Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 4
She came in, hiding both her hands under her apron.
彼女は入ってきた。両手をエプロンの下に隠しながら。
Mrs. O'Shanaghgan uttered an impatient sigh.
オシャナガン夫人は苛立たしげなため息をついた。
"It is impossible to train these creatures," she said under her breath.
「こういう連中をしつけるのは不可能だわ」と彼女は小声で言った。
Aloud, she gave her order in quiet, impassive tones:
声に出しては、静かで感情を交えない口調で命じた。
"Tea as soon as possible in the west parlor, and sound the gong when it is ready."
「できるだけ早く西の応接室にお茶を持ってきて、準備ができたらゴングを鳴らしてちょうだい。」
"Why, then, wasn't I getting it?" said Pegeen.
「あら、今まさに用意しようとしてましたよ」とペギーンは言った。
She left the room, leaving the door wide open.
彼女はドアを大きく開けたまま部屋を出て行った。
"Just like them," said Mrs. O'Shanaghgan.
「まったくあの人たちときたら」とオシャナガン夫人は言った。
"When you want the door open they invariably shut it, and when you want it shut they leave it open."
「ドアを開けておいてほしい時には必ず閉めるし、閉めておいてほしい時には開けたままにするんだから。」
"They do that in England too, as far as I can tell," said the Squire, with a slightly nettled tone in his voice.
「イングランドでも同じことをするがね、私が知る限り」と地主は声にわずかに苛立ちを滲ませながら言った。
"Well, now, Patrick, while we have a few moments to ourselves, I want to know what you mean to do about that ten thousand pounds?"
「さて、パトリック、二人きりになれたこの少しの時間に、あの一万ポンドについてどうするつもりなのか聞かせてほしいわ。」
"I am sure, Ellen, it is more than I can tell you."
「エレン、正直なところ、私にも何とも言えないんだよ。」
"You will have to pay it, you know."
「払わなければならないのよ、わかってるでしょ。」
"I suppose so, some day. I'll speak to Dan to-night. He is the last man to be hard on a chap."
「そうだろうね、いつかは。今夜ダンに話してみよう。彼は人に厳しくするような男じゃないから。」
"Some more of the land must go," said the wife in a fretful tone.
「もう少し土地を手放さなければならないわね」と妻は苛立った口調で言った。
"Our rent-roll will be still smaller. There will be still less money to educate Terence. I had set my heart on his going to Cambridge or Oxford. You quite forget that he is eighteen now."
「小作料の収入はさらに減るわ。テレンスを教育するお金はさらに少なくなる。彼をケンブリッジかオックスフォードに行かせることを楽しみにしていたのに。あなたは彼がもう十八歳だということをすっかり忘れているのよ。」
"Cambridge or Oxford!" said the Squire.
「ケンブリッジかオックスフォードだと！」と地主は言った。
Vocabulary
- 彼女
- kanojo — She; her; girlfriend
- は
- wa — Topic-marking particle
- 入っ
- hait(te) — Entered; went inside (stem of 入る)
- て
- te — Te-form connective particle
- き
- ki — Came (stem of くる, auxiliary motion)
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary
- 両手
- ryōte — Both hands together
- を
- wo — Object-marking particle
- エプロン
- epuron — Apron worn over clothing
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle
- 下
- shita — Below; underneath; lower part
- に
- ni — Directional or locative particle
- 隠し
- kakushi — Hiding; concealing something from view
- ながら
- nagara — While doing; simultaneously performing two actions
- 夫人
- fujin — Madam; married woman; wife
- 苛立たしげ
- iradatashige — Appearing irritated or frustrated
- な
- na — Adjectival connective suffix (na-adjective form)
- ため息
- tameiki — Sigh expressing fatigue or exasperation
- つい
- tsui — Accidentally; unintentionally doing something
- こういう
- kōiu — This kind of; this type of
- 連中
- renchū — Those people; that group; the bunch
- しつける
- shitsukeru — To discipline; to train behavior properly
- 不可能
- fukanō — Impossible; not able to be done
- だ
- da — Copula; is; plain-form assertion
- わ
- wa — Feminine sentence-final particle for assertion
- と
- to — Quotation particle; and; with
- 小声
- kogoe — Low voice; whisper; quiet tone
- で
- de — Instrumental or location particle
- 言っ
- it(te) — Said; spoke (stem of 言う)
- 声
- koe — Voice; sound produced by speaking
- 出し
- dashi — Put out; raised (stem of 出す)
- 静か
- shizuka — Quiet; calm; peaceful
- 感情
- kanjō — Emotion; feeling; sentiment
- 交え
- maze — Mixing in; blending together (stem of 交える)
- ない
- nai — Negative; not existing; without
- 口調
- kuchō — Tone of voice; manner of speaking
- 命じ
- meiji — Ordered; commanded (stem of 命じる)
- できる
- dekiru — To be able to; can do
- だけ
- dake — Only; just; as much as
- 早く
- hayaku — Quickly; as soon as possible
- 西
- nishi — West; western direction
- 応接室
- ōsetsushitsu — Reception room; parlor for receiving guests
- お茶
- ocha — Tea; honorific form of tea
- 持っ
- mot(te) — Carrying; bringing (stem of 持つ)
- 準備
- junbi — Preparation; getting ready for something
- が
- ga — Subject-marking particle
- でき
- deki — Can be done; is ready (stem of できる)
- たら
- tara — Conditional: when; if something is done
- ゴング
- gongu — Gong; large struck percussion instrument
- 鳴らし
- narashi — Ringing; sounding (stem of 鳴らす)
- ちょうだい
- chōdai — Please do; informal feminine request form
- あら
- ara — Oh my; feminine exclamation of mild surprise
- 今
- ima — Now; at this moment
- まさ
- masa — Just; exactly; right now (prefix)
