Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 1

English → Japanese CHAPTER I Level 7/10

There was no possibility of taking a walk that day.

その日は散歩に出る可能性など全くなかった。

We had been wandering, indeed, in the leafless shrubbery an hour in the morning; but since dinner (Mrs. Reed, when there was no company, dined early) the cold winter wind had brought with it clouds so sombre, and a rain so penetrating, that further outdoor exercise was now out of the question.

午前中は一時間ほど、葉の落ちた茂みの中を確かにさまよっていた。しかし夕食以来（リード夫人は客のいない時には早めに食事をとった）、冬の冷たい風が暗い雲と激しい雨をもたらし、これ以上戸外で体を動かすことはもはや問題外となっていた。

I was glad of it: I never liked long walks, especially on chilly afternoons: dreadful to me was the coming home in the raw twilight, with nipped fingers and toes, and a heart saddened by the chidings of Bessie, the nurse, and humbled by the consciousness of my physical inferiority to Eliza, John, and Georgiana Reed.

私はそれをありがたく思った。長い散歩は好きではなかった。特に肌寒い午後は。薄ら寒い夕暮れ時に、かじかんだ指と爪先を抱えて帰宅することは私にとって恐ろしいことだった。乳母のベッシーの叱責に心を沈め、エライザ、ジョン、ジョージアナ・リードに比べて自分の体が劣っているという意識に打ちのめされながら。

The said Eliza, John, and Georgiana were now clustered round their mama in the drawing-room: she lay reclined on a sofa by the fireside, and with her darlings about her (for the time neither quarrelling nor crying) looked perfectly happy.

件のエライザ、ジョン、ジョージアナは今、客間で母親の周りに集まっていた。母親は暖炉のそばのソファに横たわり、可愛い子供たちを周りに（その時はけんかも泣きもしていなかった）、まるで幸せそうに見えた。

Me, she had dispensed from joining the group; saying, "She regretted to be under the necessity of keeping me at a distance; but that until she heard from Bessie, and could discover by her own observation, that I was endeavouring in good earnest to acquire a more sociable and childlike disposition, a more attractive and sprightly manner—something lighter, franker, more natural, as it were—she really must exclude me from privileges intended only for contented, happy, little children."

私は、そのグループに加わることを免除されていた。夫人は言った。「私をよそに置かざるを得ないことは残念だけれど、ベッシーから話を聞き、自分の目で確かめて、あなたがもっと社交的で子供らしい気質を、もっと愛らしく活発な態度を――もっと軽やかで、率直で、自然なものを――身につけようと真剣に努力しているとわかるまでは、満足していて幸せな子供たちだけに与えられる特権から、あなたを除外しなければならないのです。」

"What does Bessie say I have done?" I asked.

