Heart of Darkness — Page 7

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Imagine him here—the very end of the world, a sea the colour of lead, a sky the colour of smoke, a kind of ship about as rigid as a concertina—and going up this river with stores, or orders, or what you like.

彼がここにいる様子を想像してみてほしい――世界の果て、鉛色の海、煙色の空、コンサーティナと同じくらい頼りない船――そして食糧や命令やら何やらを積んで、この川を遡っていくのだ。

Sand-banks, marshes, forests, savages,—precious little to eat fit for a civilized man, nothing but Thames water to drink.

砂洲、湿地、森、野蛮人――文明人にふさわしい食べ物はほとんどなく、飲み物といえばテムズ川の水だけだ。

No Falernian wine here, no going ashore.

ここにはファレルヌスのワインもなければ、上陸することもできない。

Here and there a military camp lost in a wilderness, like a needle in a bundle of hay—cold, fog, tempests, disease, exile, and death—death skulking in the air, in the water, in the bush.

荒野の中に点在する野営地は、干し草の山の中の針のようで――寒さ、霧、嵐、病気、追放、そして死――死が空に、水に、藪の中に潜んでいた。

They must have been dying like flies here.

ここでは人々がハエのように死んでいったに違いない。

Oh, yes—he did it.

ああ、そうだ――彼はやり遂げた。

Did it very well, too, no doubt, and without thinking much about it either, except afterwards to brag of what he had gone through in his time, perhaps.

おそらく非常にうまくやり遂げ、それについてあまり深く考えることもなかったのだろう――後になって自分が経験したことを自慢する以外は。

They were men enough to face the darkness.

彼らは暗闇に立ち向かうだけの気概を持った男たちだった。

And perhaps he was cheered by keeping his eye on a chance of promotion to the fleet at Ravenna by and by, if he had good friends in Rome and survived the awful climate.

そして、もしローマに有力な友人がいて、この過酷な気候を生き延びることができれば、いつかラヴェンナの艦隊に昇進できるという望みに目を向けることで、彼は励まされていたのかもしれない。

Or think of a decent young citizen in a toga—perhaps too much dice, you know—coming out here in the train of some prefect, or tax-gatherer, or trader even, to mend his fortunes.

あるいは、トーガをまとった品のある若い市民を思い浮かべてほしい――賭け事に使い込みすぎたのかもしれないが――何らかの総督や徴税人、あるいは商人の随行者としてここへやって来て、身を立て直そうとしている姿を。

