History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 — Page 13
Guizot goes on to state his own impressions on reading Gibbon's history, and no authority will have greater weight with those to whom the extent and accuracy of his historical researches are known:—
ギゾーはギボンの歴史書を読んだ自身の印象を述べ続けており、その歴史的研究の範囲と正確さを知る者たちにとって、これ以上の権威はないであろう。
"After a first rapid perusal, which allowed me to feel nothing but the interest of a narrative, always animated, and, notwithstanding its extent and the variety of objects which it makes to pass before the view, always perspicuous, I entered upon a minute examination of the details of which it was composed;
「最初に速読した際には、常に生き生きとしており、その長さと目の前に次々と現れる対象の多様さにもかかわらず、常に明快な叙述の面白さしか感じられなかったが、その後、構成する細部の詳細な検討に入った。
and the opinion which I then formed was, I confess, singularly severe.
そして、そのときに形成した意見は、告白するが、異常なほど厳しいものであった。
I discovered, in certain chapters, errors which appeared to me sufficiently important and numerous to make me believe that they had been written with extreme negligence;
ある章では、極めて不注意に書かれたと思わせるほど重要かつ多数の誤りを発見した。
in others, I was struck with a certain tinge of partiality and prejudice, which imparted to the exposition of the facts that want of truth and justice, which the English express by their happy term _misrepresentation_.
別の章では、ある種の偏向と偏見の色合いに強い印象を受けたが、それが事実の説明に真実と公正さの欠如をもたらしており、英語ではその的確な言葉「ミスリプレゼンテーション」と表現されるものであった。
Some imperfect (_tronquées_) quotations; some passages, omitted unintentionally or designedly cast a suspicion on the honesty (_bonne foi_) of the author;
いくつかの不完全な（切り詰められた）引用、意図せずあるいは意図的に省略されたいくつかの箇所が、著者の誠実さ（善意）に疑いを投げかけた。
and his violation of the first law of history—increased to my eye by the prolonged attention with which I occupied myself with every phrase, every note, every reflection—caused me to form upon the whole work, a judgment far too rigorous.
そして、すべての文章、すべての注記、すべての考察に長時間注意を払ったことによって私の目には増幅された、歴史の第一の法則への彼の違反が、作品全体に対して、あまりにも厳格な判断を下させることになった。
After having finished my labors, I allowed some time to elapse before I reviewed the whole.
作業を終えた後、全体を見直す前にしばらく時間を置いた。
Vocabulary
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle
- の
- no — Possessive or linking particle
- 歴史書
- rekishisho — A book about history; historical work
- を
- wo — Object marker particle
- 読ん
- yon — Read (conjunctive form of 読む)
- だ
- da — Casual copula; plain form of です
- 自身
- jishin — Oneself; personally
- 印象
- inshō — Impression; feeling one gets from something
- 述べ
- nobe — State; express; describe (stem form)
- 続け
- tsuzuke — Continue doing something (stem form)
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting actions
- おり
- ori — Polite continuous form of いる
- その
- sono — That; the (demonstrative adjective)
- 歴史
- rekishi — History; the past record of events
- 的
- teki — Suffix meaning -ical, -like, or -related
- 研究
- kenkyū — Research; academic study of a subject
- 範囲
- han'i — Scope; range; extent of coverage
- と
- to — And; with (conjunction/particle)
- 正確
- seikaku — Accuracy; being correct and precise
- さ
- sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives into nouns
- 知る
- shiru — To know; to be aware of something
- 者
- mono / sha — Person; one who does something
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or recipient
- とっ
- tot(te) — For; from the perspective of (とって abbreviated)
- これ
- kore — This; this thing (proximal demonstrative)
- 以上
- ijō — More than; greater than; beyond this
- 権威
- ken'i — Authority; authoritative figure or source
- ない
- nai — Negation; does not exist; not
- で
- de — Particle indicating means, location of action
- あろ
- aro — Volitional form of ある; probably is
- う
- u — Volitional/presumptive suffix; probably; let's
- 最初
- saisho — First; the beginning; at the start
- 速読
- sokudoku — Speed reading; reading quickly through text
- し
- shi — Conjunctive form of する; and/moreover
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb
- 際
- sai — Occasion; time when something occurs
- 常
- tsune / jō — Always; constantly; at all times
- 生き生き
- ikiiki — Vivid; lively; full of energy
- 長
- naga(i) / chō — Long; lengthy (adjective stem)
- 目
- me — Eye; gaze; point of view
- 前
- mae — Before; in front of; previous
- 次々
- tsugitsugi — One after another; in succession
- 現れる
- arawareru — To appear; to emerge; to show up
- 対象
- taishō — Subject; target; object of attention
- 多様
- tayō — Diverse; varied; of many kinds
- も
- mo — Also; even; too (particle)
- かかわら
- kakawara(zu) — Despite; regardless of (stem of にもかかわらず)
- ず
- zu — Negative conjunctive form; without doing
- 明快
- meikai — Clear; lucid; easy to understand
- な
- na — Adjectival copula suffix for na-adjectives
- 叙述
- jojutsu — Description; narration; account of events
- 面白
- omoshiro(i) — Interesting; amusing; entertaining (stem form)
- しか
- shika — Only; nothing but (with negation)
- 感じ
- kanji — Feeling; sense; impression of something
- られ
- rare — Passive/potential auxiliary verb form
- なかっ
- nakatt(a) — Past negative form of ない
- が
- ga — Subject marker; but; however (particle)
- その後
- sonogo — After that; subsequently; thereafter