「ベッシーは私が何をしたと言っているの？」と私は尋ねた。

Vocabulary

その: sono — That (adjective modifying a noun nearby).
日: hi — Day; sun; a specific calendar day.
は: wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.
散歩: sanpo — A walk; leisurely stroll outdoors.
に: ni — Direction, location, or purpose particle.
出る: deru — To go out; to exit; to appear.
可能性: kanousei — Possibility; likelihood; potential for something.
など: nado — Et cetera; and so on; such as.
全く: mattaku — Completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all.
なかった: nakatta — Past tense negative: there was not.
午前中: gozennaka — During the morning hours; in the forenoon.
一: ichi — The number one; first.
時間: jikan — Time; an hour; a period of time.
ほど: hodo — About; approximately; to the extent of.
葉: ha — Leaf; leaves of a plant or tree.
の: no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns.
落ち: ochi — Falling; dropping; to fall down (stem form).
た: ta — Past tense grammatical suffix in Japanese.
茂み: shigemi — Thicket; dense bushes or undergrowth.
中: naka — Inside; within; the middle of something.
を: wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.
確か: tashika — Certainly; surely; if I recall correctly.
さまよっ: samayot(te) — Wandering; roaming aimlessly (conjunctive form).
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.
い: i — Auxiliary verb stem indicating ongoing state.
しかし: shikashi — However; but; nevertheless; a conjunctive.
夕食: yuushoku — Dinner; the evening meal.
以来: irai — Since; ever since a certain point in time.
夫人: fujin — Madam; Mrs.; a married woman of status.
客: kyaku — Guest; visitor; customer.
いない: inai — Not present; not there (for living things).
時: toki — Time; moment; when something occurs.
早め: hayame — Early; a little earlier than usual.
食事: shokuji — A meal; eating; dining.
とっ: tot(te) — Taking; having (a meal) — conjunctive form.
冬: fuyu — Winter; the coldest season of the year.
冷たい: tsumetai — Cold to the touch; chilly; emotionally cold.
風: kaze — Wind; breeze; a current of air.
が: ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.
暗い: kurai — Dark; gloomy; dim in light or mood.
雲: kumo — Cloud; clouds in the sky.
と: to — And; with; a connecting particle.
激しい: hageshii — Intense; fierce; violent; severe.
雨: ame — Rain; rainfall.
もたらし: motarashi — Bringing about; causing; producing (conjunctive form).
これ: kore — This; this thing (proximal demonstrative pronoun).
以上: ijou — More than; beyond; no longer; above that.
戸外: kogai — Outdoors; outside; in the open air.
で: de — Location or means particle; at, by, with.
体: karada — Body; one's physical body.
動かす: ugokasu — To move something; to set in motion.
こと: koto — Thing; matter; fact (nominalizer for verbs).
もはや: mohaya — No longer; already; by now (formal).
問題外: mondaigai — Out of the question; beyond consideration entirely.
なっ: nat(te) — Became; turned into (conjunctive form of なる).
私: watashi — I; me; the first-person pronoun.
それ: sore — That; that thing (medial demonstrative pronoun).
ありがたく: arigataku — Gratefully; thankfully; with appreciation (adverbial form).
思っ: omot(te) — Thinking; feeling; considering (conjunctive form).
長い: nagai — Long; lengthy in time or distance.
好き: suki — Liking; fond of; a favorite thing.
なかっ: nakat(te) — Was not; did not exist (conjunctive past negative).
特に: toku ni — Especially; particularly; in particular.
肌寒い: hadasamui — Chilly; slightly cold on the skin.
午後: gogo — Afternoon; post-meridiem (PM).
薄ら寒い: usu-rasa mui — Slightly chilly; faintly cold and eerie.
夕暮れ: yuugure — Dusk; twilight; early evening.
かじかん: kajikan — Numbed with cold (conjunctive form of かじかむ).
だ: da — Copula; plain-form verb meaning 'is/was'.
指: yubi — Finger; toe; a digit of the hand.
爪先: tsumasaki — Tiptoe; the tips of the toes.
抱え: kakae — Holding; carrying; bearing (conjunctive form).
帰宅: kitaku — Returning home; arriving back home.
する: suru — To do; to perform; general action verb.
恐ろしい: osoroshii — Terrible; dreadful; frightening; awful.
だっ: dat(te) — Was; past copula (conjunctive form of だ).
乳母: uba — Wet nurse; nursemaid caring for a child.
叱責: shisseki — Scolding; reprimand; a stern rebuke.
心: kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; one's inner self.
沈め: shizume — Sinking; weighing down; depressing (conjunctive form).
比べ: kurabe — Comparing; in comparison (conjunctive form).
自分: jibun — Oneself; one's own self; myself.
