Harrigan — Page 5
There were lights in the after-cabin and he guessed that the ship, in a small way, carried both freight and passengers.
後部船室に明かりが灯っており、彼はその船が小規模ながら貨物と乗客の両方を運んでいるのだと察した。
At last McTee came down the steps to the deck and as he passed Harrigan snapped: "Follow me."
やがてマクティーが階段を下りて甲板に現れ、ハリガンのそばを通り過ぎながら鋭く言い放った。「ついて来い。」
He led the way aft and up another flight of steps to the after-cabin, unlocked a door, and showed Harrigan into the captain's room.
彼は船尾の方へ進み、別の階段を上って後部船室へと向かい、ドアの鍵を開けてハリガンを船長室へと案内した。
Here he took one chair and Harrigan dropped easily into another.
そこでマクティーは椅子の一つに腰を下ろし、ハリガンも気軽にもう一つの椅子に身を沈めた。
"Now, what 'n hell was your line of thinkin', McTee," he began, "when you told me to--"
「いったい全体、どういうつもりだったんだ、マクティー」と彼は切り出した。「お前が俺に——と言ったとき——」
"Stand up!" said McTee.
「立て！」とマクティーは言った。
"What?"
「何？」
"Stand up!"
「立て！」
Harrigan rose very slowly.
ハリガンはごくゆっくりと立ち上がった。
His jaw was setting harder and harder, and his face became grim.
彼の顎はますます固く引き締まり、その表情は険しくなった。
"Harrigan, you took a chance and came with me."
「ハリガン、お前は賭けに出て俺についてきた。」
"Yes."
「ああ。」
"I didn't ask you to come."
「俺はお前に来いとは言っていない。」
"Sure you didn't, but if you think you can treat me like a swine and get away with it--"
「確かにそうだ、だが俺を豚のように扱って逃げ切れるとでも思っているなら——」
It was wonderful to see the eyes of McTee grow small.
マクティーの目がみるみる細くなっていくのは、実に見物だった。
They seemed to retreat until they became points of light shining from the deep shadow of his brow.
その目はまるで奥へ奥へと引っ込んでいき、やがて深い眉の陰から輝く光の点となるかのようだった。
They were met by the cold, incurious light of Harrigan's stare.
それはハリガンの冷たく無関心な視線と真正面からぶつかった。
"You're a hard man, Harrigan."
「お前は手強い男だ、ハリガン。」
He made no answer, but listened to the deep thrum of the engines.
彼は何も答えず、ただエンジンの深い唸り音に耳を澄ませた。
It seemed to him that the force which drove the ship was like a part of McTee's will, a thing of steel.
船を推進するその力は、まるでマクティーの意志の一部であり、鋼鉄でできた何かのようだと彼には思われた。
"And I'm a hard man, Harrigan. On this ship I'm king.
「そして俺も手強い男だ、ハリガン。この船の上では俺が王だ。
Vocabulary
- 後部
- kōbu — Rear section or back part of something
- 船室
- senshitsu — Cabin or room aboard a ship
- に
- ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time
- 明かり
- akari — Light, illumination, or a lamp
- が
- ga — Subject-marking particle in Japanese grammar
- 灯っ
- tomot(te) — Lit up, a light being turned on
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases
- おり
- ori — Humble or neutral form of 'to be/exist'
- 彼
- kare — He, him; third-person masculine pronoun
- は
- wa — Topic-marking particle in Japanese sentences
- その
- sono — That, referring to something nearby in context
- 船
- fune — Ship, boat, or watercraft
- 小規模
- shōkibo — Small-scale, limited in size or scope
- ながら
- nagara — While doing; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions
- 貨物
- kamotsu — Cargo, freight, or goods being transported
- と
- to — Particle meaning 'and' or 'with'
- 乗客
- jōkyaku — Passenger, a person riding a vehicle
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle in Japanese
- 両方
- ryōhō — Both sides or both of two things
- を
- wo — Object-marking particle in Japanese grammar
- 運ん
- hakob(de) — Carried, transported something from place to place
- で
- de — Particle indicating means, location of action
- いる
- iru — To exist, to be (for animate beings)
- だ
- da — Copula meaning 'is' or 'it is'
- 察し
- sassshi — Surmise, guess, or discernment of a situation
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker
- やがて
- yagate — Before long, soon, eventually in time
- 階段
- kaidan — Stairs, staircase, or steps in a building