- 構成
- kōsei — Composition; structure; how something is organized
- する
- suru — To do; to perform an action
- 細部
- saibu — Details; minute particulars of something
- 詳細
- shōsai — Details; detailed; thorough examination
- 検討
- kentō — Examination; consideration; careful review
- 入っ
- hait(te) — Entered; went into (conjunctive form)
- そして
- soshite — And then; and; furthermore
- とき
- toki — Time; moment; when something happens
- 形成
- keisei — Formation; forming; shaping of something
- 意見
- iken — Opinion; view; one's stated position
- 告白
- kokuhaku — Confession; frank admission of something
- 異常
- ijō — Abnormal; unusual; extraordinary degree
- ほど
- hodo — To the extent of; about; as much as
- 厳し
- kibishi(i) — Strict; harsh; severe (stem form)
- い
- i — Adjective ending for i-adjectives
- もの
- mono — Thing; object; that which is
- あっ
- att(a) — Was; existed (past conjunctive of ある)
- ある
- aru — To exist; there is (for inanimate things)
- 章
- shō — Chapter; section of a book
- 極め
- kiwame — Extremely; to the utmost degree (stem)
- 不注意
- fuchūi — Carelessness; inattentiveness; lack of care
- 書か
- kaka — Written (negative/passive stem of 書く)
- れ
- re — Passive auxiliary verb form
- 思わ
- omowa — Think; feel (passive/causative stem of 思う)
- せる
- seru — Causative auxiliary; to make/let someone do
- 重要
- jūyō — Important; significant; of great consequence
- かつ
- katsu — And; moreover; simultaneously (conjunction)
- 多数
- tasū — Many; large number; majority
- 誤り
- ayamari — Error; mistake; inaccuracy
- 発見
- hakken — Discovery; finding something previously unknown
- 別
- betsu — Separate; different; another
- ある種
- aru shu — A certain kind; a type of something
- 偏向
- henkō — Bias; inclination; leaning to one side
- 偏見
- henken — Prejudice; biased view; preconception
- 色合い
- iroai — Tinge; hue; nuance; shade of meaning
- 強い
- tsuyoi — Strong; powerful; intense
- 受け
- uke — Receive; undergo (stem form of 受ける)
- それ
- sore — That; that thing (medial demonstrative)
- 事実
- jijitsu — Fact; actual truth; reality
- 説明
- setsumei — Explanation; description; account of facts
- 真実
- shinjitsu — Truth; reality; what is genuinely true
- 公正
- kōsei — Fairness; impartiality; being just
- 欠如
- ketsujo — Lack; deficiency; absence of something
- もたらし
- motarashi — Bring about; cause; produce (stem form)
- 英語
- eigo — English language
- 的確
- tekikaku — Precise; accurate; exactly appropriate
- 言葉
- kotoba — Word; language; expression; phrase
- 表現
- hyōgen — Expression; representation; way of saying something
- れる
- reru — Passive auxiliary verb suffix
- いくつか
- ikutsuka — Several; some; a few instances
- 不完全
- fukanzen — Incomplete; imperfect; lacking completeness
- 切り詰め
- kiritsume — Trimming; cutting down; truncating something
- 引用
- in'yō — Quotation; citing a source or passage
- 意図
- ito — Intention; purpose; deliberate aim
- せず
- sezu — Without doing; not doing (negative of する)
- あるいは
- aruiwa — Or; alternatively; either one
- 省略
- shōryaku — Omission; abbreviation; leaving something out
- 箇所
- kasho — Place; passage; specific location in text
- 著者
- chosha — Author; writer of a book or work
- 誠実
- seijitsu — Sincerity; honesty; faithfulness
- 善意
- zen'i — Good faith; good intentions; goodwill
- 疑い
- utagai — Doubt; suspicion; uncertainty about something
- 投げかけ
- nageake — Cast doubt; raise a question toward something
- すべて
- subete — All; everything; entirely
- 文章
- bunshō — Sentence; text; written passage
- 注記
- chūki — Annotation; note; written remark
- 考察
- kōsatsu — Consideration; examination; careful analysis
- 長時間
- chōjikan — Long time; extended period of hours
- 注意
- chūi — Attention; caution; careful consideration
- 払っ
- haratt(e) — Paid; devoted (conjunctive form of 払う)
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verb phrases
- よっ
- yot(te) — By means of; due to (te-form of よる)
- 私
- watashi — I; me; first-person pronoun
- 増幅
- zōfuku — Amplification; intensification; making larger
- 第一
- daiichi — First; number one; primary
- 法則
- hōsoku — Law; rule; principle governing something
- へ
- e — Direction particle; toward; to
- 彼
- kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun
- 違反
- ihan — Violation; breach; breaking of a rule
- 作品
- sakuhin — Work; piece; artistic or literary creation
- 全体
- zentai — Whole; entire; overall totality
- 対し
- taishi — Toward; against; in contrast to
- あまりに
- amarini — Too much; excessively; overly so
- 厳格
- genkaku — Strict; rigorous; severely demanding
- 判断
- handan — Judgment; decision; assessment of something
- 下さ
- kudasa — Give; please do (stem of 下さる/ください)
- なっ
- natt(e) — Became; turned into (conjunctive of なる)
- 作業
- sagyō — Work; task; operation; labor
- 終え
- oe — Finished; completed (stem of 終える)
- 後
- ato / go — After; later; subsequent to something
- 見直す
- minaosu — Review; reconsider; look over again
- しばらく
- shibaraku — For a while; for some time; briefly
- 時間
- jikan — Time; hour; duration of time
- 置い
- oite — Placed; set aside (conjunctive of 置く)
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