Great Expectations — Page 2
She made it a powerful merit in herself, and a strong reproach against Joe, that she wore this apron so much.
彼女はこのエプロンをそれほど多く着けていることを、自分自身の大きな美徳とし、ジョーへの強い非難の種とした。
Though I really see no reason why she should have worn it at all; or why, if she did wear it at all, she should not have taken it off, every day of her life.
もっとも、彼女がそもそもそれを着ける必要があった理由も、もし着けるとしても、生涯毎日それを外さなかった理由も、私にはまったく分からないのだが。
Joe's forge adjoined our house, which was a wooden house, as many of the dwellings in our country were,—most of them, at that time.
ジョーの鍛冶場は私たちの家に隣接していた。その家は木造で、当時わが地方の住居の多くがそうであったように。
When I ran home from the churchyard, the forge was shut up, and Joe was sitting alone in the kitchen.
私が教会の墓地から家へ走って帰ると、鍛冶場は閉まっており、ジョーは台所に一人で座っていた。
Joe and I being fellow-sufferers, and having confidences as such, Joe imparted a confidence to me, the moment I raised the latch of the door and peeped in at him opposite to it, sitting in the chimney corner.
ジョーと私は苦労を共にする仲間であり、そのような間柄として秘密を分かち合っていたので、私が戸口の掛け金を持ち上げてドアの向こうに座る彼を覗き込んだ瞬間、ジョーは私に打ち明け話をしてくれた。彼は暖炉の隅に座っていた。
At this dismal intelligence, I twisted the only button on my waistcoat round and round, and looked in great depression at the fire.
この暗い知らせに、私はチョッキについている唯一のボタンをくるくると回し続け、ひどく沈んだ気持ちで火を見つめた。
Tickler was a wax-ended piece of cane, worn smooth by collision with my tickled frame.
ティックラーとは蝋で先端を固めた一本の籐の棒で、私のくすぐられた体に何度もぶつかることで滑らかに磨り減っていた。
Vocabulary
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; girlfriend
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle
- この
- kono — This (near the speaker)
- エプロン
- epuron — Apron; protective garment worn over clothing
- を
- wo — Object marker particle
- それほど
- sorehodo — To that extent; that much; so much
- 多く
- ooku — Many; much; a large amount
- 着け
- tsuke — Wear; attach; put on (accessory or clothing)
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting clauses
- いる
- iru — To be; exist (for animate beings)
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; matter (nominalizer)
- 自分
- jibun — Oneself; one's own self
- 自身
- jishin — Oneself; personally; by oneself
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle
- 大きな
- ooki na — Big; large; great
- 美徳
- bitoku — Virtue; moral excellence; good quality
- と
- to — And; with; quotation particle
- し
- shi — Do; and (conjunctive verb form)
- へ
- e — Direction particle meaning toward or to
- 強い
- tsuyoi — Strong; powerful; intense
- 非難
- hinan — Blame; criticism; reproach; censure
- 種
- tane — Seed; kind; source; cause
- した
- shita — Did; past tense of する (to do)
- もっとも
- mottomo — Most; reasonable; however; that said
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle; but
- そもそも
- somosomo — In the first place; to begin with
- それ
- sore — That; it (near the listener)
- 着ける
- tsukeru — To wear; put on; attach to oneself
- 必要
- hitsuyou — Necessity; need; requirement
- あった
- atta — There was; existed; past tense of ある
- 理由
- riyuu — Reason; cause; grounds for something
- も
- mo — Also; too; even; as well
- もし
- moshi — If; supposing; in case that
- して
- shite — Doing; by doing; conjunctive form of する
- 生涯
- shougai — Lifetime; one's whole life
- 毎日
- mainichi — Every day; daily
- 外さ
- hazusa — Remove; take off (stem form of 外す)
- なかった
- nakatta — Did not exist; was not; past negative
- 私
- watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun
- に
- ni — Location, direction, or indirect object particle
- まったく
- mattaku — Completely; entirely; not at all (with negative)
- 分から
- wakara — Understand; know (stem of 分かる, negative form)
- ない
- nai — Not; negative auxiliary adjective
- だ
- da — Copula; is; am; are (plain form)
- 鍛冶場
- kajiba — Smithy; forge; blacksmith's workshop
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people and groups
- 家
- ie — House; home; family dwelling
- 隣接
- rinsetsu — Adjacent; neighboring; next to something
