Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 6
She began to talk with animation and excitement.
彼女は生き生きと興奮しながら話し始めた。
Nora knew exactly what she was going to say.
ノーラは彼女が何を言おうとしているか正確にわかっていた。
She had heard the story so often; but, although she had heard it hundreds and thousands of times, she was never tired of listening to the history of a trim life of which she knew absolutely nothing.
その話は何度も聞いたことがあった。しかし、何百回、何千回と聞いていても、自分がまったく知らない整然とした生活の話を聞くことに飽きることはなかった。
The orderly, well-dressed servants, the punctual meals, the good and abundant food, the nice dresses, the parties, the solid education, the discipline so foreign to her own existence, all--all held their proper fascination.
きちんとした身なりの使用人たち、時間通りの食事、豊かで質の良い食べ物、素敵なドレス、パーティー、しっかりとした教育、自分の生活とはまったく異なる規律、そのすべてが、それぞれにふさわしい魅力を持っていた。
But although she listened with delight to these stories of a bygone time, she never envied her mother those periods of prosperity.
しかし、過ぎ去った時代のこれらの話を喜んで聞いていても、彼女は母親のそのような繁栄の時代をうらやましいと思ったことは一度もなかった。
Such a life would have been a prison to her; so she thought, although she never spoke her thought aloud.
そのような生活は彼女にとって牢獄も同然だっただろう。彼女はそう思っていたが、その考えを声に出して言ったことは一度もなかった。
Mrs. O'Shanaghgan began the old tale to-night, telling it with a little more _verve_ even than usual.
オシャナガン夫人は今夜もその古い話を始め、いつも以上に少し生き生きとした勢いで語った。
She ended at last with a sigh.
彼女はついにため息とともに話を終えた。
"Oh, the beautiful old times!" she said.
「ああ、あの美しい昔の時代！」と彼女は言った。
"But you didn't know father then," answered Nora, a frown coming to her brows, and an angry feeling for a moment visiting her warm heart.
「でも、あの頃はお父さんのことをご存じなかったでしょう」とノーラは答え、眉をひそめ、温かい心に一瞬怒りの感情が湧き上がった。
"You didn't have father, nor Nora, nor Terry."
「お父さんも、ノーラも、テリーもいなかったんですから。」
"Of course not, darling, and you make up for much; but, Nora dear, although I love my husband and my children, I hate this country.
「もちろんそうよ、あなた、あなたたちは多くを補ってくれている。でもね、ノーラ、夫も子供たちも愛しているけれど、私はこの国が嫌いよ。
I hate it!"
嫌いなの！」
"Don't, mother," said Nora, with a look of pain.
「やめて、お母さん」とノーラは苦しげな表情で言った。
She started to her feet.
彼女はさっと立ち上がった。
Vocabulary
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; girlfriend
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle
- 生き生き
- iki-iki — Vividly; with energy and liveliness
- と
- to — And; with; quotation particle
- 興奮
- kōfun — Excitement; agitation; being worked up
- ながら
- nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions
- 話し
- hanashi — Talk; speaking; story (stem form)
- 始め
- hajime — Beginning; to start something
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle
- 何
- nani — What; which thing
- を
- wo — Object marker particle
- いる
- iru — To exist; to be (animate beings)
- か
- ka — Question particle; whether
- 正確
- seikaku — Accurate; precise; exactly correct
- に
- ni — Direction, location, or manner particle
- わかっ
- wakatt- — Understood; stem of wakaru (to understand)
- その
- sono — That; the (near listener)
- 話
- hanashi — Story; talk; conversation
- 何度
- nando — Many times; how many times
- も
- mo — Also; too; even; as many as
- 聞い
- kii- — Stem of kiku (to listen, to hear)
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; matter (nominalizer)
- しかし
- shikashi — However; but; nevertheless
- 何百
- nanhyaku — Hundreds; several hundred times
- 回
- kai — Counter for number of times
- 何千
- nansen — Thousands; several thousand times
- 自分
- jibun — Oneself; one's own self
- まったく
- mattaku — Completely; utterly; not at all (with negative)
- 知ら
- shira- — Stem of shiru (to know)
- ない
- nai — Negative auxiliary; not; does not exist
- 整然
- seizen — Orderly; well-organized; systematic
- 生活
- seikatsu — Life; daily living; lifestyle
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle
- 聞く
- kiku — To listen; to hear; to ask
- 飽きる
- akiru — To get tired of; to become bored
- きちんと
- kichinto — Neatly; properly; in order
- 身なり
- minari — One's appearance; dress; attire
- 使用人
- shiyōnin — Servant; employee; domestic worker
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate things
- 時間
- jikan — Time; hour; duration
- 通り
- tōri — As per; according to; street
- 食事
- shokuji — Meal; dining; eating
- 豊か
- yutaka — Abundant; rich; plentiful
- で
- de — At; by means of; conjunctive te-form of desu
- 質