- 下り
- kudari — Descending, going down stairs or a slope
- 甲板
- kanpan — Deck of a ship or vessel
- 現れ
- araware — Appeared, came into view or emerged
- そば
- soba — Nearby, beside, close to something or someone
- 通り過ぎ
- tōrissugi — Passed by, went past without stopping
- 鋭く
- surudoku — Sharply, keenly, in a piercing manner
- 言い放っ
- iihanaт(te) — Declared bluntly, stated something boldly and curtly
- ついて来い
- tsuite koi — Follow me; command to come along
- 船尾
- senbi — Stern, the rear end of a ship
- 方
- hō — Direction, way, or side toward something
- へ
- e — Directional particle meaning 'toward' or 'to'
- 進み
- susumi — Advanced, proceeded, moved forward toward a place
- 別
- betsu — Different, another, separate from what was mentioned
- 上っ
- nobot(te) — Climbed up, ascended stairs or a slope
- 向かい
- mukai — Facing, opposite side, or heading toward
- ドア
- doa — Door, an entrance to a room or space
- 鍵
- kagi — Key or lock for a door or container
- 開け
- ake — Opened, unlocked, made accessible by opening
- 船長室
- senchōshitsu — Captain's cabin or quarters aboard a ship
- 案内
- annai — Guidance, leading someone to a place
- し
- shi — Conjunctive form of suru; did or connecting actions
- そこ
- soko — There, that place slightly removed from speaker
- 椅子
- isu — Chair, a seat for one person to sit
- 一つ
- hitotsu — One thing; the number one for objects
- 腰
- koshi — Waist, hips, or lower back area
- 下ろし
- oroshi — Lowered, set down, dropped into position
- も
- mo — Also, too; inclusive particle adding to list
- 気軽
- kigaru — Casual, easygoing, without hesitation or formality
- もう
- mō — Already, anymore, or an expression of exasperation
- 身
- mi — One's body, oneself, or one's person
- 沈め
- shizume — Sank down, lowered oneself into a seat
- いったい
- ittai — What on earth; intensifier expressing strong surprise
- 全体
- zentai — Whole, entire, overall; used for emphasis here
- どういう
- dō iu — What kind of, what sort of meaning
- つもり
- tsumori — Intention, plan, or what one intends to do
- だっ
- dat(te) — Past copula; was, it was (casual form)
- ん
- n — Sentence-final particle seeking explanation or emphasis
- 切り出し
- kiridashi — Broached a subject, opened or started a conversation
- お前
- omae — You; informal, sometimes rough second-person pronoun
- 俺
- ore — I, me; rough masculine first-person pronoun
- 言っ
- it(te) — Said, spoke, uttered words to someone
- とき
- toki — Time, moment, or when something occurs
- 立て
- tate — Stand up; imperative command to rise
- 何
- nani — What; interrogative pronoun asking about something
- ごく
- goku — Extremely, very; intensifying adverb before adjectives
- ゆっくり
- yukkuri — Slowly, at a leisurely or unhurried pace
- 立ち上がっ
- tachiagat(te) — Stood up, rose from a seated position
- 顎
- ago — Jaw or chin on a person's face
- ます
- masu — Polite verb ending used in formal speech
- 固く
- kataku — Firmly, rigidly, in a hard or tense manner
- 引き締まり
- hikishimari — Tightened, became taut or firm in expression
- 表情
- hyōjō — Facial expression, the look on one's face
- 険しく
- kewashiku — Sternly, fiercely, with a harsh expression
- なっ
- nat(te) — Became, turned into a certain state
- 賭け
- kake — Bet, gamble, or a risky wager
- 出
- de — Coming out, emerging, or appearing from somewhere
- き
- ki — Came; past form of kuru (to come)
- ああ
- ā — Ah, oh; interjection expressing realization or acknowledgment
- い
- i — Short form of iru; to be or exist
- ない
- nai — Not exist, negation of a verb or adjective
- 確かに
- tashika ni — Certainly, surely, without doubt indeed
- そう