- いた
- ita — Was; existed; past tense of いる
- その
- sono — That; the (near listener, demonstrative)
- 木造
- mokuzou — Wooden construction; built of wood
- で
- de — At; by means of; location/method particle
- 当時
- touji — At that time; in those days
- わが
- waga — My; our; one's own (literary possessive)
- 地方
- chihou — Region; area; locality; local district
- 住居
- juukyo — Residence; dwelling; place of living
- そう
- sou — So; like that; in that way
- よう
- you — Appearance; manner; like; so that
- 教会
- kyoukai — Church; Christian house of worship
- 墓地
- bochi — Cemetery; graveyard; burial ground
- から
- kara — From; because; after (particle)
- 走っ
- hashit(te) — Run; running (conjunctive form of 走る)
- 帰る
- kaeru — Return; go back home
- 閉まっ
- shimat(te) — Be closed; shut (conjunctive of 閉まる)
- おり
- ori — Being; existing (humble/literary form of いる)
- 台所
- daidokoro — Kitchen; cooking area of a house
- 一人
- hitori — One person; alone; by oneself
- 座っ
- suwat(te) — Sit; be seated (conjunctive of 座る)
- 苦労
- kurou — Hardship; trouble; hard work; toil
- 共に
- tomo ni — Together; jointly; along with someone
- する
- suru — To do; to perform an action
- 仲間
- nakama — Companion; friend; fellow member; associate
- あり
- ari — Being; existing (classical/literary form of ある)
- そのような
- sono you na — Such; that kind of; like that
- 間柄
- aidagara — Relationship; terms between people
- として
- to shite — As; in the capacity of; in the role of
- 秘密
- himitsu — Secret; confidential information; privacy
- 分かち合っ
- wakachiat(te) — Share; split among others (conjunctive form)
- ので
- node — Because; since; therefore (causal particle)
- 戸口
- toguchi — Doorway; entrance; threshold of door
- 掛け金
- kakegane — Latch; door clasp; metal fastening device
- 持ち上げ
- mochiage — Lift up; raise; hoist (stem form)
- ドア
- doa — Door (loanword from English)
- 向こう
- mukou — Beyond; other side; over there
- 座る
- suwaru — To sit down; to be seated
- 彼
- kare — He; him; boyfriend
- 覗き込ん
- nozokikon(de) — Peep into; lean in to look inside
- 瞬間
- shunkan — Moment; instant; the very second
- 打ち明け話
- uchiakedanashi — Confession; candid talk; revealing one's secret
- くれ
- kure — Give (to me); do for me (imperative/request)
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary; did; was
- 暖炉
- danro — Fireplace; hearth; fireside
- 隅
- sumi — Corner; nook; edge of a room
- 暗い
- kurai — Dark; gloomy; dim; not bright
- 知らせ
- shirase — News; notice; information; report
- つい
- tsui — Unintentionally; just; inadvertently
- 唯一
- yuiitsu — Only; sole; unique; one and only
- ボタン
- botan — Button; push button on clothing
- くるくる
- kurukuru — Spinning round and round; twirling repeatedly
- 回し
- mawashi — Turn; spin; rotate (stem of 回す)
- 続け
- tsuzuke — Continue; keep doing (stem of 続ける)
- ひどく
- hidoku — Terribly; severely; awfully; very badly
- 沈ん
- shizun(de) — Sink; be depressed; feel low (conjunctive)
- 気持ち
- kimochi — Feeling; mood; sensation; emotion
- 火
- hi — Fire; flame; light
- 見つめ
- mitsume — Stare at; gaze fixedly; look intently
- 蝋
- rou — Wax; candle wax
- 先端
- sentan — Tip; point; end; leading edge
- 固め
- katame — Harden; solidify; make firm (stem form)
- 一本
- ippon — One long cylindrical object (counter)
- 籐
- tou — Rattan; cane (plant used for furniture)
- 棒
- bou — Stick; rod; pole; bar
- くすぐら
- kusugura — Tickle; be tickled (passive stem form)
- れ
- re — Passive/potential auxiliary verb suffix
- 体
- karada — Body; physical form; one's physique
- 何度
- nando — How many times; many times; repeatedly
- ぶつかる
- butsukaru — Bump into; collide; strike against something
- 滑らか
- nameraka — Smooth; sleek; polished; flowing
- 磨り
- suri — Grind; rub; wear down (stem of 磨る)
- 減っ
- het(te) — Decrease; wear away; diminish (conjunctive)
- い
- i — Be; exist; progressive auxiliary (い-form)
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