Vocabulary

彼: kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun.
が: ga — Subject marker particle.
ここ: koko — Here; this place.
に: ni — Location or direction particle: at, in, to.
いる: iru — To exist; to be (animate beings).
様子: yōsu — Appearance, situation, or state of affairs.
を: wo — Direct object marker particle.
想像: sōzō — Imagination; to imagine or picture mentally.
し: shi — Conjunctive form of suru (to do).
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting actions or clauses.
み: mi — Try doing (stem of miru as auxiliary).
ほしい: hoshii — Want (someone to do something); desirable.
世界: sekai — The world; entire globe or realm.
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.
果て: hate — The end, edge, or furthest point.
鉛色: namari-iro — Lead color; dull grayish hue.
海: umi — Sea or ocean.
煙色: kemuri-iro — Smoky color; gray like smoke.
空: sora — Sky; the heavens above.
と: to — And; with; quotation particle.
同じ: onaji — Same; identical; equal in nature.
くらい: kurai — About; approximately; to the degree of.
頼りない: tayorinai — Unreliable; frail; lacking dependability or strength.
船: fune — Ship or boat; vessel for water travel.
そして: soshite — And then; furthermore; connecting conjunction.
食糧: shokuryō — Food supplies; provisions for sustenance.
や: ya — And (non-exhaustive list particle).
命令: meirei — Order or command; directive from authority.
やら: yara — And such things; expressing vague enumeration.
何やら: nani yara — Something or other; various unspecified things.
積ん: tsun — Stack or load (conjunctive form of tsumu).
で: de — By means of; at; conjunctive particle.
この: kono — This (modifies a following noun).
川: kawa — River; flowing body of fresh water.
遡っ: sakanobotte — Go upstream; travel against a river's current.
いく: iku — To go; auxiliary indicating progressive action.
だ: da — Copula; plain form of desu (is/are).
砂洲: sasu — Sandbar; shallow ridge of sand in water.
湿地: shitchi — Wetland; marshy, waterlogged ground.
森: mori — Forest or woods; dense tree growth.
野蛮人: yabanjin — Barbarian; uncivilized or savage person.
文明人: bunmeijin — Civilized person; one of cultured society.
ふさわしい: fusawashii — Suitable, fitting, or appropriate for something.
食べ物: tabemono — Food; things to eat.
は: wa — Topic marker particle.
ほとんど: hotondo — Almost; hardly any; mostly.
なく: naku — Without; lacking (conjunctive negative form).
飲み物: nomimono — Beverage; something to drink.
いえ: ie — To say; or rather; well (interjection).
ば: ba — Conditional particle: if, when.
水: mizu — Water; plain drinking water.
だけ: dake — Only; just; limited to.
ワイン: wain — Wine; fermented grape beverage.
も: mo — Also; too; even (inclusive particle).
なけれ: nakere — If there is not (conditional negative form).
上陸: jōriku — Landing ashore; going from sea to land.
する: suru — To do; to perform an action.
こと: koto — Thing; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.
でき: deki — Can do; be able to (stem of dekiru).
ない: nai — Not; negative form ending.
荒野: kōya — Wilderness; barren or desolate wasteland.
中: naka — Inside; middle; among.
点在: tenzai — Scattered here and there; dotted about.
野営地: yaei-chi — Military encampment; outdoor camp site.
干し草: hoshikusa — Hay; dried grass used as fodder.
山: yama — Mountain or large hill.
針: hari — Needle; sharp pointed implement.
よう: yō — Like; resembling; seems as if.
寒さ: samusa — Cold; the feeling or degree of coldness.
霧: kiri — Fog or mist; low-lying water vapor.
嵐: arashi — Storm; violent weather with wind and rain.
病気: byōki — Illness; sickness; disease.
追放: tsuihō — Exile; banishment from one's homeland.
死: shi — Death; the end of life.
藪: yabu — Thicket; dense bush or shrub growth.
潜ん: hisome — Lurking; hiding concealed (conjunctive form).
い: i — Conjunctive form of iru (to be/exist).
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary particle.
人々: hitobito — People; various persons; folks.
ハエ: hae — Fly; common flying insect.
死ん: shin — Died; conjunctive past form of shinu.
いっ: it- — Gone; conjunctive form of iku (go).
違いない: chigainai — Must be; no doubt; certainly.
ああ: aa — Ah; oh; exclamation of realization or feeling.
そう: sō — So; that way; in such a manner.
やり遂げ: yaritoge — Accomplish; see through to completion.
おそらく: osoraku — Probably; most likely; presumably.
非常: hijō — Extremely; very; extraordinary degree.
うまく: umaku — Skillfully; successfully; well done.
それ: sore — That; referring to something nearby or mentioned.
ついて: tsuite — Concerning; about; regarding a topic.
あまり: amari — Not very; too much; excessively.
深く: fukaku — Deeply; profoundly; to a great depth.
考える: kangaeru — To think; to consider; to reflect on.
なかっ: nakat- — Did not (past negative conjunctive form).
だろう: darō — Probably; I suppose; expressing conjecture.
後: nochi / go — After; later; subsequent time.
なっ: nat- — Became; conjunctive past form of naru.
自分: jibun — Oneself; one's own self.
経験: keiken — Experience; personal knowledge from events.
自慢: jiman — Boasting; pride in one's own achievement.
以外: igai — Other than; except for; besides.
彼ら: karera — They; those people (masculine or mixed group).
暗闇: kurayami — Darkness; pitch-black environment.
立ち向かう: tachimukau — To confront; to face up to a challenge.
気概: kigai — Spirit; grit; indomitable determination.
持っ: mot- — Have; hold (conjunctive past form of motsu).
男たち: otoko-tachi — Men; a group of males.
だっ: dat- — Were; conjunctive past form of da.
もし: moshi — If; supposing that (hypothetical marker).
有力: yūryoku — Influential; powerful; having great clout.
な: na — Adjectival copula particle (na-adjective connector).
友人: yūjin — Friend; companion; personal acquaintance.
いて: ite — Being present (conjunctive form of iru).
過酷: kakoku — Harsh; severe; extremely tough conditions.
気候: kikō — Climate; general weather conditions of a region.
生き延びる: ikinobiru — To survive; to live through hardship.
できれ: dekire — If able to; conditional form of dekiru.
いつか: itsuka — Someday; at some point in time.
艦隊: kantai — Fleet; group of naval warships.
昇進: shōshin — Promotion; advancement to a higher rank.
できる: dekiru — To be able to; can do.
いう: iu — To say; to be called.
望み: nozomi — Hope; wish; aspiration.
目: me — Eye; vision; point of focus.
向ける: mukeru — To turn toward; to direct one's gaze.
励まさ: hagemasa — Be encouraged; be spurred on (passive stem).
れ: re — Passive or potential auxiliary suffix.
かも: kamo — Maybe; perhaps (short form of kamoshirenai).
しれ: shire — Might be; conditional of shiru/shirenai.
あるいは: aruiwa — Or; alternatively; on the other hand.
まとっ: matot- — Wearing; draped in (conjunctive of matou).
品: hin — Grace; refinement; dignified quality.
ある: aru — To have; to exist (inanimate); there is.
若い: wakai — Young; youthful in age.
市民: shimin — Citizen; member of a city or state.
思い浮かべ: omoiukabe — Conjure up; picture in one's mind.
賭け事: kakegoto — Gambling; betting; wagering activities.
使い込み: tsuikomi — Embezzlement; misappropriating entrusted funds.
すぎ: sugi — Too much; excessive degree (suffix).
何らか: naniraka — Some kind of; some sort of.
総督: sōtoku — Governor-general; high colonial administrator.
徴税人: chōzeinin — Tax collector; official who collects taxes.
商人: shōnin — Merchant; trader; businessperson.
随行者: zuikōsha — Attendant; person accompanying an official.
して: shite — As; doing (conjunctive form of suru).
へ: e — Directional particle: toward, to.
やって来: yatteki — Came along; arrived; showed up.
身: mi — One's body; oneself; personal situation.
立て直そ: tatenaoaso — Rebuild; restore; try to recover one's standing.
う: u — Volitional suffix: let's; I will; shall.
姿: sugata — Figure; appearance; shape of a person.

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