; seems; volitional suffix
- 押さえ
- osae — Holding down; suppressing; keeping under control
- 中
- naka — Inside; middle; among; within something
- 遠ざけ
- tōzake — Keeping away; distancing from something or someone
- おく
- oku — To do and leave; to do in advance
- 本当
- hontō — Really; truly; genuinely; for real
- 難しい
- muzukashii — Difficult; hard; challenging to accomplish
- どう
- dō — How; in what way; what to do
- する
- suru — To do; to perform an action
- 私
- watashi — I; me; polite first-person pronoun
- やすり
- yasuri — File; rasp; abrasive tool for smoothing
- 持っ
- mot- — Holding; having; stem of 'to hold'
- き
- ki — Come; stem of くる (to come)
- できる
- dekiru — To be able to; can; possible
- 限り
- kagiri — As much as possible; limit; extent
- 食べ物
- tabemono — Food; things to eat; edible items
- 切れ端
- kirehashi — Scrap; leftover piece; fragment of something
- 集め
- atsume — Gathering; collecting items together
- 翌朝
- yokuasa — The following morning; the next day's morning
- 早く
- hayaku — Early; quickly; fast; promptly
- 砲台
- hōdai — Battery; gun emplacement; artillery platform
- ところ
- tokoro — Place; spot; situation; point in time
- へ
- e — Toward; directional particle indicating destination
- 会い
- ai — Meeting; encountering someone in person
- 来る
- kuru — To come; to arrive at a place
- 言っ
- it- — Saying; telling; stem of 'to say'
- た
- ta — Past tense suffix indicating completed action
- もし
- moshi — If; in case; supposing that something occurs
- そう
- sō — So; like that; in that way
- なけれ
- nakere — If not; conditional negative form
- 神
- kami — God; deity; divine spirit
- 殺さ
- korosa — To kill; passive/causative stem of 'to kill'
- れる
- reru — Passive or potential suffix verb ending
- 言え
- ie — Say it! Imperative form of 'to say'
- 言い
- ii — Saying; stem form of 'to say'
- 下ろし
- oroshi — Lowering; putting down; dropping something
- いいか
- iika — Listen up; got it? Do you understand?
- 彼
- kare — He; him; that man; boyfriend
- 続け
- tsuzuke — Continuing; carrying on without stopping
- 約束
- yakusoku — Promise; appointment; commitment to do something
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer for verbs
- 忘れる
- wasureru — To forget; to fail to remember something
- そし
- soshi — And then; and so (conjunction, short form)
- あの
- ano — That over there; hesitation filler word
- さっさと
- sassato — Quickly; without delay; hurry up now
- 家
- ie / uchi — House; home; one's dwelling place
- 帰れ
- kaere — Go home! Imperative form of 'to return'
- お
- o — Honorific prefix for politeness in Japanese
- おやすみ
- oyasumi — Good night; farewell greeting before sleeping
- なさい
- nasai — Please do; polite imperative verb ending
- どもり
- domori — Stuttering; stammering while trying to speak
- ながら
- nagara — While; simultaneously doing two actions
- それだけ
- sore dake — That's all; just that much; only that
- 冷たく
- tsumetaku — Coldly; in a cold manner or temperature
- 湿っ
- shimot- — Damp; moist; wet stem of 'to be damp'
- 荒れ地
- arechi — Wasteland; barren desolate land; wild terrain
- ぐるり
- gururi — All around; turning completely in a circle
- 見回し
- mimawashi — Looking around; scanning the surroundings carefully
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