- shitsu — Quality; nature; character
- 良い
- yoi — Good; fine; excellent
- 食べ物
- tabemono — Food; things to eat
- 素敵
- suteki — Wonderful; lovely; splendid
- な
- na — Adjectival particle for na-adjectives
- ドレス
- doresu — Dress; formal gown (loanword)
- パーティー
- pātī — Party; social gathering (loanword)
- しっかり
- shikkari — Firmly; properly; steadily
- 教育
- kyōiku — Education; upbringing; schooling
- 異なる
- kotonaru — To differ; to be different; to vary
- 規律
- kiritsu — Discipline; rules; order; regulation
- すべて
- subete — All; everything; entirely
- それぞれ
- sorezore — Each; respectively; individually
- ふさわしい
- fusawashii — Suitable; appropriate; fitting
- 魅力
- miryoku — Charm; appeal; attractiveness
- 持っ
- mott- — Stem of motsu (to hold, to have)
- 過ぎ去っ
- sugisatt- — Passed by; gone by (of time)
- 時代
- jidai — Era; age; period; epoch
- これら
- korera — These (plural demonstrative pronoun)
- 喜ん
- yokon- — Stem of yorokobu (to be happy, glad)
- 母親
- hahaoya — Mother; one's own mother
- よう
- yō — Like; as if; it seems; appearance
- 繁栄
- han'ei — Prosperity; flourishing; thriving
- うらやましい
- urayamashii — Enviable; jealousy-inducing; desirable
- 思っ
- omott- — Stem of omou (to think, to feel)
- 一度
- ichido — Once; one time; at one point
- とっ
- tott- — Stem of toru (to take, to get)
- 牢獄
- rōgoku — Prison; jail; dungeon
- 同然
- dōzen — Same as; equivalent to; no different from
- だろ
- daro — Probably; I suppose; volitional of da
- そう
- sō — So; that way; like that
- 考え
- kangae — Thought; idea; thinking; opinion
- 声
- koe — Voice; sound produced by a person
- 出し
- dashi- — Stem of dasu (to put out, to produce)
- 言っ
- itt- — Stem of iu (to say, to speak)
- 夫人
- fujin — Mrs.; wife; lady; madam
- 今夜
- konya — Tonight; this evening
- 古い
- furui — Old; aged; antiquated
- いつも
- itsumo — Always; usually; habitually
- 以上
- ijō — More than; above; beyond; that is all
- 少し
- sukoshi — A little; a few; slightly
- 勢い
- ikioi — Force; vigor; momentum; energy
- 語っ
- katatt- — Stem of kataru (to tell, to narrate)
- ついに
- tsui ni — Finally; at last; in the end
- ため息
- tameiki — Sigh; a deep exhalation of breath
- とも
- tomo — With; together; both; even (particle)
- 終え
- oe- — Stem of oeru (to finish, to end)
- ああ
- ā — Ah; oh; alas (exclamation of emotion)
- あの
- ano — That (over there); those (distant)
- 美しい
- utsukushii — Beautiful; lovely; pretty
- 昔
- mukashi — Long ago; old days; the past
- でも
- demo — But; however; even so
- 頃
- koro — Around; about; time; period
- お父さん
- otōsan — Father; dad (polite form)
- ご存じ
- gozonji — You know; honorific form of shiru (to know)
- でしょ
- desho — Right?; probably; isn't it (casual)
- 答え
- kotae — Answer; response; reply
- 眉
- mayu — Eyebrow; brow
- ひそめ
- hisome- — To furrow (brows); stem of hisomeru
- 温かい
- atatakai — Warm; friendly; kind-hearted
- 心
- kokoro — Heart; mind; spirit; feelings
- 一瞬
- isshun — An instant; a moment; a split second
- 怒り
- ikari — Anger; rage; fury
- 感情
- kanjō — Emotion; feeling; sentiment
- 湧き上がっ
- wakiagatt- — Welled up; surged (of emotions)
- ん
- n — Explanatory or softening sentence-final particle
- です
- desu — Polite copula; is; am; are
- から
- kara — Because; from; after
- もちろん
- mochiron — Of course; certainly; naturally
- よ
- yo — Assertive sentence-final particle
- あなた
- anata — You (second person pronoun)
- 多く
- ōku — Many; much; a lot
- 補っ
- oginatt- — Stem of oginau (to supplement, make up for)
- くれ
- kure- — Give (to me); stem of kureru
- ね
- ne — Right?; isn't it? (seeking agreement)
- 夫
- otto — Husband; one's own husband
- 子供
- kodomo — Child; children; kids
- 愛し
- aishi- — Stem of aisu (to love deeply)
- けれど
- keredo — But; although; however (conjunction)
- 私
- watashi — I; me (first person pronoun)
- この
- kono — This (near speaker demonstrative)
- 国
- kuni — Country; nation; land
- 嫌い
- kirai — Dislike; hate; aversion
- やめ
- yame- — Stem of yameru (to stop, to quit)
- お母さん
- okāsan — Mother; mom (polite form)
- 苦しげ
- kurushige — Appearing pained; looking anguished
- 表情
- hyōjō — Facial expression; look on one's face
- さっと
- satto — Swiftly; suddenly; in a flash
- 立ち上がっ
- tachiagatt- — Rose up; stood up quickly (past stem)
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