劣っ: otot(te) — Being inferior; falling short (conjunctive form).
いる: iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings).
という: to iu — Called; known as; the fact that.
意識: ishiki — Consciousness; awareness; sense of something.
打ち: uchi — Striking; hitting; a blow (conjunctive form).
れ: re — Passive grammatical suffix in Japanese.
ながら: nagara — While doing; simultaneously; even though.
件: ken — Matter; affair; item; the said thing.
今: ima — Now; at this moment; currently.
客間: kyakuma — Guest room; parlor; sitting room.
母親: hahaoya — Mother; one's female parent.
周り: mawari — Surroundings; around; nearby area.
集まっ: atsumat(te) — Gathered; assembled together (conjunctive form).
暖炉: danro — Fireplace; hearth; a source of warmth indoors.
そば: soba — Beside; near; close to something.
ソファ: sofa — Sofa; couch; an upholstered seating piece.
横たわり: yokotawari — Lying down; reclining (conjunctive form).
可愛い: kawaii — Cute; adorable; lovable; charming.
子供: kodomo — Child; children; a young person.
たち: tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
けんか: kenka — Quarrel; fight; argument; squabble.
も: mo — Also; too; even; addition particle.
泣き: naki — Crying; weeping (conjunctive or noun form).
し: shi — And; what's more (listing conjunction particle).
まるで: marude — Just like; as if; completely (before simile).
幸せ: shiawase — Happiness; good fortune; being happy.
そう: sou — Seeming; appearing; looks like that way.
見え: mie — Appearing; looking; seeming (conjunctive form).
グループ: guruupu — Group; a collection of people together.
加わる: kuwawaru — To join; to be added; to participate.
免除: menjo — Exemption; being excused from something.
さ: sa — Nominalizing suffix; casualizing sentence-ending particle.
言っ: it(te) — Said; told; spoke (conjunctive form of 言う).
よそ: yoso — Another place; elsewhere; strangers; outside.
置か: oka — Placing; putting aside (negative conjunctive stem).
ざる: zaru — Negative attributive form; cannot but do.
得ない: enai — Cannot help but; unable to avoid doing.
残念: zannen — Regrettable; unfortunate; a pity; too bad.
けれど: keredo — But; however; although (softer conjunction).
から: kara — From; because; after; starting point particle.
話: hanashi — Talk; story; conversation; a topic.
聞き: kiki — Listening; hearing (conjunctive or noun form).
目: me — Eye; sight; viewpoint; a look.
確かめ: tashikame — Confirming; verifying; making sure (conjunctive form).
あなた: anata — You; the second-person pronoun (polite).
もっと: motto — More; even more; to a greater degree.
社交: shakou — Socializing; social interaction; sociability.
的: teki — Suffix meaning '-like', '-ish', or '-ic'.
らしい: rashii — Seeming; typical of; appearing to be.
気質: kishitsu — Temperament; disposition; natural character traits.
愛らしく: airashiku — Charmingly; adorably; in a lovable manner.
活発: kappatsu — Active; lively; energetic; vivacious.
な: na — Adjectival linking particle (for na-adjectives).
態度: taido — Attitude; manner; bearing; behavior toward others.
軽やか: karoyaka — Light; airy; cheerful; nimble in manner.
率直: sotchoku — Frank; candid; straightforward; direct in speech.
自然: shizen — Natural; nature; spontaneous; without artificiality.
もの: mono — Thing; object; nominalizing expression for concepts.
身: mi — Body; oneself; one's person or situation.
つけよ: tsukeyo — Acquire; attach (volitional imperative stem form).
う: u — Volitional suffix: let's; shall; will do.
真剣: shinken — Serious; earnest; in good faith; genuine.
努力: doryoku — Effort; endeavor; hard work toward a goal.
わかる: wakaru — To understand; to become clear; to know.
まで: made — Until; up to; as far as; by the time.
満足: manzoku — Satisfaction; contentment; being satisfied.
だけ: dake — Only; just; merely; limited to that amount.
与え: atae — Giving; granting; providing (conjunctive form).
られる: rareru — Passive or potential auxiliary verb suffix.
特権: tokken — Privilege; special right; prerogative.
除外: jogai — Exclusion; exception; being left out.
なけれ: nakere — Must (conditional negative stem of ない).
ば: ba — Conditional particle: if; when; provided that.
なら: nara — If it is; in that case; conditional form.
ない: nai — Negative auxiliary: not; does not exist.
です: desu — Polite copula: is; am; are (formal register).
何: nani — What; which thing; an interrogative pronoun.
尋ね: tazune — Asking; inquiring; questioning (conjunctive form).

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