- sō — That's right, so, in that way
- だが
- daga — But, however; conjunctive showing contrast
- 豚
- buta — Pig; also used as an insult for someone
- よう
- yō — Like, as if; resemblance or manner expression
- 扱っ
- atsukат(te) — Treated, handled, dealt with someone or something
- 逃げ切れる
- nigekireru — Able to escape completely, get away successfully
- でも
- demo — Even, or, but; concessive or contrastive particle
- 思っ
- omot(te) — Thought, believed, considered something to be true
- なら
- nara — If, in that case; conditional conjunctive particle
- 目
- me — Eye, eyes; the organ of vision
- みるみる
- mirumiru — Visibly, rapidly, right before one's eyes
- 細く
- hosoku — Narrowly, thinly; becoming slender or squinted
- いく
- iku — To go; also indicates progressive change over time
- 実に
- jitsu ni — Truly, indeed, really; emphatic adverb of genuineness
- 見物
- kenbutsu — Spectacle, sightseeing, something worth observing
- まるで
- marude — Just like, as if; strong comparison adverb
- 奥
- oku — Depths, far interior, back of a space
- 引っ込ん
- hikkon(de) — Receded, retreated, drew back inward
- いき
- iki — Going; conjunctive indicating something goes progressively
- 深い
- fukai — Deep, profound, having great depth or intensity
- 眉
- mayu — Eyebrow, the hair above the eye
- 陰
- kage — Shadow, shade, dark area blocking light
- から
- kara — From, since; particle indicating origin or cause
- 輝く
- kagayaku — To shine, glitter, radiate bright light
- 光
- hikari — Light, radiance, or a beam of brightness
- 点
- ten — Point, dot, or small spot of light
- なる
- naru — To become, to turn into a state
- か
- ka — Question particle at end of a sentence
- それ
- sore — That, referring to something near the listener
- 冷たく
- tsumetaku — Coldly, in an emotionally distant or frigid manner
- 無関心
- mukanshin — Indifferent, unconcerned, showing no interest or care
- な
- na — Adjectival ending or sentence-final emotional particle
- 視線
- shisen — Gaze, line of sight, one's look or stare
- 真正面
- masshōmen — Directly in front, straight ahead face-to-face
- ぶつかっ
- butsуkat(te) — Collided, ran into, clashed with something
- 手強い
- tegowai — Tough, formidable, difficult to deal with
- 男
- otoko — Man, male person, a guy
- 答え
- kotae — Answer, response, reply to a question
- ず
- zu — Without doing; negative conjunctive verb form
- ただ
- tada — Just, merely, only, simply doing something
- エンジン
- enjin — Engine, motor powering a vehicle or ship
- 唸り音
- unari oto — Rumbling sound, a deep droning or growling noise
- 耳
- mimi — Ear; the organ used for hearing sound
- 澄ませ
- Strained one's ears to listen attentively
- 推進
- suishin — Propulsion, driving force that moves something forward
- する
- suru — To do; the most basic action verb
- 力
- chikara — Strength, power, force, or ability
- 意志
- ishi — Will, determination, strong personal intention
- 一部
- ichibu — A part, portion, or section of something
- あり
- ari — There is, exists; classical or formal form
- 鋼鉄
- kōtetsu — Steel, strong iron alloy used in construction
- でき
- deki — Made of, constructed from a material
- 何か
- nanika — Something, anything; an unspecified thing or matter
- 思わ
- omowa — Thought of, perceived as; passive or negative base
- れ
- re — Passive or spontaneous auxiliary verb suffix
- そして
- soshite — And then, and so; conjunctive connecting sentences
- この
- kono — This, referring to something close to the speaker
- 上
- ue — Above, top, over, on top of something
- 王
- ō — King, ruler, monarch of a kingdom
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