- 用意
- yōi — Preparation; readiness; getting things ready
- しよう
- shiyō — Let's do; volitional form of する
- し
- shi — And; furthermore; listing particle
- まし
- mashi — Polite past stem (part of ました)
- よ
- yo — Assertive sentence-final particle
- ドア
- doa — Door; western-style door
- 大きく
- ōkiku — Widely; in a large manner
- 開け
- ake — Opened (stem of 開ける)
- まま
- mama — As is; leaving something in a state
- 部屋
- heya — Room; indoor living space
- 出
- de — Exiting; going out (stem of 出る)
- 行っ
- it(te) — Went; left (stem of 行く)
- まったく
- mattaku — Completely; really; utterly (often exasperated)
- あの
- ano — That (over there); those people
- 人
- hito — Person; people
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people
- おい
- oi — Hey; used to call attention
- ほしい
- hoshii — Want; desire; wish for something
- 時
- toki — Time; moment; occasion
- 必ず
- kanarazu — Always; certainly; without exception
- 閉める
- shimeru — To close; to shut a door
- 閉め
- shime — Closing; shutting (stem of 閉める)
- する
- suru — To do; general action verb
- ん
- n — Explanatory or assertive sentence-final particle
- から
- kara — Because; from; since
- イングランド
- Ingurando — England; country in the UK
- も
- mo — Also; too; even
- 同じ
- onaji — Same; identical; equal
- こと
- koto — Thing; matter; fact; event
- ね
- ne — Seeking agreement sentence-final particle
- 私
- watashi — I; me; first-person pronoun
- 知る
- shiru — To know; to be aware of
- 限り
- kagiri — As far as; limit; to the extent
- 地主
- jinushi — Landlord; land owner
- わずか
- wazuka — Slight; only a little; small amount
- 苛立ち
- iradachi — Irritation; frustration; annoyance
- 滲ま
- nijima — Seeping through; showing faintly (stem of 滲む)
- せ
- se — Causative auxiliary stem (させる/せる)
- さて
- sate — Well then; now; transitional expression
- 二人
- futari — Two people together
- きり
- kiri — Only; just; alone together
- なれ
- nare — Become (imperative/stem of なる)
- この
- kono — This (near speaker)
- 少し
- sukoshi — A little; a small amount
- 時間
- jikan — Time; period of time
- 一万
- ichiman — Ten thousand (10,000)
- ポンド
- pondo — Pound; British currency unit
- ついて
- tsuite — Regarding; about; concerning something
- どう
- dō — How; in what way
- つもり
- tsumori — Intention; plan; what one intends
- か
- ka — Question-marking sentence-final particle
- 聞か
- kika — Ask; hear (stem of 聞く)
- 正直
- shōjiki — Honestly; frankly; truthfully speaking
- ところ
- tokoro — Place; situation; point in time
- 何とも
- nantomo — Not really; hard to say anything definitive
- 言え
- ie — Can say; able to state (stem of 言える)
- 払わ
- haraw(a) — Pay; paying (stem of 払う)
- なけれ
- nakere — Must; conditional negative necessity form
- ば
- ba — Conditional particle; if; when
- なら
- nara — If; conditional; given that situation
- わかっ
- wakat(te) — Understood; knew (stem of わかる)
- てる
- teru — Contraction of ている; ongoing state
- でしょ
- desho — Right?; I suppose; seeking confirmation
- そう
- sō — That's so; indeed; that way
- だろう
- darō — Probably; I suppose; conjecture
- いつか
- itsuka — Someday; at some point
- 今夜
- konya — Tonight; this evening
- 話し
- hanashi — Talk; conversation; speaking (stem of 話す)
- みよう
- miyō — Let's try; volitional of みる (try doing)
- 彼
- kare — He; him; boyfriend
- 厳しく
- kibishiku — Strictly; severely; harshly
- よう
- yō — Seems; like; volitional auxiliary
- 男
- otoko — Man; male person
- じゃ
- ja — Well; then; informal copula contraction
- もう
- mō — Already; anymore; soon
- 土地
- tochi — Land; property; piece of ground
- 手放さ
- tebanasa — Let go of; release; give up (stem of 手放す)
- 妻
- tsuma — Wife; one's own spouse
- 苛立っ
- iradat(te) — Being irritated; getting frustrated (stem of 苛立つ)
- 収入
- shūnyū — Income; revenue; earnings
- さらに
- sara ni — Furthermore; even more; additionally
- 減る
- heru — To decrease; to diminish; to reduce
- 教育
- kyōiku — Education; schooling; upbringing
- お金
- okane — Money; funds; currency
- 少なく
- sukunaku — Less; in smaller amounts; fewer
- なる
- naru — To become; to turn into
- 行か
- ika — Go (negative/causative stem of 行く)
- せる
- seru — Causative auxiliary; to make/let someone do
- 楽しみ
- tanoshimi — Enjoyment; pleasure; looking forward to
- い
- i — Exist; be (stem of いる, animate existence)
- あなた
- anata — You; second-person pronoun
- 十八
- jūhachi — Eighteen; the number 18
- 歳
- sai — Years old; age counter
- という
- to iu — Called; known as; the fact that
- すっかり
- sukkari — Completely; entirely; wholly forgotten
- 忘れ
- wasure — Forget; forgetting (stem of 忘れる)
- いる
- iru — To be; to exist (animate beings)
Unlock audio playback, vocabulary games, and reading progress tracking.
Create free account →